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Create animated videos using templates or your own ideas. Characters speak using text-to-speech, or you can record your voice.

Create an online board with images and text. Participants can add their own ideas and vote on their favorites. Invite participants by email or share a URL.

These "games" involve arranging objects in a room. For one idea of how to use these in the language classroom, see http://www.languagetechnologybootcamp.org/2014/02/07/a-small-game-for-teaching-two-way-prepositions/

Create phrase lists in multiple languages, including links back to where you found the phrases on the web. For ideas for using this in the classroom: http://nikpeachey.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/creating-social-phrasebooks-with.html

Several tools for writing (in English). Story idea generator, conflict generator, word count meter, readability analyzer, half title generator, cliche buster.

Teacher Community for Sharing Ideas, Advice, Strategies & More

For language grump Harry, Germany is like Sauerkraut: you can only love it if you grew up with it. But when he suddenly finds himself in a time warp while on vacation in the Black Forest, he's forced to learn German. "Harry - gefangen in der Zeit" is a bilingual, multimedia course composed of 100 episodes. You'll find 400 interactive exercises online, a vocabulary trainer with more than 3,500 words, as well as geographical information and ideas for lessons for all of the episodes.

Virtual pin board to share and organize ideas Limitations: free version gives you one popplet board only

Organize and Present Ideas using Mind Maps and Prezi (zooming) Effects Interesting way to present. Limitations: 1 presentation in free version.

The animated series Peep and the Big Wide World gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to preschoolers. Wry and distinctive visual humor, charming plotlines, and lovable characters combine with a comprehensive science program to attract and engage kids three to five years old.