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Introduction to Productivity Tools. Outline. What is Productivity? What is Productivity Tools? Productivity Tools for teachers Widely used Productivity Tools Language learning and testing tools. 2. What is Productivity?. A measure of output from a production process, per unit of input. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Introduction to Productivity Tools

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OutlineWhat is Productivity?What is Productivity Tools?Productivity Tools for teachersWidely used Productivity ToolsLanguage learning and testing

tools

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A measure of output from a production process, per unit of input.

may be conceived of as a metric of the technical or engineering efficiency of production.

What is Productivity?

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What is Productivity Tools? Productivity tools can be software that

help employer increase their business productivity: a few examples might be project management software, to do lists, cost management software, employee monitoring software, print manager software and so on.

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Productivity Tools for Teachers Learning communities web sites for

teachers Lesson plans web sites Online courses Multimedia resources Software resources

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Widely used Productivity Tools

Microsoft Office Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Project/Outlook

Open Office Writer/Calc/Impress

Google docs Online document/spreadsheet/presentation Google Calendar

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Widely used Productivity Tools Online Email

Gmail Hotmail Zoho Mail

Online Chat Google GTalk Skype

Zoho Productivity & Collaboration apps Writer/Sheet/Show/Share/Planner/Chat 7

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Language learning and testing tools

PhonePass – Ordinate Corporation A quick, reliable measure of spoken English

that can be used on its own or integrated easily into your wider testing and placement program. A standard test of speaking and listening skills.

A 10-minute computerized telephone exam, with results reported immediately.

A testing service, ready at any time, from anywhere in the world.

www.ordinate.com 8

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Language learning and testing tools

Rosetta Stone The World’s #1 Language-Learning Software Effectively teaches all 4 language skills:

listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking

Millions of learners in more than 150 countries have already used it to gain the confidence that comes with truly knowing a new language.

http://www.rosettastone.com/9

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Language learning and testing tools

Transparent Leading provider of best-practice language

learning software for consumers, government agencies, educational institutions, and businesses

More than 12,000 schools and universities, as well as top government language schools, such as the Foreign Service Institute and the Defense Language Institute use it

http://www.transparent.com/about/company_info.htm 10

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Language learning and testing tools

Saybot A leading speech-technology software

platform provider for Chinese students interested in learning and improving their spoken English.

English teachers, publishers, and schools can create and sell spoken-English curricula to 180 million English learners in China

Making learning English more effcient, effective and fun

http://www.saybot.com/ 11

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Language learning and testing tools

Praat - a free scienctific software program for the analysis of speech in phonetics

http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ Softwares help teaching English for

Chinese kidshttp://www.ichangyan.com/www/contents/9/103.html

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Reference http://fcit.usf.edu/Internet/CHAP3/

CHAP3.HTM http://en.wikipedia.org/ www.ordinate.com http://www.rosettastone.com/ http://www.transparent.com/about/

company_info.htm www.saybot.com

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