LibGuides: Goldstein Library Continuity of Services: Educational Technology Resources

Screen, Audio, and Video Resources

Zoom: Resources
Zoom has many resources and tutorials to help you utilize it for your courses.
Skype
Skype has a number of different products that allow you to communicate virtually with students.
Google Hangouts Meet
Google has made the premium version of Google Hangouts Meet free through July 1st, 2020. Closed-captioning available.
WebEx
Cisco has expanded their free WebEx version capabilities for new users for the next 90 days.
Quicktime Player
Quicktime offers screen recording capture among other features.
How to Record Your Screen With Audio on a Mac
Outlines the different ways you can screen record on your Mac device including audio options.

Backchannel Resources

A backchannel resource is a resource for learners that allows conversation during a teaching session. This is a way for students to chat during the lesson and submit questions and encourages further conversation after the culmination of the teaching session. Some examples of resources that allow for backchannel interaction during instructional lessons are below.

Google Slides: Q+A
A quick tutorial on how to utilize Google Slide's Q+A chat feature to interact with students while facilitating instruction.
Mentimeter
Mentimeter allows you to build presentations while adding things like polls, questions, and quizzes.

Other Resources

Socrative
Allows you to set up activities such as games and quizzes for students that can be completed on a number of different devices.
thinglink
Allows you to create interactive multimedia resources for your courses with embedded and related content.
Ted-Ed
Allows you to create instructional lessons and interactive activities using TED resources.
Miro
An online collaboration tool that allows for the creation of mind maps, brainstorming, flow charts, and other interactive group activities.