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What is your favourite tool for blended learning?

The following ideas are digital tools I use regularly, but you can also add your own idea too using the "Add idea" button (if you want to).

Please vote on your favourites and add to the 'pros and cons' section :-)


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Ideas
Pros and cons
 
Votes
Padlet
by Srhibberson
Padlet is a great platform for bookmarking and sharing digital content. Learners can easily colla... more
 
Very easy to use!
by Srhibberson
1
 
Great for crowdsourcing ideas and opinions
by Scott
2
 
there is now an app for Padlet
by Bjgreen25
 
Great way to send wishes
by Sulmawati
 
nice looking guy on the platform
 
14
Vote

helen green, Amanda, chalkiejd and 11 more

ThingLink
by Srhibberson
Allows you to annotate images by creating hotspots that link to explanatory text/videos, etc.
 
Can get the HTML code for your images making them easy to embed into VLE courses, websites, blogs... more
by Srhibberson
1
 
Available as an app on iOS and Android
by Srhibberson
 
Can app-smash padlets onto thinglink
by Bjgreen25
 
we never went to the moon
by chalkiejd
8
Vote

vicky, chalkiejd, John and 5 more

Twitter
by Srhibberson
Microblogging site that allows you to network and share information with learners worldwide.
 
A great source of all the latest information on a topic
by Srhibberson
1
 
Can use lists to sort out messages.
by Bjgreen25
 
Now includes polls
by Bjgreen25
 
Tweetchats on a particular topic are great (e.g. #TWT16chat)
by Bjgreen25
 
Its very easy to get side-tracked!
by Peter McCabe
6
Vote

Liz, Helen Caldwell, Dave and 3 more

Kahoot
by Srhibberson
Fun quizzes that add a gaming element to assessment.
 
good fun - gamification
1
 
can get chaotic
 
needs careful explanation before you start
1
 
Provides analysis of pupil responses so a great assessment tool. Also useful to get children to w... more
by Abi
7
Vote

helen green, Katie, Dawn and 4 more

Socrative
by Peter McCabe
Socrative empowers you to engage and assess your students as learning happens. Through the use of... more
 
Pupils enjoy using it and the feedback is instant
by Peter McCabe
6
Vote

Dawn, Katie, Steve and 3 more

Mentimeter
Good for polling and short text answers
 
Works well on mobile devices and there's no need for students to download an app
by Scott
 
Limited to two questions only in the free version
by Scott
 
There are a variety of question types available.
by Scott
 
Quick and easy to use good starter activity
4
Vote

helen green, Liz, Dawn and 1 more

Haiku Deck
by Srhibberson
Presentation software that allows you to save your presentations to the cloud so they can easily ... more
 
Uses creative commons images from Flickr
by Srhibberson
1
 
Lacks the versatility of powerpoint
by Scott
2
Vote
Helen Caldwell
Srhibberson
Voicethread
by Chris
Add text, voice, webcam or annotation commentary to images or other media in a slide show http://... more
 
Visual, easy to use interface for uploading and commenting
by Chris
 
Fiddly back end
by Chris
 
Create group conversations around images or ideas
by Chris
 
Free account has limited capacity
by Chris
 
Dedicated edu licenses available
by Chris
1
Vote
Liz
Screencast-o-matic
by Scott
Free screen recording software that allows you to record up to 15 minutes and publish to MP4
 
Works on both Windows and Mac
by Scott
 
the large drop-down menu/icon that attaches itself to the top of your desktop is annoying
by Bjgreen25
 
One of the best fre screen cast tool, that can work on-line and as a desktop version. It gives a ... more
by Viljenka
1
1
Vote
Pete
Todays Meet
by Srhibberson
Creates an online space where learners can interact and share ideas.
 
Can save a transcript of the discussion afterwards using the "Room Tools"
by Srhibberson
 
Gives everyone a voice
by Srhibberson
 
Anonymous submissions may encourage some learners to post inappropriately...
by Srhibberson
1
Vote
helen green
Edmodo
by Sulmawati
Welcome to Edmodo The safest and easiest way for educators to connect and collaborate with stu... more
 
Allows teacher to award digital badges to encourage participation online.
by Scott
1
Vote
Scott
iMovie
by Viljenka
iMovie is a great video creator app that uses Multi-Touch gestures, it is user-friendly, supports... more
 
easy to use, quality products, useful for different school subjects and specially for video inqui... more
by by Viljenka
1
Vote
Scott
Microsoft SharePoint
by D Graham
It offers more than collaboration and document sharing you can share calendars and more
0
Vote
epals global community
by Sulmawati
Maintains a community of collaborative classrooms engaged in cross-cultural exchanges, project sh... more
0
Vote
Frogvle
by Sulmawati bt sulaiman
0
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