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Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources

Welcome to the Inventory of freely available online tools and OERs for language teaching and learning developed by the ICT REV project. The tools have been selected by and for language educators. There are different ways to search for tools and various examples below. You can also suggest a tool to be added to the Inventory. 
 

Padlet, a virtual collaboration canvas for content sharing

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Genially, a creator of visual content such as presentations or infographics

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ClassroomScreen, an interactive display board with several widgets and tools

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Pitch, a tool to make collaborative presentations

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Mentimeter, a tool to create interactive presentations and assess students

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Jitsi, an open-source, privacy-friendly web-conferencing tool

Video conferencing

Description: Jitsi is an open-source web-conferencing tool that allows users to hold virtual meetings and conferences. Users can start a call through a web browser or by downloading the Jitsi Meet mobile app by just generating a unique meeting link or room name, which they can then share with participants. Once in the meeting, participants can engage in video and audio communication, share their screens, chat with other participants, and stream and record meetings. Another useful feature is the possibility of raising the hand to indicate the willingness to speak. Jitsi is free and open-source, meaning its source code is freely available for modification and distribution. Jitsi does not require signing up or having an account to join a meeting as a participant. However, users can create an account to access additional features, such as hosting meetings with more participants or securing meetings with passwords. Jitsi is developed by 8x8.

Evaluation: Jitsi is a valuable and easy-to-use web-conferencing tool especially suitable for users with strong privacy concerns. Due to its extremely easy setup, it is fitting for those who create a meeting on the spot. Overall, it is an excellent alternative to other more well-known videoconferencing tools such as Zoom or Skype. A disadvantage is that a virtual room can be accessed by entering its name, so users might want to assign them long or slightly complicated names to avoid random users joining, which is the downside of Jitsi not requiring registration. Average IT skills required.

Cost: Free.


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