Tools for Teachers & Learners
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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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StudyStream - The Future of Language Learning

StudyStream - The Future of Language Learning | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

StudyStream is a useful tool for practicing your reading or listening in a language you want to learn. It has a range of different mdia and language activities and is free.

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April 23, 2012 2:59 AM
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The social-scrapbook

This is a great free tool for creating scrapbooks. You can collect together text and images and arrange them on the page in any way you like. Great tool for class projects and assignments.

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April 19, 2012 3:24 AM
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Quipper - Share your knowledge

Quipper - Share your knowledge | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great free app for creating and sharing quizzes. There are also lots of quizzes already created which you can take.

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April 17, 2012 4:51 AM
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EUscreen - Providing online access to Europe's television heritage

EUscreen - Providing online access to Europe's television heritage | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great way to develop your language abilities. EUscreen offers free online access to videos, stills, texts and audio from European broadcasters and audiovisual archives. Explore selected content from early 1900s until today.

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April 14, 2012 5:15 AM
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iMindMap App for iPad

This is a free mindmapping app for the iPad. Really great for brainstorming, note taking or planning.

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April 5, 2012 5:10 AM
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webcast.berkeley | UC Berkeley Video and Podcasts for Courses & Events

webcast.berkeley | UC Berkeley Video and Podcasts for Courses & Events | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Webcast.berkeley is the campus service for recording and publishing course and campus events for students and learners around the globe. Choose from a huge list of lectures and courses.

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April 4, 2012 3:11 AM
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myHomework -App

This is a useful free app for students to help them keep up to date and organised with homework assignments etc. It should help you to better manage your time.

Abilio 's comment April 4, 2012 7:24 AM
Wish something like that for my desktop.Can you recommend one?
Miss O'Dea's Middle School Apps's curator insight, March 2, 2014 6:19 PM
App Title-myHomeworkDevelopers Name-RodrigoDescription of the app-Students can use this app to keep track of homework, tests, and quizzes.  It can also be used for long term project planning.Why did you choose to share this app?  I choose this app because a lot of my students have difficulty keeping track of everything but their phones,iPods,and iPads.  This would be a great way for them to use these devices to aid in their school success.Lesson-How to successfully use this app daily in school.
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April 3, 2012 6:45 AM
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Diagramly - Draw Diagrams Online

Diagramly - Draw Diagrams Online | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Create diagrams and visuals online. Great for creating your own infographics.

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April 2, 2012 10:45 AM
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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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April 24, 2012 3:37 AM
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Make your iPad Speak

iOS has a number of accessibility features that even those without visual or hearing impairments may want to use. One of those is the voice over feature called 'speak selection'. You can select any word, or text and have the iPad speak it.

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April 19, 2012 3:30 AM
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Snapguide

Snapguide | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This is a great free app for creating step by step instruction guides. It combines video, images and text. Also a great tool for learning how to do something new. The instruction guides can be viewed online or on mobile devices.

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April 17, 2012 6:09 AM
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Create PDF from text images or html FREE

Create PDF from text images or html FREE | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Very easy to use free tool for creating PDF documents online.

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April 16, 2012 11:31 AM
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Adobe Reader for iPhone & iPad

A great free app for reading and marking up PDF documents.

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April 5, 2012 5:24 AM
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Amidst a Mobile Revolution in Schools, Will Old Teaching Tactics Work?

Amidst a Mobile Revolution in Schools, Will Old Teaching Tactics Work? | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Just a few years ago, the idea of using a mobile phone as a legitimate learning tool in school seemed far-fetched, if not downright blasphemous. Kids were either prohibited from bringing their phones to school, or at the very least told to shut it off during school hours.

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April 4, 2012 8:38 AM
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How to pronounce words (and use them) | A video pronunciation dictionary

How to pronounce words (and use them) | A video pronunciation dictionary | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This site gives you example pronunciation or words and also finds videos with subtitles that show the words being used in context.

Alejandro Restrepo's curator insight, March 27, 2013 1:00 AM

Intersting concept for some that cannot pronounce certain words. 

David Montero's curator insight, March 30, 2013 4:00 AM

people in real situations naturally speaking and using the word in context. 

Ruth Vilmi's curator insight, April 1, 2013 9:52 AM

The best site I know for teaching you how to pronounce any word, and to hear it in authentic situations on You Tube. Please share!

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Grab online videos with Video Grabber

Grab online videos with Video Grabber | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

Video Grabber is the best free online video grab app which helps you grab videos from YouTube, vimeo, dailymotion, break and other online video sites. By entering video URL address and click download, videograbber.net will automatically detect and find the real video file for you, you only need to save video to your PC.

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April 3, 2012 5:04 AM
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Free video lectures for Students

Free video lectures for Students | Tools for Teachers & Learners | Scoop.it

This site provides free video and audio lectures of whole courses conducted by faculty from reputed universities around the world.

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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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