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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Voxy - Learn a language from life

Voxy - Learn a language from life | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

We don’t believe learning should be based on static content, memorizing verb charts, grammar rules, or learning vocabulary words out of context. That’s why we create engaging exercises with authentic language used by native speakers. We don't write lessons for you, we curate real-world discourse and turn it into lessons adapted to your language level.

Nik Peachey's insight:

Voxy looks like a really great all round product to get students listening, reading and speaking. You can access it through any device, but the mobile app looks really great and it's one of the first I've seen that really seems to be drawing on the multimedia capabilities of mobile and tablet devices for language learning.

Quick Idioms's curator insight, February 9, 2014 2:08 PM
creating engaging exercises with authentic language
Aguilar Dominique's curator insight, February 26, 2014 1:24 PM

Pour améliorer la compétence  LANGUE , anglais.

Juan Fernández's curator insight, August 1, 2014 1:53 PM
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Voxy looks like a really great all round product to get students listening, reading and speaking. You can access it through any device, but the mobile app looks really great and it's one of the first I've seen that really seems to be drawing on the multimedia capabilities of mobile and tablet devices for language learning.

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CamScanner

Intelligent solution for document management on all devices, starting from capturing information precisely to storing, sharing, annotating and managing documents for different purposes. It makes the contents easily-accessed, organized and the collaboration efficient.

Nik Peachey's curator insight, January 30, 2014 5:31 AM

This looks like a handy tool for getting student work or class worksheets digitized quickly.

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Animate Your Ideas - Explee

Animate Your Ideas - Explee | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Explee is an animated video editing tool that gives impact to your ideas. Take your best pitch and either use text-to-speech, professional voiceover or your own audio file, select some existing animations that fit your ideas well or upload your own images: don’t worry, we’ll do the animating for you! Wan’t to spice things up ? You can even add some music. That’s it! Export your video and share with your friends!

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a simple template based tool for creating video animations that explain things.

AraceliGF's curator insight, February 9, 2014 3:23 AM

Great to include your own voice to your presentations, or your pupils'. If you register you can upload your own pics, audios and so own. 

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English Classic Verb Conjugator & Verbal Phrase Paths

English Classic Verb Conjugator & Verbal Phrase Paths | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

An interactive conjugator of English verbs arranged in a classic table format, with the additional feature allowing instructors to make links for their syllabus that control what students see so that they can be exposed only to what they have already studied along with the new features being studied.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a really useful grammar reference tool for students.

Marilina Lonigro's curator insight, January 24, 2014 8:14 PM

Seems to be a very useful tool to teach tenses in English.

John O'Connor's curator insight, March 19, 2014 7:49 PM

A nice tool for reminding students about some grammar relationships.

Rosanna López 's curator insight, March 30, 2014 6:59 AM

English tenses. Interactive conjugator of English verbs.

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Wellcome Images

Wellcome Images | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Wellcome Images is a medical picture library and the world's leading source of images on medicine and its history. Pictures cover a period stretching from ancient civilisations to modern day photography.
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Drawn from the historical holdings of the world-renowned Wellcome Library, the images are being released under the Creative Commons-Attribution only (CC-BY) licence. This means that all the historical images can be downloaded here to freely copy, distribute, edit, manipulate, and build upon as you wish, for personal or commercial use as long as the source Wellcome Library is attributed.
Mirta Liliana Filgueira's curator insight, January 28, 2014 2:27 PM

Galeria de imagenes.

Marianne Hart's curator insight, February 25, 2014 10:11 AM

Students & teachers are always looking for Creative Commons pics. Thank you!!!

Abe Soltani's curator insight, March 2, 2014 12:23 AM

A great site to get images for presentation and production.

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Magisto - Magical video editing. In a click!

Magisto - Magical video editing. In a click! | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Magisto turns your everyday videos into exciting, memorable movies you'll want to watch again and again.

 

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a nice simple free tool to enhance students video projects and make them easier to share. Very quick and simple to use.

