Miro: a whiteboard platform that simulates an infinite canvas in which to organize ideas, images, and graphs, amongst others. Enables synchronous editing, and provides TOC-like navigation through frames. Free version allows 3 boards, up to 4 editors per board.
Scrivener: content and generation platform that offers several organization tools for your library. Contextualize your documents, add annotations, and seamlessly navigate through research documents without leaving the application. 30-day free trial period available. PAID.
Mural: platform for spatial visualization of ideas, aimed for collaborative projects. Free for teachers and students. Free/Paid.
Padlet: a blank canvas to you which you can add a variety of multimedia files. Creating a unique URL for each canvas, padlet is a great tool for collaborative projects and visual presentations. No signup necessary, though you can create an account to centralize all of your projects. Embed your padlet on WordPress using an …
Pocket: a “read later” cloud service that can be integrated with over 1,000 mobile apps as well as with Google Chrome. Use the Chrome extension to “pocket” (that is, save with one click) clutter-free versions of a webpage (articles, videos, tweets, etc) that can be later retrieved on the browser itself or on Pocket mobile …
Doodle Poll: easily and quickly create a free poll and send it off via Doodle’s built-in mailing system or via your own email account. With a yes/no voting system, Doodle Polls simplify scheduling hassles by generating visual representation of all parties’ availability schedules. Option to integrate with Google Calendar. FREE/Premium. No sign-up required.
Google Calendar Appointment Slot: schedule appointments directly from your Google Calendar, sending invites and notifications via Gmail. FREE; requires business, education, or government account.
NYU Stream: public-facing video streaming platform designed as an interactive space for the NYU community. Users are able upload, record via webcam, manage, and share video clips, as well as request free automatic speech recognition (ASR) transcription or closed captions (which can be edited and shared alongside your media). NYU Stream can be used for academic and instructional …
NYU Web Publishing: that’s right, our very own WordPress service can be used to create gorgeous showcases, and several themes are designed specifically for that.
Sites at Gallatin: again, Gallatin’s WordPress service can easily create galleries, and if you need special plugins or themes, we can try to make that happen for you.
Collective Access: a free, open-source tool that helps you create robust catalogues when metadata is important.
Open Exhibits: Create fully interactive, multitouch and multiuser galleries with this open-source software designed with gesture analysis engine for gesture-driven exhibits.
Scenes: Quickly create stories and storyboards without drawing using the elements included in this toolkit. Either print and cut out the story elements for in-person, hands-on collaboration, or use the digital images to create a story in presentation software such as PowerPoint. FREE.
Comic Master: An online tool which allows drag-and-drop creation of superhero style comics. FREE.
Pixton: An online tool which allows drag-and-drop creation of storyboards and comics. Allows for collaboration and available on both Android and iOS. FREE.
Creaza Cartoonist: Creaza Cartoonist is part of a suite of education-specific software including a storyboarding tool, a video editor, an audio editor, and a mind-mapping tool. Creaza Cartoonist is available on iPad as well as in the browser. Requires a license.
TextAdventures.co.uk: a repository for interactive literature and text games created using Quest or Squiffy, open source tools for creating interactive fiction. FREE.
Inform7 is the latest version of Inform, a digital storytelling platform for creating interactive fiction in an easy to understand way. No coding experience is necessary. FREE.
Storybird Studio: a visual storytelling platform that curates original artwork to illustrate (and inspire) user-authored stories. Offers free trial educational accounts with simple classroom management tools. Free/Paid
Steller: visual storytelling iPhone application with a social media component. Create digital “flip books” with photos, videos, and text to share through the application’s web platform, SMS, email, or embedding it on your website. FREE.
