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.

Socrative

Quickly poll your students

How to use Socrative

• Socrative web site
• Socrative Resources and Help

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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

How to use Office Lens

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

Office Lens saves files to your OneDrive for Business cloud storage space

• What is OneDrive for Business?
• insert handout: Basic Tips for Accessing Files on OneDrive for Business

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1 Second Everyday

Quick Video diary

• 1 Second Everyday website
• 1 Second Everyday Support

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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

Or Try out Quick, Draw!

• Teach a neural network what you're trying to draw

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Google Cardboard

Experience Virtual Reality with your smartphone and an inexpensive viewer

Learn about Google Cardboard

• The official Google Cardboard Website
• Google Cardboard: Start Here (from Univ of Alabama Libraries)
• CBS news feature on Google Cardboard

Where to find content

• The Google Cardboard app for Android or iOS has demos to get you started and helps you find more apps
• Find 360 videos on YouTube
• Google Expeditions app lets instructors to guide students through immersive, virtual journeys
• The New York Times publishes the Daily 360 and has its own app called NYT VR
• Within (formerly VRSE), and lots more
• Create your own VR photos with Cardboard Camera app