Alexandra Koukoumialou's curator insight, January 14, 2014 3:56 AM

Will give it a try :-)

Alexis Tzormpatzakis's curator insight, January 14, 2014 4:13 PM

Easier animoto alternative.

Josette Williams's curator insight, January 15, 2014 4:05 AM

Intriguing apps for video

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BaiBoard - Collaborative Whiteboard / Collaborate on iPAD / PDF Collaboration

BaiBoard - Collaborative Whiteboard / Collaborate on iPAD / PDF Collaboration | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
BaiBoard enables users to collaborate via integrated online whiteboard, PDF annotation and VoIP solutions across the Internet from iPad and Mac
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like an impressive collaborative app-based whiteboard.

Patricia Daniels's curator insight, January 13, 2014 3:28 AM

I like the collaborative feature here. Additionally, not having to sign on, will appeal to a few of my adult language students.

 

The Mac and iPad interfaces look different, but it only takes a few minutes of play to familiarise yourself with the tool.

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Air Sketch: Wireless Whiteboard for the iPad

Air Sketch: Wireless Whiteboard for the iPad | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Turn your iPad into a wireless whiteboard! Annotate PDF documents and images live. You can now project PDF documents (such as exported PowerPoint or Keynote decks) to a computer on the same local network, then annotate them in real time, all from your iPad.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a very useful free app that also has integration with AirPlay. Looks like a good way of replacing an IWB for free.

Alfonso C. Betancort's curator insight, January 10, 2014 5:12 AM

A disruption to current eWhiteBoards Makers... You could be left out of the game sooner than you think, the survival of the fittest at a pace never seen before. Today you are the king of hill (the Alfa Male), tomorrow you are nothing.  

 

Study how Mikel Jordan kept being the best NBA player as he aged, and follow suit…

 

a) Change before they make you change.

b) Be the leader not the follower, adapt your core competences not to theirs but to the environents and train at changing them as the Environment Evolves.

c) Know more of the new incumbents and competitors than they even do of themselves.  

d) Set the pace, study & read the facts, play offense and defense at the same time, remember the best defense is a well planned offense. e) At the end this game (business) is about who scores most, not about of how many possible home runs you made the others forfeit. So you'll have to be offensive, make safe bets, in order to score.

 

 

 

Progressive training's curator insight, January 21, 2014 8:21 AM

Air Sketch: Wireless Whiteboard for the iPad

Katherine Francis's curator insight, January 28, 2014 9:53 AM

ready to go and test compatibility.........

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Learn, teach, and share online video lessons

Learn, teach, and share online video lessons | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Join Curious.com for free online video lessons, how-to DIY projects, and community. Find or become a student in baking, photography, math, and more!
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a great source of learning for students.

Ness Crouch's curator insight, January 14, 2014 9:25 PM

This looks really really interesting... just need some time to have a proper look. 

María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight, January 15, 2014 7:32 AM

Great one

Katherine Francis's curator insight, January 28, 2014 9:54 AM

for adult students ?

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Volafile.io

Volafile.io | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Volafile.io is the only place for real time filesharing on the internet.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This is an interesting and simple back channel tool. It doesn't require registration and you can also share a whole range of different file types through it. This could be a great way to run a paperless classroom.

Progressive training's curator insight, December 22, 2013 11:27 AM

Volafile.io is the only place for real time filesharing on the internet.

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Social Learning Analytics applied in a MOOC-environment

Social Learning Analytics applied in a MOOC-environment | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

In this paper from the field we will present an example of a Social Learning Analytics Tool to visualize real-time discussion activities in a MOOC environment. Practitioners and researchers can read how to implement and use such a SLA tool as a plugin in practice.

Nik Peachey's insight:

Interesting research about a potntially very useful tool.

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Media platform for blended learning, flipped classrooms and digital education | MediaCore

Media platform for blended learning, flipped classrooms and digital education | MediaCore | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

MediaCore’s powerful media library provides schools, higher ed institutions and businesses with an easy way to share and manage their educational content.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a great way for schools to host video and build learning around it. There is also a plugin for Moodle making it easier to import in video.

