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**CREATE YOUR OWN ONLINE ACTIVITIES **

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Software to create interactive activities
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Share your documents online
22 online platforms for creating online presentations

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 * [[image:http://www.etwinning.es/version/2010/images/stories/Formacion/Isuu_logo.jpg height="50"]] ||  || Issuu Upload your documents and tun them into stylish e-documents and e-books. Always look for the embed code to insert into the wiki. ||
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTxKzTTp5B1w5Tr56N0T6rk0eyTVFYQaRYbRe9rJATxz014sUFuMg height="25"]] ||  || Slideshare Upload your documents and share them by inserting the embed code in your wiki. Voice can be added (see the **Slidecast** section) ||
 * [[image:http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20080428/Calameo-logo.png width="146" height="59"]] ||  || Calameo Similar to Issuu. ||
 * **FlipSnack ** ||  || FlipSnack changes your PDF documents into interactive books. ||
 * [[image:http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20080428/Calameo-logo.png width="146" height="59"]] ||  || Calameo Similar to Issuu. ||
 * **FlipSnack ** ||  || FlipSnack changes your PDF documents into interactive books. ||

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Web tools to create our own activities
//<span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The following websites allow users to generate their own interactive activities online: //

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 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">ESL Video [] Create your own listening activities from videos and audio recordings.


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quizlet [] Make your own flashcards with this great tool.


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Propofs [] Create your own multiple-choice quizzes. Great for revision.


 * <span style="color: #bc1515; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">QuizRevolution A great tool to create online quizzes.


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">English Exercises.org [] (works //only// with **Internet Explorer**) Make interactive activities.


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Super Teacher Tools: [] Create online games: Jeopardy, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Board game, etc.


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Review of 12 free online quiz makers: [|http://www.quiz-creator.com/blog/2009/09/free-online-quiz-creator-tools-create-online-quizzes/#b]

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<span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">**//Authoring tools// to create your own materials and activities**
<span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Authoring tools** are software applications that allow users to create their own interactive activities. <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Below is a list of popular authoring tools:


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Content Generator []


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">HotPotatoes v6 []


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">eGames generator []


 * <span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">GenMagic []

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