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Seene lets you share your life in 3D using only your iPhone. The app creates a new kind of photo that brings together image, depth and movement to create a richer, more interactive experience. It makes photos more lifelike than ever before.
Nik Peachey's insight:
I'm not sure how much educational milage there is in this, but could add some extra sparkle to any image based projects you are doing with your students.
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Store it online with hubiC, synchronize your data across different devices and share your files in one click. 25 GB free.
Nik Peachey's insight:
More online storage for free. (Can you ever have enough??)
gustavo salazar's curator insight,
October 11, 2013 10:45 AM
Hubic una aplicación para almacenar nuestra data en la nube. 
16s3d's curator insight,
October 12, 2013 3:55 PM
25 GB de stockage en ligne gratuit, essentiellement sur des serveurs basés en France: qui dit mieux? Accès en VF: https://hubic.com/fr/ 
Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight,
October 12, 2013 5:55 PM
Beste disko gogorra birtuala. Alderdi ona 25GB dohainik, besteek baino leku handiago, alderdi eskasa, ez du baimenntzen on-line kolaborazioa ezta artxiboa ob line ikusi ere.
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Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.
Nik Peachey's insight:
A really useful tool for creating lessons or getting students to create lessons for each other. Best way to learn is to teach.
Katja Kranjec's curator insight,
October 12, 2013 11:14 AM
Really good. A wide variety of engaging TEDx videos with comprehension checks and further discussion questions. 
Jet Houwers's curator insight,
October 18, 2013 3:15 AM
Volgens Hattie (2009) leren studenten enorm van inhoudelijke feedback van docenten, maar ook van lessen geven aan elkaar. ik ga starten met hiermee experimenteren! #mli #yam
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This is a multidisciplinary guide on evaluating research sources, especially resources found on the World Wide Web.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a really useful set of guidelines for evaluating web-based content and checking it's authenticity and credibility.
MarkgHolloway's curator insight,
October 28, 2013 5:32 AM
Brilliantly named framework. Glad I didn't see it in time to recommend to Yifan for her dissertation! 
carldowse's curator insight,
November 13, 2013 4:33 AM
A checklist to help trainers (and learners) think critically about online resources 
lisa waxman's curator insight,
January 25, 2015 9:50 PM
This is very helpful for teaching students about web literacy. If you teach middle school, you will appreciate the memorable acronym.
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E-portfolios for lifelong learning. Provides a safe, private online space to share resources, record achievements and communicate
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a useful tool if you want to create an eportfolio with your students. It seems to have quite thorough security.
Tina Jameson's curator insight,
October 8, 2013 7:30 PM
As a school, you can 'try' a free account which will allow you to add 20 students - costs for upgrading are not given on site. Pending costs, the tool looks like a fantastic way to manage student progress. Acting a little like a Wiki, it allows you to share, communicate and encourage collaboration within a class group.
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Learning Ace is a 100% student-focused web destination that leverages our proprietary adaptive search and recommendation technologies and our instructor/publisher relationships to develop an insanely valuable resource to students at each learning point of their coursework. Discover, Browse and Learn.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a student focused search engne for educational materials. Once you enter your keyword or question search, you can choose they types of materials or media you want to search.
A/Prof Jon Willis's curator insight,
October 6, 2013 5:32 PM
Surprisingly useful search engine for university level student research 
Mary A. Axford's curator insight,
October 8, 2013 10:33 AM
Has anyone used this one? Looks like it could be a useful tool for library tutorials.
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Classmint lets anyone create annotatable, audible, beautiful notes that can be folded like paper. It also maintains automated revision list to aid in timely revision.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great tool for note taking. A very digitally literate approach.
carldowse's curator insight,
January 22, 2014 5:00 AM
Will ask my buisness undergrads to check this out. Looks promising.
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Download free videos from 50+ sitesConvert Most Video Formats: mp3, mp4, wmv, flv, mov, 3gp, aviWatch free videos later on other devices: iPad, iPhone, iPod, Samsung Galaxy, HTC, Kindle Fire, Blackberry and many othersIntegrated video player to watch your videos right awaySuper easy to use and fast
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really useful video downloader and converter. Also available for Mac at: http://www.ytddownloader.com/mac/
Vance Stevens's curator insight,
October 1, 2013 11:27 AM
Nik Peachey recommended this one, and I commented that I am using Any Video Converter to extract mp3s from YouTube videos (and sometimes using them in classrooms with no Internet). It's free and works quite well, http://www.any-video-converter.com/ 
Ilana Rosansky's curator insight,
October 2, 2013 1:26 AM
I often download short videos from YouTube and elsewhere but also often experience various download 'problems'. I am optimistic that this may solve those problems... Looks good!
