eTools for Learning

and Teaching

Dan Belhassen

Modern Earth Web Design

Introductions

Modern Earth Inc. an Internet marketing company

Dan Belhassen Founder

Web Design

SEO

PPC

Online Learning

Custom Applications

Mobile

Evaluations and CEU Quizzes

Please evaluate this session. Two ways: 1) our evaluation sheets in the room; or 2) on the app

• Open the app

• Click schedule

• Click on the name of this session

• Scroll to the bottom

• Click on feedback*

To receive CEUs for this session

• Open the app • Click schedule • Click on the name of the session • Scroll to the bottom • Click on CEU quiz*

Just take the 5 question quiz and get 4 out of 5 questions correct. You may take the quiz more than once.

*If you have no cell phone or internet connections, room monitors have printed

CEU quizzes and evaluation forms, but using the app is encouraged.

• This presentation presents a variety of eTools for creating online learning content.

• The tools are grouped in broad categories, based on teaching and learning goals.

• A starting point for exploration.

• What are eTools?

• Why are they valuable?

• What is the eLearning ecosystem?

Tools Overview

1. Packaged Instruction

2. Live Lecture

3. Interactivities, Scenarios & Simulations

4. Media Management

5. Media Assets

PACKAGED INSTRUCTION

TOOLS

Adapt

Learning Open Source

• Responsive design

• Mobile “super friendly

• Embedded interactivities

community.adaptlearning.org

Source

Articulate

Storyline $1,398

• Rich interactions

• Branching

• Simulations

• “choose your own adventure”

Articulate.com/storyline

Adobe

Captivate $30/month

• Responsive Design

• Drag and Drop Interactions

• Interaction overlays

• Quizzing

Adobe.com/captivate

ZebraZapps $9/month

• Responsive Design

• Rich Interactions

• Simulations

• Mobile Publishing

ZebraZapps.com

Elucidat $9/month

• Course Builder

• Rapid Development

• Responsive Design

elucidat.com

Gomo

Learning $89/month

• Collaborative Course Builder

• Rapid Development

• Responsive Design

GomoLearning.com

iSpring

Suite $697

• Course Builder

• Based on Powerpoint

• Instructional pages

• Video

• Interactivities

• Quizzes

Ispringsolutions.com

Office Mix $”FREE”

• Powerpoint Based

• Add recordings

• Add interactivites

• Web presenter

• Quizzing

• Polls

• Simulations

Mixforteachers.com

Office Sway $”FREE”

• Reports

• Presentations

• Newsletters, etc.

• “one page” website builder?

Sway.com

Prezi $10/month

• Anti-Powerpoint

• Responsive Design

• Flowing Interactions

Prezi.com

TinyCards $FREE

• Fash cards based learning game

• iOS only..

Tinycards.duolingo.com

LIVE LECTURE TOOLS

Join.me Free!

• Video Conferencing

• Screen sharing

• File transfer

• $ Scheduling

Join.me

Goto

Webinar $99/month

• Video Conferencing

• Attendee mgmt.

• Polling

• Recording

gotowebinar.com

Adobe

Presenter $499

• HD Video Lectures

• Video & Screen Sync

• Interactive Quizzes

• Pause & Resume

• Analytics

adobe.com/presenter

Big Blue

Button $FREE

• Web Conferencing

• Whiteboard

• Document Sharing

• Webcams & chat

• Record sessions

bigbluebutton.org

NearPod $FREE

• Interactive Lessons

NearPod.com

Awesomescreenshot.com

Poll

Everywhere $FREE

• Audience Polling

• Real Time

• Image polls

PollEverywhere.com

Awesomescreenshot.com

Mentimeter $FREE

• Audience Polling

• Real Time

Mentimeter.com

Awesomescreenshot.com

Socrative $FREE

• Audience Polling

• Real Time

• Image polls

Socrative.com

Awesomescreenshot.com

TopHat $PAID STUDENTS

• Student Response

• Multi device

• Text/SMS

TopHat.com

INTERACTIVITIES, SCENARIOS &

SIMULATIONS

Playposit $free?

