background preloader

Technology

Facebook Twitter

Twitter Tech Page. 101 Links to Learn Any Language for Free (Updated for 2012) They say love is the universal language, but when you’re in a Chinese market trying to haggle over a fake Rolex, love probably won’t help you get the deal done.

101 Links to Learn Any Language for Free (Updated for 2012)

With all the resources freely available, there’s no reason to not at least brush up on the native language of a country you’ll be visiting or to simply expand your horizons. A few years back we brought you a list of 101 online tools for learning any foreign language on the arm. We thought it was time for a tune-up. Andale! Courses: Beginner Put yourself in the hands of experienced educators with these gratis online courses.

Video Channels Just watch and learn. Cantocourse: Learn Cantonese through skits involving live cattle, public security officers, and “dating tips for plonkers.”OMGmeiyu: In these short videos, English idioms and slang are translated into Mandarin by a perky American host.Swahili Lessons: Get a short intro to this African language with this collection of videos.Let’s Speak Korean: And how shall we speak it? Tools. GradeCam - more information faster. Features. The Essential Audio-Visual Pack For Super Media Teachers. More and more, the education world is becoming a place where students are seen as creators (writers, publishers, producers, or what have you) rather than simply consumers.

Furthermore, it’s been common knowledge for a long time that one of the best ways to learn a particular task is to try it yourself under the watchful guidance of an expert. Ideally, this is the model that we should be trying to reproduce in our classrooms. To that end, I have put together a list of the best free media applications that every teacher should have at their disposal. Put together, these programs should give you a strong platform upon which you and your students can build almost any media project. Audio Audacity Audacity is an audio editor that packs a ton of features into a tiny and speedy program. This program would be most helpful if you or your class enjoy podcasting and need to alter audio files on a regular basis. Freemake Audio Converter A one-stop shop for converting audio files to different formats. Free Logo Design Logo Ease.

iPads in the Classroom

This Is the Best of Lifehacker 2010. Apps. Flipped Instruction. Booksorber - digitize your books. [UPDATE] We are happy to announce that the first official release is NOW AVAILABLE on www.booksorber.com for Windows/OSX/Linux!

booksorber - digitize your books

Happy Book-Scanning! Thanks again to IndieGoGo and all our supporters - YOU've made this possible! [UPDATE] The IndieGoGo campaign has come to an end, and thanks to generosity of all supporters, we raised $2,010! This helps a lot in covering the expenses for the next development and distribution steps! The first beta version will be out quite soon (so all "early birds" - stay tuned).

Please keep spreading the word about the project (especially if you're active in relevant internet forums or blogs) - there is also a newsletter to signup for, if you want to get notified as soon as the first release is available! I'm also happily accepting further feedback and feature requests via email. Thank you so much to all who contributed, helped or offered ideas - your support really is greatly appreciated!

Short Summary The key idea of booksorber is based on the fact that. Free Technology for Teachers.