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Guide to Digital Security & Privacy – Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports believes digital innovation brings many benefits to consumers. But that innovation also carries new threats to personal privacy and data security. In our nationally representative CR Consumer Voices Survey, 65 percent of Americans told us they are either slightly or not at all confident that their personal data is private and not distributed…
WordTalk

An extension that adds text to speech to your word processor. A “best free text-to-speech software of 2021.”
Venngage

Venngage is an online tool for creating infographics, reports, and data visualizations. Infographics make complex, important, or technical information easy to digest. Pick from hundreds of charts, maps, icons, and import data directly from your spreadsheets into numerous chart styles and infographic templates. This blog post titled, “Venngage: 7 Ways eLearning Infographics Make Education Easier,”…
IT Security Basics Course – Indiana University

Everyone should have a clear understanding of IT security basic skills, in today’s world where our digital lives and connections are increasing constantly. Enroll in the IT Security Basics online course to learn 10 simple and effective skills, habits, and tools to stay safe online. This short, user-friendly course also includes an opportunity to earn…
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed. All data is freely available. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Copyright and Fair Use | Stanford Libraries

The Copyright and Fair Use Overview section is derived using content from NOLO, with much of it taken from the book Getting Permission (October 2016) by Richard Stim. It is a very comprehensive guide to copyright. This page shares useful information including info about Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors. Copyright and Fair Use | Stanford Libraries
Checkology | The News Literacy Project

Checkology® Virtual Classroom can help educators, students, and anyone learn how to tell the difference between fact and fiction. Checkology | The News Literacy Project
Critical Media Literacy Library Guide – UCLA Libraries

This guide has many free resources to help learn skills to become a critical media literacy consumer and is created and maintained by the University of California Libraries. Critical Media Literacy Library Guide – UCLA Libraries
Microsoft 365: Here’s how to get it for free

This blog post by c|net explains how anyone can use Microsoft’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps without spending any money. Microsoft 365: Here’s how to get it for free
Coggle

Coggle is a collaborative mindmapping tool that allows for the creation and sharing of flexible diagrams that illustrate connections between various concepts. Coggle
SlidesGo

SlidesGo contains a great collection of Google Slides and PowerPoint templates, tutorials, and tips about how to design effective presentations. We also want to highlight the Minimalist styled templates that have a very simple and professional look and feel. SlidesGo
Microsoft Sway

Sway is a Microsoft Office application with which you can create portfolios, presentations, websites, newsletters, interactive reports, and more. First of all, Sway is free – you just need to have a Microsoft account (Hotmail, Live, or Outlook.com), and it’s easy to use. Formatting is very easy and the transitions they use in the presentation…
Badgr

Badgr is a digital badges tool that can be shared across various social media platforms including Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. Badgr
UB Libraries’ Authority Research Guide

This Research Guide will help you better understand authority in the context of research and information and provide you with methods of evaluating an information source to determine its authority. Authority, generally, represents the right to give orders, make decisions or have control over something. In information, a source that is authoritative contains credible, reliable…
UB Libraries’ Applied Digital Literacy Coursera MOOC Specialization

This Coursera MOOC Specialization is intended for anyone seeking to develop online, internet researching skills along with advanced knowledge of multimedia for the creation of digital objects such as presentations, infographics, posters, commercials, podcasts, and movies. Through these three courses, learners will cover how to identify their information need, understand which tools to use when…
COPING WITH COVID: Mental Health and Coping Support – Center for Wellness and Counseling, Augsburg University

This site has a large collection of resources to help you cope with difficult times. Topics include: Understanding How the Pandemic is Affecting You Free Coping Resources Coping Skills for the Pandemic Social Support During the Pandemic Mental Health and the Pandemic Resources for Working from Home Other Resources Counseling Phone / Text SupportCOVID Health…
ChemCollective Resources (by Carnegie Mellon University)

The ChemCollective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. Teachers can use our content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students can review and learn chemistry concepts using our virtual labs, simulations, and tutorials. The ChemCollective is organized by a group of faculty and…
Screen Mirroring A Phone, IPad Or Laptop To TV: How To Push Your Phone To The Big Screen

Practically everyone has a screen in their pockets at all times, however, looking at photos and videos on a phone’s relatively small display is not the best for viewing. Even watching videos, YouTube, and other content on a computer or laptop screen is not optimal. There are plenty of different ways you can mirror these…
13 free sources for diverse stock photography – Walls.io blog

One way to combat the lack of diversity in the media we create is to use more inclusive stock photography. This collection of free stock photography sites will help you ditch the standard stock photography and locate more diverse visuals for your projects. ”Stock photos don’t just illustrate a subject matter but also shape the…
GCF LearnFree.org – Internet Safety Course

Staying safe online is essential in today’s world. Use these Internet safety tips to keep yourself and your loved ones protected. This site shares a number of Google search strategies and tips created by the Goodwill Community Foundation (GFC) Global to get you started on your quest to find new things to learn about. This link…