Digital Tools for Instructors
The table below is an extensive (although not exhaustive) list of digital tools for teaching. The column on the left-hand side provides you with some ideas related to what you may be looking for from a teaching perspective. The column on the right-hand side provides you with a variety of digital tool options you may wish to consider. It is important to note that not all digital tools are one-size-fits-all and that your decision on the tool you choose will be based on what best helps you and your learners achieve your course learning outcomes and what you and your learners are most comfortable with using.
You are encouraged to review this list and explore the options available to you. Please note, all links in the table open in a new tab.
Teaching with Technology
| If you want to... | Use... |
|---|---|
| Host a video conference with your class | Zoom Google Meet Microsoft Teams |
| Presentations (powerpoint style) | Google Slides Prezi |
| Presentations, websites (alternative approaches) | Google Sites Sutori (example) Weebly |
| Create interactive, visually appealing graphics, charts, infographs, stories/presentation documents: | Venngage Canva Piktochart |
| Mind map, process document, diagram, brainstorming: | Sketchboard Coggle Padlet Google Jamboard Miro |
| Surveys, polls, word clouds | Mentimeter Google Forms Poll Everywhere Quizalize Kahoot Socrative |
| Create Videos Screen captures Screen recordings |
Biteable Powtoon TechSmith Capture (5 minute cutoff) Live stream on YouTube Vimeo |
| Blogging, Microblogging, and Journaling | Wordpress Blogger |
| Location-based activities | Google My Maps Google Maps Whose Land - Treaties and Agreements Native Land Google Earth OpenStreetMap |
| Timelines, linear curation | Timeline JS/Knight lab Sutori (example) Time GraphicsH5P timeline Creately |
| Discussions and collaboration | Google Hangouts Voxer Slack |
| Present information using a Learning Management System (LMS) | Moodle Brightspace | D2L Google Classroom Blackboard |
