Screencasting

Screencasting tools (教学视频) can be used to upload teaching videos on the web, to enable students to access teaching materials anytime and anywhere, to pace students' learning and to help students achieve self-directed learning.

1) Powerpoint is the simplest tool you can use to record slides and voice narration. However, you can't edit the powerpoint show.

2)  Camtasia Studio can record Powerpoint slides and is rather easier to use. You can also edit the video. Here's one I recorded, not the best, one of the earliest video I recorded for a trial.

Read with Pinyin/ English/ Audio

@Voice Aloud
Great app that can read aloud Chinese text on the Andriod phone, including websites! You can even adjust the speed of reading aloud!

Popup Chinese
News in Chinese with mouse over Pinyin and English meaning features. Great for daily learning!

WeChat 微信

WeChat (English)
微信 (Chinese)

A great tool for reading! Recommendation from colleague. You can subscribe to various Chinese websites for daily reading.
Open WeChat App -> Contacts-> Subscription Accounts

介绍《阿婆的手》

王德远《阿婆的手》
献给108岁的高龄奶奶

令人感动的短片

孝道：父与子

爸，你在哪里？我不要玩捉迷藏了。

我的聋哑父亲

回家的路

那是什么？

一个母亲的勇气

怜悯心

雷德蒙的感人故事

Chinese Apps

Here's some of the interesting Andriod apps for teens/ adult learners. 

Mandarin Tap 

“Learn by constructing words and phrases out of mandarin characters. As each word is constructed, the meaning and Mandarin pronunciation are appended. You are first instructed on how to construct the words and phrases, then your recall of them is tested.”

Learn Chinese

Includes 29 lessons, with Pinyin, English translation and Chinese audio.

Chinese notecards
“This Chinese Notecard app lets you choose whether to start on the characters and practice your pronunciation and reading or you can start with the definitions to test if you know how to write the characters.” The vocabulary lists are taken from Integrated Chinese, Chinese Link, and Advanced Placement.

Learn Chinese Vocabulary

Vocabulary list from HSK exam, includes pinyin and meaning in English.

Mandarin

Contains sentences, grouped according to themes. Pinyin and translation in English available. Audio provided free for a few themes.

Chinese Primer

Learn writing through games.

三字经

三字经 Three Character Classics

With Pinyin and English translation

Learning about Chinese Characters

1500 Most Common Chinese Characters
An awesome list of the most common Chinese characters  Click on a row to view individual characters details and associated vocabulary, or search for simplified, traditional, keyword or poster coordinates.

Just Learn Chinese - Learning about Chinese Characters
Each lesson comes with pinyin,definition in English and online quizzes to help consolidate your learning.

The World of Chinese -Read about Character Stories

Text to Speech

Do you know you can convert text to speech in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint etc? !

1. Next to the Quick Access Toolbar, click Customize Quick Access Toolbar.
2. Click More Commands.
3. In the Choose commands from list, select All Commands.
4. Scroll down to the Speak command, select it, and then click Add.
5. Click OK.
6. When you want to use the text-to-speech command, click the icon on the Quick Access Toolbar.
7. You can hear single words or blocks of text spoken by highlighting the text you want to hear, and clicking the Speak command.




 http://office.microsoft.com/en-sg/word-help/using-the-speak-text-to-speech-feature-HA102066711.aspx

Watch online discussions

Watch discussions on hot topics and learn Mandarin

omy Buzz Talk: 网络唱谈
不让座就没爱心？名嘴： 要先开口问！