Tools for Effective Online Teaching
Tools for Effective Online Teaching
The goal of educational technology is to facilitate teaching and learning. The technology itself should never trump the process, it's there as a support. Our goal is to ensure technology is accessible, engaging and easy for educators and students to use.
| Tool Name | Description | Accessibility | Communication | Teaching | Assessment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VoiceThread | Allows you to create multimedia presentations with audio or webcam narration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Zoom |
Accessible Web Conferencing |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | - | ✔ |
| Kurzweil 3000 | Platform to increase reading and writing comprehension by providing extensive assistive
tools |
✔ | - | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Class Collaborate | A web conferencing tool for live teaching and peer interaction | - | ✔ | ✔ | - | ✔ |
| HyFlex Classroom | A technology-enhanced synchronous classroom to provide students with a way to actively
participate |
✔ | - | ✔ | - | ✔ |
| Respondus | LockDown Browser and Monitor | ✔ | - | - | ✔ | - |
| SafeAssign Anti-Plagiarism | Helps deter students from cheating and provides content matching |
✔ | - | - | ✔ | - |
| Starfish | An online student engagement tool to improve student success | ✔ | ✔ | - | - | - |
| Medial | Platform for lecture videos |
- | - | ✔ | - | - |
| Respondus | Test Generator 4.0 | - | - | - | ✔ | - |