ed tech software tools
a selection of interesting ed tech software tools
WYSIWYG web page editing
nvu.com  - a free web page editor
wiki
jotspot
pbwiki
audio recording
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
free audio recorder and editor for mac & windows - use version 1.2.4 (not the 1.3 beta)
video editing
Windows Movie Maker (part of Windows XP Start/All Programs/Accessories/Entertainment)
iMovie (comes with all Macs)
Adobe Premiere Elements - inexpensive basic consumer video editing
Adobe Premiere Pro - more sophisticated video editing
Final Cut Pro - sophisticated video editing on the Mac
Screencasting (making a movie of activity on a computer screen)
Camstudio - free, but limited capability
Camtasia - not free, but highly editable
Captivate - also not free, but very powerful.
tools for putting basic powerpoint on the web
SWiSH Presenter http://www.swishzone.com/
makes powerpoint into small flash files – can add narration
Macromedia FlashPaper 2 http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashpaper/
converts various file formats into flash or PDF – works well for powerpoint files with lots of images
Microsoft Producer http://www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/producer
tools for putting enhanced powerpoint on the web:
Impatica http://www.impatica.com/
makes narrated powerpoint presentations small enough for online use.
Articulate http://www.articulate.com/
converts powerpoint to Flash w/ audio and interactivity – has instructor video option
Accordent PresenterOne http://www.realnetworks.com/products/presenterone/index.html
Wondershare powerpoint to flash studio http://www.sameshow.com/
tools for creating/processing quizzes
Respondus - converts text files to WebCT quiz format http://www.respondus.com/
Studymate - creates activities & games http://www.respondus.com/
Hot Potatoes "create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web" http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
media processing tools
Real Producer http://www.realnetworks.com/products/producer/index.html
Sorenson Squeeze http://www.sorensonmedia.com/
tools for capturing classroom presentations
Anystream Apreso http://www.apreso.com/
Mediasite http://www.mediasite.com/ and http://www.sonicfoundry.com/
Tegrity http://www.tegrity.com/
webconferencing tools
iLinc http://www.ilinc.com/
we have a license for 12 seats using MeetingLinc or LearnLinc
windows only
Elluminate http://www.elluminate.com/
an online virtual classroom environment. java-based, mac & windows
Adobe Connect
Horizon Wimba Live Classroom http://www.horizonwimba.com/
WebEx http://www.webex.com/
Enunciate http://www.enunciate.com/index.html
videoconferencing tools
Polycom http://www.polycom.com/home/
Sony http://www.sony.ca/vidcon/
course management systems
WebCT http://www.webct.com/
Blackboard http://www.blackboard.com/us/index.aspx
moodle http://moodle.org/
sakai http://sakaiproject.org/
course development tools
Course Genie http://www.horizonwimba.com/products/coursegenie/
convert MS word to html for use in CMS
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