IT Tools For Thought (ITFT)

IT Tools to be used for Language Teaching and Learning

99 counters. Your counter.

Posted by mgrane on July 1, 2011

With your free account from 99counters you can now create customized web counters for your website, blog and social network profiles.

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Box. Your Audio Files.

Posted by mgrane on June 9, 2011

Box provides a secure, easy way to manage content, share large files and collaborate online from anywhere. You can use a free version to upload your audio files.

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aTube Catcher. Your videos.

Posted by mgrane on May 17, 2011

aTube Catcher lets you download videos from YouTube and other popular video sites without having to spend ages doing so. With aTube Catcher you can not only save online videos on your hard drive, but also convert videos from one format to another, capture streaming videos, record your screen, and even create custom DVDs in a few clicks. It’s very simple.

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AuthorStream. Your PowerPoints.

Posted by mgrane on May 5, 2011

 AuthorStream is a  platform for sharing PowerPoint presentations on the Internet. If you choose the option Present Live, it keeps all your animations and transitions. This is particularly useful when your students prepare a presentation using software which is not available at school.  It also allows us to download presentations as video. You can store private presentations upto 500 MB for free, and share them with your contacts or keep them private.

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aBowman. Your Gadgets or Widgets.

Posted by mgrane on March 29, 2011

The name aBowman stands for Adam Bowman.  His site shows the funny gadgets he’s created. Some of them can be used to customize the learners’ blogs or websites.

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Tagxedo. Your Tag Clouds.

Posted by mgrane on March 20, 2011

Tagxedo turns all your words into a visually stunning tag cloud. Words are individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

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SurveyMonkey. Your online Surveys.

Posted by mgrane on March 15, 2011

Register for free and with SurveyMonkey you can create your online surveys. It helps us collect data and find results. Easy and quick to use.

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Mind42. Your Online Mind Maps.

Posted by mgrane on March 15, 2011

Mind42 is a free online application which lets you create mind maps easily. You can export them as PDF, JGP or RTF. It allows collaboration.

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Tools for Educators. Your practical Tools.

Posted by mgrane on March 15, 2011

On this website, Tools for Educators, you will find many different free tools for teaching. You can make your own handouts, games, worksheets, crosswords,…. You can also print most of the resources.

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Simplebooklet. Your online Brochures.

Posted by mgrane on February 10, 2011

Simplebooklet is a tool that lets you create online booklets, brochures, banners, postcards, invitations, flyers, reports,… that can be embedded or linked to by their url address.

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Googlio. Your ePortfolios.

Posted by mgrane on January 25, 2011

Are you interested in using ePortfolios in education? Googlio helps you create ePortfolios with your students using Google Sites.

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Lino. Your notes, your ideas.

Posted by mgrane on January 5, 2011

Lino is an online web sticky note service that can be used to post memos or to brainstorm ideas. You can work on your own or cooperatively. Click here to learn more about Lino.


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Diigo. Your bookmarks.

Posted by mgrane on December 25, 2010

Diigo offers a number of useful advantages for your bookmarks. From Delicious to Diigo.

 

  • Bookmark, highlight, and add sticky notes to any web page
    • Diigo highlights and sticky notes are persistent in the sense that whenever you return to the original web page, you will see your highlights and sticky notes superimposed on the original page, just what you would expect if you highlighted or wrote on a book!
  • Organize your bookmarks and annotations by tags or lists.
    • Tags and lists are two different ways to organize information. Tags are best for diverse and disparate information, while lists are best for focused information.
  • Access and search your bookmarks anywhere, by tags or by full-text
    • Since all your bookmarks and annotations are stored in your Diigo account on the web, you can access them from any computer with web access. Your web pages are cached so they will always be available. You can search your collections not only by tags, but also by full-text, including highlights, sticky notes, and the full-text of the web pages.
  • Multiple ways to share your bookmarks and annotations
    • You can publish your findings to your blog by using the one-click “Send to Blog” feature, by setting up automatic daily posting, or by adding linkrolls and tagrolls to your blog. You can send multiple annotated and highlighted pages at once by email, and the recipients will see exactly what you are referring to. You can also easily post to other websites such as twitter, facebook, delicious, etc.

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