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Current and Emerging Educational Technology

Allan Schmidt

Asst. Dir. Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

Cinzia Cervato

At ISU since 2001, Morrill Professor of

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences.

Iowa State University

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Quick quizQuick quiz

•Who has a budget for buying online teaching tools for your classes?

•Who has time to research and evaluate every new teaching tool?

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Sound recording and editingSound recording and editing

• Audacity

• Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.

• http://audacity.sourceforge.net

• Free

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Animation and PhotosAnimation and Photos

•Animation Factory

•Stock.xchng

• iStockPhoto

• Image*After

• Free and per

image charge

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Photo editingPhoto editing

•Picasa

• Photo editor by Google

•Organize, edit, and share your photos

• http://picasa.google.com/intl/en/

• Free

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Photo editing and paint programsPhoto editing and paint programs

•Gimp

•Open source photo editor.

• Free.

•Paint.net

• Photo editor compared to

Adobe PhotoShop

• Free

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Turn any file into PDFTurn any file into PDF

•PrimoPDF

•Create PDF files with the world's most popular free PDF creator. With just one click, turn virtually any kind of file into a 100% industry-standard PDF

• Free

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Screen captureScreen capture

•Snagit

• Sometimes words aren’t enough. Use images and videos to show people exactly what you’re seeing. Snagit gives you an easy way to quickly provide better feedback, create clear documentation, and change the way you work together.

• Free trial, $50

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Word cloudsWord clouds

•Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.

• http://www.wordle.net/create

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Add voice to your online discussionsAdd voice to your online discussions

•Voice Thread

• VoiceThread bridges the gap between real-time discussions and standard video lectures or online presentations.

• $99 / year

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Sharing timeSharing time

•What source(s) do you use to find out about the latest online teaching tools?

• Enter your response in the chat room

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Concept mapConcept map

•CmapTools client

•Construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps

• http://cmap.ihmc.us

•Donation

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Presenting from the cloudPresenting from the cloud

•Prezi

• Prezi for iPad lets you create, edit, and share your presentations wherever and whenever you want.

• https://prezi.com/your/

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Record screen videoRecord screen video

• Jing

•Capture images and record video on your computer—then share them with anyone. http://www.techsmith.com/jing-features.html

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Use Blackboard for freeUse Blackboard for free

•Coursesites

•Create up to 5 course websites, free

• https://www.coursesites.com

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Use Instructure Canvas for freeUse Instructure Canvas for free

•Canvas

• http://www.canvaslms.com

• Teach your class on Canvas for free, forever. You bring the content and students. We’ll provide the awesome platform.

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Two-way videoconferenceTwo-way videoconference

• Zoom

•Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and cross platform group chat into one easy-to-use platform.

• https://zoom.us

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Google everythingGoogle everything

• Slides

• Drawing

• Forms

• Sheets

• Docs

• Groups

• Gmail

• YouTube

• Blogger

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WikiWiki

•Wikispaces

• For anyone in education including teachers, students, parents, librarians, schools, and universities. Featuring Wikispaces Classroom and Wikispaces Campus.

• https://www.wikispaces.com

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Website builder Website builder

•Wix

•Create a free website with Wix.com. Customize with Wix' free website builder, no coding skills needed. Choose a design, begin customizing and be online today!

• http://www.wix.com

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ClickersClickers

• Poll Everywhere

•Poll Everywhere lets you engage your audience or class anywhere in real time.

• http://www.polleverywhere.com

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Sharing timeSharing time

•What are your favorite free or inexpensive teaching tools?

• Please post them in the chat window to share with others.