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Data doesn’t lie. Data is truthful and something we can have faith in. Ever wonder about what are the most popular videos on EnglishCentral? Well, you can find that out easily. It’s right on our video landing page. However, ever wonder about what videos are most chosen by teachers? Well, here’s a peak, a quick […]
We will be promoting the adding of videos to our teacher’s classes. We think teachers know best and will be making it easier for teachers to create video curriculum for their students. It’s easy to create a class set of videos, video curriculum – here’s a look at an example class – Famous Speeches A […]
Both students and teachers can rejoice this week – we’ve made some major fixes and improvements that we think will have everyone applauding. For students, we’ve listened to all your feedback and made some changes to the new player. Let’s outline them. 1. Video Player Settings. Hit these icons so you can set your microphone, […]
We just released our new modal player after extensive testing with students and teachers around the world. We’ve found that by combining the learning environment into one nice place, students have a better experience and learn more. The new player is Watch + Speak. Watch the video first to gain understanding. Then without leaving the […]
We are busy getting the Teacher Tools and Class pages perfected for the new teaching semester. A great way to find out about all the features teacher related or not is through our list of “Features” that we’ve reviewed. In addition, the next few weeks, we will highlight all the major features on EnglishCentral. Return […]
Idiomatic language and “expressions” are often one of the hardest things to master in the English language. Even harder for teachers to teach idioms and expressions! Context is so important for this. But now you can do it with the amazing video “context” of EnglishCentral. Just click an idiom in the player line and get […]
We have been busy providing teachers with more exact and comprehensive reports. Also, reports that YOU teachers have requested. Now find in the reports: 1. Filter By > My Curriculum OR All EnglishCentral You can now view reports based on what students have done on the videos you’ve selected for them OR all they have […]
You’ll notice on the site, a new way to access videos that are in a series. It’s dead simple, here’s what it looks like. Roll over any video which looks like it is in a folder. Further, on the video detail page, find a menu where you can easily navigate to the next video in […]
Have you ever wondered about listening to your student’s work on EnglishCentral? Well now you can. We are now enabling teachers to listen to their students’ recordings. It’s marvellous, it’s outstanding, it’s amazing. Here’s how you try it out. (you also can now view what words your students have learned/studied and the history of what […]
Our Teacher Tools keep evolving and getting stronger. The newest addition are in giving teachers data for vocabulary learning and pronunciation weaknesses of their students. In addition, you can now print out all reports for your students (be aware the Chrome browser has an issue with printing background images). Also, roll over a student name […]
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