Ali Anani's curator insight, December 12, 2013 8:48 AM

Technology is changing how we learn

Polina Hadjipanayiotou's curator insight, January 26, 2014 6:44 AM

Once more media changing how education is delivered

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Easyclass | The New Technology in Education

Easyclass | The New Technology in Education | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Easyclass is the new technology for teachers and students which simplifies materials, assignments, tests, grades, discussions and calendar.

Nik Peachey's insight:

Here's another digital classroom management tool which may be worth trying.

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viddme - share videos instantly - viddme

viddme - share videos instantly - viddme | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
Viddme is the simplest way to upload and share videos, no signup required.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a useful free tool if you want to get video online very quickly and simply without having to sign up or register.

alicia artusi's curator insight, February 3, 2014 10:03 AM

Useful tool for instant sharing

AraceliGF's curator insight, February 9, 2014 2:55 AM

The best thing of this app is that you don't need to register. 

Patty Ball's curator insight, March 10, 2014 1:26 PM

simple upload and share videos

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Download videos from ALL video sites, Free!

Download videos from Youtube, SoundCloud mp3, Facebook, VK, Xvideos, Vimeo, Metacafe, Putlocker and more.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a very powerful media downloading tool. Very useful for anyone who doesn't want to take the chance of that useful piece of media disappearing or the connection going flat when you need it.

Kim Spence-Jones's curator insight, January 30, 2014 12:47 PM

A tool like this is a must-have for anyone who wants to include video clips in presentations. Relying on a network connection is just too scary!

Nataliasterns's curator insight, January 31, 2014 12:42 PM

para desc videos

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Grab your research with a single click

Grab your research with a single click | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Zotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content in your web browser, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click. Whether you're searching for a preprint on arXiv.org, a journal article from JSTOR, a news story from the New York Times, or a book from your university library catalog, Zotero has you covered with support for thousands of sites.


Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a good plugin to aid digital study skills.

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Intel® XDK

Intel® XDK | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

On September, 10, 2013, we released the Intel® XDK NEW, our initial release of a new version of the Intel® XDK. I want to let you know why we did this. As you probably know, Intel acquired the appMobi* HTML5 development tools last February, which included the then appMobi* XDK and Dev Center (the build service.) We re-launched it as the Intel® XDK shortly thereafter.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a very cool free tool for developing your own croosplatform mobile apps. Not sure yet how tricky it is to learn, but could be worth investing some time in. The apps it develops are based on HTML5 and other cross platform technologies rather than being native to one particular platform.

Nik Peachey's curator insight, January 21, 2014 1:18 PM

This looks like a very cool free tool for developing your own croosplatform mobile apps. Not sure yet how tricky it is to learn, but could be worth investing some time in. The apps it develops are based on HTML5 and other cross platform technologies rather than being native to one particular platform.

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Transcribe audio from interviews

Transcribe audio from interviews | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
A free HTML5 app to take the pain out of transcribing interviews. Useful for journalists, academics and anyone else transcribing audio. And it's open source, too.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This is a great tool if you have a load of research interviews to transcribe. It doesn't do it for you but it can help you to make the process easier.

María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight, February 10, 2014 4:57 AM

Great one. Thanks

Emma Lozano's curator insight, February 10, 2014 2:47 PM

Herramienta para transcribir vídeos y audio.

Aguilar Dominique's curator insight, February 26, 2014 1:28 PM

Indispensable et fabuleux pour faciliter les interviews .

Les plans de relève lors de départs en retraite s'en trouvent facilités.

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Screenmailer for Mac

Screenmailer for Mac | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
The fastest way to record and share high quality screen recordings
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like an ideal tool for creating flipped learning. You can record a talking head alongside your video screen and then email a link to the clip. Great free tool for Mac.

Katherine Page Burdick's curator insight, January 12, 2014 11:01 AM

What a great way to do tutorials, revisit instrudction and set up a flipped environment. Also great tool for sudents to do demonstration tasks.

