ICTs in English Learning&Teaching

  ALL ABOUT MEMRISE! Memrise ( www.memrise.com , and also available as an iPhone or Android app) is a platform that enables users to create collections of content, or “memes,” that combine textual, visual, and auditory cues. These are then published as courses into what is basically a “learning engine” that supports presenting the content to learners and repeatedly testing them on it as they progress. The site also throws in some community and competitive elements – you can “follow” other learners and see how the points you accumulate from your learning activities compare to performance of other learners. WHY IS SO POPULAR? There are 3 important ingredients of success: Science : The developers have taken into account all popular techniques for better memorization. The use of brain science helps users remember the new vocabulary quickly and without much effort. This is done with the help of mems for the creation of vivid and lasting memories with regular repetition. Funn

PLICKERS:ONE OF MY FAVORITE APPS! Plickers is a website and app that work together. You can do quick bell work activities, exit slips, or other formative assessments with this engaging, interactive app. Once you create a free account on Plickers.com (see below, top right corner), you print off unique Plickers student cards for the number of students you have in your largest class. Each Plickers student card is a unique QR code. Each side of the "square" (for lack of a better description), represents a different multiple choice option: A, B, C, or D. The letters are written in tiny gray font along the sides of:  the square. T he cool thing is you only need to print enough cards for the largest class that you have. For example, if your largest class is 24 students, then you only need to print 24 cards. You can then reuse the cards for each of your classes. Once you print the cards, you can go to Plickers.com and set up individual classes. The video below gives yo

WHAT IS DUOLINGO? It is a website dedicated to free language learning, as well as the crowdsourcing platform for the translation of texts. The service is designed in such a way that as the user advances in their learning, it helps translate web pages and other documents. Currently the site offers courses in Spanish, English, German and Portuguese (56 languages), new languages ​​are in progress due to the "language incubator".    If you wanna know how to use Duolingo, here is a tutorial: Sources : http://maoplazas4.blogspot.com/2015/09/todo-acerca-de-duolingo.html

Quizizz: a way to learn while playing! Quizizz is a multiplayer question game similar to Kahoot! It allows to modify and personalize the questions to create our own contests or exams in a fun and playful way. The teacher generates the questions, gives to play and students enter a page that will  indicate the web to enter a code and play from your device or computer. It is compatible with all devices. Students access: Teachers access: Here is a short tutorial to know how to use it: Sources:  http://www.e-historia.cl/e-historia/quizizz-test-participativos-linea-desde-computador-dispositivo-movil/  

-The best way to learn vocabulary- KAHOOT! WHAT IS IT? Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, free for teachers of awesome and classroom superheroes. Play, learn, have fun and celebrate together! As a free student-response tool for all platforms, allows teachers to run gamelike multiple-choice answer quizzes. Teachers can either create their own quizzes or find, use, and/or remix public quizzes. Questions, along with answer choices, are projected onto a classroom screen while students submit responses using an internet-connected device (computer, tablet, or phone). Questions and polls can contain images and video to increase appeal for all learners.     Classic mode and Team mode take place in real time, but Challenge mode enables students to take quizzes within a set time frame, such as for homework. During live gameplay, students' devices display color and symbol choices only; the actual answers must be viewed on the classroom screen. The energized, game-l

LYRICS TRAINING LyricsTraining is an easy and fun way to learn and improve your foreign languages skills, through the music videos and the lyrics of your favorite songs.  T his  la nguage-learning site that engages users through embedded music videos from popular sites such as YouTube and Vevo  Kids can practice recognizing words by listening to the lyrics and identifying missing words in a sentence. Kids begin by selecting one of four difficulty levels, which appear to be determined by song speed, vocabulary level, and how clearly the song's lyrics can be heard.  Lyric transcripts can also be printed and memorized prior to playing, making it easier for kids to master the lyrics. Kids might even choose to play in karaoke mode and just sing along to lyrics as they scroll across the screen. https://lyricstraining.com/ Kids begin by selecting one of four difficulty levels, which appear to be determined by song speed, vocabulary level, and how clearly the song's l