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Nearpod

Nearpod If you are a teacher that feel that you already used all in your classes here you have Nearpod. It will help you to change your mind.  This tool is awesome to interact with your students. You will enjoy developing the activities and so the students.  This tool will develop writing skill. Here you have some possible activities that you can develop with this app. Activities: #1 If you need to start a new topic, you can create different presentations and you can upload them to this website. The students will be able to sign in and see what you prepared for the class. So, maybe when you see them you can ask them about the information that they already saw on the website. #2 The students will be given a topic and using this tool they will draw anything that they think is related to this topic. They will write also their thought about the topic and any background knowledge that they have about it. #3 The teacher will ask the students to write a story about their life in
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VoiceThread

VoiceThread Teachers need more ideas each time, students grow and they can get tired of the same every single session. That is why here we have VoiceThread, a tool designed to help students talk freely. By using this tool the speaking skill will be developed a lot because this is an application that focuses on recording speeches. Here you have some activities that you could implement in your classes...  Activities: #1 The teacher will create a forum talking about the topic of the session. The students will have to access to that forum, listen to the teacher's speech and make a comment of at least two minutes. They can record a video or just audio.  #2 The students could have a virtual conversation. One student will start a conversation with one classmate. Then, this classmate will answer by recording their answer. And so on. It is very creative because they will be practicing speaking but maybe they are not nervous about talking in front of others. #3 The teacher can
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SpiderScribe

SpiderScribe On the internet, there are a lot of different tools that teachers can use to give a technological space to their classes and make them funnier. Here you have some activities and tips in order to implement this tool in class.  With the use of this tool, the students will reinforce a lot the skill of writing. Activities: #1. The teacher will give the students a topic that is going to be studied during the class. The students will do some research about it and will create a mindmap using this tool. They will write meaning, examples, or any other relevant aspect. There they will add images and different shapes in order to create a very creative mindmap. Then, in groups, the students will explain their map to their classmates in their group. #2 The teacher will create an incomplete mindmap and she/he will share it with the students. They will have to find out the missing information and complete it. The teacher will check if it is correct. The first student that com
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Google Slides!

Google Slides!  For a long time, people have known about the existence of this tool, but maybe they do not give enough importance to what teachers and other people can do with it. It just seems to be simple and neutral but the truth is that you can do A LOT! That is why I will explain to you some activities to get the most of it. First, it is important to know that by using this great tool, the students will be able to develop different skills, but the most relevant within this case is speaking. Activities: #1 This activity can be implemented at the beginning or at the end of the lesson. The teacher will ask the students to work in 2 groups. Then, in each group, they will access the tool and will create different slides with words about the topic assigned.  When the groups have their slides ready they will exchange them with the other group. The next step is to project the slides on the screen in order to play "Charades". One participant in each group is going to gue
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