As I write this, I'm attending the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in Chicago. I attended a session today titled "Top 10 Technology Tools" given by Jennifer Sparrow, really excellent. Here are her top choices (which kind of ran over 10!):
1. Google Moderator - a polling tool for collective intelligence gathering. Can use to see what's on student's minds before or after lecture.
2. Voicethread - can make anything into an image; can add audio to a posting. I frequently post readings for students and it would be helpful to add my thoughts on why it's a good reading.
3. Vizify - make graphics out of social media
4. Stormboard - can add images, post-it notes. Good for group collaboration.
5. Tagxedo - drop in any webiste and you get a wordle. You can even pick your shape. Students can do this and see if they have a good grasp on the big picture (and the smaller pictures!).
6. Google + Hangouts - good for online office hours, free for up to 10 users. Can record sessions and post (e.g., a review session).
7. Spicy Nodes - similar to Prezi (but easier).
8. Word Press - for blogs
9. StudyBlue - for flashcards, can add audio
10. Evernote - the speaker's absolutely FAVORITE tool! Can stores notes, photo's audio all in a project file. Can do shared notesbooks for collaboration.
11. Flikr - she loves this one!
12. Dropbox - a must for every human being on the planet!
13. Twitter and Tweet deck - natch!
14. She predicts the next huge things will be Google Keep and Tumblr!
An excellent session! So many apps, so little time!
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