SimpleMind: simple mind map application available for desktop and mobile devices. FREE/Premium.
Category: All Tools
Ayoa
Ayoa: Formerly iMindMap. A brainstorm and mind-mapping application with tools for sketching, audio notes, 3D graphics, and presentation modes. Available for desktop and mobile devices. 7-Days free trial. Free/Paid.
LucidChart
LucidChart: Create flowcharts, floor plans, wireframes, and more with LucidChart. It features a drag-and-drop functionality and real-time collaboration. Finished documents can be exported as a PDF, an image, or embedded into a webpage. Free accounts have a 3 document limit. FREE/PRO
Kahoot!
Kahoot! : Create class quizzes, discussions, and polls in the form of games. Similar to Poll Everywhere, instructors can create a quiz and project the quiz in class while students use the app on a mobile device or their own computer to play a real-time, competitive quiz game. Types of questions supported include: quizzes, true/false, …
Google Forms
Google Forms enables you to poll, quiz, or collect information from survey takers. Once there, you can add questions, edit the form layout, and set restrictions. Part of NYU’s Google Apps for Education suite.
Socrative
Socrative: a web portal for creating, sharing, and presenting quizzes. A great tool for formative assessment, Socrative features an easy-to-use interface that enables quick creation and implementation. Teachers and students log in differently to experience the activity appropriately. Live results are produced and can be immediately shared to students. FREE/Paid.
Plickers
Plickers: an alternative to clickers that does not require students to purchase any technology. You can create “plicker questions” on the mobile app or on the browser, and, with the mobile Plickers application, decode students’ answers automatically, collecting each of them and tracking each student’s progress via a unique Plicker card. Plickers was designed for …
Qualtrics
Qualtrics: web-based survey software with multiple features and robust design. Surveys may be distributed via social media, webpage pop-up, mobile, email, and link. NYU community members may use the university’s license for a free account. Go to nyu.qualtrics.com to get started, or view online training options.
TypeForm
TypeForm: easy-to-use web-based platform to create online forms, quizzes, or surveys, offering a nice range of customization tools and ready-made templates. You can embed on Web Publishing by using an iframe code that includes the form’s URL as its source. Paid.
Google Slides
Google Slides: an increasingly robust slideshow editor platform seamlessly integrated with Google Drive, and compatible with Chromecast and AirPlay. Offers on- and offline features, presenter notes, laser pointer, collaboration and multi-platform integration (browser and mobile). Slides also offers a live audience engagement feature that allows participants to ask questions during the presentation; you may select which …
Emaze
emaze: cloud-based presentation software with 2D and 3D slides and templates. Browser and PC downloads available. FREE.
Prezi
Prezi: a browser-based platform with a unique visual style, Prezi offers a free subscription option that renders your presentation accessible to the public, as well as a premium option to keep your presentations private and/or unlisted. FREE/Premium
Canva
Canva: a browser-based tool for designing, editing, and collaborating on presentations, posters, images, and more. Canva counts with a large library of images, icons, and fonts (some of which are free, others available for purchase) and an easy-to-use dashboard. FREE/Pro. iOS app available.
Marq
Marq: Formerly Lucidpress. A drag-and-drop design platform that helps you create (and collaborate on) newsletters, magazines, posters, etc. Backs up different version history of your projects and offers easy import an flexible sharing options. Integrates with Google Classroom. Free accounts have a 3 document limit. Free/Paid
slid.es
slid.es: sleek web-based presentation software that offers collaborative authoring, live streaming and controlling presentations remotely with a mobile device. Public presentations available with free subscription. Private presentations with Pro or Team Plans. FREE/Premium.
Focusky
Focusky: platform for creating and sharing “zooming presentations.” Available for download, and on browsers. FREE/Premium.
Trello
Trello: Pinterest-like visual project management platform with sync capabilities. Web-based and downloadable softwares. FREE.
Evernote
Evernote: capture different types of content all in one note, including web content, images, documents, PDFs, emails, and related content from partnering digital content providers. Integrated with browsers through a WebClipper extension. FREE/Premium.
Omeka
Omeka: flexible open-source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Scholars may use Omeka to publish an essay or digital dissertation, share primary source collections, and collaborate with others in the creation of digital scholarship, while educators may build inquiry-based tasks for students, create lesson plans with accompanying primary sources, or …
Moodle
Moodle: a robust, open-source Learning Management System (LMS) with great customization capabilities catered specifically to your course’s needs.