Teaching with VoiceThread VoiceThread enables students and faculty to share and comment on multimedia content e.g. lectures and presentations. Use this how-to to learn how to use VoiceThreads in your Moodle course! Categories Asynchronous/Discussion/Flipped Classroom/Lecture/Presentations
Copyright & Digital Resources Finding images, sounds, music, and video to use in digital projects can be difficult. Use these resources to find information on copyright, fair use, and creative commons licensing, along with repositories of materials in the public domain or released with a creative commons license. Categories Sharing Media/Workshops
ArcGIS StoryMaps ArcGIS StoryMaps allows you and your students to create inspiring, immersive stories by combining text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content. Stories can be published and shared with the public, with only Macalester users, or with more limited groups within Macalester, which allows you to tailor content to a chosen audience. Use this guide to get started with ArcGIS StoryMaps! Categories Digital Projects
Teaching and Working with Google Sites Google Sites is an easy-to-use design application that’s great for building simple websites for use in teaching, research, and sharing information. Use this guide to learn how to use Google Sites and incorporate it into your course! Categories Digital Projects
WeVideo WeVideo is a web-based video editing platform that is relatively simple and user-friendly, and is completely in the cloud. Use the tutorials in this guide to learn how to use WeVideo! Categories Digital Projects
Creating an Online Exhibition Naomi Sussman shares how she adapted her students’ development of a prototype exhibit for the San Diego Old Courthouse into an online exhibit using Google Sites and other online resources. Working together online, her students created the Toolkit of Resistance: An Online Exhibit Prepared by “The Native Southwest” in conjunction with the San Pasqual Band of Kumeyaay. Categories Digital Projects/Faculty & Staff Stories/Group Work
Additional Resources for Remote/Online Teaching Use these additional resources to learn how to plan and organize your online course, teach effectively while remote, and keep your students engaged. Categories Asynchronous/Hybrid/Dual Delivery/Lecture/Synchronous
Online Exhibitions 101 Online exhibitions can always make for dynamic class projects, but they’re especially useful when in-person class might not be possible. Watch this video by Aisling Quigley to learn what kind of online exhibition to use in your course. Categories Digital Projects/Group Work/Presentations
RefWorks RefWorks allows you to both manage citations in a personal-to-you database and annotate PDFs asynchronously. Categories Annotation/Asynchronous/Discussion-based/Practice-based
Timeline.js Timeline.js is a quick and easy way for students and faculty to create timelines online using only a quick spreadsheet interface. Categories Digital Projects