There are a HUGE number of online tools that are potentially useful for us as language educators. Some (e.g. websites like mylanguageexchange.com) are specifically designed for aiding language learning. However, the vast majority are "neutral" online tools that we, as teachers, may use to enhance language learning if we are creative. Professors Sadler and Dooly provide a PARTIAL list below of some tools that may be useful.
Some of you might select one of these tools for your Technical Review assignment as part of this course. However, keep in mind that this is just a small selection. We STRONGLY encourage you to explore--go beyond this list and discover a new tool that you can share with your classmates (and professors!). These tools are listed in no particular order, and you'll notice that we give no hints as to how you might use them. Many of them are free, and some have free trials. Explore and consider the possibilities!
Please note: I don't have any apps on this list (though some of these have apps) so feel free to check out your favorite phone/pad app store as well!!
Bubbl.us: http://www.bubbl.us Create mind-‐maps either on your own or collaborating with others (free)
Titanpad: http://titanpad.com Lets people work on one document simultaneously. Good for collaborative teaching and learning tasks (free)
Wiggio: http://www.wiggio.com
Some of you might select one of these tools for your Technical Review assignment as part of this course. However, keep in mind that this is just a small selection. We STRONGLY encourage you to explore--go beyond this list and discover a new tool that you can share with your classmates (and professors!). These tools are listed in no particular order, and you'll notice that we give no hints as to how you might use them. Many of them are free, and some have free trials. Explore and consider the possibilities!
Please note: I don't have any apps on this list (though some of these have apps) so feel free to check out your favorite phone/pad app store as well!!
Synchronous Communication tools
(These may be good tools for use in your synchronous group meetings)
Skype: http://www.skype.com/en/ Video calls up to 10 people, IMs, file sharing, screen sharing.
Google Hangouts: https://plus.google.com/u/0/hangouts Video calls up to 10 people, IMs, Whiteboard, Google Draw, Effects, Can be accessed directly though Gmail.
Oovoo: http://www.oovoo.com/ (Thanks to Zhengjian (Nancy) Ma for this one!) Video calls up to 12 people. Send text, pictures, video messages, watch videos together, recordable video calls.
Stoodle: http://stoodle.ck12.org (Thanks to Val Abbott for this one!). No video chat, but nice simple tool for audio, text, whiteboard, and more!
Planning
(These may be good tools for use in your synchronous group meetings)
Skype: http://www.skype.com/en/ Video calls up to 10 people, IMs, file sharing, screen sharing.
Google Hangouts: https://plus.google.com/u/0/hangouts Video calls up to 10 people, IMs, Whiteboard, Google Draw, Effects, Can be accessed directly though Gmail.
Oovoo: http://www.oovoo.com/ (Thanks to Zhengjian (Nancy) Ma for this one!) Video calls up to 12 people. Send text, pictures, video messages, watch videos together, recordable video calls.
Stoodle: http://stoodle.ck12.org (Thanks to Val Abbott for this one!). No video chat, but nice simple tool for audio, text, whiteboard, and more!
Planning
Bubbl.us: http://www.bubbl.us Create mind-‐maps either on your own or collaborating with others (free)
Evernote: http://www.evernote.com Collect all of your ideas, experiences, thoughts and
memories into an always-‐accessible place (free)
Gliffy: http://www.gliffy.com/ Online
diagram software. Create professional-‐looking flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans
and technical drawings (free)
Scribblar: http://www.scribblar.com/ Designed for creative, real-‐time collaboration. Users can collaborate on the creation and editing of images, drawings or even mathematical equations (free)
Spicynodes: http://www.spicynodes.org/ Allows
you to create mindmaps or organizational charts with bits of information — such as text, links, photos, and other media — placed
into “nodes,” which are then linked together. You can then embed them into websites, blogs and wikis
(free)
Titanpad: http://titanpad.com Lets people work on one document simultaneously. Good for collaborative teaching and learning tasks (free)
Sharing
information
4Shared: http://www.4shared.com/
An online storage site allowing you to
upload and share music, photos, video and
documents (free 10GB)
Dropbox : http://www.getdropbox.com/
An easy way to store, sync, and, share files
online.
