This page contains a list of free educational technology tools and resources that you may use in your online or hybrid courses however these technologies are not fully supported by COLTT.

Teaching Tools

Audio Recording and Editing

• Vocaroo
  An online tool for recording and sharing audio messages.
• Audacity
  Software for recording and editing audio (requires installation).

Photo Editing

• Pixlr
  An online tool for editing photos.
• SumoPaint
  An online tool for editing photos.
• Gimp
  Software for editing images (requires installation).

Multimedia Projects

• Sutori
  An online tool to create and share visual stories.
• Quizlet
  Quizlet study sets work like flashcards, helping students memorize or reinforce information on any subject.
• Pixton
  Make comics.
• Padlet
  An online wall where anyone can put post-it notes up.

Collaborative Working and Writing

• GoogleDocs
  A set of applications for creating, sharing, and collaborating on online documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.
• Jamboard
  Jamboard is a digital interactive whiteboard developed by Google.
• Kahoot
  Kahoot is a user-friendly tool for designing in-class questionnaires and quizzes.
• Duolingo
  Duolingo is a language-learning app and website that features comprehensive guides for nine of the most commonly taught languages in the U.S., including Spanish, French, and German.
• Office 365
  Access Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive from anywhere (access with UTRGV account)

Presentation

• VoiceThread
  An online presentation and collaboration tool that allows for creating multimedia slideshows and commenting using voice, text, audio file, or video. Free version limited to five VoiceThreads, which can’t be deleted once they are created.
• Plotly
  Plotly provides a user-friendly platform in which graphs can be created and shared in a Web-based format.
• Prezi
  An online tool for creating zooming and multimedia-rich presentations.
• Nearpod
  A great tool to have interactive presentations.
• Pear Deck
  A tool that integrates with Google Slides to have interactive presentations.

Video Conferencing

• Microsoft Teams
  Microsoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365 that integrates the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective. (access with UTRGV account).
• Zoom
  Software for video conferencing and web conferencing (access with UTRGV account).

Dictionaries and Vocabulary Learning

• Wordreference
  Online dictionaries for various languages.
• Lingro
  An online tool for converting any website into an interactive audio-enhanced dictionary; also allows for creating flash cards.
• SpanishDict
  Spanish translation tool.

Video Production and Editing

• Amara
  An online tool for captioning and translating videos.
• Animoto
  An easy-to-use online tool for creating videos.
• PowToon
  Create animated videos and presentations.
• Soapbox
  Record your screen and your webcam simultaneously.
• VidGrid
  VidGrid specializes in recording, hosting, in-video questions, interactive captions, and integrations.
• Edpuzzle
  Create interactive video lessons, embed your assessment questions, and track student progress.

Websites and E-portfolios

• Weebly
  A platform for creating websites, blogs, and e-portfolios using the “drag-and-drop” method.
• Pathbrite
  Create your e-portfolio.

Media Sources

• Pixabay
  Over 1,000,000 free stock photos, vectors, and illustrations.
• Pexels
  Free pictures and stock photos.
• Pikwizard
  Fee images library
• Creative Commons
  Find content you can share, use, and remix (images, music, videos, etc.).
• Vecteezy
  Download free vector artwork.
• Kanopy
  Movies and documentaries.
• TEDEd
  Library of educational video lessons.

Math

• GeoGebra
  Graphing calculator for functions, geometry, algebra, calculus, statistics and 3D math.
• Desmos
  Desmos is an incredibly fast online calculator that can graph any imaginable function. It also allows users to add sliders, do regressions, and plot whole data tables, among other things.
• PatrickJMT
  PatrickJMT gives students access to a wide variety of free online video tutorials in math.
  
• Wolfam Alpha
  One part calculator and one part encyclopedia. From showing you step-by-step solutions to complex equations to telling you everything you need to know about the 17th president of the United States (Andrew Johnson), this database provides systematized knowledge in an accessible way.
  

Music

• Noteflight
  Create, view, print, share and listen to professional quality music notation on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

Scheduling

• Doodle
  The simple way to decide on dates, places & more.

Studying

• StudyBlue
  StudyBlue is a popular online studying platform. It boasts a gigantic library of user-created flashcards and study guides.

Simulations

• PHET Interactive Simulations

Additional Tools

• Directory of Learning and Performance Tools
  A list of over 2,000 tools for educational purposes.
• Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  A blog containing various educational technology resources.
• 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools
  A list of 101 Web 2.0 tools for teachers (sorted by categories).