We have created a handout that highlights technology tools for teaching online. It is separated into category of technology, tool name, website, price, compatibility, and use.
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Category |
Tool |
Website |
Price |
Compatibility |
Use |
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Content |
You Tube |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Video and audio content |
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iTunes |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Video and audio content |
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Box |
Free-Premium |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Content sharing (integrated with Canvas) |
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Dropbox |
Free up to 18 GB |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Content sharing |
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Vimeo |
Free & Premium accounts available |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Video and audio content |
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TimeToast |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Create an online timeline, with comment/blog section available. Can be embedded into course content. |
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CourseLab |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
create eLearning content and computer screen simulations |
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Feedzilla |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
RSS Newsfeed – create your own news/subject widgets |
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Canvas |
LMS Platform |
Free with AP partnership |
PC/Mac/tablet |
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Digital |
Podcast – Camtasia Relay |
Free App |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Camtasia Relay – record and upload video/audio/images. Free Smart Phone App. Can be used alone or with Camtasia full version. |
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Prezi |
Free & premium accts. available |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Interactive presentation slideshow and virtual whiteboard sharing. Can download for offline viewing. Share with a link or embedded in a website or a LMS |
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Powtoon |
Free – $8/month education premium package |
Browser-based |
Create animated videos, with simple user interface |
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GoAnimate |
Free & premium accts. Available |
Browser-based |
Collaborative animated video creation, can import media, audio, storyboarding |
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EduCreations |
Free |
iPad/browser |
recordable, interactive whiteboard that captures audio and handwriting |
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Scribblar |
Free-Premium accounts |
Browser-based |
Real-time multi-user whiteboard, image/doc/audio upload, integrates with skype |
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Open Sankore |
Free |
PC/Mac/Tablets |
Interactive whiteboard software, embed multimedia |
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Prism Video Converter |
$37.50 |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Prism video converter. Easily converts any video from DVD to online video format |
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Animoto |
Free accts. Get 30 second videos |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Videos created from images, text, video, and audio |
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Audacity |
Free |
PC/Mac |
Open-source, cross-platform audio editor |
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Dragontape |
Free |
Browser-based |
Create custom music or video mixes, share on social media |
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Voki |
Free |
Browser-based |
Create speaking avatars |
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Voice Thread |
$99/ year, single instructor account |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Asynchronous conversations in voice, video or text around multimedia slideshows. |
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Canvas |
Many LTIs to choose from |
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Captioning |
Wistia |
Full service Free trial |
PC/Mac/tablet |
A video hosting service (like You Tube). Provides 100% accurate transcripts within 2 days |
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YouTube |
Free video hosting with built-in captioning |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Provides option to auto-caption (not 100% accurate) videos you upload to your own account or create accurate, time-stamped captions by uploading a simple transcript of the video. |
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Dragon |
$74.99 |
PC/Mac |
Voice to text conversion software |
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Casting Words |
$1.00-$2.50/minute |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Provides 100% accurate transcripts of your audio (.mp3) or video (.mp4) files. |
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Natural Readers |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Text to Voice converter. Reads any text (natural sounding voices) and will save as audio files |
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Screencast-o-matic |
Free. Pro version $15/year. |
PC/Mac |
Record up to 15 min. Videos may be downloaded or exported directly to YouTube. Upgrade to pro to eliminate watermark on videos. |
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Camtasia Studios |
$300 |
Pc/ |
Screencapture/cast software and video editor |
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Jing |
Free |
Browser-based |
record screencapture/screenshot up to 5 minutes |
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Screenr |
Free |
Browser-based |
web-based screen recorder |
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Screencasting |
Snag-It |
Free 30 day trial, $49.95 single license |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Screen capture software. Can add hotspots, annotations, graphics, text , arrows, etc. |
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Lecture Tools (Now with Echo 360) |
Students $15/term, site license available |
PC/Mac/tablet |
An interactive, web-based student response, note-taking and inquiry tool |
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Slide Share |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Share your presentations online and add an audio narration to create a “slidecast.” |
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URL Shortener |
bitly |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Redirect long URL addresses to a shorter URL name for use in tweets, emails, etc. |
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Google URL Shortener |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Redirect long URL addresses to a shorter URL name for use in tweets, emails, etc. |
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Community Building Tools |
Wiki Spaces |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Group workspace for collaboration and sharing of content, videos, images, etc. |
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Google Blog |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Blog site |
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Eyejot |
Free – Up to 5 minute video emails |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Online video email |
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Canvas |
Discussion board options |
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Social |
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Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social networking site |
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Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social networking site |
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Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social networking/interest site |
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Hoot Suite |
$9.99 month (Pro version), 30 day trial |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social media management dashboard |
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Tweet Deck |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social media management dashboard |
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Free (subscription avail) |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social networking site |
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Canvas |
Elgg LTI |
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Collaborative Learning |
Google Docs |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Web-based office suite |
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Mind42 |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Collaborative editing with one or more users simultaneously |
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Thinglink |
Free |
Browser-based |
Create interactive websites, blogs, infographics with embedded multimedia |
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Padlet |
Free |
Browser-based |
Collaborative “bulletin-board” style website building. |
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Lino |
Free |
PC/Mac/Tablet/Phone |
Collaborative ‘sticky and photo sharing,’ bulletin-board style website |
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Canvas |
Google Docs & Ether Pad |
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Social Bookmarking |
Photosynth |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Create photo panoramas and synths (multiple photos). Embed or copy link. |
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Picasa |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Organize, edit and share photos |
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Flickr |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Organize, edit and share photos |
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Delicious |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
A social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. |
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Diigo |
Free |
PC/Mac/tablet |
Social bookmarking and web annotation |
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Canvas |
Elgg LTI |
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