Web tools and apps: BLIPFOTO

Here is a very interesting talk by Nik Peachey called "Evaluating web tools and apps" Some apps were presented in the talk, and I decided to try Blipfoto

It's a daily photo journal which I found interesting to try with students. Students can create a profile and share a photo of something that happened to them that day and write about that. It's a good way of practising English in a modern way and also of  knowing more about their lives. And they can know more about their classmates.

Let's talk about some of the characteristics of this app:

• it's free - this is positive since maybe some of our students can't afford them.
• it supports communication - it will generate language practice. But the negative side is that we have to be careful with inappropriate language in the descriptions of the pictures and in the comments of the classmates.
• it requires registration - this is positive since we can trace our student's work.
• it is accessible - it can be used in the computer and also the app can be downloaded to mobiles.

And here is the link to my daily journal in blipfoto :)

http://www.blipfoto.com/antonellaailen