Teaching Tech: Technology in the Classroom Select Technology Resources for Nursing Professional Development IANPD June 9, 2017 Briyana Morrell, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Below is a select listing of technology resources helpful for nursing education with a brief description of each. For more great ideas, see Jane Hart’s Top Tools for Learning for the top technology tools for learning, personal learning, workplace learning, and education at http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/ Prior to the Event Trello: communication technique for individual and group tasks and collaboration; free versions available o https://trello.com/ o More information: https://trello.com/tour Canva: eye-catching event flyers and graphics; free versions available o https://www.canva.com o More information: https://designschool.canva.com/tutorials/ Video trailers: create your own appealing video trailer for your educational event o Available through iMovie for Apple: contains some templates o Biteable: free version available . https://biteable.com/ o Many other video trailer maker resources available online Alternative Presentation Modes Emaze: presentation templates, some of which are 3-D in appearance; free version available o https://www.emaze.com/ Prezi: PowerPoint alternative that allows for nonlinear and shareable presentations; free version available o https://prezi.com/ Voice-over presentations: o Screencast-O-Matic: screen and/or webcam recording; free version available . http://screencast-o-matic.com/ . More information: http://help.screencast-o-matic.com/ o PowerPoint offers other voice-over options Slideshare: get ideas from shared presentation slides; free o https://www.slideshare.net/ Videos Existing videos: include videos from speakers or on particular topics; free o YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ o Khan Academy/Khan Academy through YouTube o TedEd or Ted talks: http://ed.ted.com/ or https://www.ted.com/talks Custom videos: create and edit your own videos o Camtasia: edit your video and add words and graphics; free version available . discover.techsmith.com/camtasia-brand- desktop/?gclid=CJvyr4fg_NMCFdy2wAodcwgKeA o iMovie for Apple: can trim videos as well o Vimeo: upload videos, photos, and music to make into videos; existing videos available, for example https://vimeo.com/69693515 . https://vimeo.com/ o Animoto: make videos from your photo, video clips, and music; free version available . https://animoto.com/ o Explain Everything: interactive whiteboard to explain concepts, annotate, and narrate; ~$25/year . https://explaineverything.com/ Photos and Graphics Pinterest: various pictures and cartoons; free o https://www.pinterest.com/ Unsplash: attractive, uncopyrighted photos; free o https://unsplash.com/ Pixabay: free stock photos, videos, and illustrations; free o https://pixabay.com/ Snagit: screen capture tool that allows addition of text and effects to pictures and videos; free version o www.techsmith.com/snagit.html o More information: https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html Word clouds: generates word clouds from provided text, giving prominence to more repeated words; can pick shapes, colors, and font; free o www.wordclouds.com MindManager: useful for brainstorming, process mapping and concept mapping; free version available o https://www.mindjet.com/ o More information: https://www.mindjet.com/uses/creativity-and-problem- solving/ XMind: includes mind mapping, tree charts, and logic charts; free version available o http://www.xmind.net/ o More information: http://www.xmind.net/features/ Lucidchart: flowcharts, process maps, diagrams with many shapes; free version available o https://www.lucidchart.com/ o More information: demo video available at https://www.lucidchart.com Audience Response Socrative: learners respond to multiple choice, true/false, and free text questions through smartphones, laptops, or tablets in individual or team formats; useful for formative assessment; may save report of responses; free o https://www.socrative.com/ o More information: demo available on https://www.socrative.com/ Kahoot: learners respond to multiple choice questions via smartphones, laptops, or tablets in individual or team formats; useful for formative assessment; may save report of responses; may add videos, images, and diagrams; free o https://getkahoot.com/ o More information: https://getkahoot.com/how-it-works Poll Everywhere: learners respond to multiple choice, open response, live word clouds, clickable images, voting, and rank order questions via text message, smartphone, laptop, or tablet; works in PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides; may save report of responses; free o https://www.polleverywhere.com o More information: https://www.polleverywhere.com/how-it-works Mentimeter: learners respond to multiple choice, image choice, open-ended questions; may also rate on scales, provide reactions, 2x2 matrices, etc.; learners’ responses are saved as graphs, word clouds, and in other formats; free version available o https://www.mentimeter.com/ o More information: https://www.mentimeter.com/features Games Puzzle-maker: instant crossword puzzle maker; free o http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/ Quizlet: learning tools including flashcards, study and game modes; free version available o https://quizlet.com Twine: resource for nonlinear (choose-your-own-adventure) stories/cases; free o https://twinery.org Socrative or Kahoot (see above in Audience Response) ‘ Surveys and Questionnaires Qualtrics: survey creation, distribution, and results tool; can be used creatively for unfolding case study response or for assessment and evaluation; free version o www.qualtrics.com/homepage/ SurveyMonkey: survey creation, distribution, and results tool; templates available; can be used creatively for unfolding case study response or for assessment and evaluation; free version o https://www.surveymonkey.com/ o More information: https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/take-a- tour/?ut_source=header Other QR Code Generator: create your own QR code for use with QR readers on smartphones; can link to text, URLs, pdf, images, etc. o www.qr-code-generator.com/ References Hart, J. 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