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Technologies for teaching, learning and research

VoiceThread

Availability: Free account for up to 5 Voicethreads or purchase license VoiceThread is a cloud application used to create collaborative slideshows of documents, presentations, videos, or images. Viewers can add their own voice, text, or video comments on the individual slides within the slideshow. These comments appear in the VoiceThread so all users with access … Read more

Haiku Deck

Availability: Free on web or iPad/iPhone App Comparable: Google Slides, Prezi, Powerpoint, Sway, Keynote Haiku Deck is a web or mobile app based presentation platform that focuses on simplistic imagery and text to compliment the speaker’s narration.  The Haiku Deck philosophy is to make simplistic, beautiful, and fun presentations that highlight the speaker’s points without splitting the audience’s … Read more

Piazza

Availability: Free Web Application Comparable:  Piazza is a Q&A web service. It can be described as “mixture between a wiki and a forum” that can be used with learning management systems.  Instructors can create a free virtual class and send out access codes to students.  Students and the instructor can then create posts with questions.  Everyone can … Read more