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SketchUp
SketchUp, formerly Google Sketchup, is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, film and video game design. It is available as a freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro. SketchUp SketchUp…
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Visible Body 3D Human Anatomy Atlas
Visible Body offers a whole world of visual human biology for healthcare professionals, professors, and students. Visible Body makes learning and teaching anatomy and physiology visual and engaging. Learn about the human body anatomy. This application can be a great help for healthcare professionals, instructors, and amateurs interested in biology. Visible Body Visible…
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Shapeways
Shapeways is the world’s leading 3D Printing marketplace and community. We enable anyone to make, buy, and sell products with 3D Printing. Shapeways 3D printing and design tutorials – This series of tutorials will help you to get started using Shapeways. Keywords: 3D
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EndNote Basic
The full desktop version of EndNote is the number one citation management product used by academics and it offers a comprehensive approach to citation management. Many institutions have site licenses available for faculty and students. If your institution does not provide access to the full featured version, you can use the free version online, EndNote…
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Zotero
Zotero is citation management software that is available as a stand-alone desktop application and also as a browser add-on. Since most searches are performed with a browser Zotero provides a seamless way to manage your citations. Zotero is well suited to organize scholarly literature such as books and articles. You can also add PDFs, images,…
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Diigo
Diigo is the tagging and social bookmarking site. Registered Diigo users can bookmark, tag and highlight webpages with the key feature of adding annotations. For collaborative projects, you can share those annotations with a group or create a share link to send to outside users. The social tagging feature has created a collection of quality content…
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Wix
Wix.com is a cloud-based web development platform that was first developed and popularized by the Israeli company also called Wix. It allows users to create HTML5 web sites and mobile sites through the use of online drag and drop tools. Wix Wix Help Center – This site has many articles organized into twenty…
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Zoho
Zoho is a suite of online services developed and provided by the company with the same name. They offer a variety of products related to productivity and online services (such as a sites builder –Zoho Sites-, corporate emails, an online office suite, among many others). While their portfolio of products is very wide, most of…
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Google Drive (and Google Docs)
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google that allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files. In addition to a website, Google Drive offers apps with offline capabilities for Windows and macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Google Drive encompasses…
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Udacity
Udacity’s tagline reads: “where lifelong learners come to learn the skills they need, to land the jobs they want, to build the lives they deserve.” While Udacity offers many university-style MOOCs, this for-profit site is now oriented towards vocational education, offering courses and nanodegrees in technological fields. Udacity Keywords: Open Educational Resources (OER) &…
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Canvas Network
Canvas Network provides an open platform where “teachers, students, and institutions worldwide can connect and plan their own course for personal growth, professional development and academic inquiry.” Learners can choose between enrolling in a MOOC or courses that have enrollment caps. Canvas does not award certificates or degrees although many partnering institutions do. The Canvas…
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Edorble Academy
Edorble helps teachers, trainers, and students create, publish, and use collaborative 3D + Virtual Reality worlds. Edorble is a virtual world for education and a learning community for those interested in 3D/VR technology, online learning, education technology, gamification, and more. Edorble Keywords: Flipped Learning, Presentations
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Open SUNY Textbooks
A publishing model to support faculty adoption, remixing, and creation of open educational resources. Open SUNY Textbooks Information for Faculty – Information page for faculty who wish to implement OERs into their courses. Learn to navigate the Open SUNY Textbooks page and catalog. Keywords: Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access
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SUNY OER Course Development Support
SUNY OER Services is a well-organized collection of resources for courses in many disciplines with several subjects specialized within each. Each link provides a section for SUNY resources, where available, and another for Additional Offerings. The site is growing with resources being added regularly. Select your topic of interest to reach the individual support page for…
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MERLOT II (including Merlot OER & Content Builder)
A program of the California State University System partnering with education institutions, professional societies, and industry to bring together a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community. Each resource has been reviewed by faculty familiar with the discipline and rated by…
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OER Commons
OER Commons provides a single point of access from which users can search, browse, and evaluate resources in OER Commons growing collection of over 50,000 high-quality OER. They include game-based learning objects, videos, full courses, and adult education materials. Some of the disciplines covered are communication, history, career training, anthropology, and economics. The site is a…
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OpenStax College
Publishes a collection of peer-reviewed, freely available online textbooks. It is an initiative of Rice University. They have a limited number of disciplines covered, but there is a gold mine of supplemental resources linked under each. OpenStax OpenStax Support – Resource page to get started in using the platform or find help from…
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Open Textbook Library
A repository hosted by the University of Minnesota to provide access to complete textbooks licensed so teachers and students can freely use, adapt, and distribute the material. They cover a variety of disciplines including law, business, mathematics, and the natural sciences. Open Textbook Library Frequently Asked Questions – There are many ways you…
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Open-NYS
Open-NYS is the collaboration of the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) to provide support for the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) across both systems. Open NYS Getting Started with Open Resources – Guide to help educators adopt, adapt and build open resources for…
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Coursera
Perhaps the best-known provider of online MOOCs, Coursera describes itself as providing “universal access to the world s best education, partnering with top universities and organizations to offer courses online.” While courses are mostly free or low-cost, students must pay to secure a certificate of completion. Students can even complete degrees online via Coursera and…