• Add questions and interactivities to a video timeline

Educanon.com

ThingLink $20/month

• Add interactivities to video or images

Thinglink.com

Case

Scenario

Builder $FREE

• Multi media

• Interactive critical readings

• Branching

• Scenarios

• Simulated Dialogues

engage.wisc.edu/software/cscr

Branchtrack $242/month

• Branching scenarios

• Roleplaying

• Integrates with popular authoring tools

Branchtrack.com

Flipgrid $65/year

• Post topics

• Learners respond by video

• Reply by video

Flipgrid.com

Smart

Builder $Free+

• Course Builder

• Branching

• Templates

• Import Powerpoints

SmartBuilder.com

Articulate

Engage $499

• Activity Builder

• 20 Interaction Types

• Themes

• Video, Audio

• Publish to Word

articulate.com/engage

Articulate Quizmaker Articulate.com/quizmaker

Dragster webducate.net/products/dragster

Drawtivity Drawtivity.org

QuizImage engage.wisc.edu/software/qi

Elearning Brothers Elearningtemplates.com

Explain

Everything $Free+

• Create animated videos and presentations

ExplainEverything.com

disqus $FREE

• Instant discussions

• Multi device

• Post anywhere

Disqus.com

Typeform $FREE

• Beautiful surveys

• Information gathering

Typeform.com

IFTTT $FREE

• Program your apps!

Ifttt.com

Tiki-toki.com

MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Camtasia

Studio $299

• Screen recorder

• Video Editor

• Annotations

• Transitions

• Multiple Tracks

techsmith.com/camtasia

CamStudio $FREE

• Screen recorder

• Captions

• Annotations

Camstudio.org

PrtScr $FREE

• Screen capture

• Very fast

• Annotations

• Full screen or selection

Fiastarta.com/ptrscr

Awesome

Screenshot $FREE

• Screen capture

• “entire screen”

• Annotation

Chrome Plugin

Awesomescreenshot.com

Jing $FREE

• Screen capture

• Annotations

• Full screen or selection

• Sharing

techsmith.com/jing

Recordit.co $FREE

• Fast screencasts

• Automatic uploading

• Share with link

Recordit.co

WeVideo $FREE +

• Ridiculously easy video editing

• Cloud app

Wevideo.com

PIXLR $FREE

• Image editor

• Filters & Effects

Pixlr.com

Audio Tools

Audacity $Open Source

Audio Editor

Audacity.com

Audio Annotator

$FREE

Sync Audio with Transcription Engage.wisc.edu/software

Switch

$30

Sound File Converter

nch.com/au/switch

$FREE

Audio Convesion

Nch.com.au/switch

Feedly $FREE

• Shared collections

• Curate content

• Knowledge Boards

Feedly.com

SCORM

Cloud $FREE

• Industry standard SCORM

• Player / Debugger

• Troubleshooting

Scorm.com

CREATING MEDIA ASSETS

Powntoon $Free+

• Create animated videos and presentations

Powntoon.com

Voice

Thread $20/month

• Presentation

• Annotation

• Voice Commenting

VoiceThread.com

Moovly $Free+

• Create animated videos and presentations

Moovly.com

Tiki-Toki $FREE

• Timelines

• Gorgeous design

• Plug in

Tiki-toki.com

StoryboardThat $FREE +

• Drag and drop storyboarding

• Huge media library

Storyboardthat.com

Piktochart $FREE

• Infographics

• Reports

• Posters

• Presentations

Piktochart.com

Thinglink $20/mo

• Add annotations to images and video (and facebook posts)

Thinglink.com

Media Resources

Free Images

CompFight.com

FreeImages.com

MorgueFile.com

OpenPhoto.net

Paid Images

iStockPhoto.com

DollarPhotoClub.com

eLearningArt.com

Music AudioNautix.com

FreeStockMusic.com

FreePlayMusic.com

Keep

Learner

FUN!

Evaluations and CEU Quizzes

Please evaluate this session. Two ways: 1) our evaluation sheets in the room; or 2) on the app

• Open the app

• Click schedule

• Click on the name of this session

• Scroll to the bottom

• Click on feedback*

To receive CEUs for this session

• Open the app • Click schedule • Click on the name of the session • Scroll to the bottom • Click on CEU quiz*

Just take the 5 question quiz and get 4 out of 5 questions correct. You may take the quiz more than once.

*If you have no cell phone or internet connections, room monitors have printed

CEU quizzes and evaluation forms, but using the app is encouraged.

Thank you!

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