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Yacapaca is a great web tool for educators. It allows teachers to have access to a plethora of already made quizes. They can also make their own using the provided tools there. I have just discovered this awesome website today and I think it is really worth reviewing here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Yacapaca is absolutely free and does not require any software download or installation. You just need to register with them using your email address. As you head over to Yacapaca main page you will find two big buttons one says ' I am a teacher' and the other ' I am a student'. for students to log in they need an access key from their teachers. Once logged in you can choose your country ( it does not support all countries ) and a list of categories will be displayed. For instance for Canada , I have Maths ( 95 quizes and courses ), History ( 74 ), Geography ( 67), Design and Technology (87)...etc. Some features of Yacapaca Here is a list of the main features that Yacapaca offers to its users: It is free It is easy to use It is fast and secure It provides quizes and surveys It lets you discover, modify and share assessements It lets you mark automatically It allows you to analyse using tools that will help you improve your teaching

"Timeline: Classroom technology from papyrus to iPads "

Study Buddies is one of the features I like so much about this website. Students can search for and find other people with whom they can work, collaborate and interact online. They can add enough buddies to create a study group. There is also the possibility that students create a class or enroll into one to study a topic at their own pace. Some features of QuizMeOnline Here is a set of the features that QuizMeOnline offers to its users: It is free It is easy to use It has a user friendly interface It helps students study for a quiz Teachers can use it to create their own quizzes It also lets users create and share flashcards It also allows students to take notes and create study groups It provides study guides for students to learn about a certain process. These study groups can include images, links and YouTube videos.

Witty Comics is a cool website. It allows its users to create two characters dialogues. This is a great learning tool for students. They love cartoons and comics and are much more inclined to learn via dialogues and interactive  play roles. Teachers can use Witty Comics to create dialogues underlining the target structures they want to teach  and let students act them out. Students can on their part use Witty Comics to create thier own  dialogues and rehearse them in front of their peers. Witty Comics is a good tool to foster students communicative skills and enhance their creative powers. Witty Comics is free of charge and is very easy to use. It has a simple platform that any one can handle , the only thing you need to do is to register with them and start making comics straight away. Pre-drawn background scenes and characters are already provided and students will only select the ones they want to feature in their comics.   You might also like: 8 Reasons Why you should Create A Blog for your Class 10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use Snip.ly :Snip and Share Your Favorite Parts of Webpages A Great List of 70+ iPad Apps for Teachers and Students LinkWithin   

It is free It is easy and simple to use It has a user friendly interface It supports several languages including English, French, German, Italian, Portugues and  Latin It provides pre drawn characters and dialogue boxes Users  have a huge flexibility when editing their strips They can change the size of each character or dialogue bubble, bring elements forward within each box or even change the sequence of each box It offers some writing prompts

How can we keep students focused on schoolwork with all the electronic temptations surrounding them? By engaging the students completely with our lessons, keeping students actively involved in their learning, and reflecting on our practice to avoid blaming the technology or kids' short attention spans, in my opinion.

You can upload files up to 2 GB in size so this would prove very handy in sharing teaching resources such as videos that are simply too large to email. Absolutely no sign up or login required.  It just works.

"Resources to Replace Textbooks " A listing of various online physics resources for teachers trying to get away from textbooks.

Some features of Cartoonatic Here is a list of the main features that Cartoonatic offers to its users It is free It is simple to sue It is easy and quick It offers intuitive navigation It allows its uses to turn their videos into cartoons It offers 9 cool video effects created by cartoon artists It also offers real time preview of all these effects It lets you add music and create animated masterpieces out of your videos You can use the speeding up option to turn your videos into a real fun Instantly share via YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or E-mail  

Some features of GrossOut Here is a list of the main features that GrossOut offers to its users: It is free It is easy to use It does not require any sign up or registration It lets you add scary and heinous effects to your images You can upload your own picture or capture one using your webcam You can also download your scary photo to your computer

This space is intended as a virtual eToolBox of resources for integrating technology into the classroom. It is chocked-full of resources, how-tos, use in classroom, examples and more. Please visit the links to the left to learn more about the tools in the eToolBox.

Really cool and easy-looking way to create and share animations.

Random name selector apps and student feedback apps

AR SPOT is an augmented-reality authoring environment for children. An extension of MIT's Scratch project, this environment allows children to create experiences that mix real and virtual elements. Children can display virtual objects on a real-world scene observed through a video camera, and they can control the virtual world through interactions between physical objects. This project aims to expand the range of creative experiences for young authors, by presenting AR technology in ways appropriate for this audience. In this process, we investigate how young children conceptualize augmented reality experiences, and shape the authoring environment according to this knowledge.

If you are in education and you don't know how some programs works or what it is, then please watch these videos. It will amaze you just how much incredible educational content there is and ANYONE with a computer can access it.

Earlier this week, Google introduced Knowledge Graph, the company's new search technology that understands "things not strings" and adds rich and relevant details about your query in the sidebar of your search results. Here are five great things you can now do with a quick Google search.

" Description "ARMedia Player" is the first iOS application that allows to interact with virtual models, created by means of the popular ARMedia Plugins, directly in the real physical space using AR (Augmented Reality) technology. When aiming your device's camera to the AR target image, you can simulate the setup of your models in an unrestricted way "

"Here are some links that can be powerful whole-group instructional tools when used on an interactive whiteboard. These are grouped by subject area and subdivided by grade band. These resources are provided FREE for all Georgia Educators and other educators worldwide by the Educational Technology Center housed at the National Science Center in Augusta, Georgia."

"20 different categories, with high quality nature, technology and architectural photos."