Interactive web tools
- 1. 20 free tools you can use in education Matt Buckle
- 2. Blogs • www.wordpress.com • www.blogger.com • An alternative way for students to present evidence electronically. They can add video, sound, images and text as well as interactive content for the more adventurous. • Teachers can comment on posts and keep track of when new work is added. Useful for: Presenting work, assignments, providing a session by session course commentary for students to follow
- 3. www.socrative.com • Socrative is a site that allows students and teachers to interact instantly via a smartphone, tablet or PC. • You can set quizzes, ask questions and get analysed results easily. • Uses the web so you don’t need an app. Useful for: Quick exercises, Games, Polls, reports,
- 4. https://www.storify.com/ • When you search for something on Storify it brings together restated content from news sites, social media sites video sites and image sites. • You have the option to add content to your own story that can be shared Useful for: Student research, link sharing
- 5. www.diigo.com • An online bookmark manager. • You can bookmark anything, sort, organise and display your bookmarks in a variety of different ways • You can even highlight relevant parts and add annotations Useful for: Sorting and organising websites Creating a reading list for students Highlighting key parts of a website
- 6. www.tricider.com • An online collaboration tool that allows teams of people to input and share ideas. • You can set deadlines, refine ideas, vote on ideas and discuss them Useful for: Managing group projects, online collaboration, sharing ideas
- 7. www.animoto.com • Animoto lets users create 30 second videos that can be • iPhone App allows users to capture video on their phone and upload it directly to animoto, a blog or send them via email etc. Useful for: Presenting evidence
- 8. cel.ly • Create your own mobile social network • Its private and secure • Allows group messaging, scheduled reminders for hand in dates etc. • App available for Android and iPhone Useful for: Engaging with students, encouraging communication
- 9. www.prezi.com • An online presentation tool. • You can create make impressive presentations that can include multimedia and different layers. Useful for: Presenting work, sharing information
- 10. www.dipity.com • Dipity lets you create a timeline of events • You can link them to documents, websites and videos • Students can add comments to your timeline. Useful for: Creating timelines, encouraging student discussion online,
- 11. quizlet.com • Mainly used for creating quizzes and games • Results analysed • Mainly based on definitions of key terms • Ability to create flash cards and other learning • www.testmoz.com is an alternative Useful for: Creating quizzes, student revision, testing knowedge.
- 12. www.quora.com • Allows you to post a question and get answers from real people. • Blogs available on various topics • Not specifically designed for education, but a good tool none the less. Useful for: Finding answers to questions.
- 13. www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix • A simple way to create comic strips. • Simply drag and drop content into boxes • Can be used by students or teachers Useful for: Presenting work in an alternative format
- 14. www.podomatic.com • Create and upload podcasts • Loads of podcasts available on a variety of topics to download • Available via smartphone or computer Useful for: Audio revision guides, downloadable versions of lessons, Presentation of work
- 15. www.zamzar.com • Zamzar is a free online file converter. • A very useful tool for converting a variety of files e.g. PDF to word • It also converts images, videos and text • It will email converted files to you Useful for: Converting files into a useable format.
- 16. www.mindomo.com • Mindomo allows you to create mind maps with text and pictures that can be saved, adapted and printed out • Apps available for android and iPad • A simpler but more basic alternative is https://bubbl.us/ Useful for: Recording student ideas Presenting information
- 17. www.cramberry.net • Online flash cards • You can create your own or use the millions already on Cramberry’s system Useful for: Revision exercises
- 18. www.memplai.com • Memplai allows users to create simple videos (with audio) out of photos, existing text and videos. • Videos can be collaborative – more than one person can add their photos to if for example. • Content created can easily be shared Useful for: Collaborative tasks, alternative ways to present evidence Content for lessons
- 19. www.polleverywhere.com • Simply type poll questions into the website • Students text their answers to a standard UK mobile number • Results analysed instantly Useful for: Voting, class polls, quick quizzes
- 20. www.screenr.com • A simple screen cast creation site • Record what is on your monitor and easily share it • Allows for discussion via comments • Can be viewed on tablets and smartphones Useful for: Creating demos for students Online recap lessons (use with another tool)
- 21. www.tagxedo.com • Create word clouds from the content of text documents, websites or just the words you enter. Useful for: Presenting key words in an interesting form
- 22. Some bonus sites • http://search.creativecommons.org/ – Search for material you can legally use in your work • http://www.khanacademy.org/ – Online video lessons • http://www.livebinders.com/ – Sort and organise documents and course files – like a ring binder but digital • http://cueprompter.com/ – Turns your monitor into an autocue – useful for those students who are nervous about giving presentations • http://www.teachertube.com – Like Youtube but with a purely educational slant • http://www.toolsforeducators.com/ – Create word searches and crosswords online