Education Technology Tools for In-Person, Online and Hybrid Teaching Environments
A selected and curated list of tools and sample assignments are below:
Whittier College Faculty Development Ed Tech list on Wakelet
Digital Tools & Assignments Toolkit from the Digital Library Foundation
Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities Tools & Assignments from MLA
Link to: Whittier College’s List of Tools (see spreadsheet below)
Select list of introductory videos for online teaching ed tech tools:
What do you want to do?
Multimedia Creation:
WeVideo: collaborative video editing application, web-based, multi-platform (Mac & PC)
Audacity: audio recording & editing software
Powtoons: animated video creation application
YouTube: video dissemination, broadcast, archiving platform
Vimeo: video dissemination, broadcast, archiving platform
Flickr: Web-based photo archiving platform
SoundCloud: audio-based publication platform; save tracks, follow artists and build playlists for music, podcasts
WeVideo: collaborative video editing application, web-based, multi-platform (Mac & PC)
Audacity: audio recording & editing software
Powtoons: animated video creation application
YouTube: video dissemination, broadcast, archiving platform
Vimeo: video dissemination, broadcast, archiving platform
Flickr: Web-based photo archiving platform
SoundCloud: audio-based publication platform; save tracks, follow artists and build playlists for music, podcasts
Graphic Design:
Canva: design application for presentations, social media, banner, digital signage
Piktochart: Infographic design and creation application
Photoshop: graphic design and picture manipulation software
Canva: design application for presentations, social media, banner, digital signage
Piktochart: Infographic design and creation application
Photoshop: graphic design and picture manipulation software
Online Publishing, Ebook, Emagazine:
Medium: e-publishing platform for narratives, e-magazine
Flipsnack: digital flipbook maker for magazine, brochures, catalogs, and more
Presentation Software and Applications:
PowerPoint: slide presentation software
Google Slides: slide presentation application
Prezi: Presentation application & software that uses motion & zoom
Haiku Deck: slide presentation application for web, iPad, or iPhone
Keynote: Apple’s slide presentation software
Web-based Conferencing, Video & Audio Engagement:
Zoom: video conferencing tool for online meetings
VoiceThread: Online communication platform with video, voice, and text commenting.
Flipgrid: video discussion platform for collaborative responses
Zoom: video conferencing tool for online meetings
VoiceThread: Online communication platform with video, voice, and text commenting.
Flipgrid: video discussion platform for collaborative responses
Personal Response Systems & Classroom Engagement Tools:
TurningPoint Clickers: clickers are small handheld devices used in the classroom to collect student responses to interactive tests and quizzes.
Poll Everywhere: similar to Clickers, can be used for live audience participation using mobile devices
Kahoot: educational gaming application used for easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes
Piazza: free web-based platform for Q & A
Document Creation (Collaborative) and Spreadsheets, PDF management:
Word: Microsoft’s word processing software
Google Docs: Google’s (collaborative) word processing application
Padlet: digital canvas, like a piece of paper to create projects to share and collaborate
Excel: Microsoft’s spreadsheet creation software, includes various data charts
Google Sheets: Google’s spreadsheet application
Acrobat: software to convert, edit, and sign PDFs
Online Publishing, E-Book. E-Magazine Creation:
Medium: e-publishing platform for narratives, e-magazine
Flipsnack: digital flipbook maker for magazine, brochures, catalogs, and more
Medium: e-publishing platform for narratives, e-magazine
Flipsnack: digital flipbook maker for magazine, brochures, catalogs, and more
Podcast and Audio-Based Projects:
Audacity: audio recording and editing software
SoundCloud: audio-based publication platform for music, podcasts
Anchor: all-in-one application for podcast creation, web-based and for mobile devices
Audacity: audio recording and editing software
SoundCloud: audio-based publication platform for music, podcasts
Anchor: all-in-one application for podcast creation, web-based and for mobile devices
Screen Capturing Software for Online Tutorial Creation:
Camtasia: software to record your screen, add video effects, transitions and more, software available on Windows and Mac
Screencast: create shareable links for your videos/media created in Camtasia
Maps:
My Maps (Google): create custom maps for personal use or sharing, users can add points, lines, and shapes on top of Google Maps
Google Earth: computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based on satellite imagery, program can also be downloaded to mobile devices and users may use the program to add their own data
Zeemaps: create maps from location list, crowd source, or spreadsheets then publish and share interactive maps
StoryMaps (Esri): ability to combine maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content
StoryMap (JS): application developed out of Northwestern University’s Knightlab to help tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events
Timeline (JS): open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines using Google spreadsheets
My Maps (Google): create custom maps for personal use or sharing, users can add points, lines, and shapes on top of Google Maps
Google Earth: computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based on satellite imagery, program can also be downloaded to mobile devices and users may use the program to add their own data
Zeemaps: create maps from location list, crowd source, or spreadsheets then publish and share interactive maps
StoryMaps (Esri): ability to combine maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content
StoryMap (JS): application developed out of Northwestern University’s Knightlab to help tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events
Timeline (JS): open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines using Google spreadsheets
Social Annotation:
Diigo: research tool and knowledge-sharing with annotation capabilities, highlighter, sticky notes, archiving, bookmarking
Hypothes.is: annotation plugin to hold discussions, read socially, organize research, and take personal notes
Wikipedia: free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation
Genius: world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge added by artists, scholars, fans, verified by editors (similar to Wikipedia) can add to collaborative annotation assignments
VideoAnt: web-based video annotation tool for mobile and desktop devices
Distant Viewing Lab: software that uses and develops computational techniques to analyze visual culture with video clips
Citation Builder: Research Organizer:
Zotero: easy-to-use tool to help collect, organize, cite, and share research
Easybib: website that helps create citations and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles
Diigo: research tool and knowledge-sharing with annotation capabilities, highlighter, sticky notes, archiving, bookmarking
Hypothes.is: annotation plugin to hold discussions, read socially, organize research, and take personal notes
Wikipedia: free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation
Genius: world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge added by artists, scholars, fans, verified by editors (similar to Wikipedia) can add to collaborative annotation assignments
VideoAnt: web-based video annotation tool for mobile and desktop devices
Distant Viewing Lab: software that uses and develops computational techniques to analyze visual culture with video clips
Citation Builder: Research Organizer:
Zotero: easy-to-use tool to help collect, organize, cite, and share research
Easybib: website that helps create citations and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and Chicago/Turabian citation styles
Check out our YouTube Channel for digital project examples & ideas.
We Can Help With:
- course (re)design
- introduction to digital project design
- flipping your class (hybrid, online teaching)
- finding Open Educational Resources (OER)
- course websites
- building digital literacy skills
- copyright, fair use, Creative Commons
- presentation best practices & tools
- active learning strategies
- e-polling tools
- social annotation (text & video)
- videoconference communication
- lecture capture
Multimodal Storytelling Projects:
- Digital Storytelling
- Photovoice
- Storymaps
- Podcasting
- Public Service Announcements (PSA)
- Infographics
- Web Publishing/Blogs
- Stop Motion Animation
- Augmented Reality
- Video Editing
- Sound Editing
