StudyMate
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December 2004
Quickly create
flash card type activities, Jeopardy-type questions and
answers, an interactive glossary, fill in the blank
Hangman-type exercises from data imported from a word
document.
Click HERE to Try Some StudyMate Exercises
Camtasia
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November 2004
Create
video
of action you are taking on your computer with voice
over.
http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default.asp
PDF995
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October 2004
Create your own PDF
files free.
http://www.pdf995.com
Sonic MyDVD
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August 2004
Create a
slide show of your still photos with music and
transitions and burn it to a DVD in 5 mintues.
http://www.sonic.com/products/mydvd/slideshow/default.asp.
Response-o-matic
Automatic Form Generator
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May 2004
Response-o-matic is a free tool for creating forms on a
web page. See
http://www.response-o-matic.com
The Scout
Report
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Jan 2004
A weekly publication
from the University of Wisconsin offering
literate reviews of new and newly discovered Internet resources of interest to
researchers and educators. Only the best of the best. Great stuff.
http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/
Blogger -August 2003
Blogger is a web-based tool that helps you publish to
the web instantly without writing any code or worrying about installing any
server software or scripts. It lets
others attach their own thoughts and opinions for further discussion.
http://www.blogger.com/home.pyra
or ideas for using Blogs in the classroom:
http://barclaybarrios.com/tsk/blog/classroom.html
The Internet Detective -April/May 2003
"This tutorial teaches the critical evaluative skills required to assess the quality of an Internet resource."
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html
Crash Course in Copyright - March 2003
An in-depth, easy to understand web site that provides specific examples of what is legal and what violates the law.
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
WebMonkey - February 2003
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/index.html
Advise columns and tutorials span a multitude of topics from the basics of HTML, image manipulation, and animation to Apache/XSSI, ColdFusion and databases.
Microsoft Educator Network - January 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=EdNetAbout
Microsoft Educator Network is a free online database service designed to promote best practices for classroom technology.
Flash - December 2002
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/resources/evaluation/
Macromedia Flash is an animation program that affords designers more control of graphics by providing a way to deliver vector images over the web.
Impatica - September 2002
http://www.impatica.com/evaluation/request-imp4ppt.html
Use Impatica to convert Microsoft PowerPoint files to a stand-alone, self-contained animated presentation.
EDUCAUSE - August 2002
http://www.educause.edu
The free EDUCAUSE site is packed full of interesting and informative articles on the latest use of information technology. Issues covered include: cyberspace security, best practices in educational technology, intellectual property, distance education, and much more.
Irfan View - July 2002
http://download.com.com/3000-2192-10021962.html?legacy=cnet
Irfan View is a fast, simple freeware image viewer and editor that supports all major graphic formats, including BMP, DIB, JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, multipage TIFF, TGA, and more.
Inspiration
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May/June 2002
http://www.inspiration.com/freetrial/index.cfm?fuseaction=insp
Inspiration is an interactive tool that promotes visual learning techniques. It teaches students to clarify
their thinking, and to process, organize and prioritize new information".
FreeFoto.com - April 2002
http://www.freefoto.com
FreeFoto.com is a free photographic library developed in the U.K. for non-commercial use.
TurnitIn.com - February/March 2002
http://www.turnitin.com
Turnitin.com, a user portal offered through Plagiarism.org, offers a 30-day free trial to help instructors identify unoriginal Internet material.
Daniel Webster College has a subscription available for any professor. Call Judy
at 577-6411 or go to
/www/services/library/turnitin.asp for registration
instructions.
Converge Magazine January 2002
http://www.convergemag.com/subscribe.phtml
Converge Magazine highlights the use of technology to "improve the content and quality of learning, educational instruction and organization management". Converge is free to educators.
ExploreScience November/December 2001
http://www.explorescience.com
ExploreScience uses Shockwave animation to create activities and experiments that create real-time correlations between scientific theories and applications that help students visualize, experiment, and interact with many of the major concepts in science. ExploreScience is a free service.
WinZip October 2001
http://www.winzip.com/ddchomea.htm
WinZip is a free drag and drop program that compresses (and uncompresses) large files into a single much smaller portable file.
Respondus Lite September 2001
http://www.respondus.com/products/index.shtml
Respondus Lite is a free program that allows
Blackboard designers to easily create, matching, multiple choice, short answer, and true/false quizzes offline. Respondus Lite
offers a free 30 day trial.
MERLOT August 2001
http://www.merlot.org
MERLOT is a free database of educational material (including multimedia) designed primarily for faculty in higher education.
Adobe Photoshop Elements June/July 2001
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
Elements is designed specifically for amateur photographers, hobbyists, and business users who want an easy-to-use, yet powerful digital imaging solution. Try their free 30 day trial.
SurveyMonkey May 2001
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
SurveyMonkeys basic service is free and allows users to create web based surveys. The survey creator has a choice of how results will be returned including graph or pie chart form.
QuickTime April 2001
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
QuickTime is a free download for both Mac and PC users that allows users to view web based video created in the .MOV file format.
Zaplet - March 2001
http://www.zaplet.com/
Zaplet allows users to create interactive email based surveys.
Important - as of 2/15/2002 Zaplet will no longer offer a free 30 day trial.
SnagIt February 2001
http://www.techsmith.com/freetrials.asp#snagit
Free 30 Day Trial
SnagIt is a customizable screen capture tool that outputs images in a choice of file formats including jpeg, gif and bmp.
