12 Amazing Tools to add to your EdTech Utility Belt
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12 AMAZING TOOLS TO ADD TO YOUR EDTECH UTILITY BELT
by Josh Murdock @PROFESSORJOSH
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SoftChalk – www.softchalk.com
• E-Learning solution that makes it easy for educators to engage with students with interactive online lessons.
• Easy (without knowing HTML) create content by mashing up text, media, interactive activities, and quizzes.
• Example Lesson: Introduction to the Human Body
• SoftChalk eBook Builder• Frame-free lessons with HTML5-compliant content• Add Google Analytics • Media libraries, including Khan Academy and Getty Images• Fluid layout that adjust to any screen size
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Reflector – www.reflectorapp.com
Let’s you demo, present, play games, and watch movies on a PC or Mac by Airplay what is on your iPad or iPhone.
• Software installed on your PC or Mac• Just Airplay is needed on your iPad or iPhone• Both devices on same Wi-Fi• Ability to record, with device frames, audio, and full video• Mirror multiple devices on one computer• Ability to password protect access
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DragOnTape – www.dragontape.com
A collaborative online video merging service in which you can cut and mix YouTube videos and Soundcloud clips easily in a sharable and embeddable online tool.
Web – iPad - iPhone
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Animoto – www.animoto.com
Example Instructurecon 2013
Animoto is a online and mobile video creation service utilizing photos, video clips (10 second clips), words, and music in a simple production.
Utilize content on your Facebook, Instragram, Smugmug, Flirkr, Desktop, and more.
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Magisto – www.magisto.com
Automatize way to edit video and photos into a video with music and effects in minutes. Using AI technology to analyze, trim, and edit the best parts of the video.
Web – iPhone – iPad – AndroidExample: Instructurecon 2013
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Powtoon – www.powtoon.com
Powtoon is a cheap, but a fun-filled and easy way of creating presentations and animated movies. Using templates and built in voice elements you can have a product demo, feature walk-through, or marketing pitch without any equipment and talent at all.Various plans available: FREE to $57 a month http://www.powtoon.com/edu-home/
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Educreations – www.educreations.com
• iPad App – FREE – Used to record on the fly tutorials using sketches with voice recording
• Blank Background
• Multiple Images
• Multiple Color Markers
• Easy to Share
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/unit-9-the-gas-laws/730991/
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Voki – www.voki.com
• Create and post avatars anywhere online• Uses text to speech, uploaded audio files, voice
recordings, or phone recordings• FREE for basic characters and scenes up to 60
seconds in length• Voki Classroom $30 a year – additional scenes &
characters up to 60 seconds in length, plus ability to add lessons, no student registration, and can leave feedback for students.
http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=6593803&height=400&width=300
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Clipping Magic – www.clippingmagic.com
• Web based tool to easily remove backgrounds from images in seconds.
• Great for eLearning, presentations, and website development.
• Simple steps (less complicated than Photoshop)• Affordable options (was free)
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Screenr – www.screenr.com
• Screencasting made simple through your web browser without installing any software
• Record screen selection chosen along with narration from your microphone.
• Easy to share on Twitter, YouTube, or Download as MP4 file
• Screencast are public unless upgraded to a business plan
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Audacity – www.audacity.sourceforge.net
• FREE open source, cross-platform audio recording and editing software
• Record live audio• Convert taps and records into digital recordings• Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 sounds files• Cut, copy, splice, or mix sounds together• Change the pitch or speed of a recording
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TouchCast – www.touchcast.com
Provides video production features in both a desktop and app environment, including robust compositing engine, multi-camera support, video import, and hot spot creation.• Camera: Switch cameras, built in teleprompter, adjust focus & mic
levels, import video• Video: Embed website, 15 vApps, and polling• Effects: Green screen, filters, and sound effects• Whiteboard, Titles, and Themes • Beta – iPad and Desktop
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www.PROFESSORJOSH.comTwitter: @ProfessorJoshFacebook: facebook.com/professorjoshInstagram: @ProfessorJoshEmail: [email protected]
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In Memory of my Dad – Gordon Murdock6/09/1954 – 8/12/2014
Gordon Murdock Memorial Endowed ScholarshipSeminole State College of Florida
http://bit.ly/GordonMurdockScholarship