TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
Presentation Tools
Alive Story
Emaze- Combines Powerpoint and Prezi with TONS of templates how to video
Scrible
Powtoon - How to video, Second how to video
Thinglink - How to video
Sutori
Lucidpress - how to video
Blendspace - can embed powerpoint, quizzes, Google components, syncs with Classroom,
Emaze- Combines Powerpoint and Prezi with TONS of templates how to video
Scrible
Powtoon - How to video, Second how to video
Thinglink - How to video
Sutori
Lucidpress - how to video
Blendspace - can embed powerpoint, quizzes, Google components, syncs with Classroom,
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InfoGraphic Tools
(Select green highlighted names to go directly to the website)
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Click the box below to explore the characteristics and some samples of each infographic tool to help you decide which would be best fit for you and your task.
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Timeline Tools
1. Dipity
Upgrade to the Premium plan for custom brandingDipity is a great way to create, share, embed, and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location, and time stamps. You can join for free but premium plans offer custom branding and backgrounds, analytics, and custom iPhone apps.
Dipity is a free digital timeline website, if you are looking for a different type of Infographics. The mission is to organize the web’s content by date and time. Dipity is the fastest and easiest way to bring history to life with stunning multimedia timelines.
Upgrade to the Premium plan for custom brandingDipity is a great way to create, share, embed, and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location, and time stamps. You can join for free but premium plans offer custom branding and backgrounds, analytics, and custom iPhone apps.
Dipity is a free digital timeline website, if you are looking for a different type of Infographics. The mission is to organize the web’s content by date and time. Dipity is the fastest and easiest way to bring history to life with stunning multimedia timelines.
2. Timeline JS
TimelineJS is a beautifully crafted timeline that is easy and intuitive to use. You can pull in media from different sources with built-in support for Twitter, Flickr, Google Maps, YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Wikipedia, SoundCloud and more. |
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Mapping Tools
StatSilkStatSilk offers web-based and desktop software to make data analysis easy, efficient and enjoyable, to cater to diverse mapping and visualisation needs.
ChartsBin – An online tool to create your own interactive map instantly with no installation or coding needed, and you can embed the map in your own website or blog easily too.
Tableau Public – A free application for your Windows computer that brings data to life. You can create and share interactive charts and graphs, stunning maps, live dashboards and fun applications in minutes. Anyone can do it, it’s that easy.
Diagram Tools
Hohli
There are many occasions when a Venn Diagram is the perfect way to describe a concept or compare relationships among a few different things. With Hohli, you can create such a chart and customize its look and feel. Aside from specifying a title, choosing your data points, and altering the background, you can also share the time on multiple social media sites. Hohli also allows you to create other charts, including scatter plots and other line charts.
There are many occasions when a Venn Diagram is the perfect way to describe a concept or compare relationships among a few different things. With Hohli, you can create such a chart and customize its look and feel. Aside from specifying a title, choosing your data points, and altering the background, you can also share the time on multiple social media sites. Hohli also allows you to create other charts, including scatter plots and other line charts.
Tableau Public – A free application for your Windows computer that brings data to life. You can create and share interactive charts and graphs, stunning maps, live dashboards and fun applications in minutes. Anyone can do it, it’s that easy.
Word Cloud ToolsWordle
Although this tool describes itself as a “toy” for generating word clouds, it can be an effective service to spruce up your work. For example, if you’re creating a presentation for a client that is looking to rebrand online, you can submit the company’s URL into Wordle so it spits out a colorful design of the most popular words used on their website. You can also create your own word clouds, just add text or keywords that you want to use. |
Additional Motivational or Persuasive Tools
1.Google Drawing: With some simple technology tools, students can create and share their own motivational posters. These creations can be used to show students learning and understanding of any concept being taught in your subject. Students could create motivational-style posters for many educational activities. Some ideas include:
Control Alt Achieve , by Eric Curts, has explicit instructions on this process as well as templates. It will even pull images to include that do not violate copyright laws.
"For this particular activity, Google Drawings is an excellent match. Drawings makes it easy to find and add an image,
edit the text, change colors, and finally download or share the creations. To make this even easier, I have created two
free templates you and your students can use. Simply click on the links below to get your own editable copies of these
templates. And if you get really creative, you can insert animated GIFs for your image so the picture moves when viewed
as a Google Document."
1) Horizontal "Motivational Poster" Template - Google Drawing link
2) Vertical "Motivational Poster" Template - Google Drawing link
Here is an instructional video by Eric Curts on how to use his templates to create your poster!
- Vocabulary terms for any subject
- Content area concepts
- Characters from a story
- People from history
- Events from history
- Foreign language terms
- Actual motivational posters
Control Alt Achieve , by Eric Curts, has explicit instructions on this process as well as templates. It will even pull images to include that do not violate copyright laws.
"For this particular activity, Google Drawings is an excellent match. Drawings makes it easy to find and add an image,
edit the text, change colors, and finally download or share the creations. To make this even easier, I have created two
free templates you and your students can use. Simply click on the links below to get your own editable copies of these
templates. And if you get really creative, you can insert animated GIFs for your image so the picture moves when viewed
as a Google Document."
1) Horizontal "Motivational Poster" Template - Google Drawing link
2) Vertical "Motivational Poster" Template - Google Drawing link
Here is an instructional video by Eric Curts on how to use his templates to create your poster!
Specific for Math
Google/Chrome Tools for Special Needs or Educational Support
Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs
Technology can be a powerful tool to assist students with special needs or any sort of learning challenge. In particular the Chrome web browser allows users to install a wide variety of web extensions that provide tools that can help all learners, regardless of ability level. In this blog post, by Control Alt Achieve by Eric Curts, we will take a look at over 30 Chrome web extensions that can assist students in five main categories:
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