Research Guides: Teaching with Technology: Tools & Ideas

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Padlet - Virtual bulletin board-style collaboration tool. Start a board on the fly. Give students the link and they can post text, images, videos and more. At the end, export the board as an image, PDF or other format to save it. No account needed.

Factile - Create a Jeopardy-style quiz game. Up to 4 teams. Best played in a classroom on a single computer projected on a screen.

Bubbl.us - Mind mapping tool.

Media Creation

Canva
Drag-and-drop graphic design tool filled with free templates. Create flyers, posters, social media graphics, infographics, and more.
Piktochart
Create infographics, reports, and presentations.
Pixabay
Provides free, Public Domain images. (Unfortunately, it also offers Shutterstock images, which aren't free, but they're clearly labeled "sponsored images," so just ignore them.)
WebAIM: Color Contrast Checker
Check the color contrast levels for accessibility.
D2L Capture (available via D2L)
Lecture capture tool.
Screencast-O-Matic
Record your screen for up to 15 minutes.
YouTube Captions
Generate caption files for you videos, even if you don't intend to post them publicly on YouTube. Upload your video to YouTube, use transcribe and auto-sync or automatic captioning, clean up the captions, and either download the caption file to use in other video platforms, such as D2L Capture.

Collaboration

Google Docs
Create and edit documents online.
Padlet
The digital equivalent of sticky notes on a wall. Start a board on the fly. Give students the link and they can post text, images, videos and more. At the end, export the board as an image, PDF or other format to save it. No account needed.
Wiggio (available in D2L)
Virtual meeting tool.
Bubbl.us
Mind mapping.

Polling

Poll Everywhere
Create multiple choice, open-ended or clickable image polls on the fly. Students can respond via text message or web browser. No account needed.
Socrative
Engage, assess and personalize your class. Initiate formative assessments through quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races.
Google Forms
Create forms and share it via a link.
Quizzing tools (available in D2L or Engage)
GoSoapBox
Web-based clicker tool.

Review Games

Factile
Create a Jeopardy-style quiz game. Up to 4 teams. Best played in a classroom on a single computer projected on a screen.
JeopardyLabs
Create a Jeopardy-style quiz game.
Kahoot!
Create quiz games. Best played in teams in a classroom environment. Questions can include videos.
Quizlet
Create a matching game or "gravity" game.

Library Tools

Online Teaching Library Toolbox
Library tools for D2L and Engage.
Research Project Calculator
Generate a timeline for completing a research project.
Search Strategy Builder
Build a Boolean search. Created by University of Arizona Libraries
Interactive Tutorials
Tutorials created by BenU librarians.

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Teaching with Technology: Tools & Ideas

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