Technology Resources for the Classroom

Looking to add more technology to your face-to-face, hybrid, or online course? See the list of links below for general and discipline-specific technologies that will be useful in your classroom, regardless of the format.

General Resources

* = Completely free or includes a free version

Assessment Tools

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy *

Crowdmark

Respondus

RubiStar *

Socrative *

Blog/Website Creaters

Blogger *

Classtell *

Weebly *

Wix *

WordPress *

CCC Tech Webpages

Instructional Technologies

Instructional Technology Blog – Managed by Wright College

Technology Training at all Seven Campuses

Citation Tools

APA.org Teaching Resources *

Chicago Manual of Style Resources *

Citation Machine *

Citefast *

CiteSource *

Easy Bib *

MLA.org Teaching Resources *

Pearson Writer

Purdue OWL *

Collaboration

Adobe Connect *

Class Pager *

Doodle Poll *

Edmodo *

Evernote *

Explain Everything

GoToMeeting *
Google Hangout *

OneDrive * (Included as part of CCC’s Microsoft Office)

Poll Everywhere *

Primary Pad *

Remind *

Skype *

Survey Monkey *

Voice Thread * (Included as part of Blackboard)

Whatsapp *

Wimba *

Content Providers

Bureau of Labor Statistics *

Chronozoom *

Digg *

Diigo *

Feedly *

Kahn Academy *

Open Education Consortium *

Politifact *

PressReader *

Snopes *

Game/Learning Activity Creators

Educaplay * –Create online learning activities

Goose Chase* –Create scavenger hunt games

Jeopardy Rocks * –Create online Jeopardy games

Kahoot *–Create educational games

Kubbu *–Create online learning activities

Misc

Able2Extract –Convert PDFs into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and more

Book Creator–Design and create ebooks

Camtasia–Video editor and screen recorder

Connect–McGraw-Hill product; a web-based assignment and assessment platform

Dropbox *–File sharing program

Educreations * –A recordable, interactive whiteboard

GCF LearnFree *–Free instruction on basic technologies

GCF LearnFree Microsoft Office *–Learn Microsoft Office

Google Calendar *–Keep track of assignments and important due dates

Google Drive * –Cloud storage and file backup

Google Keep * –Create your own sticky notes

How To Geek * –A website of tech-related articles and how-to information

Jing * –Add visual elements to online conversations

LiveBinders *–Create online eportfolios

OneNote * –Digital note-taking program included with CCC’s Microsoft Office

Popcorn Maker * –Create interative videos
ProProfs * –Create quizzes

Quizlet * –Create and search for online study sets

Screencast * –Store and share content

Screencast-o-matic * –Create and share screen recordings

Seesaw * –Create digital portfolios

Snagit–Screen capture software

Symbaloo * –Cloud-based visual rescource management tool that can be used to create lesson plans, research projects, and personalized learning experiences

TeacherKit *–Classroom management system

TedEd * –Create a lesson based on a Ted Talk or YouTube video

Timetoast * –Create visual timelines

Triptico * –Create interactive lessons that can be shared with students or other instructors

University of Arizona Tutorials * –Videos and PowerPoint tutorials (there are one hundred and eleven) on a variety of subjects from how to cite sources to how to create a LinkedIn profile

Wolfram Alpha * –An online computational knowledge engine that generates answers to questions

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

Academic Earth *

Coursera *

Educause * –Articles on MOOCs

edX *

FUN–Freedom to Study *

iTunesU *

Khan Academy *

MOOC Directory *

MOOC List of Upcoming Courses *

Open Learning Initiative *