Monday, February 15, 2016

Work Smarter not Harder


COOL TOOLS (most will have basic functions for free)


Screenleap - Share your screen instantly to any device with a browser

Evernote - notes, can snap photos which are readable (recognizes words, times, etc.) can integrate with calendars, chat feature, chrome extension,

Google docs

Note Anywhere (Chrome extension) -  allows you to add a post-it note and connect it to a particular spot on a website (you can access it as a note later), aggregate data

IFTTT - create "recipes" to automatically do things (mute your phone at bedtime, scan a picture to your computer, receive a map to where you just parked, notify me if X is within Y distance from Z, set ringtone volume to 100% on matching SMS, FITBIT, Can set up with places (like Target, School,) or time, temps, people, networks, 

Tab Outliner - manage open tabs

Wolfram Alpha - used to be for physics or statistics, does animations set to be interactive

Crash Course (of course Khan Academy too)

OER Commons

eduCanon

EDpuzzle

Teachum

Can add interrupters where it stops and asks for information and you can attach it to video, educanon and teachum creates "courses" which then allows it to be graded

Office Mix-can add voice, video, polls, interactive apps, insights/analytics, to powerpoint (right now is only windows based)

Paper Rater, Citelighter, Scribble Maps

Web speech API- google chrome's speech translater microphone icon for speaking and translating it into text

Berman Accessibility Ribbon- accessibility tools added to ribbons on your word

Web Accessibility Checking Tool

Many more!!!





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