DISCLAIMER: Academic Technologies does not offer support with any of the following tools. Be sure to fully read a tool's Terms of Service (links provided) to gauge whether or not you will adopt the tool for use in your teaching and learning.
To view the tool choices, consider the type of teaching and learning activity of interest to you. Activity types are listed alphabetically. Another way to view the information in this table is by the category column. We use the following categories to organize these tools:
| Teaching/Learning Activity | Tool | Cost | Category | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Audio |
Audacity |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Free audio editing suite |
|
|
Bookmarking |
Del.icio.us |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Social bookmarking tool |
|
|
Bookmarking |
Diigo |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Social bookmarking tool |
|
|
Brainstorming |
Bubbl.us |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
No Terms of Service |
Brainstorming tool |
|
Chat |
Meebo |
FREE |
CM, Collab |
Live chat tool |
|
|
Collaboration |
VoiceThread |
$$$ |
Collab, SPA |
Collaborative commenting tool |
|
|
Content Editing |
Aviary Editing Tools |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Content editing suite |
|
|
Discussions |
Piazza |
FREE |
PDCM, FA, Collab |
Combo Wiki and Discussion tool |
|
|
Document Annotation |
A.nnotate |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
PDF and Website annotation tool |
|
|
Document Sharing |
Google Docs |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA, Collab |
Documentation sharing/collaboration tool |
|
|
Document Sharing |
Scribd |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Sharing and embedding of documents |
|
|
Image Editing |
Irfanview |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
FREE image editing suite |
|
|
Interactive Lesson Tool |
Hot Potatoes |
FREE |
PDCM |
FREE lesson building tool |
|
|
iPad/iPhone/Mobile |
Attendance App |
$$$ |
CM |
iOS app for attendance taking and other class management tools |
|
|
Link Bundles (shortened URL) |
Bit.ly |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
URL shortening/sharing tool |
|
|
Mapping |
BatchGeo.com |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Geo-caching tool |
|
|
Mapping |
CU Mapping |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
|
Mapping Service using Google Maps as a base |
|
Mapping |
GIS/ArtView |
|
PDCM, SPA |
Mapping/GIS tool |
|
|
Mapping |
Google Earth |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Mapping tool |
|
|
Mapping |
SimplyMap |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Mapping tool |
|
|
Mindmapping |
CMap |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Concept mapping tool |
|
|
Mindmap/Brainstorming Tool |
Mindmeister |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
PDF, ePortfolio |
|
|
Mindmap/Brainstorming Tool |
Adobe Acrobat Pro |
$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
PDF tool for portfolios, annotation, etc. |
|
|
Posters |
Glogster |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
FREE digital poster creation tool |
|
|
PowerPoints Online |
SlideShare |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Share and embed PPT presentations online |
|
|
Presentation |
Prezi |
FREE/$ED$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Unique presentation tool |
|
|
Scheduling |
Doodle |
FREE |
CM |
FREE scheduling/sign-up tool |
|
|
Screen Capture |
Camtasia |
$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Screen capture tool for images and screen recording |
|
|
Screen Capture |
Jing |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Screen capture tool for tutorial building, instructions |
|
|
Screen Capture |
SnagIt |
$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Screen capture tool for images |
|
|
Sign Up Lists |
Wejoinin |
FREE |
CM |
FREE sign-up list tool online |
|
|
Social Tool |
Google Moderator |
FREE |
CM |
Social tool |
|
|
Social Tool |
|
FREE |
Collab, SPA |
Social networking tool |
|
|
Timelines |
Timeglider |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Timeline creation tool |
|
|
Timelines |
Timetoast |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
FREE timeline creation tool |
|
|
Timelines, Storyboard |
Capzles |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Timeline and storyboarding tool |
|
|
Video Storage |
ScreenCast |
FREE/$$$ |
PDCM, SPA |
Hosting solution for Camtasia/Jing videos |
|
|
Visual Data |
Tagxedo.com |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Textual analysis and visualization tool |
|
|
Visual Data |
Wordle |
FREE |
PDCM, SPA |
Textual analysis and visualization tool |
