The theory and practice of using technology in English teaching

Age: 10+

16. 
    Explain everything
    

Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard platform where teachers can share and educate, and students can collaborate on projects. Its interactive and in real time, meaning students and teachers can share thoughts and ideas as they get them. Presentations can be created using specific videos, notation and audio recordings giving an idea a modern look and speed of learning. This platform also promises to strengthen the leadership and collaborations skills by giving students the tools to create and share their own tutorials, animated stories and presentations. Other pros of the program are that its easily integrated with services like Dropbox, G Suit, YouTube, while the expensive subscription it is main con.
Age: 13+ years

17. 
    Shadow Puppet Edu
    

It is a utility app which allows students and teachers to make engaging presentations and slideshows out of photos, narration, videos, sound clips. As with other presentation applications and platforms, the presentation can include a selection of the users’ library of visual content, they can add text and music and then record themselves going through the presentation, commenting on the images, giving an integrated narration. Students and teachers can use a range of annotative tools to give more visual feedback and a sense of interaction.
Age: 13+ years

18. 
    Kid in Story Book Maker
    

Kid in Story Book Maker as an app can be used by young students who can practice simple grammar trough making a story in this app. In its core this app only combines images and text, but if you combine it with different scanning or drawing apps you can make a story including the pupils creations, which may immerge them into the lecture on grammar. Because of its simplicity its perfect for younger students, for easily introducing them to the grammar rules.