"VocabGrabber lets you automatically create lists of vocabulary from any text."
This is a new feature added to the Visual Thesaurus since last I looked. You can paste in text and see networks of words related to different words in your text, together with definitions. Via Shona Whyte 
"Language, language and linguistic news...."
Short science reports in relation to language acquisition, links to TED talks, nicely organised and set out. A painless way to get some more background on how languages are learned. Via Shona Whyte 
Signalé par Olivier Legrand : Sankoré, c'est un moteur de recherche intelligent pour trouver, évaluer et partager les meilleures ressources numériques d'enseignement libres (RNEL) dans la base Sankoré et dans plus de 600 sites sélectionnés. Via Le Page Gilles, Laurent Blanquer 
Plutôt que de chercher à mesurer l'impact des TICE sur les résultats des élèves aux examens, il faut chercher à identifier les conditions de leur intégration optimale aux activités d'apprentissage. Via Laurent Blanquer 
A while back, we reviewed 3DPageFlip PDF to Flash, a handy tool to easily convert your PDF files to SWF format, so you may embed your PDF documents (as flash) into HTML pages. Today, we came across a similar tool from the same developer that helps you convert most PDF files to PPT (MS PowerPoint) format. PageFlip Free PDF to PowerPoint is quite useful in situations where you want to present your important PDF files as a PowerPoint presentation, whether for a class project or to give a demonstration during a meeting with your boss. Like PDF to SWF tool, this utility also provides three different ways to convert your documents, i.e. Batch, Hot Directories and Command Line. Read past the jump for more details. Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL 
Enseignant québécois Bernard Gagnon propose son coffre à outils pédagogiques, allant des images libres de droit, aux outils de création de site et de rédaction collaborative, en passant par les plate-formes et autres TBI.
Les internautes affirment apprécier ce "méchant beau blogue"... Via Shona Whyte 
Versahub est une plateforme trés complète pour organiser des espaces de travail collaboratif. Via Fidel NAVAMUEL Robin Good: Polkast is a free iOS and Android app which allows you to connect directly to your remote computer and instantly access all your files, videos, photos and music you have on it.
Polkast does not use any "cloud storage" type of solution to achieve this, but simply connects your mobile device or Windows 7 PC to your selected "home/work" Mac/PC, and then gives you direct access to all of your files through an organized system.
The app is free to download and use.
Check out this video: http://youtu.be/U-znhyxcw2I ;
FAQ: http://support.polkast.com/forums/20022187-frequently-asked-questions ;
Mac download (for base station): http://itunes.apple.com/app/polkast/id501330662?mt=12
PC download: http://dl.polkast.com/d/PolkastSetup.exe ;
More info: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/polkast/id448187970?mt=8
(Via Ana Cristina Pratas) Via Robin Good 
Vous cherchez un outil rapide pour retrouver des documents sous Windows. Je vous propose l'un des meilleurs gratuits ! Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL Les 4 dimensions du travail avec un TBI http://www.scoop.it/t/classemapping Via Lucas Gruez, Laurence Bernard 
Olivier Le Deuff, maître de conférences à l’Université de Bordeaux 3 et chercheur en sciences de l'information, a publié (...) le support de l'une de ses interventions intitulée "Usages et pratiques des cartes mentales en éducation"... http://www.scoop.it/t/classemapping Via Lucas Gruez, Laurence Bernard 
Take a look around and chances are you’ll see a mobile device. Phones, iPods, laptops, netbooks, iPads, USB drives, and handheld games seem to be everywhere. Combine these ever-present gadgets with educational and productivity uses and you’ve got mobile learning. Via Dennis T OConnor, Juergen Wagner |
Tim Wilhelmus (Indiana educator and self-described learning sherpa) has this intimidatingly comprehensive list of tools for teachers, in categories ranging from video and audio editing through digital storytelling, to curation tools to name but a few.
