Tools for Teaching
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Instructional Technology Suggestions
- Favorite Tech Tools Sessions List of new free tech tools instructors like to use
Create Screencasts and Screenshots Tools
- Screencasting (Create videos of actions occurring on your computer)
- Screen shots (Create pictures of what is displayed on your computer)
- Jing (Create videos or pictures of what is displayed on your computer)
- Snagit (Intermediate tool: Create videos or pictures of what is displayed on your computer)
Create PowerPoints with Voiceover
- MyBrainshark (Add your voice to your PowerPoints and more!)
Create and/or work with YouTube
- YouTube MyWebcam tool (create short videos using a webcam)
- YouTube
Create Interactive Lessons
- SoftChalk (Create lessons with interactive questions and "games")
How to find Free Class or Project Resources
- Creative Commons (Find and use copyright-free images)
- Open Educational Resources (Find free lesson, course, and text materials)
- SlideShare (Find free slideshows)
- * NCLOR (NC Learning Object Repository)
Collaboration Tools
- VoiceThread (Provide media that your students can "comment" on in multiple ways)
- Wikis (Collaboratively document any topic)
Free Professional Development classes
- MOOC's (Find free online courses you can take from the best colleges and universities in the world)