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Vialogues(Video+Dialogues) is an asynchronous Video discussion tool which can be used for leveraging digital videos for learning by adding group interaction as part of the online video experience.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Great tool for creating interaction around online video. I reviewed this on my blog some time ago: Engage Students with Flipped Video Tasks http://quickshout.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/engage-students-with-flipped-video.html
Mary A. Axford's curator insight,
September 30, 2013 3:43 PM
Something to take a look at in that mythical spare time... 
Nalya Ovshieva's curator insight,
October 6, 2013 5:10 AM
Uploading a video and starting a discussion around it a good way to stir students' interest in the discussion topic.
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SlideIdea’s innovative widgets make slide creation an absolute breeze. Add texts, images, shapes, diagrams, or charts with a single touch.
Nik Peachey's insight:
I haven't tried this yet, but it does look like a good potential alternative to PPT.
Mary A. Axford's curator insight,
September 30, 2013 3:41 PM
Wish the site actually offered a demo, couldn't find one. It is available for Android smartphones but not tablets so I don't want to try it out yet. iPad users let me know if this is useful product.
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You can video conference, screen share, and chat. People can dial in by phone, or use their computer camera and microphone. We even record your meetings for later playback! You can video conference, screen share, and chat. People can dial in by phone, or use their computer camera and microphone. We even record your meetings for later playback! - See more at: http://emeet.me/#sthash.GdhRqPFI.dpufYou can video conference, screen share, and chat. People can dial in by phone, or use their computer camera and microphone. We even record your meetings for later playback! - See more at: http://emeet.me/#sthash.GdhRqPFI.dpufYou can video conference, screen share, and chat. People can dial in by phone, or use their computer camera and microphone. We even record your meetings for later playback! - See more at: http://emeet.me/#sthash.GdhRqPFI.dpuf
Nik Peachey's insight:
Another free web conferencing platform. Looks good and simple to use.
Rebecca Scriven's curator insight,
September 24, 2013 9:29 PM
Looks very easy to use, could be used for giving assignment feedback to online students. 
Helene Bearup's curator insight,
September 25, 2013 3:49 AM
I like any app that is truly multiplatform and not restricted to iOS.
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Meetings.io enables effortless video meetings. You can launch a meeting room from our homepage with no login or download, or fees required. Sign up for additional features.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great platform for running virtual tutorials.
Mary A. Axford's curator insight,
September 23, 2013 10:31 AM
Free and with some useful features, including sharing your screen. I can see using this for instructing students live on a research topic. |
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TitanPad lets people work on one document simultaneously
Nik Peachey's insight:
Another sound EtherPad based tool for collaborative writing tasks
Profdoc's curator insight,
October 28, 2013 5:16 AM
Je vous recommande aussi Framapad, un très bon éditeur de texte collaboratif en ligne : https://framapad.org/ 
Odile Dupont's curator insight,
October 28, 2013 3:25 PM
une autre déclinaison de Etherpad depuis son rachat par Google. Un autre Framapad ...
carldowse's curator insight,
January 18, 2014 5:06 AM
Can be used in the classroom for 'live' collaborative writing with the updates projected onto a screen for the group to see as the contribute
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Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes—opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills.
Nik Peachey's insight:
I love this. It works on web or on mobile and allows you to save a web based text to Google drive, build interaction and discussion around it, using polls, T/F and multiple choice type Qs and then share it with students. Excellent tool.
Terry Yelmene's curator insight,
December 12, 2013 4:28 PM
This development might serve a a simple model for more comprehensive evolving seven-dimensional knowledge artifacts. 
Fiona Harvey's curator insight,
December 14, 2013 4:15 PM
This is awesome. Use digital text for discussion with the class on your iPad and the academic can see what the class discussion is, and can also interact... 
Aunty Alice's curator insight,
December 28, 2013 2:00 PM
Sounds like a great tool that also fosters discussion and interaction with others
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Learn American English with English language lessons from Voice of America. VOA Learning English helps you learn English with vocabulary, listening and comprehension lessons through daily news and interactive English learning activities.
Nik Peachey's insight:
A huge collection of multimedia self-access lesson to help students improve their English here.
Ricard Garcia's curator insight,
October 29, 2013 4:23 AM
I'm a Britenglish lover ;-) , but this site offers very good resources for learners... Worth using!! 
