Kamal Shafie's Blog

Flipgrid - Your Voice Your Story! [Source: Flipgrid's logo from  Flipgrid.com] Hello and welcome back to my ICT in TESOL blog! I hope you enjoyed reading my previous entry on ‘ Blendspace ’ (if you haven’t then please do so – you will thank me for it!). If you are like me right now - stuck at home because you are trying to avoid crowded places since you are worried about the massive outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and you don’t have anything good to watch on Netflix, then why not spend some of your time to read this post on  Flipgrid ? Who knows, perhaps by the time you have finished reading this post, you might even want to create your very own Flipgrid video too! The story of Flipgrid is the story of YOU!   [A s creenshot of Flipgrid website homepage]   What is Flipgrid? Flipgrid is a web-based platform that can be used by both teachers and students to create  a video-based discussion on a topic or 'grid' of thei...

Screencast-O-Matic: It's fantastic! What is Screencast-O-Matic? Screencast-O-Matic is a digital tool that allows you to record, edit and share video online for free. With Screencast-O-Matic, you can choose to: §    record a video of yourself using your webcam,  §    record your own computer/phone screen just like in a screencast, §    or even do both simultaneously.  You can watch a video that I’ve made using Screencast-O-Matic in this blog below: ATTENTION: Please be kind and promise not to laugh okay? 😆 I was a bi t nervous whilst recording the video but I think it turned out quite well in the end. It was a fun and new learning experience for me!😊 How can language teachers use Screencast-O-Matic? A screenshot of Screencast-O-Matic homepage As a  language teacher, I think you can use Screencast-O-Matic for a lot of different purposes: §    Virtual classroom (online teaching and l...