Polling tools can be used to encourage a little friendly competition; to check for understanding; jumpstart Q&A; and even track attendance. Consider adding one of these interactive tools to your classroom.
Poll everywhere: https://www.polleverywhere.com/
Free 90-day premium plan
Socratic app: https://socratic.org/
Gathering feedback, assessing student work and progress, and encouraging participation in a virtual environment is made simple using the following tools:
FlipGrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/
Short video response/feedback/assignments
Go Formative: https://goformative.com/
Assessment, grading, etc.
Free premium for EDU right now
Piazza: https://piazza.com/
Free tool that integrates with Collab for managing FAQs, question tracking, and more.
VoiceThread: https://learningdesign.as.virginia.edu/voicethread
Versatile tool for asynchronous presentations and conversations around a variety of media (images, documents, and videos). Available in UVACollab for student & faculty users.
Encourage students to test knowledge for vocabulary/terminology-based content through the use of:
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/
Flashcards, study help, game strategies for learning
Students can still create rich and engaging presentations with these user-friendly tools:
Canva: https://www.canva.com/
Pre-established or 'create your own' templates for posters and infographics
Infogram: https://infogram.com/
Interactive infographics
Venngage: https://venngage.com/
Infographic creator
Piktochart: https://piktochart.com/
Intuitive design, poster, and infographic, and print creation tool
Visme: https://www.visme.co/
VoiceThread: https://learningdesign.as.virginia.edu/voicethread
Versatile tool for asynchronous presentations and conversations around a variety of media (images, documents, and videos). Available in UVACollab for student & faculty users.
Images for use and tools to utilize to manipulate visual materials:
Gratisography: https://gratisography.com/
Artstor: https://www.artstor.org/
Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/
The following tools will help you create interactive, annotation enabled assignments:
ThingLink: https://www.thinglink.com/
Interactive image and video labels and assignments. You can even record audio.
Perusall: https://perusall.com/
Annotation and interactive readings online.
FREE resources right now: https://perusall.com/blog
Hypothesis: https://web.hypothes.is/
Collaborative annotations
All fees waived for EDU
Encourage collaborative work with the following resources:
Whiteboard: https://medium.com/@GingerLabs/tips-for-online-learning-using-notability-c7773017dce1
Zencastr: https://zencastr.com/
Podcasting collaboratively
Free user restrictions lifted.
Edit and manipulate recorded video with the following tools:
Adobe Spark: https://spark.adobe.com/make/video-maker/
Splice (iOS only): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/splice-video-editor-maker/id409838725
iMovie for iOS
Check out the Library's OER site with resources that are currently free: Free4Now
Create linear story maps and timelines with the following tools:
StoryMap JS: https://storymap.knightlab.com/
Interactive, storytelling style maps.
Timegraphics: https://time.graphics/
Timeline creation tool.