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What is MALL? Mobile Assistant Language Learning is language learning that is assisted or enhanced through the use of a handheld mobile device. MALL is a subset of both Mobile Learning (m-learning) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL). MALL has evolved to support students’ language learning with the increased use of mobile technologies such as mobile phones (cellphones), MP3 and MP4 players, PDAs and devices such as the iPhone or iPad. With MALL, students are able to access language learning materials and to communicate with their teachers and peers at any time, anywhere. The main principles of MALL Access . You can get access to the mobile applications training foreign languages everywhere and at any time through your mobile device. Diversity . As learning environments change constantly, that MALL involves a lot of new materials for learning. Play . Types of exercises in mobile applications help changing the tone of learning from academic and compliant to pe

What is MOOC? MOOC is a massive open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.In addition to traditional course materials such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, many MOOCs provide interactive courses with user forums to support community interactions among students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs) as well as immediate feedback to quick quizzes and assignments. Canvas Network Canvas Network is free. Instructure created Canvas Network with the intention of promoting openness, innovation, and experimentation in education and to give back to the academic community. Canvas Network courses come in a variety of formats and pedagogies. All courses need to include a Help Forum for the instructor to monitor (Canvas Notifications makes this easy). Instructors should feel free to participate in their course as much or as little as they need to as long as they set learner expectations and meet these expectat

What is WIKI? Wiki is a web technology used for collaborative publishing on the web. Wiki is a type of server software that allows you to work with data on a remote server on the Web. Users interact with the software through a web interface that lets them read, edit and publish content. Wikidot Wikidot.com has been providing collaborative Wikis since 2006. During the time a lot of users found many benefits of using that service. Wikidot does not have a targeted focus on learning as Wikispaces, but an excellent wiki-based platform for working with files. Paid service. Easy to use. Powerful Wiki syntax and engine. Control over ads. Unlimited number of pages. Wikispaces Is one of the most useful services for training on the wiki platform. It not only offers a wide range of opportunities for teamwork, but it is also very simple to use. This service is very convenient for the organization of work outside the traditional classroom. Many other useful functions are also pr

Nowadays various tests and quizzes have long become part of the educational process. We have different resources that teacher can use in training. Today I'm going to show you 2 services and how they can be used. The only disatvantage is that they need Internet connection. Google Forms Google Forms is helpful not only for student but to some organizations. For example if company want to hold a meeting or conference they may with the help of this service collect information about participants. The service is ideal for various polls. I found this service easy to use and the simplest ways to save data directly to a spreadsheets. Advantages easy to use convenient settings free service the ability to create not only polls, but also tests Загрузка... Socrative is designed to organize and use voting systems using any gadgets, computers on which it is possible to work with tests. To start working the teacher needs to register. Then create a set of surveys and tell st

Today I want to show you some usefeul Google Web services for education. It is created to make people's life easier when working with document, slides or forms which all are necessary for students   Google Docs and Google Sheets The most important thing in any Google app is collaboration. Google Docs and Google Sheets allows you to track any changes made to the document in real time, leave notes, corrections, use the built-in chat. An ideal tool for group work on text and work on errors.   Google Slides A web version of PowerPoint with the same set of basic presentation tools. Than conveniently? First, it is free, unlike the Microsoft Office Suite; second, it allows you to quickly start creating a joint presentation; third, like the vast majority of Google services, this solution is available from different devices (computer, tablet, smartphone).   Google Forms With Google Forms it is very easy to create questionnaires, quizzes, questionnaires. Ideal for homework an

Today I'm going to tell you about Bookmarks and service for creating your own bookmarks. In 2008 the amount of such services was pretty poor. The services didn't offer a large number of opportunities. But fortunately the tecnology has developed successfully and now there are many convenient and usefull services sites for creating bookmarks. Top-Page In case of failures on the computer, reinstallation of the operating system, change of the browser or the computer Your bookmarks are always reliably saved. Top-Page.ru is a start page with visual bookmarks, a convenient point of access to the Internet.  The mission of the service is reliable safety of your bookmarks and their synchronization with all devices and browsers.  One-click access to your favorite sites, e-mail and all sorts of "personal account". One-click access Bookmark the sites, services, and web pages you want and go with a single click: - to e-mail; - on their pages in social networks;