Tools for Teachers & Learners

This looks like a great tool to use over the summer holidays to create a digital record of your summer and to keep your English active. It could also be a useful tool to use as an ePortfolio of your learning.

This is a great tool for creating short audio files which can be posted to Facebook, Twitter or shared by email. The tool runs in the browser but there are also apps for iPhone and Android. In the settings you can also change the speed and pitch of the wudio file. Very Useful.

Most of us need a CV at some point in our lives, so hy not start creating one online now. CVMaker is a really handy tool that takes you through the process of gathering all the information you need for your CV.

This is a great free app for managing your courses. You can keep track of schedules and classes, but best of all you can take notes using text, voice, images or video.

Search and find specific words and phrases within a video. Great tool for finding examples of pronunciation or finding videos for quotes.

This site has a wide range of videos which can help you learn a variety of languages from English to Vietnamese.

PDFVue is a useful tool for editing and commenting on PDF documents. You can annotate them and add sticky note comments etc.

This is a very useful free online paint type tool. You can use it to create your own sketches, images and artwork.

Chill is like the Pinterest of video. It enables you to collect curate and share video clips from around the web. Not recommended for younger students.

This is a great tool for integrating voice into your social networks or for finding small audio recordings of different languages.

This is a great browser based tool for creating instant video conferencing rooms. Just create a room then share the URL. Looks like it works on Android phones and iPhone support is coming. Great free communication and tutoring tool.

SpokenLayer is a very handy app if you don't like trying to read from a mobile screen. The app will read to you from a rage of newsfeeds. Very useful for listening pracyice.

This simple tool enables you to create a quick poll with a single question based around two or more video clips. You can then share the poll online and see which answer is most popular.

VersaHub is a platform for remote work teams and telecommuters. It provides remote collaboration, task management, telepresence and performance tracking features. It is potentially a very useful tool for creating study groups. Using the free plan you can create groups of up to 3 students.

Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to search for academic sources will help your students become critical thinkers and independent learners.

With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training