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USEFUL APPS IN TEACHING ENGLISH & OTHER SUBJECTS- part 1.
How it works:
1. Nearpod presentations: Create new slides or turn your Powerpoint, Google Slides, Sways or
PDFs into interactive Nearpod presentations. You can also choose from a ever-growing
library of ready-to-use K12 content from distinguished educators and publishers.
2. Engage your students on any device: Easily share synchronized lessons with students
across all devices. Include interactive features such as quizzes, videos, polls, drawing tools,
and more.
3. Instantly Assess Student Comprehension: Get real-time feedback and comprehensive post-
session reports. Download report data and integrate it with your LMS.
Lensoo Create: turns your iPad or Android tablet into a virtual whiteboard
with voice recording and smooth digital writing. Using Lensoo Create you can quickly share
your ideas through email, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn from virtually anywhere. Whether
you are a teacher looking to instill knowledge, a student wishing to present your ideas or
simply a person with an impressive skill to share, Lensoo Create is ideal for you.
Flipgrid: is an active, social learning platform that engages learners through
video-based discussion. The app extends the web-based environment and creates new
possibilities for reflection, discussion, demonstration and collaboration.
How Flipgrid works:
Flipgrid is easy to get started. Educators create Grids of short, discussion-style Topics to share
with their users. Grids are collections of topics around a common theme. Each Grid can hold
an unlimited number of Topics, and each Topic can hold an unlimited number of user-
recorded video responses. Topics are short text or video prompts that can include basic
formatting (e.g., bold, italic) and links to websites or documents for critique and feedback
opportunities.
Explain Everything: is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive
whiteboard tool that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to
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