Tools for Teachers & Learners
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Tools for Teachers & Learners
A collection of web and mobile based tools to help teachers and learners exploit digital resources
Curated by Nik Peachey
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WordBooster - For Creating Learning Around Authentic Text

WordBooster - For Creating Learning Around Authentic Text | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
WordBooster is the ideal tool if you want to use authentic materials to build your students’ reading skills and vocabulary. It enables you to quickly generate a glossary and some vocabulary building activities based around your choice of words from the text.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a really great tool for creating vocabulary worksheets around authentic text or any text you upload. Have you tried it yet?

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August 30, 2018 7:14 AM
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Staffwriter - create engaging interactive content quickly and easily

Staffwriter - create engaging interactive content quickly and easily | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Whether you work on a news article, a marketing guide or an investigative long-read, Staffwriter helps to enrich your publication with engaging interactives.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like an interesting tool for making online writing more interactive. It's still in beta at the moment. No idea about pricing yet.

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August 20, 2018 6:58 AM
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Sound Effects Download | Soundsnap.com

Sound Effects Download | Soundsnap.com | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
The most popular site for professional sound effects in the world.
Nik Peachey's insight:

Great place to find sounds to enhance your lesson materials.

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August 16, 2018 6:05 AM
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Bad News

Bad News | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Drop all pretense of ethics and choose the path that builds your persona as an unscrupulous media magnate. Your task is to get as many followers as you can while slowly building up fake credibility as a news site.
Nik Peachey's insight:

I love this interactive game that I found on CristinaSkyBox blog at: https://cristinaskybox.blogspot.com/2018/08/fake-news-resources-for-learners-and.html It looks like a great interactive reading activity as well as a great lead in to talking about fake news, how to spot it and how not to become more critically aware of it.

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August 15, 2018 5:29 AM
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Moraba - Apps on Google Play

Moraba - Apps on Google Play | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Moraba also known as African Chess is an exciting and brand new strategy board game! It’s about intimate relationships. How much you know about how to treat others will get you far in the game!Get three pieces in a row, answer a question about relationships correctly, remove the opposition pieces from the board and you could be on your way to becoming a winner!

Nik Peachey's insight:

This game aims to empower youth audiences to prevent and act on Gender Based Violence. Available for Android.

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August 9, 2018 12:27 PM
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Your Agora | ESL Platform

Your Agora | ESL Platform | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Free way to find, edit, create, print, and assign exercises for your ESL classes. Designed by teachers for teachers to make sharing, managing material, and grading much easier. Find resources and create courses to teach business English, grammar, vocabulary, at every level from beginner to advanced.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like an interesting tool for creating and managing blended learning with your ESL students.

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July 31, 2018 7:43 AM
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Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom

Integrating global issues in the creative English language classroom | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
This publication has a twofold aim – to help students learn a language creatively whilst at the same time raising awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through bringing together a range of innovative ideas for teaching creatively and addressing these key issues. The activities include enabling students to think creatively about sustainable food and food supplies, creating energy which does not harm the environment, and collaborating with other students globally to diminish the digital divide.
Nik Peachey's insight:

The book I co-edited with Alan Maley. You can download a free copy from here.

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July 24, 2018 8:41 AM
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Online news personalised to your English language level - KnowbleReader

Online news personalised to your English language level - KnowbleReader | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Want to improve your English? KnowbleReader helps you learn by reading English news articles and take customized tests. It’s a free Chrome extension, download it now!
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a great tool that helps you to find reading texts that match your level and interests and generates interactive activities to help embed learning and develop your vocabulary and pronunciation. Well worth recommending to students.

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July 18, 2018 12:51 PM
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The School in the Cloud

The School in the Cloud | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
The School in the Cloud platform was originally launched at the 2014 TED conference to help accelerate this research by helping educators — be they teachers, parents or community leaders — to run their own SOLEs and to contribute to the global experiment by sharing their experiences with others.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a fantastic resource for those wishing to try SOLE with their classes.

MFaculty's curator insight, July 19, 2018 9:08 AM
This is an intriguing platform and opportunity to connect learners and teachers. The potential to foster critical thinking through challenging questions will be the key to innovative discoveries, as well as independent learning gains.
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July 14, 2018 5:12 AM
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Student Response Tool

Student Response Tool | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Make your audience feel more involved and motivated by enabling them to contribute to your presentations. Mentimeter shows the results live while your participants are voting with the web based mobile polling app directly in their browser, making sure everyone is part of the presentation.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a great audience participation tool with a really good variety of interaction types. Great for conferences or to make your classroom more interactive.

Billy Brick's curator insight, July 16, 2018 4:37 AM
A great new tool.
 
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July 3, 2018 5:26 AM
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en.news

en.news | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Start learning for FREE by reading CNN articles. Read as many as you want and come back every day for new lessons. Improve your English pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar while staying up to date with the world.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a really useful site for developing vocabulary and reading skills through authentic materials.

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June 30, 2018 5:26 AM
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HelloTalk - Chat with Locals

HelloTalk - Chat with Locals | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

HelloTalk acts a sandbox that language learners need to practice their skills outside of the classroom. It's a place to test grammar and knowledge acquired from a structured curriculum enabling students see how the language performs its communication functions. With HelloTalk students connect with native speakers and use their language skills to chat about their specific personal interests — topics that there may not be time for during group classroom interactions

Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a great way for students to practice the language they want to learn and help others understand their own language.

