May 2017 Favorite Tech Tools

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.

Screencast-o-matic

• Create a video (screencast) of your screen, to explain something (like an assignment) to students
  • Screencast-o-matic web site
  • Screencast-o-matic tips, video and resources
  • Screencast-o-matic Feedback and Support

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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

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Office Lens

Turn your smartphone or tablet into a powerful scanner with this free app from Microsoft

How to use Office Lens

• Office Lens for iOS (iPhone/iPad instructions)
• Office Lens for Android

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Finding captioned YouTube videos

• Find YouTube videos that meet accessibility requirements
  • 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.
  • Here are instructions for watching videos with captions

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(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

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Goose Chase

• Create an online scavenger hunt that participants complete on their smartphones
  • GooseChase website
  • Cutesy video explaining the basics
  • How to create and organize a game