Niels Jakob Pasgaard's curator insight, January 13, 2014 6:36 AM

For fans af flipped learning - og andre, der vil lave skærmoptagelser :-)

BB's curator insight, February 1, 2014 12:09 AM

 

Worth trying!

 

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Class Charts - seating plans and behavior management software

Class Charts - seating plans and behavior management software | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Seating charts are an essential part of any good teacher’s tool kit. They help organise students into appropriate learning groups and minimise behaviour issues – the class teacher asserts their authority before the lesson even begins. We take seating charts a step further. You can optionally include and display key data (eg SEN, reading age) about each pupil which is used to intelligently position pupils in the classroom to maximise learning.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a great tool for tracking student behaviour and performance. Especially useful if you have large numbers of students to remember as it links their data to pictures. It also looks like it's cross platform compatible and free. What's not to like?

Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, January 10, 2014 7:06 AM

As I  expect positive behaviour and engagement from my students,  I find it pretty useless. However,  it may be greatly interesting for keeping records on, for instance,  learning to learn sklills or procedures; for mastering processes.....etc.

Gary Harwell's curator insight, January 12, 2014 3:17 AM

This could be another good tool for Class Administration

Raul Alanis Jr's curator insight, February 6, 2014 4:11 PM

So easy to create seating charts by using this tool straight from Edmodo

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Wordbase ~ Word game for iPhone. Push your vocabulary to the limit!

Wordbase ~ Word game for iPhone. Push your vocabulary to the limit! | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Wordbase is a new tactical word game of wits, knowledge and strategy for iPhone. Conquer the battlefield, form words and fight your way to victory - Wordbase will leave your palms sweaty as you form complex words and challenge friends and complete strangers to an ingenious-duel of words.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a great free app to get students building and practicing their vocabulary.

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Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Cold Turkey is a free productivity program that you can use to temporarily block yourself off of popular social media sites, addicting websites and games so that you can get your work done!

Nik Peachey's insight:

This only runs on PC, but there is a similar tool for Mac at: http://selfcontrolapp.com/ It's good to train students to use these tools and develop a selfdisciplined approach to managing their time on social media sites and balancing this against work time.

Judih Weinstein Haggai's curator insight, December 16, 2013 11:06 PM

for those with barely enough self-discipline to use this app - Cold Turkey!

Tania Bumstead's curator insight, December 24, 2013 7:33 AM

funny for thoses addicts.

Stephanie Anne Bales's curator insight, June 10, 2014 1:31 PM

Tell students about this!

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Widbook | Write, read and share!

Widbook | Write, read and share! | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
The social network to find books, publish your own, create shelves and spread ideas.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a great tool for publishing student work or getting started on an ebook project.

Katherine Francis's curator insight, January 28, 2014 9:56 AM

ebook project for beginners - recommended by Nik Peachey

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EDU Libs | An educational Library for everyday use

EDU Libs | An educational Library for everyday use | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it
EDU Libs provides documents, papers and essays for university and school research.
Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks like a useful place to search for and share educational documents and articles. there are even some classroom worksheets.

Fiona Harvey's curator insight, December 13, 2013 7:13 AM

Great resource 

Kate JohnsonMcGregor's curator insight, December 13, 2013 10:16 AM

Looks like a useful resource for student research. Thinking about project-based learning.

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LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.8

LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.8 | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

As far back as 1999, a group of visionary LEGO product developers and engineers started thinking about letting people design their own LEGO products. They imagined people of all ages, anywhere in the world, being able create any design they could dream up – using an intuitive, free tool for digital design.

Nik Peachey's insight:

This looks really great. A great tool to get your students designing in 3D. The link here is to the Windows version, but if you want a Mac version there is one here: http://ldd.lego.com/en-gb/download/

Aguilar Dominique's curator insight, January 23, 2014 4:31 AM

Très bon support d'apprentissage pour développer la capacité d'interprétation spatiale.

Stephanie Anne Bales's curator insight, June 10, 2014 1:38 PM

Finished! Actvities