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Application for instructors to create lessons that students access on iPads or computers. Collects data in polls. Teacher and students can draw on images or a shared whiteboard.

Take notes (saved in Google Drive) as you watch a YouTube video. Video on left, notes on right. Use keyboard commands to pause & play video. (Keyboard commands do not work in Firefox.)

Video lessons on a wide range of subjects, aligned to Common Core. Seem to currently (as of 5/12/2013) have no language lessons. However, you can use this as a repository to upload your own lessons and share them.

Pinterest for education. Save, share, and comment on clips from the web.

Flashcards. Some free language decks available, or you can create your own in any language. iPhone/iPad apps as well as web app.

Learn English vocabulary by adding words to lists and taking quizzes. Translations in Spanish and Polish.

Send text messages to groups of students/parents/etc.

Create an interactive canvas. Can include webpages, images, audio, and video.

YouTube to mp3 converter tool. Allows users to extract a downloadable mp3 file from any YouTube page.

Create a quiz. Visually appealing. Limitations: Only two answer choices per question.

Enter a list of English words, and this app generates definitions, a multiple-choice quiz, flashcards, worksheets, and synonyms. Flashcards and worksheets are for printing out. You do not need to be logged in to use this app. Limitations: English only

Flash-based application that lets you create, share and store presentations online.

Voice recorder which enables you to send voice emails, using your default email client.

List of open-source resources for teaching ancient languages, including textbooks.

US Government online English lessons.

Interactive website that teaches the Arabic alphabet, including writing.

Multimedia online book for beginners learning Japanese.

Add quizzes and polls directly into videos.

online dictionaries for many languages that also has useful forums, where users can post and reply to questions regarding language meaning and usage

Site offering a variety of apps that teachers can use to create activities and that students can use on their own. Intended for EFL, but would also be useful for other languages in some cases. Limitations: As of 6/9/2016, no new registrations are allowed, although the site can be used without registering.