I think this kind of tool can be really beneficial for creating flipped learning or video orientated learning as the speaker can guide learners to various learning resources on the web. They can also embed visual support for language learners such as text and images and even write over the video as though it were a whiteboard.
I've enjoyed Larry Ferlazzo's tweets and posts for several years now, but seeing the wealth of links on his blog and trawling through a fraction of them just reminds us that no matter how much we know... it is only a fraction of what we can learn from others! I loved these simple activities for pedagogically exploiting images in the EFL classroom.
Explore. Share. Create.
It starts with an image. Define the image through multimedia. Present ideas. Pack it full of content. Create links to amazing sites. Explore, share and create with ThingLink in the classroom!
"IDroo - Online educational multiuser whiteboard. FREE for non-commercial use. Collaborative meetings with many participants (10 or even more). Insert simple and complex mathematical equations. Draw and write your ideas. Express your mind through images. Take advantage of high quality calls over Skype. All drawings are easily editable vector graphics. Works with Wacom Bamboo, Wacom Intuos and other digital tablets"
Create a list you can easily share with your friends using a single URL.
A list can include anything from a collection of web pages, images, documents, videos and
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Students can use this tool to write stories about people and places they know. In addition, they can add photos, which makes the writing more fun and attractive.
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