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A collection of web and mobile based tools to help teachers and learners exploit digital resources
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Nik Peachey
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Dreamreader.net is a website created by two EFL instructors with over 20 years of combined experience in the field of language education. Several years ago, they noticed that there were few sites on the web that freely provided a comprehensive graduated approach to English reading suited to different levels of English ability.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Nice texts with useful interactive activities. 
Ulrike Grabe's curator insight,
September 18, 2015 4:07 AM
CC licensed material for ESL learners, tagged by difficulty, with added quizzes and audio files
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Download free video recording software for PC or Mac. Record video from video capture devices, webcams, screen capture or even streaming video.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Looks like a useful and versatile tool.
wanderingsalsero's curator insight,
September 7, 2015 2:56 AM
Yeah, this does look pretty good. But I'm already happy enough with ScreencastOmatic.com 
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
September 8, 2015 10:16 AM
I'll have to give this a try. I've been looking for some good screencasting software!
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Audiofy turns any article into audio and lets you listen to it, making it easier than ever before to keep up to date with your reading. It takes only 5 seconds to start listening to an article you’ve seen on Safari or Chrome or Pocket, using one of our 16 high quality voices.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a useful tool to save eye strain when reading on your phone and also to develop listening skills for ESL / EFL students.
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
September 4, 2015 11:24 AM
Where was this when I commuting 6 hours a day from San Diego to UCLA??? When I think of all the journal articles I could have listened to! 
Dennis Swender's curator insight,
March 3, 2016 10:28 AM
Very useful when driving, in badly-lit places, and for people with poor eyesight.
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MIT App Inventor is a blocks-based programming tool that enables everyone, even novices, to learn programming and build fully functional apps for Android devices. Newcomers to App Inventor can have their first app up and running in an hour or less, and can program more complex apps in significantly less time than with more traditional, text-based languages.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Great tool to get your students making their own apps.
Craig Van Ham's curator insight,
March 24, 2016 9:03 PM
Great tool to get your students making their own apps.
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Pew has released a new report today detailing America’s usage of social networking tools, and much of the report confirms things many people already suspected. First there’s Facebook. It remains the undisputed king of social networking, with a reported 72 percent of Internet users having an account with the service. Of those, an estimated 70 percent…
Nik Peachey's insight:
Always good to check you assumptions.
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
August 25, 2015 1:50 PM
"And then there’s the evidence showing that LinkedIn really is for people who want to get ahead in their careers." This is what I have been telling my students for years! 
María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight,
August 27, 2015 7:47 AM
Pew confirms lots of social networking stereotypes | @scoopit via @NikPeachey http://sco.lt/... 
Dawn Jensen's curator insight,
August 31, 2015 8:27 PM
Your social media presence has got to match where your clients and prospects reside. Great information from Pew!
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Vocabulist is an app for students that automatically defines vocabulary sheets and has a variety of export options.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a useful tool to help students develop their vocabulary and to help teachers prepare materials.
Richard Whiteside's curator insight,
August 20, 2015 4:59 AM
Add words or a text, including pdfs and word docs, and the app automatically creates a list and suggests definitions. Choose the words and definitions you want and produce a list. Useful for both students and teachers.
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sway
Sway is an intelligent app that helps you easily create an interactive web-based canvas of your ideas. Pull your content from a variety of sources with minimal effort and use the built-in layout engine to craft a cohesive look and feel that looks great on any screen.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Microsoft's answer to Prezi.
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The book focuses on practical ways teachers can explore and exploit the potential of the vast web-based video resources that now exist on the internet. In addition to this the book offers guidance on how to encourage students to use video as a creative tool that can support their language learning.
Nik Peachey's insight:
The first in my series of independently published ebooks for teachers.
พรทิพย์ รักในหลวง's curator insight,
August 10, 2015 10:46 PM
The first in my series of independently published ebooks for teachers. 
SusanMichelle's curator insight,
August 11, 2015 2:40 AM
The first in my series of independently published ebooks for teachers. 
Lee Morden's curator insight,
August 26, 2015 4:05 PM
Always looking for new techniques to communicate.
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Linphone open source VOIP project for desktop computers, smartphones, tablets and web browsers. Make audio and video calls in HD, create audio conferences, share pictures and files, communicate securely....
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great free cross platform compatible tool for making online video or audio calls. Great tool for building into online courses. It's also open source.
Marie Arndt's curator insight,
August 5, 2015 5:49 AM
This is a great free cross platform compatible tool for making online video or audio calls. Great tool for building into online courses. It's also open source. 
Наталья Калиненко's curator insight,
August 8, 2015 8:20 AM
This is a great free cross platform compatible tool for making online video or audio calls. Great tool for building into online courses. It's also open source.
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Feel free to explore, share and embed our amazing array of historical films. Whether you are interested in 1960s fashion, iconic sports footage, political history, your local area or momentous world events – there is something here for everyone..
Nik Peachey's insight:
Fantastic collection of videos here. Great for creating materials and researching history.
The Teacher's curator insight,
August 6, 2015 3:33 AM
Fantastic collection of videos here. Great for creating materials and researching history.
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TeacherBox is where you organise your tutoring business. Keep all your student records, timetables and invoices in one place. It’s fast, easy to use and it will help free up your time.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great tool for freelance teachers. It can help you manage your time, reports and invoicing. It's free to early users so download it now.
