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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

yopad.eu

Principal function(s): Collaborative writing

yopad.eu is a highly customisable open-source, collaborative editing tool. It allows users to edit a text document simultaneously and see all the participants' edits in real time. There is also a chat box in the sidebar to allow communication. A pad can be joined through a URL as a viewer or editor. Evaluation: yopad.eu is an easy-to-use, intuitive and simple text editor. It is free and allows for collaborative writing without setting up an account. Users can access pads through a URL in either edit or read-only mode. It can be a suitable and more privacy-friendly alternative to Google Docs.

Cost: Free + premium options available

Website: https://yopad.eu/

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Group/pair work - classmates
  • Individual work

Skills

  • Writing

Content

  • Website/other users supply
  • You supply

Usability

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

Simple, intuitive, easy to navigate

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

Very high

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

English, German

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

High. The privacy policy mentions a commitment to data protection and minimization. It states that essential cookies are used, although it does not specify the exact data collected by these cookies. The policy outlines users' rights, such as the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict data processing. It also mentions the right to object to data processing. Contact information for exercising these rights is provided. It complies with the GDPR. See more here.

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

A pad can be operational for up to 1 year, hence work can be saved for future use.

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)

yopad.eu has many functions, making it a rich text editor. It thus has a high degree of tailorability.

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

No installation is required for the website version.

Compatibility/ Operating System

Windows, Linux, MAC, iOS, Android.

Other technical requirements


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Type Of Interaction
Group/pair work - classmates
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Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling)

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Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
Intercultural

Content
You supply
Website/other users supply

 


Latest addition to the ICT-REV inventory

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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