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The eighth annual Favorite Tech Tools session focused on a variety of tools for engaging students in online, hybrid, and seated classes. All tools are free unless noted below.
 
The eighth annual Favorite Tech Tools session focused on a variety of tools for engaging students in online, hybrid, and seated classes. All tools are free unless noted below.
  
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===Kahoot===
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===Screencast-o-matic===
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* ''Create a game (quiz) for your students to play as groups and/or individually, with a device''
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* ''Create a video (screencast) of your screen, to explain something (like an assignment) to students''
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** Kahoot Tutorials [http://blog.getkahoot.com/post/72436135885/check-out-these-great-kahoot-tutorials-from-kelly videos]
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** [http://screencast-o-matic.com/home Screencast-o-matic] web site
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** Kahoot [https://getkahoot.com/tutorials/Kahoot_Tutorials.pdf Getting Started Guide]
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** Screencast-o-matic [https://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Screencast-O-Matic tips, video and resources]
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** Kahoot FAQ's: [https://getkahoot.com/support/faq/#how-to-make-and-play-a-kahoot How to make and play a Kahoot]
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** Screencast-o-matic [http://feedback.screencast-o-matic.com/ Feedback and Support]
  
 
===NowComment===
 
===NowComment===
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** [https://nowcomment.com/ NowComment] website
 
** [https://nowcomment.com/ NowComment] website
 
** NowComment's [https://nowcomment.com/education Education Page] provides video tutorials, tips, FAQs, sample lesson plans, and more
 
** NowComment's [https://nowcomment.com/education Education Page] provides video tutorials, tips, FAQs, sample lesson plans, and more
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** Consider copyright before adding a document or other content to this tool. See: [https://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/fairuse Understanding Fair Use] (from U. of Minn.)
  
 
===Photos For Class===
 
===Photos For Class===
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** Photos for Class - [http://www.photosforclass.com/about/filtering-photos How does the filtering work?]
 
** Photos for Class - [http://www.photosforclass.com/about/filtering-photos How does the filtering work?]
 
** Photos for Class - [http://www.photosforclass.com/about/citing-photos What are their rules for citing photos for you?]
 
** Photos for Class - [http://www.photosforclass.com/about/citing-photos What are their rules for citing photos for you?]
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===Screencast-o-matic===
 
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* ''Create a video (screencast) of your screen, such as explaining your displayed syllabus or assignment''
 
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** [http://screencast-o-matic.com/home Screencast-o-matic]  web site
 
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** Screencast-o-matic [https://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Screencast-O-Matic tips, video and resources]
 
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** Screencast-o-matic [http://feedback.screencast-o-matic.com/ Feedback and Support]
 
  
 
===Finding captioned YouTube videos===
 
===Finding captioned YouTube videos===
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* ''How do you find closed-captioned YouTube videos?''
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* ''Find YouTube videos that meet accessibility requirements''
 
** [https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3029103?hl=en&ref_topic=3027257 Use YouTube's filters to search ] for closed captioned videos.
 
** [https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3029103?hl=en&ref_topic=3027257 Use YouTube's filters to search ] for closed captioned videos.
 
**  BUT, many YouTube videos have been automatically captioned by YouTube. You must play the video to find out if it is captioned correctly.
 
**  BUT, many YouTube videos have been automatically captioned by YouTube. You must play the video to find out if it is captioned correctly.
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*** Here are instructions for [https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/100078?hl=en&ref_topic=3029158 watching videos with captions]
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** Here are instructions for [https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/100078?hl=en&ref_topic=3029158 watching videos with captions]
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===Kahoot===
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* ''Create a game (quiz) for your students to play as groups and/or individually, with a device''
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** [https://getkahoot.com/ Kahoot] web site
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** Kahoot Tutorials [http://blog.getkahoot.com/post/72436135885/check-out-these-great-kahoot-tutorials-from-kelly videos]
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** Kahoot [https://getkahoot.com/tutorials/Kahoot_Tutorials.pdf Getting Started Guide]
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** Kahoot FAQ's: [https://getkahoot.com/support/faq/#how-to-make-and-play-a-kahoot How to make and play a Kahoot]
  
 
===Goose Chase===
 
===Goose Chase===
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*''Create an online scavenger hunt that participants use their smartphones to complete''
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*''Create an online scavenger hunt that participants complete on their smartphones''
 
** [http://www.goosechase.com GooseChase] website
 
** [http://www.goosechase.com GooseChase] website
 
** [https://vimeo.com/145177830 Cutesy video] explaining the basics
 
** [https://vimeo.com/145177830 Cutesy video] explaining the basics
 
** [https://www.goosechase.com/how-it-works/organizing/ How to create and organize a game]
 
** [https://www.goosechase.com/how-it-works/organizing/ How to create and organize a game]

Latest revision as of 13:54, 17 May 2016

The eighth annual Favorite Tech Tools session focused on a variety of tools for engaging students in online, hybrid, and seated classes. All tools are free unless noted below.

Screencast-o-matic

NowComment

  • Turn documents (or web pages, pictures, or videos) into class conversations
    • NowComment website
    • NowComment's Education Page provides video tutorials, tips, FAQs, sample lesson plans, and more
    • Consider copyright before adding a document or other content to this tool. See: Understanding Fair Use (from U. of Minn.)

Photos For Class

Finding captioned YouTube videos

  • Find YouTube videos that meet accessibility requirements

Kahoot

Goose Chase

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