Abdulrahman Algriwi
Instructional Technology
Ohio University
Teachers' & Teachers Toolbox
Learning Management Systems
Edmodo is an educational technology company offering a communication, collaboration, and coaching platform to K-12 schools and teachers. The Edmodo network enables teachers to share content, distribute quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents.
Google Classroom is a free blended learning platform developed by Google for educational institutions that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students.
Top Hat is a student engagement platform that instructors can use inside and outside of the classroom. This complete end-to-end tool is compatible with the devices your students already use, such as cell phones and laptops—no need for extra hardware.
Blackboard Learn is a web-based virtual learning environment and learning management system developed by Blackboard Inc. The software features course management, customizable open architecture, and scalable design that allows integration with student information systems and authentication protocols.
Absorb LMS is a powerful cloud-based learning management system (LMS) designed to boost engagement and learning outcomes, while still being incredibly scalable and usable.
Canvas LMS from Instructure is a cloud-based learning management system (LMS) specifically designed for K-5 on up through higher education institutions. Canvas LMS is a scalable platform that can be used by educational institutions of all sizes and types, from individual classrooms to large universities to companies with a blended or fully virtual learning environment.
Video Web Conferencing Tools
Zoom Meetings is a proprietary videotelephony software program developed by Zoom Video Communications. The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction. Users have the option to upgrade by subscribing to a paid plan.
Microsoft Teams is a proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products. Teams primarily competes with the similar service Slack, offering workspace chat and videoconferencing, file storage, and application integration.
Google Meet is a video-communication service developed by Google. It is one of two apps that constitute the replacement for Google Hangouts, the other being Google Chat.
Presentation tools
Prezi is a Hungarian video and visual communications software company founded in 2009 in Hungary, with offices in San Francisco, Budapest and Riga as of 2020. According to Prezi, in 2021, the software company has more than 100 million users worldwide who have created approximately 400 million presentations.
Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google.
Pear Deck is an interactive presentation tool used to actively engage students in individual and social learning.
Formative Assessment and Feedback tools
Quizlet is a free app for making flash cards and online quizzes, which can be used privately or shared publicly. It's very popular with students, and many are likely using the site legitimately.
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes.
EDpuzzle is a teaching tool used to place interactive content into pre-existing videos from a variety of sources
Formative Assessment and Feedback tools
Animoto is a cloud-based video creation service that produces video from photos, video clips, and music into video slideshows, and customized web-based presentations. Animoto is based in New York City with an office in San Francisco.
Shotcut is a free and open-source, cross-platform video editing app.
Camtasia is the best all-in-one screen recorder and video editor. Record your screen, add video effects, transitions and more.
Collaborative Tools
Google Docs is an online word processor included as part of the free, web-based Google Docs Editors suite offered by Google
Trello is the visual work management tool that empowers teams to ideate, plan, manage, and celebrate their work together in a collaborative, productive, and organized way.
Padlet is an extremely easy-to-use tool that allows learners to collaborate online by posting text, images, links, documents, videos and voice recordings.
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