Re: Gifted students

I have a 6 year old student who started learning English this January.
She appears to be like a native speaker.  Sometimes very young learners can be very gifted indeed.

Useful site

Unfortunately I seem to have to do an awful lot of commuting this is why I find this web site MTR very useful for journey planning.

Sophisticated electronic teaching aids !

I have been using a sophisticated electronic teaching aid, OK well sort of, it is a plastic microphone that used to hold candies, the candies have long since disappeared as I disposed of them...8-).

I normally use this with kindies, however I have been using them with teenagers as well.  Maybe it is the theatrical prop that helps them overcome their shyness.  After speaking the speaker then has the option of selecting the next victim.  This seems to be popular with all, apart from the next victim.

These microphones can be purchased at a candy store for about 5 kwai (OK kwai =HKD).

Re: Web site development

So much for the web site developer.  Half the job was done and the web site is not completed.
So I have engaged another web site developer who, hopefully, will be able to finish off the web site. 
This time I think I will have buttons to provide a translation into traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.  Some of my clients do not speak much English at all.  I have noticed that having my own private students might not pay as much as the language centres but they are much easier to deal with.

Re: Testing

I conducted a test on Sunday.  A little girl came top of the class.  Two very mischievous boys did surprisingly well and one quiet but somewhat weak student did better than I expected.  The girl revealed to the Chinese staff that the mischievous boys had copied off her, this explained their unexpectedly good performance.  All of the students will get suitably rewarded.  The two naughty boys will get some writing exercises from this web site this web site and the girl and the weaker student will get certificates from this web site.

In all cases the students will get their just rewards.

Re: Google Analytics

I am running another web site that includes a blog, hence not so much activity on this blog.  I opened another gmail account and used a much more sensible name for it.  I also signed up for Google Analytics so I could monitor activity and hits on my web site.  Google Analytics provides a map so I am able to see where I am getting hits for my web site.  I noticed a viewer in Leatherhead, England.  A few days ago I sent an old friend in Leatherhead the address of my web site and Google Analytics managed to pick this one up.  Rather useful, unless of course you live in China !

Re: Wordpress

I started developing a web site using Wordpress.  I found it all a bit confusing at first, after a while I found it to be much the same as this.  I used some of my own photos and some stock photos from this web site http://www.123rf.com/ the toughest part was paying for it all with my credit card.  Sometimes a bit of resizing was needed, however if I can manage it I sure that most people will be able to manage it.  The acid test will be if I get some work as a result of the work I did over Chinese New Year to develop the site.

If the blog was not part of the course requirement I think I would have found it much more difficult to get a handle on Wordpress.  So maybe the good Doctor was right !