This is a great free site which can help you to develop your language and translation skills while you translate sentences from the web. Great idea.
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At http://www.learnclick.com it is very simple to create quizzes. For gap-filling exercises (so-called cloze tests) you just mark the words with your mouse. Learnclick.com also lets you generate drag & drop, drop down and matching exercises. You can insert images, video and sound into your quizzes. Share the quizzes with your students and view detailed statistics on how well your students performed. It is the ideal tool for language teachers.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Learnclick is a really useful site for teachers. I reviewed it back in 2012 (http://www.quickshout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/create-interactive-cloze-texts.html), but they have been quite a lot of work since then, so well worth revisiting. 
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May 16, 9:41 PM
@Christine: Even so, it's very affordable ($19/y is less than $2 a month). It not being free might actually be a good thing, since you get good support with your subscription and we can pay our bills, so the product will not get closed down anytime soon. See also http://www.learnclick.com/blog/an-alternative-to-google-forms-for-creating-quizzes/
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May 22, 10:47 AM
Some new for language teachers to explore; ours use Quia. Delete the scoop?
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Get definitions with just a click. Identify SAT/ACT vocabulary words on any page. Our free bookmarklet makes it easy to improve your vocabulary while you surf the web!
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a nice browser plugin to help learners with vocabulary while they browse the web. Free to instal and easy to use. 
Ana Sclerandi's comment,
May 24, 2:00 PM
Excellent tool. I've just dragged it to my bookmarks bar and recommended to my students. I'm positive they'll find it very useful.
Ana Sclerandi's curator insight,
May 24, 2:03 PM
Excellent free tool to help out with unknown words while reading the news online. Drag it to your bookmarks bar and start using it. Delete the scoop?
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We want your students to be able to use your apps anywhere and at any time, eg also on the plane, on trains or busses. Therefore, users of your native apps can download the contents directly on their smartphones or tablets and use your apps even without data connection.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really great free tool for creating apps for multiple platforms. All point and click so you can get creating free or commercial apps. Great project for learners to consolidate their learning. 
Nathan DC's curator insight,
May 22, 5:49 AM
It beats spending a fortune on books as it is the habit @ Artevelde University college Ghent...
Let's Learn IT's curator insight,
May 23, 4:20 AM
Wow -this is what I have been waiting for for a very long time! Delete the scoop?
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Share what you have to say to your followers. Give news, updates, advice, tips, tricks, previews, and more. Share with Facebook and Twitter, and support your broadcasts with trending Topics and imagery.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is an interesting free app for creating short audio broadcasts, like a mobile audio Twitter feed. Nice way to get students listening and speaking. 
M. Van Amelsvoort's curator insight,
May 21, 11:37 PM
Haven't tried this yet, but it looks interesting.
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The easiest way to create and share beautiful presentations.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a nice online tool for creating and sharing presentations. 
Sabine Soeder's curator insight,
May 21, 7:08 AM
Curious to explore what this tool can do for great presentations! If you have some experiences with Slides - please share. Delete the scoop?
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GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great game for developing words related to geography and the ability to describe places. Really good fun too. Delete the scoop?
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Easily create your own rubricsComplete rubrics on iPads, tablets or phonesCollect data offline with no internet accessCompute scores automaticallyPrint rubrics or save as PDF or spreadsheet
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a pretty useful tool for teachers who need to create rubrics to make their students aware or assessment criteria. 
CAEXI BEST's curator insight,
May 12, 10:55 AM
ForAllRubrics - Critères de notation dotés de super pouvoirs
Deborah Banker's curator insight,
May 12, 1:59 PM
This looks very, very interesting, AND, it is free for teachers!! Delete the scoop?
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Learn English online with these fun games. A wide selection of vocab and interesting, engaging content. Study English and have fun at the same time. This site is for students to use individually.
Nik Peachey's insight:
There's quite a big selection of games here that are ideal for lower levels. Delete the scoop?
