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These tools can be very helpful for language teachers. Students can use them to impprove their pronunciation and develop their reading skills. All these tools are easy to use and above all free of charge. Most of these tools are extensions that you can install on your browser. Via Gust MEES, aufaitLibrarian
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Slidedocs help you spread your smart thinking by combining visual communications with short chunks of written copy. Their scannable nature makes them great pre-read, reference, and leave-behind materials. Their modularity makes it easy for people to incorporate your ideas into their own communications. And these features together make slidedocs the perfect companion to both written documents and presentations. Via Baiba Svenca, aufaitLibrarian 
Don Karp's curator insight,
February 28, 2014 6:53 PM
Although addressed to organizational development at the corporate level, I can see many uses for the solopreneur. Very comprehensive and free. 
Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
March 8, 2014 3:54 PM
downloadable free e-book Slidedocs describes a new approach to presenting your ideas as readable documents that have been created using presentation software. 
Darleana McHenry's curator insight,
May 10, 2014 1:13 PM
I am looking for applications to build student portfolios and this looks like a good one :-)
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Are you looking for free e-learning images, photos, cliparts or illustrations? In this post I will present you The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning. Via k3hamilton, aufaitLibrarian
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FlipQuiz™ was created to provide educators with a quick way to create gameshow-style boards for test reviews in the classroom. Traditionally, these are created (tediously) using posterboard, chalkboards, or dry-erase markers on an overhead slide. The review questions are usually even written on a separate sheet of paper. Via Nik Peachey, aufaitLibrarian
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Mentimeter allows you to use mobile phones or tablets to vote on any question you specify. Our vision is to improve the meeting between a presenter and an audience. Via Baiba Svenca, aufaitLibrarian 
BI Media Specialists's curator insight,
May 30, 2014 7:56 AM
Maybe this could be a solution to the CPS problem that we are having - especially since every student will have an iPad. I have not looked into the data that is produced, but it might be something someone might be interested in researching! 
Daniel Tan's curator insight,
May 20, 2015 7:40 PM
I think all these online response systems requiring the use of the students' devices are wonderful. However, is there an impact, perhaps one that might be significant enough, of the use of students' devices in that the device is personal. Do students using an older device relatively to others in the class be sensitive in its use When majority of the classmates have the latest ohone device models. Also when teachers and faculty be comfortable of students while using the devices in the exercise are distracted (actual or presumed or perceived) with other apps during that exercise?
Also when the wireless access point be robust and reliable enough when it experiences a surge/flood of signals when large numbers of simultaneous responses are transmitted in a small time window.
My observation is that teachers do not want to be encumbered with such distractions, uncertainty and confrontation when only partial student responses are recorded due to technical issues. The latter also leads to the technical support of student devices which is unknown (which version of OS), unfamiliar (what other apps or potential of interdependencies) and uncertainty (are you sure they are not checking on their apps while others are still thinking of their responses?) 
K_Lynam's curator insight,
May 26, 2015 5:31 PM
Will cost you to get benefit of asking multiple questions, securing data & privacy, and being able to export data. $75/year for basic protections & additional questions, or $180 to add colleagues and get all Mentimeter has to offer. Device agnostic - works across platforms. Real time answers to multiple choice, open-ended or scaled responses.
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Google isn't the only game in town and isn't even the best alternative for many specific search tasks and needs. Here's how to escape Google's grip with Bing, Blekko, BuzzSumo, DuckDuckGo, SocialMention, Quantcast, Topsy, Wolfram|Alpha, and more.
As concerns over the de facto monopoly status of Google continue to grow, I'm reminded of the great philosopher Herman Cain and his infamous line "blame yourself". As long as "Google" is a generic phrase for Internet search, their dominant position is assured. That said, you can do something about it.There are plenty of Google alternatives and many of these players offer a bettersearch experience, depending on your needs. Here are 12 alternatives to escape your reliance on Google for all things search... Via Jeff Domansky, aufaitLibrarian 
Olga Senognoeva's curator insight,
May 6, 2014 3:51 AM
Список поисковых инструментов, альтернативных Google. Если ссылка не открывается - обратите внимание на перечисление поисковиков в первом абзаце поста. 
wanderingsalsero's curator insight,
May 6, 2014 8:06 PM
The author is right: as long as we continue to think that Google is "THE" internet search engine....we can't complain about how Google treats us. I need to look into these alternatives too.
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Episode presents players with dozens of animated stories where their choices matter. Episode also empowers writers to write and animate their own stories for our community. Via Nik Peachey, aufaitLibrarian 
Marisol Araya Fonseca's curator insight,
July 30, 2014 12:51 PM
A great free app (iOS + Android) to help students learn conversational English.
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Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
August 16, 2014 3:40 AM
Interesting tool worth exploring if you're looking to add a new dimension to your blog posts and visuals.
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Spundge is an end-to-end content platform for professionals that makes it easy to create, distribute, and monetize your content.
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Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
September 1, 2014 9:40 AM
Spundge is a cool new tool for creating visual presentations from the web or with your own content. Though it is aimed at business professionals , it can be used by teachers (aren't they professionals?) for creating educational presentations and for storytelling. Spundge is free of charge. 
Päivi Palosaari-Aubry's curator insight,
September 2, 2014 5:23 AM
Learning & creativity - Visual presentation with storytelling.
