Learning management system with a very visual user interface for the teacher. Teachers can create sequenced lessons.
Limitations: Free for up to 30 students per teacher.
Tools for learners, teachers, and researchers. Learners can take tests, use concordance tools for reading, writing, and grammar. Researchers and teachers can determine the number of words at different frequency bands, etc.
Limitations: English and French only
Между нами is a free, web-based textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to Russian language and culture. It is organized around the experiences of four American students, each spending the academic year in a different Russian city. Their interactions with host families, roommates, fellow students and teachers create a universe of contextualized information that motivates the use of the target language in the classroom.
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Между нами is a free, web-based textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to Russian language and culture. It is organized around the experiences of four American students, each spending the academic year in a different Russian city. Their interactions with host families, roommates, fellow students and teachers create a universe of contextualized information that motivates the use of the target language in the classroom.
We provide a large collection of worksheets and free downloadable resources on a wide range of topics. The majority of their worksheets are intended for elementary school students but some are for older students. Using our platform allows teachers and tutors to save time by making their students better at specific topics and skills.
Arch Chinese is a premier Chinese learning system crafted by Chinese teachers in the United States for Mandarin Chinese language learners at K-12 schools and universities. Designed from the start specifically for English speakers who have no or little knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, it offers a rich set of features with a slick and easy-to-use user interface.
How might we promote the same interaction among students using Twitter for classroom and learning?
Since Twitter is considered to be a social networking website, one aspect of this study looked at dialogue that transpired between followers to show evidence of collaborative conversations rather than unidirectional sharing of information.
Survey results show that nine out of ten of the respondents were able to give concrete examples of collaboration that occurred with fellow Twitter users.
These examples included ideas such as creating units, sharing of resources, students collaborating on projects between classrooms, exchanging professional materials and readings, writing book chapters, and even co-presenting at conferences.
beyond 140-character messages. That teachers moved discussions to forums that allow for deeper discussion and expansion of ideas is encouraging; Twitter does not seem to be a place to collaborate in depth, but rather to make those initial connections - a "jumping off" point.
how using Twitter has benefited them professionally. Four unique themes emerged from their responses:
Access to resources
Supportive relationships
Increased leadership capacity
Development of a professional vision
practical resources and ideas as a benefit.
opportunities for them to take leadership roles in developing professional development, organizing conferences, publishing, and grant writing.
This research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites such as Twitter for professional purposes.
Create multiple-choice quizzes that students can play against each other in real time. Use computers or mobile devices. Teacher has a dashboard view of students' results.
The teacher creates an account, and the students can create movies using animated clips. Students change the text to change the clips.
Limitations: The free version allows 5 students and 12 movies.