This webinar will feature 20 amazing applications for educators. We will cover apps that increase student engagement, apps for you (and your students!) to create your own instructional media, and productivity apps to keep you focused and organized. All of the featured apps are free and cross-platform. So keep you mobile device handy – participation will be encouraged. Sponsored by ALA University Libraries Section (http://www.acrl.ala.org/ULS/20-apps-in-60-minutes/)

1. 1
(for Educators)
20 Apps in 60 Minutes
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2. Lindsay O’Neill
Faculty, M.S. Instructional Design & Technology
Instructional Design Librarian
California State University, Fullerton

3. Instructional Design & Training
esperantolearning.com

4. All 20 Apps
1. Kahoot
2. H5P
3. Canva
4. Microsoft Sway
5. Adobe Spark
6. Ludus
7. IFTTT
8. Plickers
9. Padlet
10. Jing
11. Shotcut
12. Audacity
13. EverNote
14. Wunderlist
15. Poll Everywhere
16. Trello
17. Slack
18. Twine
19. Hypothesis
20. Socrative

5. 1. Go to Kahoot.it
2. Enter game pin
3. Enter your name
Let’s start with a game!

6. Kahoot!
• Easy student access
with a mobile device or
computer
• Game-like design
Quiz/Polling

7. H5P.org
• Open source tutorial maker
• No need to download software
• Dozens of formats
• Most are accessible/508-
compliant
Tutorials

8. H5P: Interactive Video
• Insert questions into videos
• Upload your own, OR, use
videos from YouTube
Tutorials

9. H5P: Course Presentation
• Click-through tutorials
• Embed videos, audio, quizzes,
games, etc.
• H5P may be used as graded
assignments in Moodle, Drupal
(via plugins)
• Embeddable anywhere as
iframes
Tutorials

10. 10
H5P: Examples
Tutorials

11. Canva
• Web-based graphic/sign creator
• Reusable templates make you
look like a pro
• Free/paid graphics and templates
• Upload your own CC-licensed
media
Graphic Design

12. Microsoft Sway
• Easy-peasy presentation
software
• Embed videos, gifs, text,
graphics, and iframes!
Presentations/Lessons

13. Adobe Spark
• Similar to Sway – but offers both
desktop and app versions
• Syncs between desktop and
apps (mobile is iOS only, sorry)
• Make a post (graphic), page
(web story), or video
(animated!)
Presentations/Lessons

14. Ludus
• Gorgeous presentations
• Copy-paste image or
YouTube URLs onto Ludus
to automatically insert
Presentations/Lessons

15. 15
Sway, Spark, Ludus:
Examples
Tutorials

16. IFTTT: If This, Then That
• Make all your favorite things
work together
• Choose or make your own
“recipes” to automate your
life
Nifty Thing-Doer

17. Plickers
• Anonymous polling for students
that doesn’t require technology
• Must provide students
paper response cards
• Track student responses via
assigned Plickrs
• No need for student devices
Quiz/Polling

18. Plickers
• Anonymous polling for students
that doesn’t require technology
• Must provide students
paper response cards
• Track student responses via
assigned Plickrs
• No need for student devices
Quiz/Polling

19. Padlet
• Use as class activity – post
something that you find
• Use as class brainstorming – post an
idea, post an answer
• Use as content organizer
Assessment/Collaboration

20. Padlet
• Try it now:
https://tinyurl.com/20apps2018
Assessment/Collaboration

21. TIME CHECK
9 apps down,
11 to go
Please enter questions in
the chat box!

22. Jing by TechSmith
• Free screen recording and
screen capture software
• Easy to share
• 5-minute limit
• TechSmith also produces (not-
free) SnagIt & Camtasia
Media Creation

23. Shotcut
• Open source video editor
• Import screen captures from
Jing
• Trim, fade, combine clips
Media Creation

24. Audacity
• Open source audio editor
• Adjust volume, trim audio,
combine clips
Media Creation

25. PollEverywhere
• Audience response tool
• Use web version or mobile
• Free version limited to 40
participants!
• Let’s try a poll…get ready!
Polling

26. Evernote
• Note-taking/organization
software
• Use Penultimate to free-write
notes on iPad or Android
• Syncs automatically between
mobile and desktop
Productivity
Penultimate for iPad:

27. Wunderlist
• To-Do List/Project
Organizer
• Syncs between web and
mobile app
• Notifications
Productivity

28. Trello
• To-do lists and project
management
• Delegate tasks
• Drag and drop, tag, label,
prioritize
• Best for project manage-
ment - very visual format
Productivity

29. Slack
• Free internal messaging
• Private convos and channels
• Great for committees/teams
Productivity

30. Twine
• Open source tool for telling
interactive, nonlinear stories
• Software for Windows, Mac
Tutorials

31. Hypothes.is
Instructional Materials
• Annotate live web pages
• Create groups that can
see each other’s work

32. 32
Twine & Hypothes.is:
Examples
Tutorials

33. Socrative
• Easy student
polling/quizzing with any
device
• Gamify option:
Space Race
Quiz/Polling

34. Feedback
Please answer three questions:
https://tinyurl.com/20appsfeedback
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Lindsay O’Neill
jloneill@fullerton.edu
lindsay-oneill.com
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