TEL Resources
[Note: This collection of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) tools and teaching resources, which is updated on a regular basis, is not definitive and not all tools have been tested by the author. Inclusion in this list does not imply an endorsement. Given the large number of requests I receive (some of which are not suitable for inclusion in this list), I can no longer respond to requests from individuals/ companies asking me to include their resources in this collection].
Accessibility/ Universal Design for Learning | App Development | Authoring/ Documentation | Best Practice/ Quality in Blended and Fully Online Delivery | Blogging | Collaborative Authoring | Comics | Compression/ Zipping | Content Hosting Sites | Content/ Text Analysis | Courses/ Presentations/ Animations/ Videos | Digital/ Open Badges | Digital Skills/ ICT Literacies | E-Learning Examples/ Demos/ Checklists | E-Moderating | E-Portfolios/ File Sharing | E-Tivities/ Online Activities/ E-Tutoring | Flipped Classrooms/ Learning | Fonts/ Typefaces | Games/ Simulations/ Virtual Worlds | General/ All Tools | Grading Rubrics | Image- and Video- Making/ Sharing/ Sourcing | Instructional Design/ Learning Outcomes | Interviews | Learning Management Systems/ Virtual Learning Environments (Various) | Learning Object Repositories/ MOOCs | Mindmapping/ Post-Its/ Brainstorming | Netiquette Guidelines | Online/ E-Safety | Online Testing/ Exams | Plagiarism Detectors | Podcasting/ Audio/ Music | Polling/ Voting/ Surveying/ Forms | Project Management | Quizzes/ Gap Fill | Referencing/ E-Books | Screencasting/ Screenshots/ Screensharing | Social Media | URL Shortening | Video- and Web- Conferencing/ Virtual Classrooms | Web Quests/ Guided Inquiry
Accessibility/ Universal Design for Learning
Balabolka - Text to Speech Software
See also these Balabolka User Guides
ClaroRead - Text to Speech Software
Google Docs/ Google Slides Voice Typing (Chrome Only)
Introduction to Assistive Technologies (Overlays, Magnifiers, Concept Mapping, Etc.)
Kami PDF Editor/ Filler (Google Drive Add-On)
Microsoft Learning Tools - Includes an Immersive Reader for use with Various Microsoft Tools
Microsoft Stream - Generates Automatic Captions for Videos
Orato - Text to Speech Software
Universal Design for Learning - Framework and Resources
ZoomIt - Screen Zoom and Annotation Tool (Windows Only)
Shiny - Build Interactive Web Apps from R
Google Docs
Corilla
Manula
readme
Paligo
Twine
DocToolHub--Find a Suitable Documentation Tool
See also my list of Collaborative Authoring Tools and my list of tools for Creating Online Courses/ Presentations/ Animations/ Videos
Quality Matters Rubrics and Standards
OLC Quality Scorecard (OSCQR)
Blended Learning Course Quality Rubric (University of Ottawa)
Courseware in Context (CWIC): A Quality Framework for Digital Learning
Interactive Course Structuring Tools (University of Ottawa)
A Manual for Blended Mobility (in particular see Section 3) (EUCERMAT Erasmus+ Final Output, by Darina Slattery)
Tools and Technologies for Teaching and Learning Online (Interactive Open Educational Resource by Darina Slattery, funded by the t1step/ National Forum)
Teaching Approaches Menu (Tools for Reflection, PBL, Role Play, Critiquing, Debate, Etc.) (Sheffield Hallam University)
TELU Micro-Lessons on Using Technolgies to Support Teaching Activities
Online Learning Professional Development (Online Learning Consortium)
Online Course Design Review Scorecard (OLC and Open SUNY)
Illinois Online Network (ion) Online Teaching Activity Index (Best Practice Examples of Online Activities)
Illinoios Online Network (ion) Online Education Resources ( Guidlines on Online Ed, Assessment/ Evaluation, Web Design, Etc.)
The CU (Colorado University) Online Handbook 2011 (Articles about Teaching Online, Technology in Action, Emerging Tools, Etc.)
Remix-T (An Interactive Online Guide to help Teachers Develop Engaging Activities Incorporating Images, Video, and Sound (University of Notre Dame)
Scorecard for Online Student Support - Online Learning Consortium (OLC)
EdShelf - Search for Educational Tools (Search by Platform, Category, Keywords, Etc.)
