May 2015 Favorite Tech Tools
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe seventh annual Favorite Tech Tools session focused on videos, with ideas for locating them, customizing them, and creating your own. All tools are free unless noted below.
Contents
Zaption
Choose videos (or upload your own) and add questions to engage students.
- Zaption website
- Zaption Demo video, Zaption Create a Tour Quick Tutorial video, Zaption Help Center/FAQ's
- Five Tips for Creating Effective Zaption Tours
TEDEd
Build a lesson around a video, or find and use a video lesson created by someone else.
Khan Academy
Thousands of short "hand-drawn" video tutorials on topics such as math, science, humanities, and more.
- Khan Academy website
- Khan Academy Reference Materials and How-To Guides
Doceri
Create your own Khan-Academy-style videos with this app for iPads and Windows tablets.
- Doceri website
- Info on Doceri for iPads (free)
- Info on Doceri for Windows tablets ($4.99)
- Doceri How-To Videos
- Sal Khan's tips for making Khan-style-videos
Explain Everything ($2.99)
Create your own Khan-Academy-style videos on an iOS, Android, or Windows 8 device.
- Explain Everything website
- Explain Everything Instructions and Video tutorials
- Sal Khan's tips for making Khan-style-videos
Films on Demand
More than 20,000 academic videos available through Durham Tech's library.
- Films on Demand (from off campus, log in with your WebAdvisor ID and password)
- Putting Films on Demand Videos in Sakai (PDF)
- Films on Demand Support Center
