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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School Introduction Every teacher has different toolboxes and favorite websites, but there is one great tool that has been overlooked by many educators: ClassTools.net. It is a simple website with a collection of many
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By Rachel Mamiya Hernandez, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Introduction Over the past few months, many of us have spent countless hours fretting about ways in which AI-powered chatbots will ruin some of our favorite tasks and go-to assignments. While
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By Shannon Donnally Quinn and Frederick Poole, Michigan State University Introduction and Overview You may have heard of ChatGPT, the chatbot created by OpenAI that is creating a lot of buzz about artificial intelligence (AI). The same company
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By Sofia Guzzon, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Actively Learn is a digital reading platform designed for young adults which can be useful for foreign language learners of English. The platform includes a large amount of ready-made content in English
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By Angela Lee-Smith, Yale University Introduction Storytelling is an extremely valuable activity for developing students’ language skills. StoryMap is a helpful storytelling tool for language learners to effectively communicate and share place-based digital storytelling that narrates about people, events, emotions,
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School Introduction Gamification has been an emerging element in designing exciting and engaging learning experiences for digital native Gen Z students. Escape Rooms (ERs) are a game-based learning approach to break out from the
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By Shutan Dong, Boston University Introduction TalkAbroad is a virtual exchange service provider connecting students with native speakers from various countries. It currently offers conversations in nine languages (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, and English). Students can
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By Wenjing Huang, Chinese Teacher, George School Introduction Have you ever thought about a digital scavenger hunt? GooseChase is an online platform that helps to run real-world scavenger hunts. It was co-created by GooseChase CEO, Andrew Cross, who previously worked
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, George School, Newtown, PA. Introduction Virtual Reality, or VR, is a computer-generated simulation of an environment or 3-dimensional image where people can interact in a seemingly real way. When we talk about
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Edwige Simon, Ph.D., Online Learning and Instructional Technology Director at the International Center for Language Studies, Washington DC. Name of tool Elixir for Oculus Quest 2 URL http://elixir.magnopus.com/ Primary purpose VR experience for interpretive listening Cost
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School Introduction Blooket is a fairly new website in the world of online quiz options for educators. As an online gamification tool, it now has twelve different game styles to engage students, allowing for
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School Introduction ChatterPix is a simple and fun app to use: simply take any photo, draw a line to make a mouth on the photo, then record your voice and share your video with
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By Anna Carson, Director, Foreign Language Division, International Center for Language Studies, Washington, D.C. Name of Tool Readlang.com Teacher Support https://readlang.com/teachers Access Web-based, or via iOS or Android Pricing Free version (unlimited single words translations) Premium
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By Wenjing Huang, Mandarin Teacher, Wildwood School Introduction Canva is a graphic design platform for users to create presentations, posters, infographics, social media posts, logos, certificates, videos, and other visual content that includes thousands of templates to use. It is
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