Box.net: https://www.box.net
Online file
storage where you can manage and share content with your colleagues or students
(free 5GB)
Piratepad – http://piratepad.net/
Work collaboratively online via a
simple text editor updated and shared in real
time
DivShare: http://www.divshare.com/
A tool on the
web for storing and sharing your media and documents (free 5GB)
Asynchronous Communicating
280 Slides: http://280slides.com
An online noticeboard maker where anyone can place
messages or other media on the screen.
Good for group instructions and collaboration (free)
Allows you to videochat online with up to 12 people in a
room with HQ video at once. Protected by
passwords and moderators, you can even share your desktop or record the
conference and embed it in your website or wiki (free)
This simple website allows you to record your voice and
email it or post it online for others to listen to. (free)
A bit like a messageboard, but using voice rather than
text. You can set up a private talk
group and help students develop their speaking skills. Great for language activities (free)
Presentations (e.g. get to
know each other)
280 Slides: http://280slides.com
Create PowerPoint-style presentations online (free)
Creates a quality slideshow from your uploaded photos and
videos (free education license available)
AuthorSTREAM: http://www.authorstream.com
Allows you to publish and share your PowerPoint
presentations as video.
Capzles: http://www.capzles.com/
Create rich multimedia storylines by combining your
photos, videos, blogs, and audio (free)
mailVU: http://mailvu.com/
Provides the ability to record a video email at any time
and send it to recipients where they can open it at any time (free)
Prezi: http://prezi.com
A web 2.0 applications that allows you to create stunning
visual presentations by zooming in, out, and around a large, flat canvas or
workspace (free)
Voki: http://www.voki.com
Allows you to create personalized speaking avatar and use
them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. Great for teaching languages.
Manipulating Images
Picture2Life: http://www.picture2life.com
Manipulating Images
Pixlr:
http://apps.pixlr.com/editor
An online tool (and now downloadable program)
that allows for excellent photo editing and manipulation. Strongly recommended if you don’t to spend
the money on Adobe Photoshop (the gold (expensive!) standard in photo editing)
(Pixlr = free)
BeFunky: http://www.befunky.com
Get creative with your photos using many fun and simple
photo editing effects (free)
Big Huge Labs: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr
Create puzzles, movie posters, magazine covers,
calendars, badges and more from your photos.
Fotobabble: http://www.fotobabble.com
Add your voice to photos and customized slide-shows.
ImageChef: http://www.imagechef.com
Allows you to create custom images by combining text,
symbols, and photos using a variety of online templates (free)
PhotoPeach: http://www.photopeach.com
Easy to use slideshow creator. Supports background music,
captions, and comments (free)
PhotoSynth: http://photosynth.net
A Microsoft web application that takes your
photos, mashes them together, and recreates a 3D scene out of them that anyone
can view and move around in. Windows
only. (free)
Picture2Life: http://www.picture2life.com
Online image editor which also allows you to edit photos, create collages,
and animated gifs (free)
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net
Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations (free)
Tagul: http://www.tagul.com
A follow-on from Wordle (http://www.wordle.net) that
allows you to create customizable word or tag clouds which can be embedded into
blogs and wikis (free)
Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com
Following Wordle’s idea of creating visually stunning,
customizable word clouds. Tagxedo,
however, allows for greater customization of the final cloud—shape, and file
format output (free)
Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com
A simplified blogging platform that allows you to share
anything online. Post text, photos,
quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, desktop, email, or phone.
Technology enhancers
Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Excellent audio software to record or install sounds to
your computer and edit them afterwards.
(free)
Audio Expert: http://www.audioexpert.com
A free and simple online audio editor, file converter,
and sound recorder.
Camtasia Studio: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
A professional-level screen recorder with a full
complement of editing tools. Allows for
the creation of seamless and professional tutorials and movies, complete with
quizzes.
Camstudio: http://camstudio.org
A desktop application that allows
you to record your computer screen (free for limited recordings)
Gimp: http://www.gimp.org
An excellent open source image manipulation tool
Jamendo: http://www.jamendo.com/en
A community of free, legal, and unlimited music published
under Creative Commons Licenses.
