Shaw University Library Guides: Open Access, OER and Free Tools: Free Ed Tech Tools

Design & Visual

Blabberize
Turn a photo into a talking animation.
ViewPure
Show and link to YouTube videos in a cleaner interface without ads, comments, or related videos.

eLearning Industry: 321 Free Tools for Teachers
321 free tools in 18 categories: infographics, text to speech, digital storytelling, podcasting, suveys/polls/quizzes, screen capturing, social bookmarking, bibliography/citation, sticky notes, image editing, testing, web conferencing, authoring, annotation, video, PDF, music, and stock photos.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
Educational technology blog.
Workbench
Create, reuse, customize, and share lessons and educational content.

Desmos
Online graphing calculator, desktop and mobile capable.
GeoGebra
Math apps: geometry, graphing calculator, 3D calculator
MyOpenMath
Math courses built on open textbooks, question banks that provide immediate feedback to students, open source course management system.
RKWard
R-language editor with a graphical frontend.
Statcato
For elementary statistical computations.

See this tutorial for advice on selecting a reference manager that suits your needs.

EndNote Basic
Mendeley
Free and easy to learn software that you download to your computer. Features include PDF management and extracting citation info from PDFs.
Zotero
Free, easy to learn, and available as a downloadable application or browser extension. Features include: optional MS Word plug-in, PDF storage, highlighting and notetaking, and record tagging.
BibSonomy

DMPTool
A resource for creating a data management plan. Free, open source, and supports all major funders - with links to funder requirements, sample DMPs, and guidance resources.

Edpuzzle
Add narration and questions, and track and assess student viewing of your own videos or any video on the internet.
Flipgrid
Virtual video discussions. Students create response videos to posted topics.
GradeCam
Create, score, and analyze assessments. Basic plan is free.
Plickers
Quick, in-class assessments using QR code cards.
VoiceThread
Upload, share and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files and videos. Comment via microphone, webcam, text, phone, or audio-file upload.
Yo Teach!
Create a back channel where students can ask and answer questions.
NearPod
Explore Nearpod's award-winning K-12 interactive lessons, videos, and formative assessments. Built for distance learning, hybrid, and school-based settings
MentiMeter
Create interactive presentations & meetings, wherever you are Use live polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&As and more to get real-time input - regardless if you’re remote, hybrid or face-to-face.

Doodle
Quickly obtains the availability of meeting attendees to make scheduling easier.
Gzaas
Enter any text to enlarge to a full screen message, e.g. links or announcements during class.
The Open University: Being Digital
Videos and short activities on information literacy topics such as searching for information, online communication and identity, evaluating sources, referencing sources, and plagiarism. NOTE: A few videos showcase the Open University's library resources and are not applicable to those not affiliated with their university.
Rebrandly
Brand and shorten URLs.
Symbaloo
Organize and categorize web links in visual grids.
Timer Tab
Large in-class timer, alarm clock, or stopwatch. Customize alarm with link to YouTube audio.
Twitterfall
Create a waterfall of Twitter searches.