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European languages associations that are part of REAL

"¿Te apetece ver lo que ocurre a tiempo real en una ciudad a través de imágenes? This is now! lo hace posible. Se trata de una herramienta que te permite ver lo que está pasando en diferentes ciudades a tiempo real a través de las imágenes que sobre las mismas se hayan subido a Instagram."

Using real apps for real language learning through taks based activities and practice in the ways that native speakers function daily. Authenticity at its best. . 

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Chat support software has now become a 'must have' part of every e-commerce website for its remarkable features. This web-based chat application helps s retailer to develop a quick contact with his customers to carry out seamless business communication. Using live chat, the retailers can provide instant, more personalized and real-time assistance to their customers.

Integrating technology into the classroom by means of WebQuests is a great way for students to get involved in real life learning

Great resource for "something more like an actual conversation - speech taking place in real time that is continually new, that conveys information that we are interested in...a listing of online news radio, talk, information programs, and music programs featuring music in the native language to practice your understanding of foreign languages. "

BookGlutton is a free resource that lets you read books on the web, digitally annotate them and interact with other readers in real-time. You can chat with users on different chapters, leave and reply to comments within the text and bookmark your place in the book.

Also great to download You Tube videos

This is a fabulous site for creating free ebooks by uploading photos from your computer, or by using the well stocked gallery of props scenes and characters provided by the site. Just drag and drop your items into place. Books can be private or shared using a url link. A free signing is required. You can also have your ebooks made into real books for a fee. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

In fact, some of the greatest obstacles to world-language education are parents who recall their own miserable experiences. Many Americans were introduced to foreign languages in middle school or high school classes that emphasized conjugation of verbs and other dull grammatical tasks rather than relevant communication skills. "Language teaching in the U.S. has been ineffective," Stewart says. "We start it at the wrong age. Teacher skills are not great. There's a focus on grammar and translation." The result: "Adults who took three years of French don't speak a word," she states.\nBut the trend toward competency and away from conjugation is helping create a new generation of language learners, one that gains real-world skills with many practical applications.

the key here lies in the paragraph I clipped: the focus should be on competency rather than on conjugation.

"Make your pdf documents flippable and quickly loading. It is like touching a real document." Free

BERNA - La Confederazione vuole poter conoscere in tempo reale il traffico di dati in internet di persone sospette: nel caso di un procedimento penale in corso, intende sorvegliare le comunicazioni avvenute via banda larga in chat, forum, oppure servizi telefonici proposti in rete. È quanto emerge da documenti confidenziali citati oggi dal settimanale «Wochenzeitung» (WOZ). Il Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia (DFGP) conferma.

TooFAST is a secure and free anonymous online assessment tool TooFAST allows anyone to develop an online assessment questionnaire that is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. TooFAST allows multiple question formats and allows an unlimited number of surveys to be completed. The software automatically summarizes and consolidates the comments, in real-time, on the web or as XML.

"The 2012 Guidelines are available online, supported with glossed terminology and annotated, multimedia samples of performance at each level for speaking and writing, and examples of oral and written texts and tasks associated with each level for reading and writing. ESL teachers will be particularly interested in exploring the English Proficiency Guidelines online." (Cutshall, 2015, ¶18, 2015.11.09)

"Stay organised as a staff or as a class with media rich collaborative virtual sticky notes. Add text images, files, links, Google Documents and more. You can add due dates and see changes being made by others in real-time. Be organised on the go with the Android and iOS apps."