It would be a nice place to start for language teacher training: you could assign groups to different rubics and have them compare the tools in the categories, design teaching materials and perhaps decide which work best. Via Shona Whyte 
Twitter may have started off as a fun social media site for keeping up with friends and sharing updates about daily life, but it’s become much more than that for many users over the past few years as the site has evolved and grown.These days, Twitter is a powerhouse for marketing, communication, business, and even education, letting people from around the world work together, share ideas, and gain exposure. It has become a staple at many online colleges and campuses as well, leaving many academics wondering just how and if they should be using Twitter both in the classroom and in their professional lives. So we’ve revised our our original 2009 list to get you started or up to date.
Via Laurent Blanquer 
Les infographies, ces images qui permettent d’illustrer des statistiques et chiffres ont la cote. Nous les apercevons partout sur le Web, peut-être même un peu trop. Si vous désirez créer vos propres infographies, je vous suggère de jeter un coup d’oeil sur Easel.ly. Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL, Laurent Blanquer 
L'étude note que la part de visite web des utilisateurs de tablettes a augmenté dix fois plus vite que les Smartphones depuis leur introduction en 2010 et progressait encore de 300% en 2011 par rapport aux Smartphones.
This free online file converter lets you convert media easy and fast from one format to another. We support a lot of different source formats, just try. If you can't find the conversion you need, please let us know and write us an e-mail. We probably can help you... Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL 
Exiland Backup Free est un logiciel gratuit de sauvegarde (et de restauration) de données et de synchronisation de dossiers. Via Freewares&Tutos Robin Good: Altadyn is a new Facebook prototype app and API which allows you to create, edit, personalize and publish three-dimensional spaces in which to meet, talk and share content with your other people.
Key features include:
Altadyn is a Platform as a Service on the cloud, and it has been designed for Facebook app developers, who want to create easily accessible sophisticated applications where users enter 3D immersive spaces and socialize virtually with each other.
Source code of the prototype app MyLoft is available free of charge for all registered users of the Development Platform within their free account. App developers can use My Loft source code as a basis for developments to which they add value with: -- their own content: variety of creative avatars and variety of 3D spaces,
Check the BBC World News story on this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9714258.stm ;
License for apps with less than a 100 daily users are offered for free.
To learn more: http://ALTADYN.com/developers-api/
To read a more detailed Press Release: http://ALTADYN.com/PR/ALTADYN-adds-3D-to-Facebook.pdf ; Via Robin Good 
Les services de stockage en ligne ont le vent en poupe. Le gros buzz de ces derniers jours est bien-sur l’arrivé du service de chez Google : Google Drive. Tous ces services sont assez proches les uns des autres en terme de fonctionnement. Via Frédéric DEBAILLEUL 
Easy and quick Mind Map editor. Via Ticeman, Laurence Bernard 
Wunderbare Online Plattform, um aus Youtube-Videos Lern-Einheiten herzustellen: mit Fragen, zusätzlichem Material, Interaktionen, Quizfragen ... ein Tool für den Flipped Classroom! ********************************************** Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube. The "flip this video" button allows you to turn a video into a customized lesson that can be assigned to students or shared more widely. You can add context, questions and follow-up suggestions. Why is contextualizing a lesson important? ... ... What kind of supplementary materials can you customize when you flip a video? So why is it called "flipping" a video? ... What is flip teaching? How to flipp a video?? "The conference series is calling the process “flipping a video,” a reference to the idea of “flipping the classroom” that has been popularized by Salman Khan and his YouTube school Khan Academy. When a teacher flips the classroom, they assign lectures to watch at home and save class time for working on homework together. When a teacher flips a video, they add supplemental content such as questions and additional resources. Here’s how it works: Users can search YouTube from TED Ed’s new website. When they find a video they’d like to use as a lesson, they hit a “flip it” button. TED Ed’s lesson editor makes it easy to add a brief description, questions, additional resources and closing thoughts to the video. "
Via Heiko Idensen, Juergen Wagner 
Following yesterday’s Google Drive announcement, you may be wondering how Googles solution stacks up next to other Web-based storage services. Via Ms. Hall, Juergen Wagner |
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