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Editor(s): John Paul Loucky (Seinan Jo Gakuin University, Japan), & Jean L. Ware (Tokai University Fukuoka Junior College, Japan) ISBN13: 9781522508243; EISBN13: 9781522508250; September, 2016, 2017. This book explores the latest educational technologies and web-based learning solutions for effective language learning curricula. Featuring emergent research on critical topics and innovations in the field of education, this publication is an essential resource for educators, administrators, instructional designers, pre-service teachers, and researchers in the field of education.
Flocabulary is a fun Web 2.0 site for education from Kapulers priceless blog. This is a great site for introducing or reviewing a subject/concept. The way this works is through innovative animated videos (or as Flocabulary puts it "Educational Hip-Hop"), that helps students learn through visual and auditory means. Also, there are some great features that make Flocabulary perfect for the classroom. For example, the lyrics of each song are displayed below the video and are interactive filled w/ words that are hot-linked to explore in more detail. The lyrics can also be downloaded or printed out. Best of all, are the lessons that are included w/ each video to help students reinforce their learning on each topic. Flipkart is a leading destination for online shopping in India, which means your eBooks can be sold to one of the largest English-speaking populations in the world. Flipkart has quickly grown to become the leader in Indian book retail, commanding over 80% of the countrys eBook market. Your eBook will be available to Flipkarts registered user base of more than 10 million people, and readable across multiple devices (Android, iOS, Windows 8, and more). Of course these are just the latest two partners. BookBaby authors can already sell their books on Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker & Taylor, eSentral, Scribd, and more. Learn more about BookBabys worldwide retail distribution.. free with every BookBaby ePublishing package. FireChat is a proprietary mobile app, developed by Open Garden, which uses wireless mesh networking to enable smartphones to connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fiv [Open Garden /firechat https://opengarden.com/firechat]. Open Garden is a wireless mesh networking application. ... FireChat. - for iOS and Android. Chat with everyone around you, even when there's no Internet!
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Famo.us is a JavaScript framework that enables developers to build beautiful cross-platform apps. It is the only framework that provides an open source 3D layout engine fully integrated with a 3D physics-based animation engine that can render to DOM, Canvas, or WebGL. Famo.us is led by Steve Newcomb, who is best known for founding Powerset, which was sold to Microsoft and is now part of Bing. Famo.us [FOUNDED2011 OVERVIEW].
Shadow Puppet the excellent free mobile iOS app for creating digital stories/videos has just released their biggest update. Version 2.0 allows users to upload video, search the web for animated gifs/images, add music from your iTunes library, and even draw on the screen for annotating. This is a very easy tool to use and allows educators/students to "flip" a lesson, cover a topic, or introduce digital storytelling. Also, Shadow Puppet has updated their site which has lots of different lesson plans, samples, and examples of how teachers are integrating SP into their classroom. To download Shadow Puppet click here. Fishtree is an innovative new digital adaptive learning platform that allows educators to curate and create lessons for their students. These lessons contain all sorts of dynamic media as well as being aligned to Common Core Standards. Also, Fishtree combines the best features of a LMS (learning management system) that allows teachers to assess students in real-time, grade, message, and more, which makes it a perfect solution for differentiating instruction. Flipgrid is a new site/community/app that reminds me of a more "adult" version of Voicethread. This is a nice site/community and iPad app that allows educators to record a video (asking a question) called a grid and then have students respond via their own video. Educators can then view through their admin page which videos have been viewed, questions answered, etc. Best of all Flipgrid has an educational portal where students don't need an email address or account to access teacher's grids, as well as many privacy options for educators to control. Finally, a Flipgrid can be embedded into a site and easily integrated into any LMS (Learning Management System).
Ana Maria Menezes, whose Life Feast blog is a must-read for any ESL/EFL/ELL teacher, has just put together an excellent list of "Tools For Flipping Your Class." an exhaustive list, but she's inviting others to add to it. All you have to do is click "ADD TO LIST." Ferlazzo has various "flipped" tools listed on two "Best" lists - The Best Posts On The "Flipped Classroom" Idea and A Potpourri Of The Best & Most Useful Video Sites. Check them both out!