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The World’s easist way to search for safe, creative commons images and cite them. Via Nik Peachey, aufaitLibrarian 
Aguilar Dominique's curator insight,
January 24, 2015 3:37 AM
Une photo vaut mille mots, à utiliser sans modération 
Dennis Swender's curator insight,
March 3, 2016 10:29 AM
Very useful for teachers, students and more...
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"Through the Free Technology for Teachers Facebook page I recently received a request for some suggested online chart creation tools..." Via Baiba Svenca, aufaitLibrarian 
Gust MEES's curator insight,
February 11, 2015 11:13 AM
Lucidchart is an easy tool to use to create flowcharts, mindmaps, and graphic organizers. Lucidchart offers a simple drag and drop interface for creating flow charts, organizational charts, mind maps, and other types of diagrams. To create with Lucidchart just select elements from the menus and drag them to the canvas. You can re-size any element and type text within elements on your chart. Arrows and connecting lines can be re-sized, repositioned, and labeled to bring clarity to your diagrams. Find out more tools by visiting the article...
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Exposure enables photographers to easily tell vibrant stories with their photos. Assemble a more complete narrative than you could with a feed or lonely photo on a permalink page. Via Nik Peachey, aufaitLibrarian 
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
March 25, 2014 2:27 PM
A lovely tool, but the free version is really just a trial. Not too expensive, though, at only $5 a month for anyone who has need of it. 
flea palmer's curator insight,
April 7, 2014 11:35 AM
This looks a really good way to create a photo story - nice layout too...
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Find the visual content you need with our complete list of free image sources, offering high-quality images for your blog posts and social media updates. Via Jeff Domansky, aufaitLibrarian
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On Friday, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that 'more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use.' Even better, the images can be used at no charge (and without getting permission from the museum). In making this announcement, the Met joined other world-class museums in putting put large troves of digital art online. Via k3hamilton, aufaitLibrarian
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Jeroen Boon's curator insight,
February 21, 2014 8:06 AM
De Global Education Database (GEDB), is een zeer groot en nuttige verzameling van de beste apps, web tools, gadgets en moocs nu online beschikbaar voor allerlei educatieve doeleinden. Iedereen kan zich registreren bij GEDB en waardevol hulpmiddelen of instrumenten delen door het invullen van een speciaal formulier. Inzendingen worden beoordeeld op feitelijke onjuistheden en integriteit en wanneer goedgekeurd gepubliceerd binnen 24 uur. Probeer het nu: http://www.gedb.org/ 
Diana Andone's curator insight,
February 25, 2014 12:59 AM
GEDB, the Global Education Database, is a great and extremely useful curated collection of the best apps, web tools, gadgets and moocs now available online for educational purposes.
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Do you feel like you don't have enough time? Here's a list of web resources that will boost your productivity. Via Marty Koenig, aufaitLibrarian
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Organize links, articles, places, books or anything on the web into neat channels for personal or public use. Via Nik Peachey, aufaitLibrarian 
Juan Fernández's curator insight,
July 2, 2014 3:36 AM
It could be used, for example, to share resources and material for your students. 
Sonya Kew's curator insight,
July 2, 2014 1:48 PM
Another alternative is always good. I think people need to find the one that works for them.
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Through the narration and illustration of photos, Clarisketch saves time and improves the quality of messaging using a combination of photographs and annotated commentary. Clarisketch enables you to quickly comment and draw on diagrams, map routes, photos etc and share it with friends/colleagues via email, Facebook, Google+, Twitter or other social networks. Via Nik Peachey, aufaitLibrarian 
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
August 13, 2014 7:03 AM
This looks like a handy tool for Android users.
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So, you need an image for your blog? We’ve spent some time categorizing our favorite sources for free images and organizing them in such a way as to help you find what you’re looking for. Here are ... Via aufaitLibrarian 
Mary Starry's curator insight,
August 30, 2014 3:21 PM
A faculty member can never have too many resources for images. 
Ana Fernández's curator insight,
September 2, 2014 5:23 AM
¿Eres consciente de la importancia de utilizar imágenes de uso libre en tus proyectos? ¿Alguna vez te has parado a pensar en los problemas que pueden derivarse del uso de imagenes de terceros? ¿Sabías que Google Imágenes permite filtrar las búsquedas por el tipo de licencia? En este artículo nos presentan una selección de estos bancos de imágenes libres de derechos que nos serán de gran utilidad.
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To create an effective eLearning design, developers need to understand the art of chunking by following these rules. Via k3hamilton, aufaitLibrarian 
ChrisatKangan's curator insight,
November 18, 2014 9:12 AM
Chunk and sequence ! I hear that somewhere before.
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The How to Stimulate Recall of Prior Learning Infographic refers to Gagné’s 3rd event of instruction and presents ways teachers can determine students' prior knowledge. Via aufaitLibrarian
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Roberto Ivan Ramirez's curator insight,
December 8, 2014 3:36 PM
No sólo se debe enfocar en la cantidad de herramientas tecnológicas o recursos digitales que los docentes de determinado nivel educativo puedan implementar en su práctica pedagógica, sin antes se reflexiona la manera como las tecnologías pueden ser de utilidad para generar aprendizaje de manera individual o colaborativo, todo depende del tipo de estrategia o técnica a ser empleada, si se va a centrar en resolver problemas o desarrollar proyectos. Es parte de lo que propone el modelo TPACK, integración de diversos conocimientos que atiendan de manera transversal la realidad cotidiana de los alumnos, de la sociedad y del mundo. |
Great for preparing for language assessments
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