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Pinterest
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Pinterest is a web and mobile application company that offers a visual discovery, collection, sharing, and storage tool. Users create and share the collections of visual bookmarks (boards). Boards are created through a user selecting an item, page, website, etc. and pinning it to an existing or newly created board.
Pinterest in the classroom can be used to differentiate a variety of lessons and be helpful when it comes to lesson planning and considering different styles of learning.
Students who have trouble expressing themselves with traditional pen to paper methods may find some of the multimedia tools, such as photos and video, quite helpful in creating a means to express themselves. Another bonus with Pinterest is it is a great place to start ideas and gain inspiration for a number of school related topics such as projects, essays, and presentations.
The minimum age required to create a Pinterest account is 13 years old and to signup there is no required fees.
UN Radio produces daily news content in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish, and weekly programs in, Hindi, Urdu and Indonesian.
UN Radio updates its news throughout the day. It also produces news features and analyses on a variety of social, political, economic, development and cultural issues involving the UN and its work.
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/spanish/
UN Radio content can be downloaded directly from our website after the user has registered.
Since UN Radio offers access in Spanish, this is a great resource for both students and teachers in keeping them updated and current with what is going on in the world. This is also great resource for students who may have a visual impairment, as there are many audio resources in mp3 format that can be accessed and downloaded easily.
Both individuals and organizations can register as users. No further action is required. United Nations Radio also never charges for this content.
Edmodo in the classroom is a great tool for teachers, students, and parents as it allows them to be connected in an network that is secure and can also be monitored by both the teacher and parent.
Edmodo is great for students as it is safe and free of advertisements. It is also a great tool for blended learning initiatives because it acts as a platform for teachers by allowing them to incorporate more digital content into their curriculum.
This is important because it facilitates various types of active learning allowing students to also be able to post content and contribute in online discussions.
Because Edmodo is a secure webtool it poses as a great mechanism for reflection and answering questions related to content.
If you are not of legal age to form a binding contract (in many places, this is 18 years old), then you must get your parent or guardian to read these terms and agree to them for you, before you use Edmodo or provide any information to us. Please review this agreement with your parent or guardian so that you both understand how Edmodo works and what restrictions apply to your use of our websites and services.