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Ferlazzo has many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all his books. Clicking on the covers will lead you to them! Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: allows educators, students, administrators to easily find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the Federal Government and public and private organizations. It's a search engine because it won't store or mandate particular curricula or lesson plans, it only contains links to learning resources created by many organizations and initiatives. You can browse either by subject or by standard.
Flipped Classroom TOOLS and Resources Making the transition to a flipped classroom can be quite a trial. Not only are you changing your daily routine and lessons, but also the software and hardware you use. If you need a hand (and who doesn't?), here are some tools to help you flip your classroom. EDpuzzle is becoming one of the premiere web/iOS tools around for learning in the classroom. This is a fantastic free tool for editing a video, cropping, adding quizzes/polls, narration, etc. then embedding into site/blog. It is being used to flip a classroom or lesson, Project Based Learning, grading/assessing, and even for differentiating instruction. The educational portal allows students to sign-up w/out needing an email account and lets educators track student progress in real-time.
A "Flipped Classroom" is a classroom that uses class time to do activities/lessons (guided by the teacher) and "homework" time (at home) for guided instruction (usually through video). Basically, it turns a classroom upside down (or on its head) where the learning of a topic is done at home and then that applied practice or "work" is done at school. With Mobile Learning and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) becoming more mainstream, "Flipped Classroom" models are happening more and more, leading me to create my list of favorite tools for "flipping a classroom". [Written by dkapuler on Jul 23, 2013].
Technology coordinator Cassie Holewinski shares 100+ tools here as part of her Flipped Classroom Workshop.
If you have an Apple TV in your classroom, this iOS app lets you turn it into a gigantic yet readable web browser. Capture lessons with Swivl to improve teacher effectiveness and student performance by turning class time into content creation time. Turn any document into a class discussion with a commenting system that appears right next to the text. NowComment makes it easy to have rich, engaging discussions of online documents no matter how large (or small) your class or collaboration group. NowComment is fast, powerful, and feature-rich: you can sort comments, skim summaries, create assignments, hide comments, reply privately, and much more. It's free, a project of public interest group Fairness.com LLC. Take 60 seconds to get an account now! Transform your videos into interactive lessons by adding websites, polls, maps, etc. right into the videos themselves. GoNoodle is a fantastic App to be used on a whiteboard/projector to give students "brain" breaks throughout the school day. This is done by interacting w/ three different videos/activities: Airtime, Run w/ Us, and Maximo. Integrating GoNoodle into the classroom has a positive effect on students and helps reenergize them to maximize their potential throughout the day.
A wonderful way for teachers to create an interactive/guided presentation for their students "flipped learning". The ultimate assessment tool for teachers to use w/ their mobile devices or browser to gauge student's learning. A fantastic iPad app for turning your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. This allows for a teacher to create guided lessons (by adding text/drawing/narration) that students can view at home. Students can then use the app in class to answer each other questions before asking the teacher, while teachers can use it to assess student's learning. A excellent innovative site that allows students engage their creativity by completing chapters of a book/story and then having other students vote on which one should be included in the finished product. Once a book/story is completed a trade paperback copy can be ordered turning students into published writers. A terrific iPad app that is very similar to Ask3 as it turns the iPad into a recordable whiteboard. However, a teacher can not only create a bunch of guided lessons, they can also post them on the web for their students to view at home for "flipped learning". A wonderful iPad/web tool that allows educators to create lessons and then assess students learning in real-time. Also, students can view the lessons at home on their mobile devices and learn at their own pace. Is one of the most popular sites/apps for creating and searching for video lessons for students. Simply put, Knowmia is one of the best and easiest ways to "flip a classroom". A great site/company for educational iOS Math games that can be used to create 21st Century "Math Centers". This is a great way to use educational apps to reinforce "flipped learning". A fantastic site for educators to create guided learning playlists that students can use at home for self learning. One of the best sites around for creating a "Flipped Classroom". A terrific all-in-one solution for mobile devices in education. Teachers can use it to create engaging lessons that students can do from home.