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I have to say that I think Spezify has just become my favourite new search engine. I think this is a really great search engine to use in class with students or to get them to use. It's really simple. It displays all results as images and it searches a wide range of multiple media sources such as video, image Twitter etc, not only text.
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When learning English it's important that you hear as many different accents and types of voices from different ages of speaker so that you are able to understand English wherever you go. This activity gives you lots of opportunity to practice your listening skills and broaden your understanding of English speakers.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is the first activity I have posted here for quite some time. I hope to be able to find the time to start posting a lot more soon. 
Carmenne K. Thapliyal's curator insight,
May 19, 11:39 AM
A useful resource. I'm going to try this one! Delete the scoop?
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Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a useful platform for helping students to organise their revision and study time. 
Academic Skills 's curator insight,
May 7, 9:17 AM
A great free tool - mindmaps, notes, flashcards, etc. 
Maria Lupandina's curator insight,
May 8, 10:11 AM
Платформа для совместного обучения. Пригодится как преподавателям, так и их студентам (ученикам). Здесь можно созжавать образовательный контент: тесты, флешкарты, схемы, заметки, и делиться ими с друзьями, то есть учениками. Английский, испанский и португальский. Полезно будет для изучающих английский. Delete the scoop?
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Grab videos, pictures, text paragraphs from any source and turn them into short movies.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great tool for creating online mixed media presentations. Really easy to use interface. Great for digital narrative too. Delete the scoop?
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Unlike other documents, PDF document is like a snapshot of your source document. You may be tired of finding ways to edit it. With PDFCool, the user can double-click a sentence to edit it, or drag an area and then use the Text Editor tool to edit them.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a handy free tool. 
Γιώργος Παπαναστασίου's curator insight,
May 7, 11:18 AM
Οι λειτουργίες που υποστηρίζει: Edit PDF,Add Text,Delete Text,Page Editing,Font Setting,Word to PDF Conversion,PDF to Word Conversion, Any to PDF Conversion, Batch Conversion,Convert Webpages to PDF, Creating Graphic PDF.
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Listen to the news on your iPad or Android phone.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is quite a convincing text to speech engine for mobile devices. It will read the news article of your choice. Great for driving or a more relaxing reading experience. Also good listening practice for students. Delete the scoop?
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Create a stunning travel video with the EF My Take Video Editor. You simply put together some short video clips, then add music, graphics and visual effects. It’s really easy and your complete video can be ready in as little as 10 minutes!
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really nice free app to create digital narrative on the go. Delete the scoop?
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convert anything to anything - more than 100 different audio, video, document, ebook, archive, image, spreadsheet and presentation formats supported.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a really useful cloud based tool for converting file types. It can be so annoying if you are working with large groups and not everyone has the same software, so this can really help with the problem. 
Helen Curran's curator insight,
May 24, 9:40 AM
If Nik Peachey scoops something, it's often worth having a look. Delete the scoop?
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Improve your English skills. Sign up for free and start reading news articles at your proficiency level!
Nik Peachey's insight:
I just tried this quickly and it looks like a really excellent resource. You start be taking a vocabulary test to define your level and then choose from a range of texts which should help you to develop the vocabulary you lack. Will be reviewing this one very soon. 
Nik Peachey's comment,
May 24, 1:50 PM
That's strange Ana, because I deliberately did quite badly in the test, but still got quite high level vocabulary and reading texts.
Ana Sclerandi's comment,
May 24, 1:57 PM
I'll try it out again, Nik, and get back. Maybe I did something wrong. Thanks for your feedback.
Stewart Whitney's comment,
May 24, 5:02 PM
It'll get better. These things usually do. On another note, I just made the best cup of coffee!
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Wikitude is the award winning augmented reality app that allows you to see more. Explore what's around you, find new and interesting places, and more!
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a really great example of augmented reality which connects Wikipedia to your local environment. Great for doing research projects into the things that surround you. Just open up the app and point it in any direction. 