Screenr: http://screenr.com
An online tool that allows you to record what is
happening on your screen and share it other via twitter, blogs, or embed it on
your website. Great for online
tutorials. (free)
Screentoaster: http://www.screentoaster.com
Another online screen recorder that allows you to capture
and share what is happening on your computer screen (free)
Voicethread: http://voicethread.com
A collaborative, multimedia slide show where people can
add comments online. Store images, documents,
videos, and audio files (limited free educator account)
Creating together
Bitstrips:
http://www.bitstrips.com
Make your own comic with this web 2.0 tool (free)
Create animations which can be embedded into blogs,
wikis, and other websites. Primary
aged. (free)
Embedit.in: http://embedit.in
Upload and embed documents into blogs or other websites.
Facebook: http://facebook.com
Yup, you know this one.
Should it be used in the classroom? (free)
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com
Popular online photo management and sharing application
(free)
Flipsnack: http://www.flipsnack.com
Will quickly convert uploaded PDF documents into a cool
virtual magazine with flipping pages.
Issuu: http://issuu.com
Issuu is another tool where students can upload almost
any document format and create a virtual flip book.
Glogster: http://www.glogster.com
Create unique media-rich interactive posters which can be
shared online or embedded into wikis (free)
Go!Animate: http://goanimate.com
Make your own animated characters and create animated
comic strips and cartoons (free).
Broadcast from any phone to the Internet live. Create phone blogs and let others know what
you are thinking (free)
Kerpoof: http://www.kerpoof.com
Owned by Disney, Kerpoof allows children to draw, tell
stories, create cartoon and animations, and much more (free)
Make Beliefs Comix: http://makebeliefscomix.com
Create comic strips online (free)
Museum Box: http://museumbox.e2bn.org
Tools to build up an argument or description of an event,
person, or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. (free)
My Award Maker: http://www.myawardmaker.com/templates/education.html
Create your own awards to hand out to your students
(free)
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com
An online pin board.
Organize and share things you love.
Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu
Create and share your own interactive stories, games,
music, and art
SketchUp: http://sketchup.google.com
A desktop application from Google that allows
teachers or students to create and share stunning 3D models.
Smilebox: http://www.smilebox.com
Create e-cards, scrapbooks, slideshows, invitations,
photo albums and more. Over 1,000
templates (free premium subscription for teachers)
Stripgenerator: http://stripgenerator.com
A cartoon strip generator (manga)
Storyjumper: http://www.storyjumper.com
Create stories and books which can be printed as
hardback..
TikaTock: http://www.tikatok.com
Let’s you make online books.
Timeglider: http://timeglider.com
Allows you to create timelines which you can zoom in and
out from and span from hours to centuries.
Interesting for looking at the history of a country or language.
Toondoo: http://www.toondoo.com
Create your own comic characters and comic strips (free
for basic features only)
UJAM: http://www.ujam.com
A cloud-based platform that empowers you to easily create
new music and share it with friends (free)
Wordle: http://www.wordle.net
The original tag cloud creator. Allows users to create customizable word
clouds from any text with the most prominent words highlighted via size. (free)
Zimmer Twins: http://www.zimmertwins.com
A website devoted to children and creative
storytelling. Children can create and
share their own animated stories. (free)
More tools: Uncategorized
Wiggio: http://www.wiggio.com
NoteApp: http://www.noteapp.com
Padlet: www.padlet.com
Issuu: www.isuu.com
Squarespace: www.squarespace.com
SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com
Join me: www.join.me
Clipflair: www.clipflair.net
BrainPOP: www.brainpop.com/games
RPG Maker: www.rpgmakerweb.com
Duolingo: www.duolingo.com
BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
Thinglink...: www.thinglink.com
Livemocha: www.livemocha.com
The Noun Project: thenounproject.com
Easelly: www.easel.ly
Poll Everywhere: www.polleverywhere.com
WEvideo: www.wevideo.com
Wideo: www.wideo.co
Chalkle: www.chalkle.com
Story Builder: www.docsstorybuilder.com
Vcasmo: www.vcasmo.com
GameSalad: www.gamesalad.com
Wikispaces: www.wikispaces.com
Wordpress: www.wordpress.com
Dropr: http://dropr.com/
We Speke: http://en-us.wespeke.com/index.html
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