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A collection of web and mobile based tools to help teachers and learners exploit digital resources
Curated by Nik Peachey
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Wavosaur free audio editor with VST and ASIO support

Wavosaur free audio editor with VST and ASIO support | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a free audio editor that you can download and use on Windows PCs.

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March 25, 2012 2:22 PM
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iPhoneography

iPhoneography | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

iPhoneography is a powerful new artform for digital storytelling and creative expression. Learn how to use it to engage students, build community, and enhance teaching.

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March 22, 2012 4:40 AM
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Singapore's 21st-Century Teaching Strategies (Education Everywhere Series) | Edutopia

By cultivating strong school leadership, committing to ongoing professional development, and exploring innovative models like its tech-infused Future Schools, Singapore has become one of the top-scoring countries on the PISA tests.
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March 20, 2012 6:15 AM
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Sumo Paint | Online Image Editor

Sumo Paint | Online Image Editor | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great free paint type image editor. Great for creating art work and has a great range of tools.

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March 10, 2012 3:35 AM
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Son of Citation Machine

Son of Citation Machine | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a very useful tool for collecting citations and building up a bibliography of references.

 

 

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March 7, 2012 8:08 AM
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Storyboard Generator

Storyboard Generator | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great tool for developing storyboards based around scripts. Great for helping to visualise a text / script.

Alfredo Corell's curator insight, December 27, 2012 8:47 AM

Share your creative work with the Generator community. Upload to the Video Gallery and Free Media Library.

Karen Faulkner's curator insight, March 25, 2013 6:26 AM

What a fantastic tool for uper primary students to bring to life scripts

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February 29, 2012 7:40 AM
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YouSpin Lite for iPhone

This is a great free tool which enables you to create 3D photgraphs in just a few seconds. Very impressive.

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February 28, 2012 10:57 AM
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Create ebooks with Booktype

Create ebooks with Booktype | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes. Create books on your own or with others via an easy-to-use web interface. Build a community around your content with social tools and use the reach of mobile, tablet and ebook technology to engage new audiences.

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February 20, 2012 5:05 AM
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Create interactive charts and infographics

Create interactive charts and infographics | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great tool for creating graphs from your own data. You can them embed the graphics it produces into reports or webpages using the embed code. You do need a Twitter or Facebook account to sign up though.

Malachy Scullion's comment, March 7, 2012 10:16 AM
Nice resource. Pity I live in a place where FB/Twitter is blocked.
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February 14, 2012 6:26 AM
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Prezi Viewer for iPad | Prezi

Prezi Viewer for iPad | Prezi | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

View and present your prezis anywhere with simple, intuitive multitouch gestures.
Revise and retouch your prezis, correct typos and adjust your presentation on-the-fly.
Prezi Viewer is the perfect companion to your Prezi experience, and... it’s free.

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February 11, 2012 7:45 AM
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GIFPAL - Make animated GIFs online with webcam and images.

GIFPAL - Make animated GIFs online with webcam and images. | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great free tool for making animated 'gif' images from either your photographs or using your web cam. You can also add a number of effects to the images and then download them or share them online. No registration necessary.

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February 10, 2012 3:35 AM
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Select & Speak: An Easy To Use Text To Speech Extension [Chrome]

Select & Speak: An Easy To Use Text To Speech Extension [Chrome] | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Select and Speak is a handy extension for Google Chrome that allows users to listen to text from almost any website. The extension has a list of voices (accents) to choose from; you can choose any of the voices that you recognize the clearest and the easiest.

Ove Christensen's comment February 10, 2012 8:08 AM
Works very fine in English - Useless in Danish and probably all other languages beside English
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February 7, 2012 2:54 AM
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Timeline Movie Maker

Timeline Movie Maker | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This free site enables you to create a ovie from your Facebook timeline. This is a great way to create a digital narrative of your life since you joined Facebook.

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April 2, 2012 7:56 AM
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Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge

Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Test your listening and spelling skills with the Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge. Listen to the words then type them. You can select your level and choose between UK or American English.

timsbox's curator insight, May 16, 2013 6:25 AM

Basique mais sympa... Choisis le niveau vert pour démarrer !

Elena Manou's curator insight, October 11, 2013 7:40 AM

lovely spelling - listening practice for learners

Tony Gough's curator insight, November 14, 2013 6:17 AM

For those English language learners and users who need to check their spelling, or even improve it!

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March 25, 2012 5:22 AM
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Instant Screen Sharing | Screenleap

Instant Screen Sharing | Screenleap | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is an excellent free screen sharing tool. It requires no downloads or registration and works in the browser so it's platform independent (works on MAC or PC). This is an excellent tool for giving or getting tech support.

HKelley's curator insight, January 9, 2014 8:52 PM

I'm not sure about classroom application yet...but you can't argue with the ability to share screens.

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March 20, 2012 6:40 AM
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App Store - VRT2 - Video Recording Teleprompter

Record yourself speaking and then evaluate your performance. Great way to improve your speaking and presentation skills.

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March 10, 2012 3:42 AM
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Create magazines about your favourite topics

Create magazines about your favourite topics | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

You can use this simple free tool to create your own magazine based around a topic. You don't have to write anything, you can collect and curate information and links to videos, images and articles from around the web.

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March 8, 2012 3:46 AM
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New Outline Maker- CRLS Research Guide

New Outline Maker- CRLS Research Guide | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a simple tool for helping students to create a thesis outline.

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March 2, 2012 11:37 AM
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Video messaging service

This looks like a great new free video messaging servcie. Just register and start sending video messages directly from your webcam.

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February 29, 2012 7:13 AM
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Seven Digital Learning Tips for Students

Seven Digital Learning Tips for Students | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

The good news is that succeeding in an online environment isn’t so different than succeeding in a traditional classroom. OK, sure, there’s the time and distance and technological wall that can separate online learners. But the computer, in many cases, doesn’t slam the communication door closed; it, in fact, opens it wider.

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February 25, 2012 1:39 PM
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GifBoom: Animated GIF Camera

This is a useful free app for creating animated gifs from images you create on your camera phone. These can then be posted on to various social networking sites.

Elizabeth Anne's comment, April 15, 2012 3:06 AM
My app store says "not found" :-(
I wonder if there's some sort of localisation problem :-(
grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Nik Peachey's comment, April 15, 2012 3:27 AM
@Elizabeth Try searching directly in the app store
Elizabeth Anne's comment, April 15, 2012 4:12 AM
THX a million :-) I got it in the end - my fault of course :-(
I just CANNOT get the apple mentality! But I'm back in fighting again
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February 19, 2012 4:38 AM
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Create quick polls for mobile

Create quick polls for mobile | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great tool for creating quick live interaction polls. Great way to get quick research or audience response.

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February 13, 2012 6:13 AM
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ThinkBinder

ThinkBinder | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

ThinkBinder is a great free tool for creating your own study group.

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February 10, 2012 7:33 AM
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Add Voice to Tweets and Voice Over to Videos you Share

Add Voice to Tweets and Voice Over to Videos you Share | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This looks like a useful free tool for adding voice to your tweets or facebook postings. You can also add voice overs to videos you share. Could be very useful. There's also a free mobile app.

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February 7, 2012 3:01 AM
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IDroo Whiteboard for Skype

IDroo Whiteboard for Skype | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a very useful free interactive whiteboard that works along side Skype for online teaching and tutoring.

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