Gary Harwell's curator insight,
December 4, 2013 12:41 AM
Are we making this resource av ailable for our students?
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Events such as movement of clouds, the rising and setting of the sun, a party with your friends, even individual activities or anything else that you can imagine. You will see them in a new way and otherwise undetectable patterns will emerge.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great free mobile app for creating timelapse videos. Great project for students or a nice way to create engaging materials.
flea palmer's curator insight,
October 10, 2013 6:55 AM
This looks great and it's free! Have just downloaded it. Could be a nice touch for presentations and student projects. Will try later...
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Moovly is an online tool that allows you to create animated videos, tutorials, explainers, presentations, infographics, video clips, display ads or e-cards.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like an impressive way to create instructional video for free.
Gust MEES's curator insight,
February 24, 2015 4:39 AM
Moovly is an online tool that allows you to create animated videos, tutorials, explainers, presentations, infographics, video clips, display ads or e-cards. 
Atika MOKHFI's curator insight,
February 25, 2015 2:55 AM
Moovly semble intéressant et facile à utiliser pour la création de vidéos en ligne, mais personnellement je ne l'ai pas encore testé... Une version Free est disponible. Moovly propose aussi une license "Education" : Ready to use Moovly for your educational projects or in your classroom? We offer educational licenses at a discount for individuals and groups. 
Valérie Bardot's curator insight,
February 28, 2015 1:32 PM
Moovly, un outil qui a de multiples applications en ingénierie pédagogique (vidéos,, tutoriels..)
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Quickly create digital documents for viewing on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Free yourself from the bounds of the printed page with scrolling areas, and enchant your audience with videos, galleries, and interactivity.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really useful tool for creating in teractive documents and worksheets with embedded multimedia elements and the ability for users to collaborate and interact around content.
Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com's curator insight,
October 6, 2013 9:50 AM
Make your documents come alive and social.
Mary A. Axford's curator insight,
October 8, 2013 10:37 AM
Another document creating tool that might work for tutorials. 
Cheri Chettle's curator insight,
October 28, 2013 1:44 PM
Goodbye Printer, hello beautiful images which are always in colour!
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Story Me is the awesome new app that lets you design personalized comic strips from your own photos. Create beautiful framed collages with speech bubbles and captions — then apply a unique cartoon filter! Turn individual images into a story in seconds.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a fantastic app to get students creating digital narrative from their own photographs.
Raquel Navarro's curator insight,
October 11, 2013 6:32 AM
Puede ser una perfecta herramienta para crear comics 
Juan Fernández's curator insight,
August 1, 2014 3:51 PM
Nick Peachey's insight:
This looks like a fantastic app to get students creating digital narrative from their own photographs.
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Word Sense is a dictionary, thesaurus, and valuable tool for matching thoughts to words. Explore word meanings and relationships.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a really nicely designed online thesaurus that helps users to explore and define word relationships.
Denyse Drummond-Dunn's curator insight,
October 4, 2013 8:45 AM
Useful tool for those of us who write loads of reports and analyses and constantly search for different words that mean the same thing, so we don't sound (too?!) boring. Worth checking out this weekend. 
jennifer glenn's curator insight,
October 8, 2013 4:04 PM
a great digital tool in a time of shrinking vocab
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Language Cloud is a platform with management tools and analytics for language instructors
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a really useful LMS for creating and managing language focused learning activities.
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Copy is a cloud for people, friends, and companies. Use it to keep your computers in sync and your files available from anywhere and from any device. Sign up and get 15 GB FREE.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great free alternative to DropBox for cloud storage.
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Transfer your photos from your smartphones to your PC in a cool way
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a very useful app if you are working with groups of students making images on phones and you want a quick way to get them onto PC.
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Fotopedia Reporter, we're all reporters.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Great site to get students creating their own photo news stories and digital narrative. Also a nice source of reading, viewing and inspiration. They also have a great free app for iPhone and iPad
Ricard Garcia's curator insight,
September 25, 2013 1:43 AM
It is, indeed! A catchy way to enhance narrative and descriptive writing
Mary A. Axford's curator insight,
September 25, 2013 9:15 AM
Some great visuals... might indeed be useful for student assignments. 
Mike Dilger's curator insight,
October 16, 2013 7:59 AM
Could be a useful resource. Japanese section would be useful for cultural program and other subjects such as Science could use the Science focus articles. The "Everyone is a Reporter" aspect could be adapted for real world writing but it would need to be set up and explored for student suitability. |
I wasn't able to check this one out, but it looks like a useful free tool to help students manage their studies.