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"Information is everywhere and the ability to organize that information in meaningful ways is a powerful skill. How can we teach our students to effectively curate content? And how can we organize the resources available to us as educators?"

Basic primer for those of us just starting to explore curation tools and looking to find the right fit.

" I realized that to effectively engage in professional learning, I needed tools in place to curate content, save what I found, and connect to other educators."

Too many apps to sort through to find an educationally useful one?  Here's a database that is "a central resource to assist educators looking for mobile apps to facilitate the learning process" - the TBR dLearning Initiative.

WeSpeke is an app that enables students in US language classes to be matched with a native speaker anywhere in the world. It is a curated program, with special privacy safeguards built in at the HS level.

iTalki has been my go to for finding language exchange partners but the fact that there are safeguards built in for the HS level makes this an attractive option to use at the secondary level, thanks for sharing this!

Good resource. This is definitely an aspect of my teaching that needs more work, especially in lower-level classes.

Many ideas on using Web based tools in Teachin language.