A Student's Guide to Getting Started on E-Learning
Blogger
Weebly - Create blogs and websites
Wix
Edublogs
Kidblog
Tumblr
WordPress
WordPress - Official Help Pages
WordPress Tutorials - You Can Build Websites
Weebly - Create blogs and websites
Penzu - Online Journal
Blogs in the Classroom - Uses, Examples, and Checklists (Draft Chapter Extract, Megan Poore)
Google Docs/ Drive
How To Teach with Google Docs (Edudemic)
How to Share a Google Doc with a Non Gmail User
How to Receive Notifications when a Google Drive Folder is Changed
Evernote - Store Notes, Collaborate on Documents, Synchronise Devices, Etc.
OneNote - Store Notes, Collaborate on Documents, Synchronise Devices, Etc.
Wikispaces - Collaborative Authoring
TitanPad - Collaborative Authoring
Overleaf - Collaborative Writing and Publishing
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Web Application with Wikis, Forums, Blogging, Etc.
Twiddla - Team Whiteboarding and Collaboration
Flipboard - Personal Magazine Creation
Sync.in - Document Conferencing/Sharing
VoiceThread - Share Multiple Media (Voice, Video, and/or Text) over the Cloud
PrimaryPad - Web-based Word Processor for Collaborative Authoring
Lucidspark - Virtual Whiteboard for Real-Time Collaboration
PrintFriendly - Turn Web Pages to PDF (also prints and emails PDFs)
Blind Text Generator - Generates Lorem Ipsum and other Dummy Text
iWorkCommunity - Free templates for Apple Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
Wikis in the Classroom - Uses, Examples, and Checklists (Draft Chapter Extract, Megan Poore)
Teaching with Wikis - Uses and Resources (University of Minnesota)
6 Free Online Collaborative Interactive White Boards – 2012 Update
Guide to Online Collaborations: Useful Tips, Tools & Apps
Bitstrips - Create Comics
ToonDoo - Create Comics
Pixton - Create Comics
Comic Life - Create Comics
How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom
Comics in the Classroom - Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers
Comics in the Classroom - Online Tools
OneNote - Store Notes, Collaborate on Documents, Synchronise Devices, Etc.
How to Share Content via Google Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) with Web Storage on S3 (5GB free storage)
How to Host courses (or any content) on a public AWS S3
How to Share Articulate Storyline projects on AWS using Cloudberry
Text/ Corpus Analysis Software (Lauren Anthony)
Voyant (Word Frequency Analysis, Concordancing, etc.)
Wordsmith Tools (Concordancing, Keywords, and Wordlists)
Courses/ Presentations/ Animations/ Videos/ Storyboards
Articulate Storyline - E-Learning Authoring Tools (Also Converts PPT to Online)
Raptivity - E-Learning Authoring Tools
Adobe Captivate
H5P - Open Source Content Authoring
Xerte - Open Source Content Authoring
Articulate_vs_Adobe Captivate Software
Free E-Learning Tools -- Extensive List (Tracy Parish)
Lessonly - Create Shareable Lessons and Resources
Boords - Storyboard Creator
Microsoft Powerpoint - How to Print Multiple Slides on One Page (Screencast by Darina Slattery)
PowerPoint Add-Ins
PowerPoint vs. PDF
Using PowerPoint Templates
Adobe Presenter
Adobe Presenter: Reasons to Use/ Download
Prezi - Engaging Presentations
How to Use Prezi to Create Visual Lessons (Edudemic)
SlideShare - Content/Slide Sharing
Socrative - Quizzes, Live Questioning and Polling, Collaboration, Etc.
GoAnimate_- Animated Videos
Animoto - Video Slideshows
PowToon - Free Animated Video Maker and Presentation Maker
Design Wizard - Free Video and Image Editor
Motionbox - Free Video and Captions Editor
VideoScribe - Whiteboard-Style Animations
Jing - Free Screenshot and Screencast Software
Present.me - Online Presentations
Knovio - Free Online Presentations
Zoho - Slideshow Presentations
Google Slides - Presentations
Haiku Deck - Presentations
Steps to Create an E-Learning Storyboard (Andrew Scrivally)
Digital Badges – An Overview
7 Things You Should Know About… Badges (Educause)
Mozilla OpenBadges
Chicago Badge Studio
Introduction to MOOCs, Flipped Classrooms, & Digital Badges (YouTube Screencast by Darina Slattery)
Digital Skills/ ICT Literacies
ATS2020 Resources for the Assessment of Transversal Skills
E-Learning Examples/Demos/ Checklists
Articulate E-Learning Examples/ E-Learning Heroes
Articulate - Community Showcase
E-learning examples (Cathy Moore)
Games for Learning (MIT)
Mobile Learning - Ideas and Pitfalls (Richard Culatta)
Best Practices for Creating E-Learning (OutStart Trainer)
E-Learning Design and Development Checklist (Nicole LeGault)
Lynda.com - Online Video Tutorials and Training
E-Moderating, the five stage model, and guidelines (Western Sydney University)
E-Moderating and the five stage model (Gilly Salmon)
Mahara
Weebly - Can also create websites and blogs
Wix
Behance
Wordpress
Digication
Squarespace - Can also be used to create websites
How to build websites using Squarespace
PebblePad
Pathbrite
Seesaw
Sway
Adobe Portfolio
Silk - Data Visualisations, Websites, Interactive Presentations, Etc.
