Presenting, Organizing & Sharing Information
- Buzzfeed (The Impact Blog/ Jeff Knezovich) http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/11/17/buzzfeed-a-new-home-for-research/ (How to use Buzzfeed to improve access to your research)
- Clipix (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/clipix-create-portfolios-of-files-and.html (Describes how to create portfolios of files and bookmarks using Clipix)
- Curriculet – Smarter Reading – Deeper Learning http://www.curriculet.com/ (Online platform to create courses; possibility to embed reading assignments, quizzes, media files etc.)
- Diigo https://www.diigo.com/ (a social bookmarking tool – see a description of a project in History at the University of Lincoln, the University of Sussex and John Moores University Liverpool that used Diigo here)
- Five presentation tools for teachers and learners (ICT Evangelist) http://ictevangelist.com/top-5-presentation-tools-teachers-learners/ (reviews 5 of the best tools for presenting information, including online)
- Flipagram (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/06/flipagram-telling-stories-through.html (Review of and link to “Flipagram”, an app for telling stories through pictures; pictures can be imported from different sources like cameras, Instagram or Facebook)
- Medium – Everyone’s stories and ideas https://medium.com/ (Platform to share ideas, texts etc. and to collaboratively work on texts)
- Oppia – Bite-sized learning journeys www.oppia.org (Platform to create interactive online activities)
- Organize Research and Create Bibliographies (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/5-tools-that-help-students-organize.html (Reviews of and links to 5 tools that help to organize research and create bibliographies)
- Past Mapper http://www.pastmapper.com/ (Platform to organize, display and interact with historical information)
- Powtoon http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/12/a-very-useful-tool-to-create.html (PowToon is a very powerful web app which you can use on Google Drive to create beautiful animated videos and presentations)
- ResQuotes http://www.resquotes.com/ (A tool that enables users to arrange their notes and highlights – e.g. on Kindle devices – into research ideas)
- Roovy – Share your content https://www.roovy.com/ (Platform to share ideas, texts, pictures, videos etc.; possibility to create a private, social network like space for your group)
- SansSpace-Virtual Language Learning Platform http://www.sansspace.com/ (A possibility to deliver data to students and teachers both on and off campus; allows offline working/reading)
- Scoop.it www.scoop.it (Platform to gather, structure and share information; connection to Social Media like Facebook and Twitter is possible; see here for a blog post on the tool)
- Scrawlar (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/scrawlar-share-drawings-and-documents.html (Review of and link to “Scrawlar”, a tool for sharing drawings and documents without using email)
- ShareDrop (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/sharedrop-offers-any-easy-way-to.html (Review of and link to “ShareDrop”, a tool to transfer files between devices)
- Showcase the best of your work (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/5-ways-for-students-to-showcase-their.html (Reviews of and links to 5 tools for students to showcase their best work on webpages, online portfolios etc.)
- Storify – Social Storytelling www.storify.com (Platform to collect media from the web and tell a story)
- Stormboard (iLearn Technology) http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=5286
(Review of “Stormboard”, an app for brainstorming and collaborating)
- Tackk (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/tackk-create-webpages-for-announcements.html (Review of and link to “Tackk”, a tool to create webpages for announcements, assignments and digital portfolios)
- TalentLMS http://www.talentlms.com/ (cloud based learning platform to build courses on)
- Twine – telling interactive non-linear stories http://twinery.org/ (Open source tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories; publishes to html; including images, CSS and JavaScript possible; use possible on- and offline)
- Vanilla Forums (Free Technology for Teachers/ Richard Byrne) http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/build-message-board-with-open-source.html (Review of and link “vanilla forums” an open source forum software that can be used to build a message board)
- Web Tools for Student Portfolios (Dave Guymon) http://www.edutopia.org/blog/web-tools-for-student-portfolios-dave-guymon (Reviews of and links to four tools to create online portfolios)