The Speech-to-Text feature for Google Drive is called “voice typing.” This free tool brings voice-to-text technology to Google Docs and supports different languages including Arabic (Standard Arabic and different accents), German, English, Spanish (various accents), French, Hindi, Italian, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Russian, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong) and many other languages.
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Digital storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools and digital/multimedia material to tell stories. The idea of storytelling revolves around the idea of combining the art of telling stories with using graphics, audio, video, and Web publishing.
Digital stories can vary in length, but most of the stories used in education typically last between 2 and 10 minutes. The topics used in digital storytelling range from personal tales to the recounting of historical events. Continue reading
Often, when a video or audio is needed for a class lecture or project, access to the internet may not be reliable enough to ensure that the media is successfully presented. You might want to download the video and place it directly into your powerpoint presentation. Continue reading
WeSpeke is a new language-based social networking service that connects speakers of different languages and provides a forum through which they can teach each other their respective languages. Continue reading
Foreigncy is a new language learning aid designed specifically for intermediate to advanced speakers of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hebrew, and Russian. Its goal is to help students who already know the basics of a foreign language keep their skills sharp by completing intricately designed lesson plans that incorporate real news articles in their desired language. Continue reading
There are many ways to incorporate the Internet as an educational tool in your classroom. When it comes to movies, there are a variety of websites- both free and paid- that can prove to be great resources for you in your classes. Seven of the most useful websites are listed here.
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PBworks is a commercial real-time collaborative wiki editing system, with HTML editing abilities.
Users can create free basic wiki workspaces, or upgrade to a premium plan to access additional features, such as enhanced security features, customization through CSS, and more storage space. Workspaces can be public or private (only viewable by those who have been invited to join the workspace). Continue reading
Duolingo is a free language-learning website and crowdsourced text translation platform. The service is designed so that, as users progress through the lessons, they simultaneously help to translate websites and other documents. As of October 2013, the site offers Spanish (Latin American), French, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Italian courses for English speakers, as well as English (American) for Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian speakers. Continue reading
Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving people access to available online education. It gives internet users around the world the ability to easily find, interact with, and learn from full video courses and lectures. Continue reading