Reading Time: 6 minutesTried and true, PowerPoint has been the best known presentation software for the last 30 years. Its strength is often the familiarity we have with using it, and many other apps and services are based on its look and feel.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlthough we think of PowerPoint as being best suited to building slides, in reality, it has evolved into a video creation tool, as well. Easily create intro screens, bring in cameos of yourself talking, and incorporate screen recordings. Build custom videos for your course. All this, without learning complex video editing software! Learn more about working with animations, transitions and...
Reading Time: 3 minutesLong beloved by educators, Padlet has been on the ed tech scene for years. This easy to use creative tool lets users brainstorm, organize, categorize, comment and build on ideas. Many educators report that Padlet is easy to get up and running with, and they feel this tool is flexible enough for them to conduct a variety of learning activities....
Reading Time: 5 minutesMany of us use whiteboards when we’re teaching, but the move to an online synchronous classroom has made that a little more difficult. Fortunately, there are ways that we can emulate that process using tools and techniques that are readily available to us. In this teaching tip we’ll look at a few of the methods that faculty recommend: (1) Zoom...
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany of us use whiteboards when we’re teaching, but the synchronous online teaching has required us to find new solutions to working in familiar ways. In this teaching tip we’ll look at a few of different ways you can keep hand-writing diagrams or solutions the way you would usually in a classroom. Choose the approach or approaches that best match...
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