Top 10 Tools for e-Learning

Fall 2010 Flex DaysThursday, August 19, 2010Presenter: Marsha Reske

10. CCC ConferWeb conferencing technology: for

all staff, faculty and administrators in the California Community Colleges system.

http://www.cccconfer.org

Cost: Free Available: Hosted

9. OpenofficeAn office suite of tools to create

documents, spreadsheets & presentations

www.openoffice.org

Cost: Free, Open Source Available: DownloadPlatform: Windows, Mac, Linux

…inside Openoffice

8. Google DocsOnline office suite: create, store, and

share documents, spreadsheets and presentations online—work alone or collaboratively.

www.google.com/docs/

sample

Cost: Free Available: Hosted

7. PicnikPhoto editing tool: Easy to use yet

powerful. Get creative with effects, fonts, shapes, and frames

www.picnik.com

Cost: Free (upgrade $) Available: HostedPlatform: Mac, Windows, and Linux

6. VoicethreadCollaborative Slideshow tool: Create

collaborative presentations by collecting comments – text and voice.

www.voicethread.com

Cost: Free Available: Hosted

5. AnimatoVideo tool: Create videos from your

images

http://animoto.com

Cost: Free (upgrade $) Available: Online

4. Camtasia StudioScreencasting tool: Record your

screen to create training, demo, and presentation videos aka screencastshttp://www.techsmith.com/camtasia

SampleCost: ITC has license Available: DownloadPlatform: Windows & Mac

31/2 Jing(Camatisa Lite)

Screencasting tool: Record your screen to create training, demo, and presentation videos

www.techsmith.com/jing

Cost: Free (upgrade) Available: DownloadPlatform: Windows & Mac

3. SlideshareOffers users the ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and

Adobe PDFs.

http://www.slideshare.net

Cost: Free (upgrade) Available: hostedPlatform: Windows & Mac

2. AudacityAudio/podcasting tool: An EASY to

use sound editor and recorder.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Cost: FreeAvailable: OnlineCost: Free, Open Source Available: DownloadPlatform: Windows, Mac, Linux

1. YouTubeVideo hosting and sharing tool: Link

or embed video in your course

www.youtube.com

Cost: Free Available: Online