Billy Brick's curator insight, July 9, 2018 4:44 AM
A useful tool for practice outside the classroom.
 
Shiv Chouhan's curator insight, August 11, 2018 5:17 AM
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Shireen Chadid El-assaad's curator insight, October 6, 2018 11:53 PM
HelloTalk: Learn a new language with native speakers! Connectivism is an effective method to learning a new language since one must practice to better get the grasp of the spoken language.  
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June 28, 2018 1:15 PM
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Online Exam Software to Create Exams | Online Tests

Online Exam Software to Create Exams | Online Tests | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Think exam is the most trusted and widely accepted online exam software. Use this platform to create online test, allocate assignments, generate scorecards and share reports.
Nik Peachey's insight:

I'm not so sure about the claim to be most trusted, but it looks like a useful tool.

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August 30, 2018 7:38 AM
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Train Critical Thinking Skills In The Classroom Today

Train Critical Thinking Skills In The Classroom Today | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Beagle Learning works with schools to teach problem-solving and critical thinking in the classroom. Use our AI-powered tool to gather questions and get a digest in minutes.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like an interesting way to organise online discussions. It pushes the responsibility for asking questions on to students.

Irene Simatos's curator insight, September 1, 2018 6:56 PM
How important is awareness of self and others?
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August 20, 2018 1:06 PM
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Tikimiki- Language exchange through video conferencing

Tikimiki- Language exchange through video conferencing | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

We'll pair you into a 3 minute video chat with a native speaker that is also learning your language. During the chat you'll get the chance to practice your language and theirs.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks interesting for older students. I know that the face-to-face physical version of this works quites well. Any one had any success with doing it online?

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August 19, 2018 5:50 AM
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Web - Talk Point Draw

Web - Talk Point Draw | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Talk, point and draw over images, documents and websites. Now you can make Blrts on the web using Google Chrome!
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a great tool for setting students speaking homework. They just add images and then record their viceover along with zooming in and annotations. The files are stored online and the creator can share a link through email or social media, etc. Works on Google Chrome as well as Andriod and Apple mobiles.

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August 15, 2018 9:33 AM
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Ananse The Teacher - Apps on Google Play

Ananse The Teacher - Apps on Google Play | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
“AnanseTheTeacher” is a gamified learning app which unites 2 themes: CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY. It explores the use of Technology in encouraging Reading & the study of practical S.T.E.A.M - (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts and Maths) while promoting the Ghanaian culture and identity.While you enjoy folklore and cultural education, you also create science experiments with everyday materials. This app makes, reading and learning STEAM fun.
Nik Peachey's insight:

Android based game for promoting STEM.

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August 10, 2018 12:25 PM
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Webbings

Webbings | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Open up a group for you company, team, community, class or school

Every group has channels -- channels are like topics in a group

the special thing about channels is that they can look differently one can be a chat and one can be a calendar and another channel can be for files and there are 8 more types of channels you can use for your group

Nik Peachey's insight:

Fed up with Facebook? This just might be the answer. The probelm is getting people to register though.

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August 2, 2018 9:33 AM
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Curriculum Pathways® Crio™

Curriculum Pathways® Crio™ | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Create engaging lessons that include audio, text, images, video, and interactive content.

Use our drag-and-drop editor to transform your static, paper-based lesson plans into online resources without any programming skills.

Refine your lessons over time or embed best practices from other educators in the Crio Community.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks lioke a great free tool for teachers or schools who want to create interactive digital materials.

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July 30, 2018 5:52 AM
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Your Free Video Editor

Your Free Video Editor | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Turn your Audio into Video for Free. Headliner is the simplest way to create shareable video clips from your podcast, radio show, or audiobook.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a really usefu tool for creating conten or to get students creating videos.

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July 18, 2018 1:05 PM
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Learnamic - Largest Independent Directory of Learning Resources

Search thousands of free and paid learning resources across hundreds of sites. Whether you're homeschooling or supplementing your child's education, search our database of free and paid education resources to find the right one for you, your kids, and your budget.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This might be useful.

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July 17, 2018 7:54 AM
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Free Conference Calls | Try UberConference, the Best in Conferencing

Free Conference Calls | Try UberConference, the Best in Conferencing | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

UberConference is the best free conference call. Simple, visual, and free to use, you can easily set up and join free conference calls without PINS, see who is on the call, and use powerful conferencing features.
Nik Peachey's insight:

A useful video conferencing tool. Can host up to ten participants on the free subscription.

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July 5, 2018 1:37 PM
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No More Marking

No More Marking | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Stop marking your assessments and start judging them. Comparative Judgement is the 21st Century alternative to the 18th Century practice of marking. Comparative Judgement allows you to assess work more accurately than traditional marking techniques. You will spend less time marking and get more accurate results.
Nik Peachey's insight:

Nice idea. Not sure how well it works.

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July 2, 2018 6:29 AM
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pechaflickr

pechaflickr | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Can you improvise a coherent presentation from images you have never seen?

Enter a tag, press play, and see how well you can communicate a coherent message illustrated by 20 random photos, each one on screen for 20 seconds. Advanced options let you change the number of images and/or the timing.

Nik Peachey's insight:

A great tool to get students speaking spontaniously.

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June 28, 2018 1:19 PM
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Word Booster

Word Booster | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Create awesome vocab worksheets from your own text in minutes. Sign up for a FREE account now!
Nik Peachey's insight:

Great to see that Word Booster has added some great new functionality.

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