Technologies for teaching, learning and research
Design software focuses on the digital creation or re-creation of a thing or idea. Types of design range from print media, web site, computational, 3-dimensional, structural, simulation, and more. Simulation and modeling software is closely related and sometimes integrated with design software.
Visualization software includes applications that help visualize concepts, ideas, or scenarios. This includes diagramming, geographical visualization, molecular and structure visualization, graphical data representations, and some animation.
Also included in this category are applications used in presentations. This includes not only Powerpoint and powerpoint style presentations, but live polling software, presentation capture software, and web presentations as well. As well, applications used to create, edit, convert, or touch up digital images. Software ranges from photo editing, photo cataloging, graphic design, and diagramming. Finally there are applications used to edit web pages including code editors, What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) editors, and Content Management (CMS) systems that organize and manage web pages on a server.
Availability: Labs | Download Comparable: The Geometer’s Sketchpad is an interactive geometry software program for exploring Euclidean geometry, algebra, calculus, and other areas of mathematics.
Availability: 7 day free trial or purchase a license Comparable: Visio, Dia, Google Drawing SmartDraw is a diagramming tool that can be used to create flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, and floor plans. Users can create graph-based, chart-based, or schematic diagrams. SmartDraw integrates with Microsoft Office. With just a click, drawings can be sent to … Read more
Socrative is a live polling service that allows the administrator to build surveys, quizzes, and questionnaires that can be responded to by anyone with a computing device and the administrator’s ID. The poll can be displayed with live results for all the participants to digest. At the conclusion of the poll, the administrator is given a variety of methods to gather and evaluate the data. The software is web-based, and a free account is available.