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Four Reasons to Care About Your Digital Footprint

This enlightening 8-minute video demonstrates the lesser-known issues that can arise from our trips around the Internet. It discusses how extensively our online views are tracked and shows how this information is of commercial value to various entities, how little control we have over who gets access, the possibility of identity theft, and the potential…
The Padagogy Wheel

A graphical representation of the interface of mobile apps with Bloom’s Cognitive Domain Categories and the SAMR Model of technology integration. The Padagogy Wheel, developed by Allan Carrington of Designing Outcomes in Adelaide, Australia, is a graphical representation of the interface of mobile apps with Bloom’s Cognitive Domain Categories and the SAMR Model of technology integration. Consider more…
GeniusScan

Puts a scanner in your pocket. Quickly scan anything with a smartphone or any camera-equipped tablet. Then email scans using JPG or PDF format for individual documents and for batch processing multiple documents. Using the pro version also saves directly to online storage services including DropBox and Google Drive. GeniusScan Articles that provide…
Remind

The Remind app is a great way to communicate with higher education students. Students do not need to download this app to use it. Instructors can send text messages to students without having to see anyone’s phone numbers. You can set up classes in Remind and students can enroll from a mobile device or computer. It…
Dictation Software

An article that describes very best dictation apps to turn your voice into text, along with tips for finding the right microphone and creating detailed speech-to-text notes. Plus, you’ll find out if voice dictation is right for you. The Beginner’s Guide to Dictation Software: The Best Apps for Voice to Text Productivity Keywords:…
Evernote

A cross-platform app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving. The app allows users to create a “note” which can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can be tagged or placed into Notebooks for organizational purposes. Evernote Evernote…
Socrative

An instant response tool designed to initiate formative assessments through quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races all with their Socrative Teacher app. Students receive immediate feedback to enhance student engagement. Quickly assess students with either prepared quizzes or on the fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding. Student answers to open-ended…
FlipQuiz

FlipQuiz provides educators with a quick way to create your own gameshow-style boards for test reviews in the classroom. With FlipQuiz, questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use. Combined with a beautiful board, students are more likely to be interested and stay engaged with the test review process. FlipQuiz …
Ten Basic Rules of Netiquette or Internet Etiquette

The rules of etiquette are just as important in cyberspace as they are in the real world — and the evidence of poor netiquette can stick around to haunt you for much longer. Following these basic rules of netiquette, to avoid damaging your online and offline relationships. Ten Basic Rules of Netiquette or Internet…
Google Alerts

You can get emails when new results for a topic show up in Google Search. For example, you can get info about news, products, or mentions of your name. This Google support page below provides clear instructions. Google Alerts Five Creative Uses for Google Alerts – Discussion of the power of Google Alerts…
7 Things You should Know about Gamification – EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)

An article that describes the ins and outs of Gamification: the application of game elements in non-gaming situations, often to motivate or influence behavior, published by the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) as part of the 7 Things You Should Know Collection. The 7 Things You Should Know About… series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on…
Kahoot

Kahoot! is a free online game-based learning resource where you can create quizzes that brings engagement and entertainment to players. It may be used at school, at work, and at home. You can add videos, images, and diagrams to your questions to amplify engagement. Kahoot allows you to create group based multiple choice questions with…
ProProfs

ProProfs’ delightfully smart tools are used by millions of users each month. The site hosts more than 1,000,000 pages of content in 70+ languages and is a leading platform for online training and assessment with the world’s largest library of professional tests & quizzes. ProProfs products, including Quiz, Survey, Learning Management System, Knowledge Base, Chat,…
Wheel Decide

Wheel Decide provides a free spinner tool intended for decision-making, games, raffles, prize giveaways, and other miscellaneous uses. Enter your values and the Wheel Decide will randomly select from the options provided. Wheel Decide 5 Ways to Use “Wheel Decide” – This is an article that demonstrated several ways to utilize Wheel Decide,…
Quizizz

Quizizz is a game-based classroom response system you can play on any device with a web browser! Quiz creation is simple, enabling you to use your own images and text, or even reuse public quizzes. Students can answer at their own pace and watch their data appear on the main screen from where the quiz…
Digication

Digication is a leading provider of ePortfolio and assessment management systems. Digication develops its platform with students, faculty, programs, and institutions’ needs in mind, and enables institutions to close the loop that links student learning to institutional assessment and reporting. Digication Digication Tutorials Getting Started with New Digication video tutorials introduce many of…
PortfolioGen

Developed by teachers, PortfolioGen allows users to easily create a web-based portfolio and display their skills beyond conventional paper-based binders. Users can share their portfolios with prospective employers, principals, professors, and colleagues. PortfolioGen is for teachers, educators, students, and anyone else who desires a simple way to create their own customized portfolio website. Thousands of…
FolioSpaces

FolioSpaces, powered by “Mahara”, enables you to create an online portfolio. It was developed by faculty at the University of Ballarat, AU. It is a fully-featured electronic portfolio, weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online communities. You do this by assembling a selection of your resume (curriculum vitae/CV), files, journals,…
Zoom

Zoom is a video conferencing and web conferencing service that provides video, phone, and chat services. The basic package is free and hosts up to 100 participants, and an unlimited number of meetings. The basic package includes video conferencing, web conferencing, and group collaboration features such as polling and whiteboards. ZOOM has been noted to…
Strikingly

Create a beautiful website for you & your business, in minutes. Zero code or design skills required. You can also convert a LinkedIn profile to a personal website in just a few clicks. Add a Blog section to any of your sites to start blogging right away. A separate page is created for each blog post. Strikingly Discover Strikingly…