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Canva

This tool is called Canva, it is used to design podcasts, presentations, images, and so on in a modern, easy and funny way. I'll use this tool to the students can create some innovated images to their presentations or even to open houses.

Coggle

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Web 2.0 are applications which allow us interacting with other people, there are a number of tools that allow cooperative work such as Google Drive, Google Docs, and Dropbox. Mind maps are a way to plan projects leaving essential ideas captured. Coggle is a simple online tool that makes possible students and teachers the creation of mental maps, graphic organizers of a way easily and quickly without complications; also, this tool can be used from your cell phones. When you create your mind map, you can add keywords, links, images. The contents can be published, shared with everyone, and you can download. Moreover, you can invite your friends to work together, you can chat and comment on the tasks if it hadn't mistaken and review them. You can write short sentences: Also, you can add images and keywords:

PodOmatic

podOmatic One of several podcasting services which offer a free starter account for those interested in learning more about this technology.  Students can improve their Speaking Skills creating Podcasts 

PLAYBUZZ

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PLAYBUZZ It is an online plaftform that was founded in 2012 by Shaul Olmert and Tom Pachys. At the beginnig the platform was designed as social game app. Nowadays, it can use by publishers, agencie brands, or individual editors. The platform offer interactive formats to create contents as:    quizzes, lists, video snippets, slideshows, and countdowns. You can create your account with your facebook or google account After that, each user can select the format they want to use to share their content Playbuzz is a creative platform that is frequently shared on facebook. 

Baamboozle

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Baamboozle Baamboozle is an  easy tool to use. First , you should sign up and you can immediately start creating your games. It is an appropriate Web 2.0 tool that teachers and students can use for warm up.   To start working on Baamboozle you should write your questions about an specific topic.  After that you write your answers, add images and decide on the points for each question. You can add as many questions as you want. super easy to use.  For playing this game .Participants decide to play in pairs, or groups of 3 or 4 people. They click on the question and answer the question. If they answer correct get points ,if not they keep in 0 points. It is an activity to develop speaking skill .

Quiznetic

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QUIZNETIC Quiznetic is a formative assessment tool and game that let teachers or students create learning games in various racing forms. In the EFL classroom, this tool can be used for reinforcing and assessing knowledge. First, this tool can be used for reinforcing knowledge because students can learn while they are playing. Another way to reinforce knowledge is by assigning different topics to students and each one could design his own game. In addition, the teacher can use this tool for checking the prior knowledge students have about a topic, so the teacher can know the strengths and weaknesses students have related to that topic. The advantage that this tool has is that students can get instant feedback and everybody is going to learn from their mistakes.

Write About

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Write About is a classroom writing community and publishing platform built by teachers. This tool helps teachers to create an online classrooms, where they can engage students to write. In order to Sign In, it is necessary to create your account for this platform. You can decide if you want to create an educator or student account.  As an educator, this tool allows you to create different writing groups. You just have to select the purpose for your group and specify if it is private or public. Also, you can join to different groups created by teachers or you can add new ideas to its platform forum, in which you and your students can post their writings.  Another important characterisitic of this tool is that it gives teachers a "Teacher Code" for their virtual class and it helps them to control their students' activity and see what they have posted. 

Adobe Spark

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Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/3dsL77 Adobe Spark is a free tool that allows the creation of many things including posters, videos, simple web-pages and more. Some of the features it contains is that its interface is simple and attracts people's attention.   To use this tool is not complicated. One requirement is that you do need to register in order to log in. However, you can use your facebook or google account in order to make it easier for you to log in. In Education Some of the ideas for applying this tool into the classroom is the creation of podcasts, short web pages and the creation of posters or images in general. The most factible idea is to use is as a podcast tool because, as mentioned before, it is very easy to use so anyone wit 12 or upper age can use it. In order to create a podcast with this tool, you have to select the creation of "video" as seen below. Then,  you can select one References: Adobe Spark ...