Category Archives: First Look At…
Sparkeo helps Educators to Monetize on their Videos
Yesterday I read about a very interesting start up in online education on TechCrunch Europe called Sparkeo. As TC was offering 100 beta invites I grabbed one immediately and signed up for it. As video streaming is growing and growing … Continue reading
Livemocha Aims at Rosetta Stone – and Pulls the Trigger!
We all knew it had to happen one day. And now the day has come: Livemocha finally pulled the trigger and sent a load of fresh roast mocha beans over to Rosetta Stone. On their blog you will find three … Continue reading
CoboCards gives you a Sneak Peak on its Upcoming Pro Product
The German online flashcard platform CoboCards twittered to its users a link to a sneak peak video of the yet to launch pro accounts. As I also had an EDUKWEST interview with Tamim Swaid, the founder and director of CoboCards, … Continue reading
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Tagged cobocards, cobocards.com, index cards, mirco content, online flashcards
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There is a new Cat in Town – Learn2Lingo.com launched
New year, new language learning start up. I just got followed by Learn2Lingo on Twitter and had a quick first look and I have to say: it looks quite nice. The good thing is that I can write this blog … Continue reading
First Look At… – Learnissimo.com
Though the title of the post might tell you something different, Learnissimo.com is not new on the market. They started their service around the same time as Myngle and eduFire, so about two years ago. First it was based on … Continue reading
First Look At… – Edoboard.com
Another virtual classroom enters the ring. Edoboard.com‘s tagline is “The tutor’s Online Toolbox”. “Oh, great. Another virtual classroom. Who needs another one?”, I hear you say. Well, the answer is simple: maths and science teachers. And I think they will … Continue reading
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Tagged edoboard, edoboard.com, science tutoring, science virtual classroom
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Which Language should one learn?
This is a very popular question I get from people who know that I am a language teacher. Today I took a final decision for myself and I would also like to share my priority list of languages for the … Continue reading
First Look At… – lenguajero.com
On my daily surf through the web I came across this fairly new language learning community called lenguajero.com. What immediately caught my eye is the fact that they “only” offer language exchange between Spanish and English speakers. That’s what I … Continue reading
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First Look At… – Mingoville.com
Nice coincidence. Today I got a new Twitter follower called @Mingoville. When I checked out their website I was quite amazed. Mingoville.com is a free online community plus virtual world for kids to learn English. A great use of Social … Continue reading
First Look At – VidSchool.com
There is so much happening on the education 2.0 market right now. I already have a giant pile of tools, companies and services I want to share with you. So here we go with a new category on my blog: … Continue reading