TechTools

= Useful web tools for learning and teaching =

Pinyin practice:

 * 1) **ChineseLiteracy**
 * 2) **Hello-Han**
 * 3) **HanyuPinYin**

Dictionary - radical, stroke sequence:

 * 1) **Yellowbridge** - input with pinyin, output radical, stroke sequence, etymology of characters.
 * 2) vocab sheet - generate vocab sheet with stroke sequence
 * 3) **Arch Chinese** - an alternate site to YellowBridge

** Converter and more: **

 * 1) **MandarinTools**
 * 2) **DimSum **- download DimSum to
 * convert characters to pinyin,
 * convert traditional to simplified;
 * generates vocab sheet

Reading:

 * 1) **ReadChineseNFLC> **

Communication & creativity tools:

 * Voicethread - @http://voicethread.com/
 * Glogster - @http://www.glogster.com/
 * Toondoo - @http://www.toondoo.com/
 * Voki - @http://www.voki.com/
 * Skype - @http://www.skype.com/

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 * Pay Attention!
 * Changing Education Paradigms
 * Did you know 4.0
 * Technology - students' perspectives
 * Innovation in Education conference Highlights
 * Learning to Change - Changing to Learn