May 2015 Favorite Tech Tools

The seventh annual Favorite Tech Tools session focused on videos, with ideas for locating them, customizing them, and creating your own. All tools are free unless noted below.

Zaption

Choose videos (or upload your own) and add questions to engage students.

• Zaption website
• Zaption Demo video, Zaption Create a Tour Quick Tutorial video, Zaption Help Center/FAQ's
• Five Tips for Creating Effective Zaption Tours

TEDEd

Build a lesson around a video, or find and use a video lesson created by someone else.

• TED-Ed web site
• TED-Ed Tour and TED-Ed FAQ's

Khan Academy

Thousands of short "hand-drawn" video tutorials on topics such as math, science, humanities, and more.

• Khan Academy website

Doceri

Create your own Khan-Academy-style videos with this app for iPads and Windows tablets.

• Doceri website
  • Info on Doceri for iPads (free)
  • Info on Doceri for Windows tablets ($4.99)
• Doceri how-to videos

Explain Everything ($2.99)

Create your own Khan-Academy-style videos on an iOS, Android, or Windows 8 device.

• Explain Everything website
• Video tutorials for iPad/iPhone, Android tablet/phone, Windows 8 tablet

Films on Demand

More than 20,000 academic videos available through Durham Tech's library.

• Films on Demand (from off campus, log in with your WebAdvisor ID and password)
• Putting Films on Demand Videos in Sakai (PDF)

Using Videos with your Students Resources

• 40 Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book
• Best practices for using video in classroom
• Edudemic: Why you should use Video in Education