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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) from the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. It is described by the National Center for UDL as, “a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone–not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but…
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Open Education Group
The Open Education Research Group is supported by a group at Bringham Young University conducts research to measure the impact of OER use. The Open Education Group site’s tagline is, “socially responsive research that concretely improves society.” The site also shares stories about how OERs are used in the “real world.” The scenarios are great starting points for faculty to think…
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Studymate.com
Studymate.com helps to easily create interactive games and self-assessments. Enter terms, facts or multiple choice questions and then transform these items into Flash Cards, Pick A Letter, Fill in the Blank, Crosswords, and more. There are 11 self-assessments and games in all, supporting a range of learning styles and objectives. Note: The link below takes you to the free…
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SUNY OER – Ready-to-Adopt Catalog
The SUNY Ready-to-Adopt OER catalog, created by OER Services with support from our partner Lumen Learning, focuses on general education curriculum, course materials in this catalog include peer-reviewed content to replace expensive textbooks, plus ancillary materials like PowerPoint slides and test bank questions. Many courses also include online homework, auto-grading, adaptive tools, and analytics to improve learning and…
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Qwickly Attendance
This robust course tool enables faculty to take attendance that is automatically graded in the Blackboard Grade Center. Faculty can take attendance using an attendance list on screen or allow students to check in on their own browser, complete with a PIN and countdown timer. One very helpful feature is the ability to have an…
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VideoAnt
VideoAnt is a web-based video annotation tool for mobile and desktop devices. Use VideoAnt to add annotations, or comments, to web-hosted videos. VideoAnt-annotated videos are called “Ants”. VideoAnt Keywords: peer review, video annotation
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Panopto: Lecture Capture
Panopto is a lecture-capture program. It is used to record any activity on a computer to an online video. The video is then indexed automatically for certain events, such as each slide advance of PowerPoint slides. Panopto records audio as well, along screen activity such as clicking on the screen and navigating web pages, the…
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Freshdesk Help Desk Software
Intuitive, feature-rich, affordable customer support software
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Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)
“Teaching Tolerance provides me with the means to promote social justice, challenge bias, and engage students in discussions about diversity that would perhaps not happen otherwise.”
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LinkedR
Linkreducation is an associated platform in which you find, build, and manage educational & pedagogical collaborations. On this platform, you can add a class, invite students, find a collaborative partner, let students share with a larger group, explore and assign them work, and the opportunity to exchange and to get feedback. The options are wide…
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Adobe Premiere Rush
Unveiled at Adobe Max in October 2018, Premiere Rush CC is an easier-to-use version of Premiere aimed at YouTubers and other video content creators. You can capture, edit, color-correct, and more, then publish to YouTube, Instagram and elsewhere. Rush works on both desktop and mobile devices (iOS now, Android soon) – and it automatically syncs your…
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Adobe Education Exchange
Adobe Education Exchange is a free learning platform and community, designed by educators for educators. It’s a great place to find materials to help you and your students learn about working with images, video, and audio media. Adobe Education Exchange After you’ve logged into “EdEx” you’ll find: Lesson plans and other learning materials…
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Pixabay
Discover the best source for free images and videos. Free for commercial use. No attribution required. Over one million royalty free photos, illustrations and vector graphics – and thousands of free video clips. All images and footage on Pixabay are released under Creative Commons CCO: Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Pixabay …
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Pexels
Pexels provides high quality and completely free stock images for personal and commercial use. The site includes a large collection of photos, videos, wallpaper, and more. Pexels Keywords: Creative Commons
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9 Ways to Be a Good Digital Citizen – using technology appropriately
This webpage from Digital Citizenship, developed by Mike Ribble, shares Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship. They fall into three categories, which are listed below. Respect Your Self / Respect Others Etiquette Access Law Educate Your Self / Connect with Others Communicate Literacy Commerce Protect Your Self / Protect Others Rights & Responsibilities Safety (Security) Health…
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Waze
This mobile app and web-based mapping combine social media with mapping. It provides live commentary on your route. In particularly dense areas, it’s often impossible to know exactly what’s happening ahead of you. Waze takes advantage of real-time contributions of members to “light the way” for you. Waze Keywords: Maps
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RealtimeBoard
The Ultimate Guide to Effective Remote Collaboration
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Biteable
Biteable offers you the possibility to organize and make videos. Pick from premade templates and just customize the text and visuals to meet your needs. The free plan allows you to create a limited number of videos per month. The pro version is a more robust environment to expand your creativity. Biteable Keywords: video,…
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OER Community Course Experience
The OER Community Course Experience is created by the State University of New York (SUNY) OER Services. The SUNY OER Community Courses introduce you to the fundamental principles and effective practices related to Open Educational Resources. Throughout the learning space, you have the opportunity to explore and discuss methods and approaches to finding, adopting, customizing, integrating,…
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Notability
This note-taking app helps to combine handwriting, photos and typing in a single note to bring projects to life. Use a wide range of note-taking and sketching tools to capture every detail. You can even add and annotate PDFs. It’s the perfect place to create and organize work, school, and life’s information! Experiment with different…