Thursday, April 18, 2013

20 Free Pieces of Software Every Teacher Should Try


Below are listed 20 free pieces of software that every teacher should have a look and try to use.  They are all widely available on the internet and can be used to excite and engage pupils passion for learning.
 
Tool
Information
Photo Story makers
Microsoft PhotoStory or Animoto
Webquests
Do a web search for any topic + ‘webquest’
Using existing ones or write your own
Podcasting
Audacity (free from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ )
QR codes
QR codes can be accessed from most phones
www.bitly.com (quick easy QR code creator)
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ (useful for sending text messages through a QR code)
http://qrvoice.net/ (simple voice messages)
Screen Capture videos
Jing (FREE) - www.jingproject.com
Camtasia/Camstudio
Screencast-o-matic (free)
Khan Academy
A range of good quality teaching videos
Joomag
Create an online magazine from any document
Tiki-Toki
Create online, interactive timelines
Voki
Create speaking, animated characters
StudyBlue
Online revision flash cards
Learning Events
John Davitt’s Learning Event Generator www.netools.org(or RAG app for iPhone)
Blogging
Try edublogs or your school VLE
Primary example – www.heathfieldcps.net
Online quizzes
Hot Potatoes - Free download fromhttp://hotpot.uvic.ca/
or the school Learning Platform/VLE
Voicethread
Online comment walls
Wordmaps
Glogster
Online poster tool www.glogster.com
Search existing glogs www.glogster.com/explore
Google Earth
Wikis
www.wikispaces.com or school VLE
Skype
Mobile voting
Facebook
Twitter
Online applications

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