MERLOT Pedagogy Portal: Portfolio Resources
Evernote
Evernote: How to Create a Portfolio
Portfolios (Authentic Assessment Toolbox)
Demonstrating and Assessing Student Learning with E-Portfolios
E-Tivities/ Online Activities/ E-Tutoring
Example e-tivities from the University of Limerick (various modules/ disciplines)
Allies in eLearning blog: E-tivity examples and resources (for e-learning modules)
Sample e-tivities (for modules about using social software and citing references etc.)
Sample Interactive Exercises Correlated with Bloom's Taxonomy (University of Exeter)
What is e-Learning and How to Become an e-Tutor/e-Teacher: E-learning course (Mobbs, 2004)
Learning Design and Assessment with E-Tivities: Journal article (Armellini & Aiyegbayo, 2009)
Flipped Learning Network
What is Flipped Learning - The Four Pillars of F-L-I-P
Extension of a Review of Flipped Learning
Flipping the Classroom - DIIGO Online Group (List of Resources)
The Teacher's Guide to Flipped Classrooms
Introduction to MOOCs, Flipped Classrooms, & Digital Badges (YouTube Screencast by Darina Slattery)
WhatTheFont - Submit an Image of a Font to Find a Match
FontMatcherator - Submit an Image of a Font to Find a Match
WhatFontIs.com - Submit an Image of a Font to Find a Match
Identifont - Submit an Image of a Font to Find a Match
Font Guide for All Occasions
Google Fonts
7 free handwritten fonts for e-learning courses
Games/ Simulations/ Virtual Worlds
iDecisionGames - Run Online Simulations, Exercises and Games
Second Life Official Site - Virtual Worlds, Avatars, Free 3D Chat
SimVenture - Run Business Simulations
Prelude - Suite of Tools to Develop Teamwork Skills
Typology of Free Web-Based Learning Technologies (Bower & Torrington, 2020)
Image- and Video- Making/ Sharing/ Sourcing
Flickr - Photo Sharing
Vimeo - Video Sharing
Windows Movie Maker - Video Editing and Sharing
Pinterest - Share Images, Videos, Etc.
Artweaver - free paint and photo program
Inkscape - Free open source graphics editor
Balsamiq - Create Interface Mockups/ Wireframes
GIMP - Free open source mage editor
OmniGraffle - Create Graphics for MAC (Wireframes, Family Trees, Etc.)
Five Free Tools for Editing Photos Online
IrfanView - Free Graphic Viewer
OpenShot - Free, Open Source Video Editor
Panopto - Video Editing, Recording, and Live Streaming Platform
HandBrake - Open Source Video Transcriber (Convert Multiple Video Formats, Multi-Platform)
Abbyy FineScanner - Create PDF and JPEG Files and Apply OCR
Befunky - Free Photo and Image Editor
Renderforest - Online Video, Logo, and Website Maker
Design Wizard - Free Video and Image Editor
Google - Upload a Photo and Google will Attempt to Find it Online
VideoScribe - Whiteboard Video Presentations
Free Stock Photo Sites
Pexels - Free Stock Photos
morgueFile - Free Photo Archive
List of 85 free stock photo resources (and how to use them)
A Short Guide to D.I.Y. Videos (University of Central Florida)
Techsmith Tips and How-Tos for Videos and Images
Instructional Design/ Learning Outcomes
Developing and Writing Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes (The University of Rhode Island)
Writing Learing Outcomes (The University of Nottingham)
Conditions of Learning incl. Events of Instruction (Richard Culatta)
Learning Theories - Various (Richard Culatta)
Instructional Design Models (Richard Culatta)
Sample Interactive Exercises for Bloom's Taxonomy (University of Exeter)
Aligning Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment with Intended Learning Outcomes (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Writing Learning Otucomes (Interactive Tool to Helpl Formulate Outcomes) (University of Ottawa)
Otter.ai - Record and Transcribe Interviews and Meetings
Learning Management Systems/ Virtual Learning Environments (Various)
Top 20 Most Popular Learning Management Systems (LMS) (2015)
Blackboard Platforms
Canvas LMS
LearnUpon LMS
Moodle LMS
Sakai LMS
Edmodo
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware - Web Application with Wikis, Forums, Blogging, Etc.
