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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

OpenBoard

Principal function(s): Audio recording

OpenBoard is an interactive whiteboard designed primarily for use in schools and universities. It allows teachers to create live content thanks to its built-in library of sounds, videos, images, shapes and animations, and it also has a built-in selection of applications such as Wikipedia, a calculator, an HTML editor and more. Users can upload their own content, make annotations and share webpages from a centralised platform. Evaluation: This is a great tool to use in class since it facilitates student engagement. OpenBoard offers a variety of options to make classes more interactive and to customise content as required. Free and open source.

Cost: Free

Website: https://openboard.ch/index.en.html

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Group/pair work - classmates
  • Individual work

Skills

  • Writing

Content

  • You supply

Usability

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

Medium

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

High

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

Several languages. It normally operates in the default language of the device where it is installed.

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

High. It is somewhat difficult to find OpenBoard’s privacy policy but according to several articles, it commits to user privacy and data security. It operates without unnecessary permissions and avoids collecting sensitive user data, ensuring that user information remains safeguarded. It is an open-source project, so no user data is used for marketing or business purposes. Since it has to be installed, all user information is presumably stored in users’ devices. OpenBoard does not state compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

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

No

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)

No

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

Yes

Compatibility/ Operating System

Windows, macOS and Linux

Other technical requirements


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

Skills
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
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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