Top Technology Tools
Technology Tools
Tool |
Pedagogical Goal |
Functionality |
| EdPuzzle | Increase student engagement with course material | Customize videos with annotations and questions |
| Zunal | Increase students' interest or attention | Create interactive webquests to guide student activity |
| Screencast-o-Matic | Enhance information sharing or presentation of information | Record screen captures with narration or video |
| VoiceThread | Personalize learning experience | Share content with narration; allows others to comment in audio, video or written format |
| Video Mail | Enhance student satisfaction with the learning experience | Asynchronous video messages |
| Quizizz | Encourage students to review information | In-class quiz games for iPad or mobile device |
| WordPress | Increase student motivation for learning | Build website, blog, or app |
| Phrase Express | Enhance the efficiency of instruction | Text expander program to manage comment banks |
| Scrawlar | Enhance instructor-student collaboration | Interactive white board |
| Popplet | Enhance independent interaction with course material | Capture and diagram information from Internet; virtual bulletin board |
| Pindex | Increase opportunities for individualized learning | Create online boards of information; allows for quizzing |
| Powtoons | Promote creativity | Create animated videos and presentations |
| Adobe Spark | Foster critical thinking | Turn information into social graphics, web stories, or animated videos |
| Plickers | Assess student learning | Collect real time formative data by student response cards |
| Versal | Promote synthesis of information | Create interactive online learning experiences; information presentation and activity |
| Join Me | Provide individualized feedback to students | Screen sharing and video conferencing |
| Mindomo | Increase student-student collaboration | Mind mapping, concept mapping, and outlining |
| Edueto | Foster test preparation or serve as study aid | Create interactive online exercises |
| Poll Everywhere | Increase ability for students to ask questions | Ask multiple-choice or open- ended questions; real-time display of responses |
| Yammer | Encourage networking | Work Smarter, Work Together Connect with people |
| Kahoot | Engage students and review information | Interative game-style quiz website |