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Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources

Welcome to the inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning developed by the ICT-REV project! The inventory contains a list of tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Read more
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This tool was developed within the framework of a cooperation agreement between the European Centre for Modern Languages and the European Commission

Poll Everywhere

Principal function(s): Poll and survey creators

A poll creator that allows viewing the results instantly. Respondents can answer the poll via the web or mobile phones. Responses can be seen in real-time on PowerPoint, Keynote, or the web. The data can be downloaded. With a free account, one may record up to 25 responses per poll. With paid accounts, the ranking and grading function is added. Evaluation: The basic plan is free. It allows an unlimited number of polls and up to 25 responses per poll. The free plan includes great features: Live PowerPoint polls, web responding, widgets, Twitter, downloadable results, and more. It may be fun and engaging for students to see their poll responses in real time.

Cost: Free with registration + paid premium plans

Website: https://www.polleverywhere.com/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Group/pair work - classmates
  • Individual work
  • Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling)

Skills

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Simple, user-friendly

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

Dozens of languages, from Greek to Swahili or Vietnamese.

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Poll Everywhere collects various types of user information, including name and email address, or browser type. When they sign up, users can consent from email lists and marketing communications, from which they can unsubscribe at any time. It does not share or sell user information with third parties for commercial purposes. Poll Everywhere mentions the implementation of industry-standard security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access and loss. Poll Everywhere acknowledges users’ right to access, modify or delete their data and states compliance with the GDPR. See more here and here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Low

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

Yes

Compatibility/ Operating System

All operating systems

Other technical requirements

None


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Principal Functions
Type Of Interaction
Group/pair work - classmates
Group/pair work - outsiders
Individual work
Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling)

Skills
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Intercultural

Content
You supply
Website/other users supply

 


Latest addition to the ICT-REV inventory

Playphrase (Tool to find the pronunciation of words from movies )

Playphrase is a tool that searches specific words or phrases out of movie snippets from a database of audiovisual media with over 60,000 phrases. In this manner, it provides real-life examples of words’ and sentences’ pronunciation. Users just have to type specific phrases, watch them being used naturally in context within popular movies and TV shows, and listen to their pronunciation. Playphrase works mainly with English. Playphrase is not open-source, but it is freely available. It does not require setting up an account or signing in. ... View details

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