Google Classroom - Suite of Educational Tools
Best LMS (Learning Management System) Software | 2015 Reviews
"3-Minute Moodle Guide" - how to edit your user profile
"3-Minute Moodle Guide" - how to create a discussion forum
Uploading files to Moodle
Create and Grade Upload File Type Assignments in Moodle 2.3
Introduction to the Forums Tool in Sakai v. 11.2 (YouTube Screencast by Darina Slattery)
VoiceThread (Comment and share online using audio/ video/ phone/ etc.)
Using VoiceThread in Sakai
Learning Object Repositories/ MOOCs
Introduction to MOOCs, Flipped Classrooms, & Digital Badges (YouTube Screencast by Darina Slattery)
Learning Objects - Definition and Links
MOOCs - Massive Open Online Courses (Blog about MOOCs)
edX - Free Online Courses
edX instructional design Courses
Coursera - Free Online Courses
FutureLearn — Free Online Courses
OpenLearn - Open University Courses
Udacity - Online Courses (IT)
Udemy - Online Courses
Khan Academy - Free Online Courses
MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
webcast.berkeley | UC Berkeley Video and Podcast Courses
Open.Michigan (University of Michigan)
Open Learning Initiative - Online Courses
Canvas Network | Free online courses and MOOCs
Lynda.com - Online Video Tutorials and Training
TED Talks
Guide to Free Online Courses
MERLOT II - Learning Object Repository
OER Commons
National Science Digital Library (STEM subjects)
Library of Congress Digital Collections
NDLR - National Digital Learning Repository
Open Training Platform of OERs
Online Instructional Resources - Various Disciplines (Michigan State)
Open Educational Resources - Various (Suffolk University Boston)
Free/ Open Textbooks - Oregan State University
Open Education Resources (OER) Overview - YouTube (Swinburne University)
OERs in 2015 – The Future has Never Looked Brighter (Emerging Education Technologies)
Mindmapping/ Post-Its/ Brainstorming
Popplet - Mind Mapping, Idea Sharing, Etc.
Mindmeister - Mind Mapping
Trello - Project Mgt, Sticky Notes, Etc.
Padlet - Mind Mapping, Idea Sharing, Etc.
Creately - Online Diagrams
Coggle - Mindmapping Etc.
Pinterest - Idea Sharing Etc.
Lino - Sticky and Photo Sharing
GoConqr - Mindmapping, Quiz-Making, Resource Sharing, Etc.
GoConqr - Overview of Functionality and Tools
Wordle - Word Clouds
The Brain - Digital Memory/ Proj. Mgt
Diigo - Annotation, Highlight, Sticky Notes, Bookmarking, Etc.
Lucidchart - Dynamic Graphic Timelines, Mind Maps, and Venn Diagrams
University of Florida - Netiquette Guide for Online Courses
Educatorstechnology.com - 15 Essential Netiquette Guidelines for Students
Virginia Shea (1994) - Netiquette Book (incl. Some Rules and Best Practices)
University of Central Florida (2019) Setting Discussion Expectations
360safe - An E-Safety Self Review Tool for Schools
TestReach - Online Testing/ Exams
Ans - Digitally Grade Paper-Based Exams
Plagiarism/ Academic Integrity Detectors
audioBoom - Share Audio
Jamendo – Free Music Downloads
Soundcloud - Share audio, Create Channels, etc.
Podomatic - Share Podcasts Online
Free Music Archive
SoundBible - Free Sound Clips/ Effects
Audacity - Free Audio Editor and Recorder
Squadcast - Record Studio Quality Podcasts
Jodix Free WMA to MP3 Converter (e.g. Before Editing in Audacity)
Free WAV to MP3 Converter (e.g. Before Editing in Audacity)
Media.io - Free Audio Converter (e.g. Before Editing in Audacity)
How to Have an Effective Podcast Introduction/Opening
Voice Over Script Word Counter (Calculate the Length of a Voiceover)
Polling/ Voting/ Surveying/ Forms
Socrative - Live Questioning and Polling, Quizzes, Collaboration, Etc.
