Online tools for english language teaching

Google Jamboard
Google Jamboard is a free, collaborative, digital whiteboard that lets you illustrate and show ideas or content easily. As an interactive tool, you can share your Jamboard with many other users by simply adding their email addresses or sending them the link to your workspace.
Although Google Jamboard does not offer templates to base your designs on, its toolbar offers the following for content creation and presentation:

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  Various pen styles and colors
  
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  A laser pointer for highlighting items
  
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  Sticky notes and text boxes
  
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  Customizable shapes
  
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  You can also insert photos taken from your computer, mobile device, or Google Image search
  
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  Create multiple Jamboards on one workspace
  

iTutorGroup teacher Gabrielle, from South Africa, using ManyCam for her virtual classroom
Webcam software for creating special effects
Spicing up a virtual classroom may be challenging for teachers, especially if you need to be creative in setting up your teaching background and capturing youngsters’ attention in class. If you’re looking for a digital tool that does all these tricks and more, you can rely on webcam and streaming apps that can add filters and effects to your videos.
Make sure that your webcam software is compatible with the video conference platform you’re using for classes. Additionally, webcam apps can usually slow down your computer because of high CPU usage, so check that your desktop computer or laptop meets the platform’s system requirements.
ManyCam
ManyCam is the go-to webcam app for most online English teachers nowadays. You can use it to add elements to your teaching backdrop, play games, show virtual objects onscreen, give rewards to your students, and more!
Through this user-friendly program, you can:

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  Replace your background with an image or a video
  
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  Add fun borders, banners, text, and stickers to your video frame
  
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  Use face masks to appear as a different character or animal onscreen
  
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  Choose multiple video sources
  
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  Display time tools, such as a digital clock, stopwatch, and timer, onscreen
  
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  Zoom your camera straight from the app
  

ManyCam offers free, standard, studio, and enterprise versions. While you can use the app’s basic functions with its free version, you can enjoy more features and add more video sources when you upgrade to a premium version.
Check out this guide to using ManyCam when teaching English online.