Task-Based Langauge Learning: Programs and Apps 2021

Objectives:

1. Teachers will be able to explore a certain app/program and will learn how it works.
2. Teachers will be able to explain to the group how a certain app/ program works.
3. Teachers will be able to explain how this app/program can be used in language instruction (which modes of communication, what level and which specific linguistic task).

Task: Choose one of the apps/ programs below, explore it, learn how it works, and then explain it and show us how it can be used in Arabic language instruction:

1. Adobe Spark: https://spark.adobe.com/ 
2. Animoto: www.animoto.com 
3. Beautiful.ai: https://www.beautiful.ai/ 
4. Blooket: https://www.blooket.com/
   
5. Busuu: https://www.busuu.com/
6. Canva: https://www.canva.com/
7. Doodle Buddy: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doodle-buddy-paint-draw-app/id313232441  
8. Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/learn
9. Edmodo: https://new.edmodo.com 
10. EdPuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com
11. Evernote: https://evernote.com/
12. Flashcards Deluxe: http://flashcardsdeluxe.com/Flashcards/
13. FlipGrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/
14. FluentU: https://www.fluentu.com  
15. Genially: https://www.genial.ly/ 
16. Gimkit: https://www.gimkit.com  
17. GoAnimate: www.goanimate.com
18. GoogleClassroom: https://classroom.google.com/ 
19. Google Forms: https://www.google.com/forms/about/  
20. Haiku Deck: https://www.haikudeck.com/  
21. HelloTalk: https://www.hellotalk.com/?lang=en
22. iBrainstorm: http://www.ibrainstormapp.com/  
23. Jing: https://www.techsmith.com/jing-tool.html
24. Kahoot: https://kahoot.com/
25. LiveMocha: https://www.livemocha.co/   
26. Meme Creator: www.memecreator.org
27. Memrise: https://www.memrise.com/ 
28. Mentimeter: https://www.mentimeter.com  
    
29. My PlayHome Lite: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-playhome-lite/id451155849 
30. Nearpod: https://nearpod.com/ 
31. Online Dictation: https://dictation.io/speech
32. Our Story: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/our-story/id436758256?mt=8  
33. Peardeck: https://www.peardeck.com 
34. PicCollage: https://piccollage.com
35. PicMonkey: https://www.picmonkey.com
36. Pixton: https://www.pixton.com
37. PlayPosit: https://go.playposit.com/
38. Plickers: https://get.plickers.com/
39. Popplet Lite: https://popplet.com
40. Puppet Edu: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?mt=8 
41. Puppet Pals: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546  
42. Quizizz: https://quizizz.com/admin 
43. Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/
44. Screen Chomp: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8 
45. Shadow Puppet: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640 
46. Sock Puppets: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sock-puppets-complete/id547666894
    
47. ShowMe: http://www.showme.com/
48. Slido: https://www.sli.do/
    
49. Smilebox: https://www.smilebox.com  
50. Snagit: https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html
51. StoryBird: http://storybird.com/
52. StoryKit: https://storykit.io/ 
53. StudyBlue: https://www.studyblue.com/teachers  
54. Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/
55. Tellagami: https://tellagami.com/
56. ThingLink: https://www.thinglink.com/
57. ToonDoo: http://www.toondoo.com/
58. Toonstatic: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8
59. Vocaroo: https://vocaroo.com/
60. Vocki: http://www.voki.com/
61. VoiceThread: https://voicethread.com/
62. Weebly: http://www.weebly.com/
63. WeVideo: https://www.wevideo.com/
64. Zoom: https://zoom.us