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" Used by educators all over the world, Voxopop talkgroups are a fun, engaging and easy-to-use way to help students develop their speaking skills. They're a bit like message boards, but use voice rather than text and a have a specialised user interface. No longer confined to a physical classroom, teachers and students of oral skills can interact from home, or even from opposite sides of the planet! "

Here's an example of a Spanish speaking activity (could be used as a spontaneous interpersonal assessment or a practiced presentational assessment).

The Google SketchUp Lesson Plan Library We're looking for lesson plans for this library. Have a Google SketchUp lesson plan that you'd like to share with others? Submit it for review. If you're looking for ideas, you can start with SketchUp in the Classroom [PDF]5 Cool Ideas for How to Use SketchUp in Your Classroom Ready to explore SketchUp?

Shared using Google Presentation, check out the presentation for all the details.

Learn more about using prezi in teaching from a teacher.

Zoom around the prezi canvas to visualize your ideas. Insert images, videos, YouTube videos, PDFs, or other media. Choose a template and/or theme to customize your prezi. Present online or download and show your prezi offline. Collaborate in real-time, across the room or across time zones.

Create comics using text and audio.

Advice for using Voki

Voki for teachers - check out the Teacher's Corner

Very helpful examples and advice for using VOKI

A voki emailed to students to introduce the instructor before the term started.

Great screencasting application!

An online journal application that can be kept private or shared. Students can email entries to their instructor, for example. I'd like to offer this as an option to my students for their reading/grammar logs!