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Yahoo announced a bunch of changes at its photo site, Flickr, today, including letting you store 200,000 photos for free! (compared to the previous 200). Read all about it at this Read Write Web post. Donate rice to poor while learning new words!
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FluencyFinder is a wonderful iOS app for assessing student reading levels. This is done through a very easy to user interface where teachers print out Reading passages Grades 1 - 8 and then have students read along while marking their mistakes on their mobile device. Best of all students are created on their mobile device and all student and data tracking is done automatically which then generates reports. FF just added 18 new reading passages for grades 6 - 8!!! (by Dave Kapuler) Fish Smarty is an excellent new site for online learning through: educational games, digital comics, and coloring. Also, FS has an educational portal which is ideal for tracking student progress and having a safe environment for kids to interact in. Free Trial Filesharing Collaborative Research Program Awesome Stories Readings about Movies with pictures. Very nice collection of free and open source software categorized by educational use. The list is maintained by educators.
Fun Educational Apps is a site that is self explanatory. It is a great site for finding apps for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. All apps can be browsed by age level or subject. Also, there are nice detailed reviews w/ screen shots to help users find what best meets their needs. Famigo is a wonderful site for finding safe kid-friendly apps for Apple and Android. The apps are reviewed on a 5-star scale and can be searched for by age-level, category, etc. For Kapuler's top 10 sites for finding educational apps click here. Funschool is an excellent site for educational games for grades Pre-K-6th grade. Not only does FS have games on a lot of different subjects, but there are videos, printables, and interactives to find on here as well. For Kapuler's top 10 sites for educational games click here. Fuel the Brain is a nice site for educational resources and math games. This site covers different aspects of math such as: counting, operations, geometry, etc. Resources can be searched by grade level and there are even interactives that students can play. For Kapuler's 10 sites for educational games click here. Free-OCR.com is a free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool. You can use this service to extract text from any image you supply. This service is free, no registration necessary. We also do not need your email address. Just upload your image files. Free-OCR takes either a JPG, GIF, TIFF BMP or PDF (only first page). The only restriction is that the images must not be larger than 2MB, no wider or higher than 5000 pixels and there is a limit of 10 image uploads per hour. [Free-OCR can handle images with multi-column text and also supports more languages: Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.]
FLASH-CARD CREATING PROGRAMS FOR STUDY ONLINE: Ediscio is a nice site for creating online flashcards. This site has lots of features such as: creating boxes of flash cards, adding multimedia to cards, analytical graphs, collaboration/sharing w/ others, etc Cobocards is another nice site for creating flashcards. Being online these cards can be saved and shared w/ others or even collaborated on. Also, CC has some nice mobility apps for those that prefer that method of learning. Translate French accurately with the help of BB French Translation.a2 FILE-HOSTING, CONVERSION AND FILE-SHARING PROGRAMS Cometdocs is a site I've covered in the past but recently received an email about some new features. CD is a great free site for people to convert files in a wide variety of formats (up to 30). Also users can now store files online, share them w/ others (public/private) and transfer large files (more w/ a paid plan). [Written by dkapuler on Feb 08, 2013]. Moonberri is a new (beta) site for sharing files in a fast and secure way. This is done simply by uploading a document, image, video, etc and then setting a password to the unique URL that generated.
