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Inventory of ICT tools and open educational resources

Welcome to the inventory of freely available online tools and open educational resources for language teaching and learning developed by the ICT-REV project! The inventory contains a list of tools that have been evaluated with specific criteria in mind. Read more
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This tool was developed within the framework of a cooperation agreement between the European Centre for Modern Languages and the European Commission

Excalidraw

Principal function(s): Digital whiteboards

Excalidraw is an interactive whiteboard tool that makes it possible to easily create mind maps and diagrams. Users can add different forms, change colours and write texts. They can also invite other people to work together on the same board. The finished board can be downloaded as an image file. Evaluation: A great tool to use in class as a virtual whiteboard. It is a collaborative, user-friendly tool that is very practical for brainstorming activities.

Cost: Free without registration + premium versions available

Website: https://excalidraw.com/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Group/pair work - classmates
  • Individual work

Skills

  • Writing

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Simple

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

Low

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English, German, French, Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Occitan, Portuguese, Polish, Slovak, Fin

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

Medium. Excalidraw collects personal data and shares it with third parties, including for purposes of advertising. However, users can opt out of targeted advertising cookies. Excalidraw’s privacy policy mentions consent as the basis for operating user data. It also mentions security measures. Excalidraw does not explicitly state compliance with the GDPR but yes with EU’s privacy laws. See more here..

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes. Data can be saved and exported in different formats.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Yes. All changes are made by users.

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

No

Compatibility/ Operating System

All operating systems

Other technical requirements


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Content
You supply
Website/other users supply

 


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Playphrase (Tool to find the pronunciation of words from movies )

Playphrase is a tool that searches specific words or phrases out of movie snippets from a database of audiovisual media with over 60,000 phrases. In this manner, it provides real-life examples of words’ and sentences’ pronunciation. Users just have to type specific phrases, watch them being used naturally in context within popular movies and TV shows, and listen to their pronunciation. Playphrase works mainly with English. Playphrase is not open-source, but it is freely available. It does not require setting up an account or signing in. ... View details

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