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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. 
 

Mentimeter, a tool to create interactive presentations and assess students

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

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Pitch, a tool to make collaborative presentations

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Padlet, a virtual collaboration canvas for content sharing

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ClassroomScreen, an interactive display board with several widgets and tools

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Google Docs, a collaborative writing tool

Collaborative writing

Description: Google Docs is an online word processing for creating, editing, and collaborating on documents in real time. Through a web-based interface, users can write, format, and share documents, with all changes saved automatically to Google Drive. Also, it automatically saves progress and has different access modes: viewer, commenter, and editor. Users in editor mode can visualise how and by whom a document was modified. They can also add comments or suggestions to a text. A Google Docs document can be shared through a URL or an e-mail, as well as downloaded as a .docx or a .pdf document, among others. Word documents can also be uploaded to Google Docs and edited on the platform. Google Docs is free to use with a Google account. It requires having an account to create documents, though sharing and collaborating on files can be done without one if shared with appropriate permissions. Google Docs is developed by Alphabet Inc.

Evaluation: Google Docs is a straightforward and practical tool for writing autonomously or collaboratively. It is arguably the most popular text editor tool for many reasons: it is easy to use and share, has plenty of helpful features, and is automatically connected with other Google Tools. However, Google Docs is not the most privacy-friendly text editor. See alternatives in the “Respect for Privacy” section.

Cost: Free with a Google account + paid storage options available.


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