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In the ICT course, Professor Tilly used the Nearpod website. I remember the last class where students were divided into groups and had to complete different tasks based on Nearpod's PowerPoint and return to the classroom. There were five of us in the group, and the tasks included taking a group photo in front of a grocery store and asking the staff about the number of employees working in the shop and the number of hours they worked per day and per week. In addition, a group photo was taken with one of the staff. The staff member we asked was kind enough to help us determine the number of employees and asked if we were doing social work. When he heard that we were completing classroom tasks, he recognized our behaviour and thought it was a good way to learn. We were supposed to be one of the first few groups to complete the task, which was a very novel experience. After the lesson I explored the use of Nearpod on my own. Overall it can help teachers to create rich and interesting P...

General Information S impleshow video maker is an online tool that helps customers create simple, professional explainer videos — without needing any animation or video editing skills . Video Production Method Demonstration Making a video consists of three main steps, namely story, visualize and finalize. In the story step, you need to provide the topic, keywords, main characters and other factors for the website to write the story, of course, you can also create your own story. In addition, you can choose the style of the video to better match the audience. Since I chose AI to write the story, after filling in the relevant information, AI will present a text for me to edit as shown below. This is followed by the second step, the visualisation of the text, which corresponds to the sketch to form a simple video clip. After the above and a second check, the final version of the video can be output and quizzes can be added as required. Implication in Language Teaching 1. Vocabulary Introd...

Frame VR as an Example of AI Programming for Learners Introduction With no need for downloads or installations, Frame VR is a web-based platform that lets users create and engage with immersive 3D environments right from a browser.  Accessible via desktop, mobile, and virtual reality headsets, it  is a flexible tool for a range of educational and collaborative uses, enabling virtual meetings, events, seminars, and exhibitions. Background Users can create their own virtual learning community or be invited into one. The environment of the community is somewhat like a park, with many buildings and a green colour scheme. The user ’ s identity is set as a guest. There are a variable number of AI models playing the roles of professors and classmates, both male and female. The user has to find them. Users can manipulate their own models to dialogue with these AIs, and the AI models can answer the questions accordingly to help users solve the difficulties they encountered in their stu...

A Brief Introduction to Speechling Website Speechling is a language learning platform focused on helping users improve their speaking and listening skills through one-on-one feedback from real coaches. It offers daily pronunciation practice using audio recordings, where users repeat phrases and have conversations with coaches by uploading recordings to native-speaking coaches for personalized feedback. Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths: 1. The website uses a one-to-one teaching model to ensure a customized learning experience for students. 2. Uploaded recordings can be freely played, auditioned and re-recorded before uploading. As the recordings need to be sent to the instructor for guidance, students can improve their pronunciation and fluency by practicing several times and also pay more attention to their mistakes and deficiencies in pronunciation. 3. The buttons are cute so students have more interests in exploring their functions. Weaknesses 1. There is no trial or free version o...