{"id":1048,"date":"2014-02-13T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T21:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2015-05-20T22:34:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T05:34:13","slug":"nifty-tools-for-instructors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=1048","title":{"rendered":"Nifty Tools for Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before using any of these tools, check the legal agreements. In some cases, you might forfeit ownership over your creative work. Nonetheless, these are some useful tools. For the most part they are free except where indicated. If you know of any additional tools, let me know . . . leave a comment.<\/p>\n<h3>Quiz tools<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Quizlet: <a href=\"http:\/\/quizlet.com\/\">http:\/\/quizlet.com\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Can use it for mobile: iOS and Android<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Concept Mapping<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrumbler: <a href=\"http:\/\/scrumblr.ca\/\">http:\/\/scrumblr.ca\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Padlet: <a href=\"http:\/\/padlet.com\/\">http:\/\/padlet.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Video Creation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>GoAnimate: <a href=\"http:\/\/goanimate.com\">http:\/\/goanimate.com<\/a><br \/>\nNeed yearly licence ($299)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Animoto: <a href=\"http:\/\/animoto.com\/\">http:\/\/animoto.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nPartially free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Masher: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masher.com\/studio\/\">http:\/\/www.masher.com\/studio\/<\/a><br \/>\nCreate videos with pictures, add videos<br \/>\nIf you\u2019ve done some on an iPad or desktop computer, add music, add text, save. Then, you can link, embed, etc.<br \/>\nLooks very easy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Movie Masher: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masher.com\/\">http:\/\/www.masher.com\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Free, open source, online video editor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stupeflix: <a href=\"http:\/\/studio.stupeflix.com\/en\/pricing\/\">http:\/\/studio.stupeflix.com\/en\/pricing\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Not free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhotoPeach: <a title=\"PhotoPeach\" href=\"http:\/\/photopeach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photopeach.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nCreate a slideshow<br \/>\nEducator\u2019s version allows the creation of multiple student accounts good for group projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PowToons:<a title=\"PowToons\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/edu-home\/\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/edu-home <\/a><br \/>\nThere is a free account with some limitations: max 5 min, watermark<br \/>\nPowToons cannot be downloaded to your own account, but you can export to YouTube<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sparkol VideoScribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkol.com\">http:\/\/www.sparkol.com<\/a><br \/>\nReally nice, but costs approximately $25\/mo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Image Capture<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Snagit \u2013 Screen Capture: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/snagit.html\">http:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/snagit.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Online Multimedia Posters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Glogster: <a href=\"http:\/\/edu.glogster.com\/what-is-glogster-edu\/\">http:\/\/edu.glogster.com\/\/what-is-glogster-edu\/<br \/>\n<\/a>Not free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prezzi: <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/\">http:\/\/prezi.com\/<\/a><br \/>\nProvides an interesting online interactive tool.<br \/>\nFree version: presentations public, open to everyone; free for educators<br \/>\nVarious pricing options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>iPad tools<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Educreations: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.educreations.com\">http:\/\/www.educreations.com<\/a><br \/>\nLooks like an excellent way to create a video\/animated lesson with voice, writing, drawing, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mobile Tools<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Socrative: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socrative.com\/video-page\">http:\/\/www.socrative.com\/video-page<\/a><br \/>\nMobile classroom \/ Smart Student Response System<br \/>\nWorks on smartphones, tablets, and computers (multiple platforms)<br \/>\nStudents sign up by entering the \u201cvirtual room number\u201d provided by the teacher (student privacy)<br \/>\nCould be nifty for a blended environment<br \/>\nCould be used for group work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Infuse learning: <a href=\"http:\/\/teacher.infuselearning.com\">http:\/\/teacher.infuselearning.com<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/student.infuselearning.com\">http:\/\/student.infuselearning.com<\/a><br \/>\nVery similar to Socrative, free<br \/>\nOther than the \u201cMy Quizzes\u201d, it appears that it is a tool that is used in a face-to-face classroom where learners are asked a question, and they input their answers into their mobile device\/computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before using any of these tools, check the legal agreements. 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