May 2017 Favorite Tech Tools
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The ninth 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.
Contents
Socrative
Quickly poll your students
How to use Socrative
- Socrative web site
- Socrative Resources and Help
EDpuzzle
Add questions into videos and track your student participation
How to use EDpuzzle
- EDpuzzle website
- EDpuzzles's Support page provides video tutorials, tips, FAQs, sample EDpuzzles, and more
- Our EDpuzzle web page provides info on how to embed or link EDpuzzles in Sakai
Office Lens
Turn your smartphone or tablet into a powerful scanner
How to use Office Lens
- Office Lens for iOS (iPhone/iPad instructions)
- Office Lens for Android
1 Second Everyday
Quick Video diary
- 1 Second Everyday website
- 1 Second Everyday Support
(Google's) Autodraw
Non-artists: Draw a bit; then Autodraw will provide images for you to choose from
Try out Autodraw:
- Autodraw web site
- Sample Autodraw image
Or Try out Quick, Draw!
- Teach a neural network what you're trying to draw
Google Cardboard
Experience Virtual Reality with your smartphone and some cardboard
- The official Google Cardboard Website
- Google Cardboard: Start Here (from Univ of Alabama Libraries)
- CBS news feature on Google Cardboard (video)
- NY Times Virtual Reality (nyt vr)