Here you will find links to our favorite places for learning about and using educational technology sites and software.

Technology Learning and Help Sites

General

Microsoft Office

Talon/D2L/Brightspace

Multimedia

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality

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Technology Applications

General

  • Tech Tool Reference Guide for Kirkwood employees is a an annotated list of many of the software applications being used by Kirkwood faculty and staff.

AI (artificial intelligence) agents and guidance

Multimedia: creation & editing

  • PressBooks is an ebook authoring platform with built-in H5P capabilities. Kirkwood faculty and staff can create their own PressBooks account to get started.
  • Edpuzzle is a web based software to transform videos into lessons.
  • ScreenPal is a simple and free screen capture software to record your computer screen and add narration. (Formerly Screencast-o-matic)
  • Screencastify is another simple and free screen capture and narration application. Automatically saves videos to Google Drive and has a Chrome add-on.

Multimedia: content

  • Kirkwood Library, distance learning site
  • Kanopy Kirkwood Library subscription database of streaming videos
  • Films on Demand Another Kirkwood Library subscription database of streaming videos
  • YouTube Site for posting or streaming online user-created videos
  • Vimeo Site for posting or streaming high quality user-created and professional videos

Video Creation & Lecture Capture

  • Zoom: contact Kirkwood’s Media Services for more information, or to request an account
  • Classroom equipment: Document camera/ELMO
  • StreamLabs OBS Free software that allows live streaming or recording of video. Allows inclusion of multiple sources in your video (e.g. a camera on you, screen capture of your computers, a document camera, etc.)
  • PowerPoint allows simple video creation based on an existing PowerPoint presentation. Timings, animations, pen/mouse, and narration all captured.

Classroom Management

  • Miro is a diverse tool with Mind mapping, Kanban options, flow charts, and brainstorming. Educators receive a free “pro” version of the account allowing for access to templates and voting.
  • SimpleMind Mind mapping tool. For Mac, Windows, iPad or Android
  • Bubbl.us Mind mapping tool
  • Coggle Mind mapping and creating diagrams
  • Trello is a web based project management software. Has free and paid versions
  • Calendly for scheduling meetings
  • Remind Send quick simple text messages to any device. Text your students without needing to use your personal phone number.
  • Pinterest
  • Socrative app for classroom engagement and on the spot assessment

Collaboration

  • Google Drive suite of applications that can be shared among groups of people (free)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Airparrot 2 program to wirelessly display your device onto another monitor or screen (Mac, Windows, or Chrome. Free trial)