Tracey Healey's comment,
May 16, 5:37 AM
Really useful and I am moving to a new area soon so will come in very handy. Thanks
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Bookry is a complimentary service for iBooks Author that lets you add amazing interactive widgets to your ebooks and interact with readers.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Some really nice widgets for iBook Author. Great resource if you have started creating interactive learning materials or ebooks for your students. 
SPIRUVIE's curator insight,
May 14, 8:58 AM
We would like to put a lot of writting works about spiruline on ibook format... it will be easier to acceed that in organiszing them in a "banque de données" Is that very difficult? 
Mariana Pagella's comment,
May 19, 5:12 PM
Hi Nik! is it just for i-pads? Do you know something similar which is able to run on any computer?
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Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a very simple to use web based voting tool. Great way to get instant feedback during lessons or training sessions. It doesn't require any registration and can be set up on the fly in just a few minutes 
Leslie Buford's curator insight,
May 10, 10:05 AM
The voting 'eggs' in the suitcase, where each needed to be programmed, are obsolete. Students and teachers can use their web devices to quickly set up polls and other interactive feedback quickly and easily with web based options, of which this is one of the simplest. For iPad users, check out NearPod, Socrative, or Doceri, each with its own feature ist, to see which works best for you! It can be difficult to move from traditonal modes of presentation to building interaction into instruction, but I am trying to plan future PD courses using this type of technology. I would love feedback from teachers and professional development specialists about what works, pitfalls to look out for, and any other resources that you may suggest. 
Alessandra's curator insight,
May 16, 9:54 PM
This looks like a nice tool to collect your students' opinions. Thanks, Nick, for sharing. Delete the scoop?
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Get EF English First High Flyers Vocab Game for Learning English 2 on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
Nik Peachey's insight:
I haven't tried this yet, but it has some pretty mixed reviews with some people saying how great it is and others hating it. Delete the scoop?
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A fun English language learning game with a fairground theme, aimed at young learners age 7-12. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment, part of the University of Cambridge and award winning game developer Matmi.
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Get Act With Me: The Social Movie Studio on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great free app for creating your own short movies and movie projects collaboratively. You can grab scripts and then assign different roles to friends through facebook and each adds their part. Looks like great fun. The catch is that you have to register through facebook. Delete the scoop?
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CruxLight automatically distills the web article to its essence thus helping the user get the gist of the article.
Nik Peachey's insight:
I wrote about an earlier version of this tool here: http://quickshout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/digital-study-skills-gist-reading.html This version is actually looking better. Well worth checking out to help students build online gist reading skills. 
André Sanguinette's curator insight,
May 6, 11:50 AM
Muito bom o artigo, e uma ótima ferramenta para pesquisa de alunos e professores, para melhorar seu desempenho e utilizar melhor esta ferramenta tão presente no nosso dia a dia que é a internet, a importância da leitura não é muito apreciada por muitas pessoas, que já se acostumaram com a cultura da informação mastigada que a TV e a internet consolidaram em nosso país. Se o problema é tempo, os bookmarks estão sempre oferecendo a opção read later, e com o apresentado no artigo acima, ainda resume todo o texto para os mais apressadinhos, vale a pena conferir e utilizar. "O pesar de viver sem prazer bem vale pelo prazer de morrer sem pensar" Delete the scoop?
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Making the move from our safe and trusted traditional literacy habits to newer digital skills can be quite a challenge, but as teachers I think we are really unlikely to be able to use technology and help our students use technology really effectively unless we are prepared to face this challenge. Technology needs to be more than part of the way we teach but it also has to be part of the way we ourselves continue to learn and part of our everyday professional practice.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great tool for note taking on digital texts.
Anne Macdonell's curator insight,
May 14, 8:14 AM
Modeling digital workflow is powerful for our students. Natural, authentic learning and sharing our practice. Delete the scoop?
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