More about TCEA 2017

So it really bothered me that I could not find the presentations, "Virtual Reality" & "The Best of Tech You Thought You Knew" from the TCEA conference I attended last month. After searching through my TCEA app and the pictures on my phone, I did find some information for the latter of the two presentations.

Here are some of the tools that were mentioned in the presentation,  "The Best of Tech You Thought You Knew" at TCEA 2017.

Wevideo:  What impressed me about this tool is that it allows the user to edit a video that will run on both the Mac and PC platforms.  It is a cloud-based tool that allows easy access from any device.  Of course there is both a free and paid for version, and there are more options if you purchase it. However, the basics are free, and it works much like iMovie or MovieMaker.  Here is a 5 minute overview of this tool. https://youtu.be/LJzIAhJJDPg

Sutori: This is an interactive  timeline that allows the user to insert information, videos and even quizzes.  Here is a couple of quick tutorials to get you started.
2 minute intro: https://youtu.be/_ZOGQpkSljA
4 minute tutorial: https://youtu.be/MzyU9Ymim9c

Mysimpleshow:  This is a tool much like GoAnimate or PowToon.  It allows the user to create short animated videos.  Here is a quick introduction to Mysimpleshow. https://youtu.be/KVjIz-TxADg

Adobe Spark: This is a free graphic design tool that allows the user to create visual quotes and short, animated videos.  Here are a couple of short YouTube videos to get you started.
To Make Quotes: https://youtu.be/gjCnpLrU92U
To Make short videos: https://youtu.be/7oe0rc1k7DM 

Kahoot:  This is a platform where the user can create interactive learning games that can be accessed from any device.  I have used this one before with both teachers and students.  Both love the competition and the instant results.  It is great to review any material using this tool.  Here is a quick 5 minute YouTube video to get you started. https://youtu.be/pAfnia7-rMk

Some of the other tools that were mentioned were Thinglink, Symbaloo, Padlet and Poll Everywhere. I'm not sure I learned anything new about these tools, but they are worth mentioning if you have not used them before.

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