Free Educational Technology Tools

September 9, 2014

Use Video Messaging Apps To Enhance Your eLearning Experience

Complement your curriculum with video messaging apps for a richer online education experience. Vidopop is a video note and messaging app that allows you to easily record and send videos with your mobile device. Videos are instantly uploaded to the cloud even if the video is big or if you are sending it to a group. You can upload and send videos to your contacts in a matter of seconds. Here are the different ways you can utilize apps such as Vidopop to make communicating with your students easier and more effective.

by Raine Medeiros

September 5, 2014

Top 10 Free Camtasia Studio Alternatives

Screen recording and video editing tools are quite imperative in eLearning. Camtasia Studio is one of the best, but it’s quite pricey and not very appropriate for tight eLearning budgets. Not to worry though, as there is a great deal of alternatives that come on no expense at all. In this article, I’ll present the top 10 free Camtasia Studio alternatives.

by Christopher Pappas

August 10, 2014

6 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive in eLearning

In this article, I'll talk about the many ways that you can use Google Drive to boost your eLearning course, and I will offer you some advice in regards to how you can take full advantage of the features that Google Drive has to offer to eLearning professionals.

by Christopher Pappas

August 1, 2014

Writing In The Digital Age: Resources and Tools of Trade

Technology has changed the face of education in innumerable ways. As learners, we can only be grateful at how much times has changed. We can learn from a teacher thousands of miles away, and we can submit our overdue paper efficiently through email. It has also changed the way students come up with their school papers.

by Dorothy Hunter

June 1, 2014

5 Important Reasons To Use Free Plagiarism Checkers in eLearning

If you're still undecided about whether or not plagiarism checkers are really necessary in eLearning, then you've come to the right place. In this article, I will explore some convincing arguments for the importance of using free plagiarism checkers in eLearning. I will also share with you some tips for preventing plagiarism from happening in the first place.

by Christopher Pappas

May 17, 2014

10 Creative Ways To Use Free Timeline Makers in eLearning

In this article I will highlight 10 creative ways to use free timeline makers in eLearning design and development that can help you boost knowledge retention, clearly convey core concepts, and appeal to your learners’ needs.

by Christopher Pappas

May 12, 2014

8 Tips To Use Gmail as an eLearning Tool

In this in depth Gmail guide for eLearning professionals, I'll walk you through how to successfully use Gmail to develop and implement deliverables that help learners to connect, communicate, and collaborate in online learning environments.

by Christopher Pappas

February 17, 2014

The 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers

The Internet is one of the greatest tools on the planet for enhancing student learning. It is a smorgasbord of information waiting to be devoured by hungry minds. However, it can also be a dangerous place where students find themselves alone and uneducated about how to handle tricky situations. Use these 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers to educate yourself and your students about how to be better and safer users of the World Wide Web.

by Christopher Pappas

February 10, 2014

What Is Google Hiding From Educators? 7 Free Educational Tools For eLearning Pros (2018 Update)

Google is a part of our everyday lives. We use it to search the web, read the latest news, and promote our business. But it’s also a powerful tool in the hands of online educators. What secrets does Google hold for eLearning professionals?

by Christopher Pappas

January 29, 2014

The 5 Best Free Rubric Making Tools For Teachers

Rubrics are generally something that makes the life of an educator easier. Rather than adding an arbitrary grade to an assignment, with rubrics educators are able to determine exactly where a student’s work excelled beyond expectations and exactly where it lacked quality. Although they are highly valuable tools, creating rubrics can be a difficult and time consuming process. That is, it used to be a difficult and time consuming process until you found out about these 5 best free Rubric making tools for teachers.

by Christopher Pappas

January 14, 2014

The 5 Best Free Cartoon Making Tools For Teachers

Cartoons are likely a form of entertainment that your students are very familiar with. As a matter of fact, every student in your class probably enjoys cartoons in some form. What they are likely unfamiliar with, however, is using cartoons in the classroom. Utilizing cartoons and comic strips in your classroom is a way to meet students where they are at and allow your goals to combine with their interests. These 5 best free cartoon making tools for teachers will give you the resources you need to get your students’ attention.

by Christopher Pappas

January 13, 2014

Online Flashcards for Active Recall and Spaced Repetition

People have been using flashcards as a revision aid for decades, but now they are being brought into the 21st century by online flashcard apps. Flashcards are an effective learning aid for a number of reasons, and online flashcards are able to build on these reasons to make learning even more successful. Online flashcards are created using theories of spaced repetition and active recall.

by Michael Bollinger