Math gets all the love--at least that appears to be the case in the edtech world. But applications of automated essay scoring have been growing steadily for 15 years.
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Math gets all the love--at least that appears to be the case in the edtech world. But applications of automated essay scoring have been growing steadily for 15 years.
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15 different functions, each with a demo, instructions, and a templates -JL Via Jim Lerman
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In this lesson, we suggest processes and strategies for listening — a skill we’re in danger of losing in a world of digital distraction.
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![]() I would like to start this post by saying that when I hear some people say that mobile phones are dangerous devices for humankind, I cannot help smiling while recalling that I had to hear something similar about the dangers of TV not so many years ago. In fact, TV was called “the idiot box” and you had to be very careful because spending some hours watching it could kill your creativity forever. Fortunately, it seems that did not happen to many of us who learnt how to benefit from watching TV.
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Of all the classroom subjects technology is poised to change, perhaps none stoke the imagination quite like language learning. As wearable tech an
![]() iFake Text Message is a great tool for creating authentic looking materials to engage students and shift materials design into a genre that’s both relevant and familiar. The tool enables you to create a screen image of a text conversation. Via Nik Peachey
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March 7, 12:43 AM
Some tips and ideas for making text based learing activities.
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Automatic Transcription by Vocalmatic. Convert your audio into text and edit to perfection with our online editor. Get started with 30 minutes for free! Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
March 5, 2:07 AM
Looks useful for anyone with lots of transcription work to do.
![]() Over the years I have tried and written reviews of dozens of tools that teachers can use to create multimedia quizzes. But at the end o
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![]() This article was written by Mike Groves, Diana Hopkins and Tom Reid Around 70 million people – including Bill Gates – have signed up for the language learning app Duolingo. The app has received plenty of media attention, and its creators claim that it can help anyone with a smart phone learn a new language. The app is free, and promises all kinds of cutting edge features, such as adaptive algorithms to suit users’ learning speed, as well as gamification to boost motivation. They also claim that this app can provide members of poorer communities with access to language learning that would otherwise … |
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![]() This is the sixth post in a weekly series I’m creating that will highlight the Best “Best” lists in a particular topic I have posted over the years. The previous posts in this series have been: “Be…
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Timelinely lets you add highlights to interesting points in a video with pictures, links, maps, other videos, comments, questions and (polls/quizzes coming soon). Just paste a YouTube URL, and you're ready to create. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
March 9, 2:11 AM
This is really great. One of the easiest tools I've seeen for building learning activities around YouTube video.
António Leça Domingues's curator insight,
March 10, 4:47 AM
Uma interessante ferramenta para timelines.
Janet Lanham's curator insight,
March 20, 9:34 AM
Your students can add layers of content to videos with this cool new tool! Add pictures, links, maps, etc. to make presentations interactive!
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Below are links and downloads to the powerpoint, recording, and handouts from the March 7th webinar on Technology in Language Acquisition Research and Pedagogy (sponsored by the TESOL CALL and Applied Linguistics Interest Sections) featuring two talks by myself and Volker Hegelheimer of Iowa State University: Webinar Recording: To access the recording at the link,…
![]() Check out the new Checkmark Chrome extension from the EdTechTeam. It allows teachers, or peer editors, to provide feedback to
![]() Kaizena is a free tool that lets you add voice comments to Google Documents, PDFs, and Word documents. For Google Docs users Kaizena has a free Google Docs Add-on that makes it easy to add voice co…
![]() Here are 10 of the lesser-known promising language learning apps that will tie your tongue in knots and make you pronounce sounds you never imagined existing.
![]() If you want to browse international sites but cannot understand the text, a number of software interpreters will translate for you. |