Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day, commemorates the end of World War I on “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”: 11 November 1918. In the UK, Canada and Australia, it is synonymous with the Poppy Appeal to raise money for war veterans. This page written for British primary school kids has a very easy … Continue reading “Poppy Day on the Web”
Mind42 propose la création et la publication de cartes mentales (ou cartes heuristiques ou mind maps). C’est un outil collectif ou individuel qui aide à organiser tout ce que l’on sait sur un sujet donné en connectant ces éléments par des liens logiques. Mind42 est disponible gratuitement en ligne, sans installation, via un navigateur, sur … Continue reading “Mind42 : créer des cartes mentales en ligne”
Each year, since 1215, a new Lord Mayor has been appointed in London and the city likes to welcome him or her with an all-day-long event. The Lord Mayor’s show, which is the world’s oldest event of its kind, is staged every year, usually the early part of November, on the Saturday before Remembrance Sunday. … Continue reading “801 years of the Lord Mayor’s Show”
Music legend David Bowie died on 10 January, but the consummate showman couldn’t resist stage-managing his life and work right up to the end. Shortly before his death, after suffering from cancer for 18 months, he co-wrote a musical, Lazarus, a sequel to his 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth. After a sell-out … Continue reading “David Bowie Rises Again”
Mind42 allows you to create and publish mind maps. It can be used by groups or individuals to organise everything you know on a given topic, listing information and connecting it with logical links. It is free to use online, on a computer, tablet or smartphone. No installation is necessary, just open Mind42 in a … Continue reading “Mind42: Online Mind Mapping Tool”
Who won the third presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? According to YouGov’s post-debate poll, which interviewed 1503 registered voters who watched the debate, Hillary Clinton won the debate against Donald Trump by 49% to 39%. The candidates clashed repeatedly over their radically different vision for the future of U.S.A.: Supreme Court justices … Continue reading “Who won the third presidential debate?”
After New York Comic Con and C2E2 in Chicago, Comic Con Paris will take place from 21 to 23 October. It is the European reference in terms of pop culture. After a successful first edition, and more than 30 000 visitors, Comic Con Paris comes back with a second edition, for the best of entertainment. … Continue reading “Comic Con Paris”
The third and final U.S. presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take place on Wednesday 19th October at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This is the last chance for the two candidates to address the millions of American voters. For the first debate on September 26, there was a record of 84 … Continue reading “This is the End… the Last Debate”
If you’re looking for a fun language activity before the holidays, how about transforming your pupils into dancing zombies? For the tenth year running, Thrill the World will try to break its own world record for the biggest simultaneous dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”: 22,596 people around the world! The song’s video with Jackson doing … Continue reading “A “Thrilling” Halloween”
How much does it cost to fund a presidential election campaign, and how do the candidates raise the money? We look at the thorny issue of election finance. There is a long history of politics and money. Back in 1757, “founding father” George Washington won an election to the Virginia State parliament after throwing a … Continue reading “Election Money Machine”