apps and tools for enhancing student engagement and learning

Alisa Agozzino, Ohio Northern UniversityDawn Edmiston, College of William & Mary

Todd McClure, University of Central Missouri

Apps and Tools for Enhancing Student

Engagement and Learning

EvernoteAllows you to keep photos, recordings, and notes in one place, especially useful at (MMA!) conferences and for student projects. Price: FreeFeatures

Create to-do listsShare ideas with othersSync across devices

PocketPocket allows you to save video, images, text and other content to view offline.Price: FreeFeatures

No Internet required for viewing saved itemsSaves items across every device you've installed

Pocket on, which allows you to pick up where you left off and continue viewing

PeriscopePeriscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers who can join, comment and send you “hearts” in real time. Price: FreeFeatures

Periscope users can set their broadcast to be replayed for up to 24 hours.

Periscope users can also see and save all of their broadcasts ever taken through an 'Autosave Broadcasts’ feature, or choose to save the video after each broadcast.

PackBack AnswersA discussion portal that allows students to interact with their peers and with other students enrolled in a course using the same textbook. Price: $6-$10 per studentFeatures

Questions revolve around textbook rather than specific classroom. Expands the number of students who can see your question and respond.

Use gamification strategies; participants can earn badges and reputation points.

Poll EverywhereCreate polls and display responses in real time. Great tool for classroom participation!Price: Free (limited to 40 responses per poll)Features

Over 100,000 Educators use Poll Everywhere in their classrooms

Use with PowerPoint and Web presentationsMany question typesLive word cloudsCustomize look and styles

Poll EverywhereMore information comes with a price tag!Price: $695/yearFeatures

Multiple Reports availableGradebook feature lets you see how individual students

are performing. Average participationBroken down by individual participant

Specific answersExecutive summary

Gradebook Report

PreziFeatures

A presentation resource, on a mission to reinvent how people share knowledge, tell stories, and inspire their audiences to act.

Prezi gives you a limitless zoomable canvas and the ability to show relationships between the big picture and fine details.

Price: Free

WixFeatures

Build an easy website- no coding needed

Can integrate other social channels

Price: Free basic

PinterestFeatures

The visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas.

Can arrange things by folders and share

Price: Free

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