Tools for Teaching

Instructional Technology Tech Tool Suggestions

• Favorite Tech Tools Sessions List of free tech tools instructors like to use

Create Videos and Images with Screencast and Screenshot 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 Interactive Videos

• Zaption (Stop your video at various points, and add questions, text, links or images)

Create videos 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")

Work with Collaboration Tools

• VoiceThread (Provide media that your students can "comment" on in multiple ways)
• Wikis (Collaboratively document any topic)

Find Free Class, Project or Textbook 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)

Free Professional Development classes

• MOOC's (Find free online courses you can take from the best colleges and universities in the world)

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