PDFs (portable document formats) are probably the most popular document format we use in our daily work as teachers and educators. As such, we deemed it important that we share with you this list of some interesting tools to help you do more with your PDF files. These Chrome apps will allow you to edit, annotate, convert, view, fill forms and share PDFs. Some of these add-ons (such as the first two in this list) are …

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Since its release a few months ago, add-ons store for Google Forms has several interesting tools added to it. We have gone through these apps and selected the most popular ones there. You can use these add-ons on your forms to add more features and options such as : sending custom emails based on responses, eliminate an option from a multiple choice list after user has submitted it, populate multiple choice lists and grid options from columns in any…

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Google’s no stranger to the education space. Teachers have been benefiting from the tools they create for years. Every time Google adds a new product or tool to their offerings, teachers get to work figuring out creative ways their students can benefit from it.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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flippeCreating flipped video lessons is one of the topics that I frequently receive questions about in my email inbox. I’ve started putting together some videos about how to use various tools for creating and sharing flipped video lessons. In the videos embedded below I demonstrate how use EduCanon, VideoNotes, EDpuzzle, Versal, and Otus to create and distribute flipped video lessons.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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conteniAre you wanting to create more visual content but don’t know where to start?I asked 19 visual social media experts about their favourite, go-to, can’t-live-without visual content tools.What follows is their best of the best picks, all wrapped up into a post for you. See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Animated GIFs can be a really effective and attention-grabbing added extra for your blog posts. Find out the best, free tools for creating animated GIFs.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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EasyBib Tools is definitely a must have app for college and research students. With one click you can generate citations for websites and create bibliographies. It is a time saving tool for sure but I would not trust it one hundred per cent, always go through the citations and make sure they are properly formatted.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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The sheer number of free options available for creating digital portfolios means you’ll never have to worry about justifying the costs. Your only concern will be figuring out which of the free options will work best for you.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Google Imágenes tiene herramientas interesantes para hallar la foto que uno quiere. Incluso se puede realizar búsquedas usando ese elemento multimedia y así encontrar coincidencias.La página Media Tools de Google brinda algunas recomendaciones para los usuarios que tienen un blog o una web. Así sus imágenes podrán ser mostradas en las primeras páginas y esto representa una oportunidad de que su portal consiga más visitas.See it on Scoop.it, …

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This afternoon on Twitter I was asked for suggestions for tools similar to Padlet. I love Padlet, but it’s always nice to have some alternatives bookmarked. My list of alternatives to Padlet is featured below. I’ve ordered the list according to my preference for each tool.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Last fall I started to put together a playlist of how-to videos that I have created. I called the playlist Practical Ed Tech Tips. In the videos I provide demonstrations of how to use some of my favorite educational technology tools and services. There are now 60 videos in the playlist and I plan to continue to add to the playlist. In the playlist you will find videos on things like creating custom columns on Padlet, finding Creative …

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Creating stopmotion and timelapse videos can be a good way for students to tell a story that they have developed. Stopmtion and timelapse videos can also be helpful when teachers are trying to help students see how a lengthy process like osmosis works. While good stopmotion and timelapse videos can take a long time to create, there are some tools that can make the process a little easier. Here are three stopmtion video creation tools that are worth …

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Hi ha tantes bones eines gratuïtes per a la creació de còmics i dibuixos animats a la web, així com aplicacions per a tauletes i telèfons intel·ligents. He construït una llista d’eines divertides que estic amb ganes de provar al llarg de la propera vacances. No puc esperar per pensar sobre les maneres creatives d’aprofitar aquests en lliçons!Teresa Torné’s insight:Afegeix el teu visió …See it on Scoop.it, via Recull

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In this article, I will share with you 5 Free Tools to Make Alternative School Presentations. Explore each one to find which is the ideal for you and your students!See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Today, we are introducing you to what we consider to be the best 4 web tools for creating screenshots. Besides being free, these tools are very simple to use and are also student friendly. They will allow you to capture your screen, crop and annotate your pictures using arrows, colours, shapes, text and many more.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Google Earth and Google Maps has always been a natural fit in social studies classrooms. But Google Earth and Maps can also be powerful tools in other content areas. The resources below represent some of my favorite resources for introducing Google Earth and Maps in areas outside of social studies.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Over the last six weeks of 2014 I published a series of charts comparing popular ed tech tools. Judging by the number of visits to those posts, the charts were popular. Someone asked me this week if I had put them all together in one place. I hadn’t until now. In this Google Drive folder you will find ten charts comparing popular ed tech tools.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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From peer-based support to the development of team work skills, there is a wide range of advantages associated with social learning. In fact, integrating social learning tools into your Learning and Development strategy can enable you to turn your eLearning courses, and in particular asynchronous courses, into more interactive and collaborative eLearning experiences for your learners. Many eLearning professionals are now turning to Google Plus to provide their learners with all of the benefits that social learning can offer…

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Whether you are a teacher who wants to check students’ work for copied material or you are a writer who want to make sure that your content is plagiarism free, these free online plagiarism detection tools will be extremely handy for you. Below, we have presented a list of top 10 free plagiarism detection tools that will help you detect that the content is copied and not original.Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else’s idea …

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Including video and or audio in a textbook can go a long way toward helping students recall information. I still wish that the Algebra II textbook I had in high school had video tutorials in it. The five tools featured in the chart embedded below provide good options for creating multimedia textbooks. A Google Docs version of the chart is available here.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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