Visually organize your research projects and collaborators.
Basecamp: desktop and mobile platforms to manage groups and projects. With the ability to integrate many third-party applications, Basecamp functions as a centralized communications platform for your team—or what the developers like to call “a central source of truth.” Paid.
Google Tables is a product management tool available in Beta. It offers a variety of workspaces and project management templates to manage projects as well as notification automation for various tasks. Some of the pre-made templates include Kanban, User Research Database, Design Asset Management, and Staff Directory. Templates can be customized based on project needs, …
Spinner Wheel Spinner Wheel is a random selection spinner tool which allows you to add multiple wheels on the same tab. You can add up to eight wheels that can be spun independently or simultaneously.
Venngage: This is a great tool for creating several different types of visual materials, such as infographics, presentations, reports, diagrams, and lesson plans. The tool has a variety of templates for you to choose from, and you’ll find the templates’ ease-of-use convenient when you want to build visuals in a short amount of time. Venngage …
Wheel of Names: A web-based name-picking tool that allows instructors to randomize orders or make sure everyone participates in a class discussion. Instructors can enter their roster and customize the wheel’s behavior if they would like a name removed after it’s been selected. FREE.
Asana: web-based project management platform that helps you organize projects by tasks, members, calendar-view, and more. Integrates with hundreds of common applications. Free/Paid.
Google Jamboard: a do-it-all, G-suite integrated whiteboard that can be accessed (for free) via the cloud, or through a native smartboard monitor. Compatible apps for collaboration are available for free for iOS and Android. Free apps and services. Monitor, stylus pen, and eraser: paid.
Google Keep: a browser extension that collects notes, images, and lists on your Google account while you are browsing. You can also dictate—instead of type—notes and set up reminders. Items can be color-coded and labeled for your organization. Integrates with mobile apps (available for iOS and Android). FREE.
Zapier: a web-based platform that allows you to automate workflows by integrating your many applications. Set up triggers to send information from one app to another and automate action. Fee/Paid.
PowerNotes: an easy-to-use, minimally intrusive Chrome extension for web annotation and citation management. Ideal for taking quick or extensive annotations on texts you read online while the platform automatically stores your highlights, notes, and links to the sources, allowing you to organize them into different topics and different projects. You can export an outline of …
Airtable: a cloud-based, flexible project-management platform enriched with a variety of mobile and desktop apps that enable you and your collaborators to share information, deadlines, timelines, files, and more with one another. According to developers, Airtable is “part spreadsheet, part database.” Free/Paid,
Tropy: research photo management software that allows you to organize your digital images in collections and boxes, tag, annotate them, and export your research files. FREE.
Slack: a robust communications platform designed to organize and centralize tasks and communications in collaborative projects or work teams. Integrates with dozens of commonly used applications, and is available for desktops, mobile devices, and on your web browser. Free/Paid.
Trello: Pinterest-like visual project management platform with sync capabilities. Web-based and downloadable softwares. FREE.
Monday (formerly known as Dapulse): simple task- and project-management platform that helps you add, delegate, and visualize the status of specific tasks, collaborate on project documents, and more. Also available on mobile platforms (iOS and Android). Individual FREE/Paid.
TeamGantt: a flexible project-management tool that includes a timeline feature to visualize deadlines, priorities, dependencies, and collaboration. iOS application also available. Free Trial/Paid.
NYU has licensed a set of Google products to handle communication, calendars, file storage, and other teaching and learning apps, according to these Terms of Use. The full suite of Google Apps for Education include: Mail Calendar Drive (file storage and sharing) Classroom (course sites; NYU LMS (Brightspace) is the university’s official LMS) Docs (word processor) Sheets (spreadsheet) …
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 …
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 …
Mural: platform for spatial visualization of ideas, aimed for collaborative projects. Free for teachers and students. Free/Paid.
