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" your left/right keys to browse storiesNext story Previous story Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterFollow us on Google+ Channels Apps Daily Dose Design & Dev Entrepreneur Gadgets Insider LifeHacks Media Shareables Social Media Editions Africa Asia Australia Canada Europe India Latin America Middle East UK Companies Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Languages France Nederland Polska Portugal Romania Russia Transcribe: An awesome audio-transcription Web app for Chrome 4TH AUGUST 2012 by PAUL SAWERS If you ever have a need to transfer an audio recording into text format, you'll likely love this little Chrome Web app. Aimed at journalists, students or anyone with a need to convert interviews and such like to the written from, Transcribe does exactly as it says on the tin. And it's so incredibly simple to use. You can either access the app through the Chrome Web Store, or simply go straight to the webpage (http://transcribe.wreally.com/), bookmark it and add it to your toolbar for easy access. Transcribe is geared towards Google Chrome because because the Web app requires the HTML5 functionality. It's also worth noting that Transcribe works entirely offline - which allayed my initial fears that this tool would be heavily restricted by a dependence on connectivity."

This is a superb site which allows you to make video of a drawing with audio. Combine this with a whiteboard and you can record a lesson quickly and easily and embed it on your site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

This is a useful choosing board Apple app to help with communication. Make your boards using the preloaded images or take photos to make your own. Record a word or phrase which is played as each button is pushed. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/soundingboard/id390532167. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Special+Educational+Needs

A great document, whiteboard, note scanner app from Microsoft which converts camera images to Word documents, PDFs, OneNote files and more. Great for recording brainstorming sessions and meetings.

recording of talk to diigo co-founder and Vice President Maggie Tsai who will share the features diigo offers for teachers and students, and give us some clues about what may be coming in terms of new features.

Children at our school produce and record their own radio broadcasts on a regular basis. From this site, you can listen to their shows using the Show Player, subscribe to the show (to receive the latest shows as soon as they are made), find out more about how the shows are made and the children who make it, and also contact us to let us know what you think about it.

LearnCentral allows educators to use a free public Elluminate room to hold large webinars or group meetings. To qualify, the events must be 1) education-oriented, 2) free (you're not charging those who attend), 3) recordable (will be done automatically), and 4) available to anyone to attend. We're really excited to see what you do with this capability, and are hoping that it allows you to regularly gather other educators around curricular interests in "historic" ways.

The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

Texts, recordings and videos in different languages

Recorded webinars on basic and advanced uses of Adobe Connect

A good, child-friendly resource for preparing a speech. Record audio and use a teleprompter to help. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A YouTube Page guaranteed to make all but the youngest of us feel old, by showing technology that is obsolete. Great for showing the iPod generation the wonders of cassette tapes and vinyl records. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A good site for making music. Start the cyber beats and scratch virtual records to create unique sounds. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

A site for recording videos live then broadcasting them online. Great for distance education.

A superb app for any one looking at learning basic Mandarin Chinese. Play the game to listen and see the language. There are many different types of questions, but most are multiple choice or click and drag from a selection of choices. Questions start out easy and there is support and 'hint' buttons to help you. You can download each lesson as you reach it, or download everything if you plan to use it offline. All the language you have met is stored in a word bank and use your microphone to compare your pronunciation to the recordings.

An iPad app which allows a teacher to set work remotely on the students' devices, including with recorded audio instructions. The teacher can see what the students are doing and get feedback instantly on the their iPad. The students can put up a virtual hand to ask for help from the teacher, or from fellow students.