MALL and other

While speaking about MALL (mobile-assisted language learning, do not сonfuse it with shopping mall) there are 3 main principles to mention:
1. To use everywhere
2. To use by everyone
3. To use in time

About QR

Unfortunately QR (quick response) has not already gained its popularity in Eastern Europe though it starts slowly spreading even there. The code contains small amount of information that can fasten any process where it can be utilized. And then there are plenty of ways it can be used in education. For example QR may serve as the source of additional information in manuals or  in museums as well as while playing some educational games (or quizes).

And one quizlet for you:
https://quizlet.com/_2txgid

Musical theory course

https://www.coursera.org/learn/edinburgh-music-theory
Here it is. As an intermediate ukulele player I've searched for some courses regarding music theory. The course I strongly reccomend gives the opportunity to learn the basics and refresh the knowledge you have already gained.

It's provided by the University of Edinburgh and it's held in English. The whole course conists of 6 weeks of studying and it is free!

Italian quiz in Russian in the English written post

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCN1id8OaNXBn0wSdNfKxV13KTyoPLoSWNjXMMc5VFCD4_cg/viewform

Yeah. it's in Russian. Probably the most popular and convenient way to create some quiz. Google docs forever!

Wikiwikiwiki

Some stuff to read
http://teflpedia.com/

It's one of the wiki's resources giving the access to some useful articles on the english language. Probably if it hadn't been wiki it wouldn't be worth using. But anyway...

The front page is one of the most pleasant parts of this resource http://teflpedia.com/Main_Page
It tells you everything you need to know to start working. Including what is wiki in general and how to use this thing.

If you forget:
Wiki is a web technology used for collaborative publishing on the web. Wiki is a type of server software that allows you to work with data on a remote server on the Web. Users interact with the software through a web interface that lets them read, edit and publish content.

Explore it and get ready to partcipare in the debates!

Everyone knows Google

So this post could've been incredibly complex as had been devoted to the services provided by Google. 

But I would like to name onl those which may help you while studying languages.

And unfortunately in this case  there is a little to discuss. 

The most obvious one (and the only to use directly to learn language) is Google Translator which actually has been always criticized for being ineffective when translating something more than usual word-combination. 

But I personally think that this translator has a really great potential as its one of really few services that can synthesize the translation of a whole text. That actually makes it much more interesting than just a usual electronic dictionary. Yeah, should agree that there is a lot to improve. But having seen this great improvements recently done with the service (even the users can take their chacne and edit the translation-varinats) I have a strong feeling that Google Translator will gain its reputation as a great and professional service to use.

https://translate.google.com

Bookmarks

Actually while choosing the apropriate bookmarks service it woul be wise to pay your attention on perhaps the most popular one - Top-Page.

I guess the most interesting element of Top-Page is its convenient and friendly design providing you with the possibility to make the service as much easy to use as possible.

Add some cool stuff as possibility to synchronize user's profile with all the gadjets you have and unlimited number of bookmarks and you get a great service to use!
http://top-page.ru

Have a nice day!

Okay... So everybody heard about presentation. You know that thing that makes university lectures a little bit more exciting...

I guess you know even better what I'm talking about.

So today I'd like  to present (heh) you some helpful creation and stock services that might be useful while dealing with presentations.

Here they are:

http://prezi.com/

An interesting and unusual design plus some unique tools to make ypur presentation fun. I've spent some time creating my own demo =) Here it is: 

https://prezi.com/_ob-qbpwa2zn/edit/#0_0091823

http://www.slideshare.net/

It speaks for itself, doesn't it? 

Not the best example but nevertheless:

http://www.slideshare.net/Pomodoro96/the-university-of-padua

And finally https://docs.google.com/presentation

I guess every active Google user heard about this cool service. Among the undeniable advantages are a great variety of tools, online-sharing and file-converrting. Enjoy!

And here is the small example of the same presentation below:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KwFamtA-FRZ08qNlZZE5c98u03N66ZGPW6htmMHDfU4/edit#slide=id.p3

Good night!

A little bit about learning new words

https://www.wordnik.com

Have you ever heard about the service?

Just a great tool to enrich your vocabulary!

What's so special about it? 
It's accurately designed service which provides you with not only some new words (can be sent on your e-mail) but with all the aspects concerning the material (definitions, etymology, related words/phrases, visuals and even the popularity of the words among the users). The site is divided into three parts which represent different aspects of the service. It's really easy to use.
It also has the active online coomunity of learners from all around the globe. So ypu may join them right now to start a new way of learning English! 
Good luck! 

Strongly advice http://www.rosettastone.eu/
Nice design and creative way of language learning. You can choose one of 24 (!) and start your educational journey immediately!
To say even more it is presented in app version, so you can make your learning process even more comfortable.
You can also find some interesting linguistic material on different topics
Good luck

"The beginning is the end is the beginning"

The first time I'm writing here. Actually I was forced to create this Blog on Google. Hope to make it useful anyway. See you soon, my dear future subscribers!