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Semi-weekly, I try to highlight apps, web tools and websites that could be of use in the education space. The following is a review of all those highlighted in 2014.
2. A summary of 2014’s spotlights
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4. Poll Everywhere
What is it?
A tool for creating live polls that
can be inserted into presentations.
Participants can respond via text
message or web browsers.
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5. Ello
What is it?
A new, not ready for primetime
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social network. Generated a lot of
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selling your personal information.
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6. HaikuDeck
What is it?
Online presentation software that
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makes creating highly visual slide
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decks simple. Helps you find high
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quality free images.
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7. Twitter Walls
What are they?
Websites that will take twitter
hashtags and display tweets using
them. Great for conferences or
staff training programs.
Twitter Fontana Twitterfall Visible Tweets Tweetwally
TweetBeam
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8. Paper.li
What is it?
An automatic newsletter
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generation tool that pulls from
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hashtags on various social media
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sites and emails/tweets/posts daily
or weekly editions.
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9. Hashtracking
What is it?
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An analytics tool for Twitter
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hashtags.
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10. list.ly
What is it?
A site for creating lists of various
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links that allows individuals to
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curate and vote up and down
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items.
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11. TED-Ed
What is it?
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A mini-course creation tool that
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integrates video, community
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features, and assessments.
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12. ClickToTweet
What is it?
A tool that creates links to
automatically tweet specific links
and text.
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13. Unroll.Me
What is it?
A tool that can aggregate emails
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you receive into one daily
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newsletter. Cuts down on email
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clutter without needing to
unsubscribe.
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14. EDtech/SAtech tools and
websites to enhance
your work
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New spotlights every
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