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Shotcut
Use this free software to edit videos and add effects. Shotcut is a free and open-source video editing software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux devices. The platform works with resolutions as high as 4K and has broad format support. It is an ideal solution for creating video thanks to its array of editing features and…
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Remix Project – improving media literacy across the curriculum
The goal of the Remix Project is to improve media literacy across the curriculum so that all students are better prepared for the media-rich world of the twenty-first century. The Remix Project is a collaborative effort of the Hesburgh Libraries and the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning from the University at Notre Dame. The…
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HitFilm
Video editing and all the power you need to make something cool. Free starter software, HitFilm, is perfect for beginners, film students, and YouTubers. HitFilm Keywords: video editing
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Screenshot Tools, Tips, and Shortcuts: How to Capture Anything on Your Screen
Screenshots are a simple way to show what displays on your screen. Screengrabs can help you point out a bug, save a picture on Facebook to your camera roll, or demonstrate anything you see on your screen. All operating systems comes equipped with a screenshot tool. Use this guide to help you take screenshots. …
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Versal
Versal is a ‘daily learning platform’ with a holistic approach with educators as the target audience, Versal provides an online space for easy presentation of lecture materials with integrated interactive assignments. Versal makes online learning simple enough for anyone to deploy. Blend classroom lectures with interactive assignments, make distance learning more effective, Versal
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Creative Commons
CreativeCommons.org is the official site for Creative Commons, which is an American non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses, known as Creative Commons licenses, free of charge to the public. Use the tools found on Creative…
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Sejda Web – Online PDF editor
Sejda Web is a quick and simple online service with no installation required to create, edit, and manipulate PDF files. Functions available include editing, merging, converting to other formats, OCR, splitting PDF files, and more. Sejda Web – Online PDF editor Keywords: PDF document editing
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Ten Tips for Hosting a Web Meeting
This short article from Faculty Focus shares 10 tips for hosting web meetings. Web meetings allow participants to meet online to collaborate and share information. This article is published through the Faculty Focus website, but the tips provided are very relevant to any web meeting. Ten Tips for Hosting a Web Meeting Keywords: Collaboration, webconference, webconferencing,…
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Snapchat
Snapchat is a popular messaging app that lets users exchange pictures and videos (called snaps) that are meant to disappear after they’re viewed. It’s advertised as a “new type of camera” because the essential function is to take a picture or video, add filters, lenses or other effects and share them with friends. It’s like texting,…
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Populr.me
Populr.me can be used for social media, business, education, or many other uses. Build websites with templates for networking, sales, marketing, etc. Drop in text, video, pictures, embeds. Upgrade for additional features, or keep it free. Great for building interactive syllabi, professional profiles, ePortfolios, and other online information. Populr.me Keywords: web editing, websites
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SUNY OER Services – Embracing Open Pedagogy
Open Pedagogy is a commitment to learner-driven education AND a process to shape teaching approaches and use tools for learning that enable the learners to contribute by creating and sharing learning content. SUNY OER Services – Embracing Open Pedagogy
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Accessible Course Design
This site helps instructors and instructional designers implement strategies for accessible course design. The goal is to provide information that is easily understandable to individuals who are not necessarily technology-oriented and may not know much about working with people with disabilities. The tips on this website have been written to accommodate students who are deaf…
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Podbean
Podbean is used to listen to podcasts and can be used on a phone, mobile device, or desktop. You can use Podbean to easily record and publish your own podcasts. Podbean
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Edulai for employability skills development
Dynamic library with free internet learning material for improving employability skills
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StoryMap
StoryMap, by Knight Lab, can be used to tell a highlight of a particular image or historical map (its tagline is “maps that tell stories”). Users can guide viewers through a series of zoomed-in highlights to a particular image or map, highlight areas of interest in the image. Each item that’s designated can feature text,…
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Thinglink
Thinglink can annotate images with text, audio, or video. You can then share your annotated media in a website, LMS, or present online. Educators can use ThingLink for free. Sharing the content you create with your students can be done from your free account. Allowing students to create content requires a paid teacher account. Thinglink…
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Visme
Visme is everything you need to tell powerful visual stories in the form of engaging presentations, infographics, and other visual content. Visme is a design tool to tell and present stories and translate boring data into stunning visual formats right in your browser. Visme is very easy to navigate and it offers free templates that can help you…
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Read&Write for Google Chrome™
Makes documents, web pages and common file types in Google Drive (including: Google Docs, PDF & ePub) more accessible. It’s designed to help everyone engage with digital content in a way that suits his/her abilities and learning styles. A range of support tools to gain confidence with reading, writing, studying and research, including: Text-to-speech to…
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7 Excellent Tools for Creating Interactive Video Quizzes
Design quizzes to integrate with video. Some of these tools also let you annotate video content. Import video clips and add a variety of interactive features (e.g., quizzes, comments, links, etc.). 7 Excellent Tools for Creating Interactive Video Quizzes Keywords: video, quiz
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Helping Apps for Practitioners and Educators (HAPPE)
Helping Apps for Practitioners and Educators, HAPPE, is a monthly blog series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. The goal of the series is to connect practitioners and educators in the Helping Professions with mobile apps they may find useful in practice or in their pursuit of life-long learning. We believe digital literacies…