Software Resources for Team Environments

Design & Fabrication Tools

Algodoo (physical simulations) http://www.algodoo.com/

CREO (product design & development) https://www.ptc.com/en/academic-program/academic- products/free-software/creo-college-download

Tinkercad (virtualizing arduino connections; good for students of all ages) https://www.tinkercad.com/

Fusion 360 (cloud-based 3D CAD/CAM software) https://www.autodesk.com/education/home

SOLIDWORKS (design and engineering analysis suite) https://www.solidworks.com/solution/job-functions/educators

Onshape (collaborate remotely in cloud-based format; teams can edit the same file at the same time) https://www.onshape.com/education-plan

Yed (quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams) https://www.yworks.com/products/yed

GitHub (development platform for hosting/reviewing code, managing projects, and building software) https://github.com/

Canva (free design tool for creating social graphics, presentations, posters) https://www.canva.com/education/

Shapeways (3D printing on-demand) https://www.shapeways.com/

Teknikio (Customized kits for making) https://www.teknikio.com/

SendCutSend (laser cut and delivered parts) https://sendcutsend.com/

Crello (free design tool to create animations and graphics for social and web) https://crello.com/

Fritzing (an open-source platform for learning electronics, includes breadboard layout, schematic, and PCB view for designing a PCB layout) https://fritzing.org/

Autodesk Eagle (one of the most well know schematics and PCB design software) https://www.autodesk.com/products/eagle/overview

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Collaboration & Productivity Tools

Zoom (video communication) https://zoom.us/

Blue Jeans (video conferencing) https://www.bluejeans.com/

Collaborate Ultra (Real-time video conferencing tool for sharing files, applications, and virtual whiteboard) https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra

WebEx (host—and embed in your LMS—live lectures, class discussions, file sharing, office hours) https://www.webex.com/industries/education.html

Screencast-o-matic (create, edit and share screencast videos) https://screencast-o-matic.com/

Google Suite (tools for student collaboration) https://edu.google.com/products/gsuite-for- education

Milanote (digital bulletin-boarding) https://milanote.com/

Miro (group brainstorming/whiteboarding) https://miro.com/

Google Jamboard (group brainstorming) https://edu.google.com/products/jamboard

Mural (group brainstorming and critiques) https://mural.co/

Slido (real-time participation during lectures) https://www.sli.do/

Loop Back (channel any sound from any app to any other app) https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback

Discord (voice, video and text communication platform) https://discord.com/

Microsoft Teams (communication and collaboration platform with chat, video meetings, file storage, and application integration) https://www.microsoft.com/en- us/education/products/teams/default.aspx

Slack (team collaboration platform) https://slack.com/

GroupMe (mobile phone messaging app) https://groupme.com/en-US/

WhatsApp (cross-platform messaging and voice-over-IP service) https://www.whatsapp.com/

GroupMap (collaborative decision making tool) https://www.groupmap.com/

Lynda (teach students how to use tools) https://www.lynda.com/

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Plectica (great for mind mapping, which works well for engineers) https://www.plectica.com/

Nearpod (a student engagement platform with some similar functionality to Mural) https://nearpod.com/

Group Meet (for group video calls) https://www.groupmeet.us/

Camtasia (screen recorder and video editor) https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

Flipgrid (Social learning platform for education) https://flipgrid.com/

Catme (for organizing students into teams; can organize based on schedule (availability to meet) and others skills deemed critical.) https://info.catme.org/

Playposit (Interactive video platform where you can check students are understanding videos or lectures (your’s or someone else’s). Stats on who watches it, how long they watched it; can embed pop quizzes at different times in the video) https://go.playposit.com/

Draw.io (Easily create and share professional diagrams) https://drawio-app.com/

Venngage (Choose from a 100+ infographic templates on Venngage and follow these steps to create your own infographics) https://venngage.com/

Kenesto (robust cloud-based product document management system) https://www.kenesto.com/

Prezi (Create compelling video updates, or present alongside your content to keep everyone engaged) https://prezi.com/

ProjectLibre (provides both a Cloud replacement of Microsoft Project and an open source replacement of Microsoft Project desktop) https://www.projectlibre.com/

Grabcad Workbench (CAD collaboration and PDM tool) https://grabcad.com/workbench

Trello (boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible, and rewarding wayboards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible, and rewarding way) https://trello.com/home

Asana (remote teams can organize projects, manage shifting priorities, and get work done) https://asana.com/

Padlet (intuitive productivity and collaboration software platform) https://padlet.com/

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OBS Open Broadcaster Software (Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming) https://obsproject.com/

Socrative (an efficient way to monitor and evaluate learning that saves time for educators while delivering fun and engaging interactions for learners) https://www.socrative.com/

Piazza (incredibly easy, completely free Q&A platform) https://piazza.com/

Monday (powers teams to run processes, projects and everyday work their way) https://monday.com/

Hemingway Editor (makes technical writing bold and clear) http://hemingwayapp.com/

Overleaf (easy to use, online, collaborative LaTeX editor) https://www.overleaf.com/

Basecamp (project management and collaboration tool) https://basecamp.com/

Revu (PDF annotation software) https://www.bluebeam.com/solutions/revu

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