's comment July 27, 2015 8:23 PM
I got a response to my email. I now have a new web address to use to use the site. I suggest you email also so the TeacherBox people know about your interest.
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Raw Shorts gives you everything you need to make an explainer video animation, right at your fingertips.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great tool for creating explainer videos for students or getting them to create them for projects. Great way for them to show understanding of concepts.
Ricard Lloria's curator insight,
August 2, 2015 5:31 AM
This looks like a great tool for creating explainer videos for students or getting them to create them for projects. Great way for them to show understanding of concepts. 
Alexis Tzormpatzakis's curator insight,
September 26, 2015 6:14 AM
Worth a try for engaging students in presentation.
Craig Van Ham's curator insight,
March 24, 2016 9:06 PM
This looks like a great tool for creating explainer videos for students or getting them to create them for projects. Great way for them to show understanding of concepts. |
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WordWriter - Let students apply, share, and assess their vocabulary knowledge in a fun and interactive way
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really useful tool for vocabulary development.
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CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program designed for middle and high school classes. It is produced by the journalists at CNN. This award-winning show and its companion website are available free of charge throughout the school year.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Great source of content for building lessons.
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Upload an image to turn into a mosaic. Be patient, processing may take a moment.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Great way to get students creating avatar images of themselves and protecting their identity.
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Edusight provides the world's best user experience for K-12 teachers. Gradebook and Notes are simple, beautiful apps that help K-12 teachers assess student learning with more than just a grade.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a potentially useful tool for k12 teachers.
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Today's kids need digital skills to be successful in school and beyond. Help them to develop a healthy relationship with technology by teaching them to use it wisely and appropriately for both schoolwork and fun.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Good place to find age appropriate digital tools.
Joyce Valenza's curator insight,
October 13, 2015 8:13 AM
Articles and resources to share with students of all ages.
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A digital replica of the classic Spirograph toy. Written in TypeScript, using D3.js.
Nik Peachey's insight:
For those of you old enough to miss Spirograph.
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Staffrm is a combined blogging and networking platform for teachers. It creates a closed space where educators can share stories and achievements and build contacts and network.
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Make a simple answer key for any quiz, or make your own printable standards-aligned assessment on our Website. Distribute your quiz to colleagues, and upload the results to PowerSchool.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Another interesting looking mobile assessment device.
Charlotte L Weitze's curator insight,
August 7, 2015 4:35 AM
Another interesting looking mobile assessment device. 
Louis Levy's curator insight,
August 7, 2015 7:27 AM
Another interesting looking mobile assessment device.
Dennis Swender's curator insight,
August 7, 2015 11:18 AM
Another interesting looking mobile assessment device.
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Plickers is a powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really inventive way to use QR type codes with a simple app to get students doing quizzes for assessment. Great classroom tool.
Joaquina Testa's curator insight,
August 9, 2015 7:15 PM
This looks like a really inventive way to use QR type codes with a simple app to get students doing quizzes for assessment. Great classroom tool. 
Marie Bobias Bacher's curator insight,
November 5, 2015 2:57 PM
This is a great classroom tool. So easy to use. 
Elise Ayoub's curator insight,
December 1, 2018 2:30 AM
Teacher scans the codes put up by students to receive a bar graph on his /her screen showing their answers. It is an affordable tool used in formative assessment. Students' answers differ by the way they hold up their bar codes.
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From
smartup
SmartUp is an entrepreneurial learning and mentorship platform designed for a mobile world.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great app for higher level business English students. The app helps them with vocabulary, interactive simulations and advice from some of the world class entrepreneurs behind Founders Factory. A fantastic free app for students and business professionals.
ERBRAINS MICROSOFT DYNAMICS's curator insight,
August 1, 2015 12:57 AM
This is a great app for higher level business English students. The app helps them with vocabulary, interactive simulations and advice from some of the world class entrepreneurs behind Founders Factory. A fantastic free app for students and business professionals.
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The all-new Androidify app, available free from the Google Play Store, lets you take the little green Android mascot and turn it into yourself, your family, your friends… anyone! Then, share them as animated emoticons, GIFs & pics.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a nice website to create yourself as an Android. Works on mobile too.
Yves Carmeille "Libre passeur"'s curator insight,
July 31, 2015 3:52 AM
This is a nice website to create yourself as an Android. Works on mobile too. 
@krisdenerf's curator insight,
July 31, 2015 4:05 AM
This is a nice website to create yourself as an Android. Works on mobile too. 
Randy Borum's curator insight,
July 31, 2015 9:23 AM
This is a nice website to create yourself as an Android. Works on mobile too.
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Quizalize lets you engage your class and deliver instant assessments for personalised learning on any computer, tablet or smartphone. It helps you quickly identify the strengths, weaknesses and learning gaps of individual students and intervene in real-time to give one-on-one help in the classroom.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great tool for creating online quizzes and you can even sell the quizzes you create.
Fabiana's comment,
July 22, 2015 6:54 PM
Not as good as it looks at first, once they improve it, it can be nice and useful
Marie Arndt's curator insight,
August 5, 2015 6:20 AM
This is a great tool for creating online quizzes and you can even sell the quizzes you create. |
Interesting tool for watching video in-sync with someone at another location.