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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
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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
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
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Online communication platform with video, voice, and text commenting.
Flipgrid
: video discussion platform for collaborative responses
Personal Response Systems & Classroom Engagement Tools
TurningPoint Clickers
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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
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
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
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