Poll Everywhere - Real-time Audience Polling
POPin Live - Real-time Audience Polling/ Engagement
TurningPoint - Audio Response System
SurveyMonkey - Surveys
Wufoo - Forms, Surveys, Etc.
Typeform - Forms, Quizzes, Etc.
Doodle - Scheduling
Spiral - Real-time Audience Responses, Shared Whiteboards, Online Discussions
How to Make a Vocabulary Quiz - Some Guidelines
How to Make a Teacher Evaluation Form - Some Guidelines
Basecamp - Online Project Management
Creating Gantt Charts
Slack - Create Channels for Teams/ Projects (Share Files, Converse, Etc.)
ProofHub - Plan, Collaborate, and Organise Projects
Flow - Project Management Tool
Socialcast - Project Management Tool
List of task management applications
When is Good - Schedule Online Meetings
Doodle - Schedule Online Meetings
Hot Potatoes - Quizzes
STUDYBLUE - Online Flashcards and Notes
Quizlet - Flashcards tests and study games
Quizworks - Free Quizzes
GoConqr - Quiz-Making, Mindmapping, Resource Sharing, Etc.
Testmoz - Test Generator
Quizalize - Create Quizzes and Games
FlipQuiz - Create Gameshow-style Boards
QuizBean - Quizzes
Inquizitive - Creative Online Quizzes
Kahoot - Games and Quizzes
Quizzizz - Quizzes
Need help creating quizzes (multiple choice, etc.) (Adobe Community)
Piazza - Online Q&A and Conversations/ Discussions Tool
Fabmarks - Free Resource Libraries for SAT, ACT and PSAT preparation materials
Referencing/ Social Bookmarking/ E-books
Delicious - Organise and Share Links
Scribd - Read Unlimited Books
Zotero - Organize and Share Research Sources
CiteULike - Organise and Share Research Sources
Mendeley - Online Library
Zinepal - Online PDF and eBook Creator
Diigo - Annotation, Highlight, Sticky Notes, Bookmarking, Etc.
IRIS Information Literacy Courses - Avoiding Plagiarism, the Research Process, Evaluating Information, Searching the Web, Etc.
Screencasting/ Screenshots/ Screensharing
Jing - Free Screenshot and Screencast Software
BigBlueButton - Desktop Sharing, Whiteboard, Live Online Lectures, Etc.
Screencast-O-Matic - Free Instant Screen Capture and Video sharing
CamStudio - Free Screencasts (AVI and Flash Formats)
Microsoft Snipping Tool
Microsoft Steps Recorder
GoToMeeting - Also Does Screensharing
Twiddla - Team Whiteboarding and Collaboration
Screenleap - Free Screen Sharing
Spiral - Shared Whiteboards, Real-time Audience Responses, Online Discussions
Screencasting - Kathy Schrock's Guide
Free screencast recording tools for Windows
12 Ways to Create Flipped Learning Content: No 1 - Screencasting
Social Media/ Social Bookmarking
The A to Z of Social Media for Academia
Twitter - Micro Blogging
Introduction to Twitter (for students and teachers) (YouTube Screencast by Darina Slattery)
How to Use Hashtags on Every Social Media Network
About Replies and Mentions
Scoop.it - Curate and Publish Ideas/ Content
Pinterest - Save and Share Ideas/ Content
EduClipper - Save and Share Ideas/ Content (e.g. Websites, Own Work, etc.)
Diigo - Annotation, Highlight, Sticky Notes, Bookmarking, Etc.
Periscope - Broadcast Live Video via Twitter
Tweetdeck - Dashboard for Multiple Twitter Feeds Etc.
Hootsuite - Dashboard for Multiple Twitter Feeds Etc.
How to develop a sense of presence in online and face-to-face courses using social media
TinyURL - shorten long links
Bitly - shorten long links
Video- and Web- Conferencing/ Virtual Classrooms
Adobe Connect
BigBlueButton - Live Online Lectures (with Recording), Desktop Sharing, Whiteboard, Etc.
Clowdr - Virtual Conference Platform
Google+ Hangouts - Video and Text-Based Conversations
Anymeeting - Webinars, Video- and Audio- Conferencing
Blackboard Learn - Virtual Classroom
Wikispaces classroom - Collaborative Authoring, Organise Classes, Etc.
GoToMeeting - Videoconferencing
Panopto - Video Editing, Recording, and Live Streaming Platform
Ultimate List of Virtual Team Technology Tools (The Couch Manager)
Tools and Guidelines for Virtual Meetings
VoiceThread - Share Multiple Media (Voice, Video, and/or Text) over the Cloud
