Innovative Tools for Education: Explore Free Resources
Discover a curated list of free, innovative tools for educators presented by Dr. Merilee Madera. Explore platforms like Canva, Genially, PhET Interactive Simulations, TED-ED, Brainscape, Anchor, and more to enhance teaching and learning experiences. From interactive simulations to podcast creation, these resources cater to various educational needs and preferences, ultimately enriching the e-learning landscape.
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COOL, FREE TOOLS Presented by: Dr. Merilee Madera Interim Director of Distance Education, West Liberty University
Blooket Flipgrid Padlet Parlay Kahoot Peergrade Headspace Poll Everywhere Popplet SeeSaw Labster Gimkit
CANVA https://www.canva.com/ Templates for presentations, infographics, posters, etc. Option to filter templates by price (Free and Pro) Good video tutorials Ability to save Canva presentation as a PowerPoint https://www.canva.com/designschool/tutorials/presenting/save-canva- presentation-powerpoint/
GENIALLY https://genial.ly/ Templates for presentations, infographics, gamification, etc. Fun gamification templates but takes considerable time to create Share via link Can only download with paid plan Decent help resources
PHET INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS https://phet.colorado.edu/ Interactive simulations for science and math Updated to HTML5 Can embed simulations in Sakai All resources are free, but you can donate to the initiative
TED-ED https://ed.ted.com/ Used to create video-based lessons Can use any video on YouTube Catalog of lessons that you can customize and share Share via link Good resource for F2F and remote courses
BRAINSCAPE https://www.brainscape.com/ Used to create flashcards Basic (free), teacher and school plans Share via link Students can access via mobile app
ANCHOR https://anchor.fm/ Used to create podcasts Episodes automatically uploaded to Spotify Easy to use All features are free
JAMBOARD Included as part of Google apps (accessible through WLU Gmail) Digital whiteboard Up to 50 users can work on a jam at once Draw as well as insert images, webpages, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides
VIMEO https://vimeo.com/features/screen-recorder Screen and webcam recorder After registration, must download Chrome extension Up to 2 hours per video and unlimited recordings Vimeo doesn t closed caption. Must add manually or pay for service. Recommendation: Download recording then upload to YouTube to use their closed captioning capabilities. Put share link in Sakai.
AUDIENCE SUGGESTIONS What cool, free tools do you use?
RESOURCES https://blogs.umass.edu/onlinetools/ https://cultofpedagogy.teachable.com/p/teachersguidetotech2022 https://www.educatorstechnology.com/ https://builtin.com/edtech https://www.techlearning.com/magazine/techandlearnings-latest- magazines https://www.iste.org/