Superflashcard is a site that I just found out about from one of my readers. This is a great site for finding flashcards in a wide variety of subjects such as foreign languages and exams. Also, a user can save their favorite cards and use them to study by creating slideshows or quizzes. Click here for 15 sites for creating flashcards. FileLab is an excellent new site for editing video and audio. This is all done w/ a nice easy to use interface which is drag-n-drop. A user can crop/trim audio/video, add effects, and of course save and share. For Dave Kapuler's top 10 sites for editing video click here. For his top 10 sites for editing audio click here. Drawpr is a nice new free site for file sharing. This is done in a rather unique way by dragging and dropping files on a bucket. These buckets can be made public for others to download your files, or private so only you have access to them. The max size a file can be for upload is 50 MB. For top 10 sites for file sharing from Dave Kapuler, click here. Minus is a wonderful site/app for sharing files, photos, music, etc w/ a simple to use drag-n-drop interface. This happens to be a very visually pleasing site and is very innovative in the way it works. I've been using the Mac app and think it works perfectly. A user has the ability to set their files to public/private, share them, embed them in a site, etc. Also, there is a nifty little screen capture tool which is a nice feature too. Those familiar w/ Dropbox will feel right at home w/ this app. Ziddu is a complete Free file hosting system which offers services like Free Web Hosting, Image hosting & Free Web Space. Ziddu users can play, watch and share. World's Leading Image,Video,Audio and Document Sharing Portal Uploader Box is a site that is ideal for uploading/downloading large files. This is done uploading the file and then adding your email and another user's. Once this is a done a unique URL is generated for sharing or downloading this file. Click here to view Dave Kapuler's top 10 sites for FILE-SHARING. Fresh Brain is a site I just learned about from Richard Byrne's award winning blog, Free Technology 4 Teachers. This is a great site for educators and students for developing technology projects such as: building a FB app, creating a game, or making a YouTube a video.
Faceflow is a great site for creating a live video chat w/ up to 4 people. To start a chat just register and share the unique URL that is generated. As well as chatting a person has a screen for texting as well.
Four Letter Words from Linguamation Studio is a word game like no other. Featuring compelling graphics and entrancing audio, it wraps the cerebral addictiveness of a word game in the chillaxing deliciousness of groovy ambiance. Transcend time and space as you transform one four letter word into another and create an organic network of cells from start to finish! Download from i-Tunes for ~99 cents. Flip Snack is a new (beta) site that reminds me a lot of Bookrix or Mixbook. All a user has to do is upload a PDF and then choose options on how they want their flipbook created. Once the book is created it can then be shared on your favorite social network or embedded into a site. The book can also be downloaded. The only other feature I'd to see is the ability to order a hard copy of your book like you can do on Mixbook. Click here to see my top 10 list on creating digital books. (Written by dkapuler)
FILE-SHARING PROGRAMS TOP 10 SITES FOR FILE SHARING Written by dkapuler on Jul 12, 2011 10:18 pm "File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images, and video), documents, or electronic books (wikipedia)." As w/ any business or educational institution integrated w/ technology, it's important to have a solid grasp on file sharing and be fluent in the use of file sharing technologies. Top 10 Sites for File Sharing A unique site that allows a user to create a dropbox that allows others to access via a request and then download. Probably the most popular of the web based file sharing sites that integrates w/ Google Apps. Also, has the ability to share/store files in a folder which is ideal for embedding into a site. A simple file sharing site that allows users to embed their file into a blog/site or share w/ a unique URL. A free easy to use site that allows users to upload up to 5 Gig of data. An ideal way to share files in a private setting either as an URL or embed code. A great site for file sharing which allows for password protection and the ability to choose what format you want to download the file in. An excellent site for sharing files in a social network type setting. A site that is also available as a free app for sharing files person to person rather then storing on a server. A fun site for transferring files w/ a nice user interface. Also, a person has the ability to add a message to their file transferring email. A simple to use site (drag-n-drop) for sharing files that also integrates nicely w/ bit.ly for URL shortening. Go Pileus is one of the easiest file sharing sites around. All a user has to do is drag-n-drop files from their desktop right in their browser window on the Pileus window and items are transferred. It also integrates w/ bit.ly for making URL's shorter.
Fotobabble, a neat application where people can post photos along with an audio description, has gotten even better. Now, users can grab images off the web by just using the photo's url address. Before, uploading images was the only option. It's one of the best Web 2.0 applications of the year for educators, and is on The Best Sites To Practice Speaking English list. It's a simple tool students can use to practice their speaking skills. It's very easy to use but, just in case, Russell Stannard at the great Teacher Training Videos has posted a good video tutorial on how to use the app.
