Name of tool and website

(if any)
Description and use

1. Inspiration
www.inspiration.com



Commercial concept-mapping software.

As a teaching resource to illustrate content and ideas, and as
assessment to show pre and post knowledges about a topic.


2. Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com



Free online tool for designing, publishing and accessing web-based
surveys.

For teachers to collect data and responses from students, and as a
means of assessing students knowledge online


3. YouTube
www.youtube.com


Free online video-sharing resource

For teachers to locate videos in class relevant to a topic and to use
as flipped classroom resources, and for students to upload and share
videos online for class work/assessment.


4. Voicethread app

(other similar online tools
include:
Screencast-O-
Matic
www.screencast-o-
matic.com
Screenr
www.screenr.com )


Downloadable smartphone/tablet tool that enables video screen
capture (screen casting) and audio narration

For teachers to create flipped classroom resources, and for students
to digitally capture and share (through video and audio recordings)
thought processes for class work and assessments.



5. Todaysmeet
www.todaysmeet.com


Online self-designed and privately-managed chatrooms,

For teachers to host and manage private online discussions in class
and at home about classwork/content, allowing all students to have
a voice in and out of the classroom








6. Padlet
www.padlet.com



Online tool for designing and publishing bulletin-type boards

For students to collaborate online for student projects, classwork
and assessment,
e.g. the 10 most significant events since 1995 timeline completed
during this course: http://padlet.com/james_overs/zmwzfr27ad2z


7. Photostory,
Moviemaker and
iMovie


Tools for designing video/audio projects

For teachers to create flipped classroom resources, and as creative
and interactive projects for student assessments
e.g. the digital story completed as assessment for this course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljv2cstQ0Gk&feature=youtu.b
e


8. Prezi
www.prezi.com




Online presentation tool

For teachers and students to create more interesting and creative
presentations for class work and assessments


9. Wordle
www.wordle.net


Online tool for generating word clouds of texts

Helps teachers and students visually identify and present key words,
concepts and ideas from selected texts can also be used for
students to review their written assessments to see what words
they have repeatedly used


10. Wordpress
https://wordpress.
com/



Online webpage creator/host

Allows teachers and students to create webpages to post content
online and for assessment, can also be used for teachers to create
Webquests or inquiry-based internet research tasks.
e.g. the fairy tale Webquest completed as assessment for this
course: https://fairytaleclassroom.wordpress.com/homepage/







11. TEDtalks
http://www.ted.com/ OR
https://www.youtube.com
/user/TEDxTalks



Not-for-profit video channel aimed at spreading ideas (via recorded
lectures, talks etc.)

Can be used as teaching resources and a a means of triggering class
discussion and debate, also useful for student to explore and
researching controversial ideas with different perspectives


12. Microsoft
PowerPoint


Presentation tool

For teachers and students to design and show basic presentations
for classwork and assessment


13. Facebook
www.facebook.co
m


Online social networking site

With adequate guidelines and instruction, can be used for students
to collaborate on classwork and assessment and also as a teaching
resource
e.g. creating timelines in history
(http://www.psfk.com/2012/09/facebook-timeline-teach-history-
schools.html)
or creating online personas for studying english texts.

14. Powtoon
www.powtoon.co
m


Free online animated presentation tool

Another more interesting and creative presentation tool for
students and teachers alike
e.g. my partner and I used this for our research paper presentation
in this course, giving it a mission impossible vibe.


15. Polleverywhere
www.polleverywhe
re.com


Live online collator of poll data

For teachers to gather instant feedback or responses for students
e.g. my partner and I used this for our research paper presentation
in this course, collecting data from our peers in the lecture about
their differing leaning styles









16. Pinterest
www.pinterest.co
m


Online visual displayer of internet bookmarks, images and links

For teachers to compile information and resources for their lessons,
for their students, and for assessment purposes.
e.g. the Pinterest page I created for English teaching resources as
part of my digital portfolio:
http://www.pinterest.com/z5035831/english-teaching-resources/




17. Rubistar
www.rubistar.4tea
chers..org/index


Free online tool for designing rubrics

For teachers to generate rubrics/marking critera for assessing
project-based learning activities
e.g. the rubric my partner and I created for our webquest:
https://fairytaleclassroom.wordpress.com/evaluation/



18. Timetoast
www.timetoast.co
m/


Online timeline generator

For teachers and students to create timelines as either resources,
assessment or for study/revision, and then publish/share online
multidisciplinary but could be used particularly for history


19. JeopardyLabs
www.jeopardylabs.
com


Online quiz generator

For teachers to create interactive Jeopardy!-type quiz activities as
teaching resources to trigger class discussions, assess student
learning, provide revision activities.


20. GoogleForms
http://www.google
.com/forms/about/


Online form generator

For teachers to create online surveys, tests and quizzes e.g. the quiz
I created as part of my digital portfolio to get to know my students
better: http://jamesoversdigitalportfolio.weebly.com/quiz.html


mainly for assessment purposes but could also be used by students
for research projects