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"Over the course of this event we will be looking at a small range of web based tools that will enable you to create motivating online language learning activities for your students. These can be used either in class or set as homework. You will have the chance to understand how these tools work, find out how to use them with students and be able to try your hand at creating and sharing activities with other teachers. By the end of the event you should have a small 'toolkit' of resources and ideas that will enable you to enhance your lessons though the effective and pedagogically sound use of technology."

Over the course of this event we will be looking at a small range of web based tools that will enable you to create motivating online language learning activities for your students. These can be used either in class or set as homework. You will have the chance to understand how these tools work, find out how to use them with students and be able to try your hand at creating and sharing activities with other teachers. By the end of the event you should have a small 'toolkit' of resources and ideas that will enable you to enhance your lessons though the effective and pedagogically sound use of technology.

ost people use Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations, however there are many other tools which enable creation of more dynamic presentations. One such example is the Prezi web application which is well known for its unique zooming UI. Similarly, Impress.js is a JavaScript library and a free alternative to Prezi. Unfortunately, Prezi comes with a huge price tag and Impress.js can only be utilized by developers. If you are a lay user who wishes to get the functionality of the aforementioned tools to create more innovative presentations, then try Infinite Canvas. As the name suggests, it is a web based canvas which can be used to add images for creating slides which can be zoomed (in and out) like Prezi and Impress.js.

Audio Lesson Studio - Link - "Allows you to create simple, user-defined, .mp3 audio lessons that may be used as an aid for learning languages or just about anything else - use your imagination! Audio can be based on existing media or automatically generated using Text-To-Speech." Capture2Text - Japanese OCR Utility - Link - "A utility that allows you to quickly capture a small portion of the screen, OCR it and (by default) save the result to the clipboard." cb's Japanese Word Frequency List Generator - Link - "A utility for generating word frequency lists from files that contains Japanese text." and more

This tool allows the teachers to create formative assessments that can be accessed by the students using their web-enabled device. The tool is free and can be used to create different types of quizzes.

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eType is your online multi-language dictionary with translations and word substitutes to virtually any language in the world. eType is your writing guide that auto-completes your words as you type them, enabling you to type faster and boost your level of confidence in your writing. eType prevents you from making spelling mistakes before they happen and helps you select the best word choice possible - even if you are not writing in your native language.

Adaptive testing is one of the new buzzwords in standardized, on-line testing. At first glance, it sounds very good...very individualized, but as with all things, there are some serious issues that need to be examined before embracing this approach. This article is informative...also worth reading the comments after from teachers who have used adaptive testing.

Husband-wife is a relation which is pure and true so cause of that if some misunderstandings happen in love life it should be clear as soon as possible

Step by step visual instructions - would be great for language learning tasks!

Another interesting article about how technology is being used in schools. As you read this, note that the biggest growth in technology in schools is for information tracking, accountability, and planning/budgeting, and assessment...not the creative uses within the daily classroom...

However, before planning to explore an ITIL career, it is wise to check the ITIL certification levels. Advanced knowledge about ITIL framework will be a gr...

The ability to be able to start developing applications for Android is a sought-after skill. Android is currently even taking over Apple's iOS as the most profitable platform to develop application...

Python is a high-level, object-based, and construed programming language for the web. It is also considered a strong scripting language for server side as Python code can be similar to the pseudo coding exactly like other scripting language.The Python language offers a rich syntax, which is quite beneficial. The whole concept behind that is to retain thought process regularly about the various business rules of your application and not to pass any time in attempting to figure out for the best suitable command for use: in one word it is easier to use. Gearing up Your IT Career with Python online classes http://t.co/rN9WBuyFBc #Online #IT #Training #Python http://t.co/aNEW8glB1x

The above website has a lovely "Composez votre glace" section where you select your flavours. Orders can be printed out at the end! From the homepage go to "Ernest vous chouchoute" then select "Composez votre glace".

Soon to be website - look forward to seeing what's there

These videos can be viewed or downloaded with or without subtitles and are useful, regardless of whether you are using the text or not.