1. TubeReplay
2. DragonTape
4. SynchTube
5. Infinitube
6. Splicd
7. TubeChop
8. YouCube
9. MixTube
10. YouFlow
11. Quietube
12. YouTube TestTube
I use YouTube so much in my classes. It’s nice having some of these tools to work with. TubeChop has been one of my favorites. It let’s you grab just the scene you want and embed it.
Some of these others look quite cool too.
In just three months after the Apple iPhone went on sale here in December, some 300,000 units have been sold. Part and parcel with the device’s dominance in hardware is its strength in mobile applications, reflected in the iPhone App Store.
Since knowing users’ app preferences makes the difference between a major hit and just another junk download, Digieco, a management research institute affiliated with KT, the Korean mobile carrier that supports the iPhone here, recently looked into which ones users download most. They found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that apps for public transit routes and maps were very popular, along with social networking and scheduling software.
The average Korean iPhone user has 86 apps on his or her handset and spends 5,800 won ($5) on apps purchases every month, according to Digieco.
I’m interested to see what other people are using in the way of iPhone apps. Here are some that I actively use (at least once a week).
1. Google Apps
2. TweetDeck
3. Facebook
4. Foursquare
5. Daum maps
6. Jihachul
7. Lingopal (Korean phrases)
8. SugarSync
9. Diigo
10. Ustream (broadcaster/viewer)
11. Kindle
12. Asphalt 5 (free) – driving game (3 yr-old son loves it and so do I)
13. Shrek Kart (free) – driving game (3 yr-old son loves it)
14. Jungle Crash
15. Waterslide
16. Pandemica (not great, but cool idea)
17. Feed Me! (game for pre-schoolers)
18. Skype (almost forgot that)
Of course, this doesn’t count all the apps that came pre-installed, which I use every day, including: iPod, Safari, Contacts, Calendar (Google sync), Camera, Mail (Gmail), Clock (as alarm).
What about you? Anything you’d recommend?
The other day a friend asked me if she could borrow some of my CD-ROMs (or DVD-ROMs) for English language learning OR for some suggestions. I was a little embarrassed that not only didn’t I have many (aside from a couple old ones), but I also couldn’t think of any besides Rosetta Stone and TELL, which are a little more than I can afford.
My interests have included CALL-related topics for many years, but it’s been a long time since I paid attention to instructional software. I’ve focused for so long on the use of ICT that I am clueless on the state of “traditional” disk-based software. I have NEVER seen a software that impressed me. They have all been warmed-over grammatical syllabi with little other than multiple choice, fill in the blank drills to fill space between cute animations and lame texts (can you tell I’m skeptical?). I’m not against drilling. I think that there is a place for it and a software might be the right place. However, these also don’t seem to have much relevance to the average classroom. That is unacceptable. Can anyone prove me wrong? What have you used that you loved? If you do make any recommendations, please describe why it is good. Don’t bother sending on things that can be modified for language learning. There are countless materials to do that with. I would like to know a good, dedicated software (CD, DVD, Downloadable, or even online) that learners can use on their own. If there is interaction with other students or teachers, that’s great, but students still have to be able to use it on their own. Dan —————————– Updates: I’ll update here with suggestions that I receive.