AllMyFaves is a colorful page that presents the user with the editors' picks for the top sites for educators. Be prepared to explore for hours! Folktales and legends embedded in a specific culture provide an opportunity to explore and teach rich and fascinating social lessons. Search A-Z This site is best viewed using Firefox Browser with Interlinks enabled. Get it here. Best online Resource for free printables: Printable music, games, puzzles, cards, calendars and more.
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Short folktales help communicate "life lessons" - perseverance, the importance of relationships, etc. Here are a few sources of good folktales - with interpretations already clearly embedded in them. The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach "Life Lessons": The Best Sites For Using Aesop's Fables In The Classroom. David Deubelbeiss at EFL Classroom 2.0 has created an extraordinary collection of Stories to inspire and teach. Hes also created a video collection. He has more Learning Through Stories videos here. A group called Learning To Give has a collection of folktales divided by the character trait they believe it teachers - generosity, respect, etc. Thanks to Renee Hill for the tip. You can access a good portion of a The Moral Of The Story at Google Books.
Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (Aaron Shepard's Scripts in Paperback) With 16 Play Scripts From World Folk and Fairy Tales and Legends, Including African, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Russian, Scandinavian, and Native American Folktales on Stage is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted by children's author Aaron Shepard from his own folktale retellings. A wide variety of countries and cultures is represented, including Native America, Africa, the Middle East, India, Russia, Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, and China. The scripts may be freely copied, shared, and performed for any noncommercial purpose. While aiming mostly at ages 8 to 15, the collection features a full range of reading levels. Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of numerous picture books and children's magazine stories, as well as several acclaimed reader's theater books. He spent five years as a professional actor in reader's theater, performing in schools and conducting workshops for teachers and students. He now hosts Aaron Shepard's RT Page, the Web's most popular reader's theater destination, with weekly visits by thousands of teachers and librarians. Twelve Games That Use Flickr, the photo-hosting site. Several can be used as language-development opportunities by ELLs.
Pangea.org/ChrisFry's Online Reading News Story Feeds at 3 Levels Learners of English on Facebook that are fed from RSS feeds using RSS Graffiti. If you are logged onto Facebook you can see what it looks like (and become a fan, if you like). Foreign Language Resource Center (U. of HI.)--FREE DOWNLOADS
Did you know that over 100 of the NFLRC's publications are now free as digital downloads? Click on the link for more info. FactCheckEd from the University of Pennsylvania seems to have some surprisingly good lesson plans. Also see The Big Deal Book Of Technology Newsletter, a good resource on reading. Most Frequent English and French words including first 1k, 2k, and AWL with both Headword and Word Family Lists. Other Useful list links included here include the Brown Corpus list, Ogden's 'Basic Engish' (Express almost everything in just 850 words!), and word lists based on the British National Corpus from U. Lancaster and from Paul Nation. Finally there are Links to many more lists (from David Lee).
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(Used in Japan, but their list is not free so little used outside the country.) BLOGGING & FILE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS Find a Language Partner to practice with for 113 Languages in over 170 Countries! Free! Lang-8.com is a great place for free Language Exchange! Allows you to start your own Japanese Language Blog, which natives speakers will help correct for free! Corrections will be highlighted so you can easily learn from your own mistakes. Sample recommended Language Blogs include: Edmodo is a site that is "a private micro-blogging platform that teachers and students can use to send notes, links, files, alerts, assignments, and events to each other;" students do not need an email address, just a code obtained from the teacher. Gliffy is a Graphic Organizer program FAMILY TREE PROGRAMS Dynastree.com can help you or your students build ones own Digital Family Tree.
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Languagecaster.com - learn English through soccer offers a free weekly podcast with worksheets, transcripts and vocabulary lists for learners of English who like football (Soccer). Other Language-learning links given. A free forum site creator wizard. Streamfile.com offers Free File-Sharing.
FinAid through an article in the Wall Street Journal. It appears to be one of the most complete resources on the web for college financial assistance. See also The Best Sites For Encouraging ELLs To Attend College. (ESL Readings)
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