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Open Access Resources: Blended Learning Digital Tools

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Interactive Tools

Padlet: https://padlet.com/
ThingLink: https://www.thinglink.com/
Airtable: https://airtable.com/

Blended learning Journals

Blended Learning Journals

Blended Learning Tools

Top 200 Tools for Learning 2019

Check out this yearly list of the best 200 tools for online learning.

Think Fast
A rapid-fire, multiple choice question/answer game.
Bubbl.us
A tool for brainstorming which could be used for concept mapping.

Half-Baked Software Hot Potatoes
Freeware (not open source) for tests and assessments. Also offers Quandary (open source) for creating web-based action mazes -a kind of interactive case-study.
Respondus
This is a test and assessment creation and management tool that is generally part of Web CT/Blackboard Learning Management System. Also available is Respondus StudyMate, a stand alone tool.
Study Mate
Game like activities (puzzles etc.)
Webducate Dragster
A rapid authoring tool to create drag and drop activities using multimedia. Works with Articulate and Wimba. Also offers Accessible Multimedia Player (AMP) and Pollster.

Interactive Digital Tools

Presentation and Live Quiz

Create a live presentation with quiz and poll functions
Students interact with presentation and quiz
Students require electronic device (computer, phone etc)
Free limited account for faculty
No account needed for students

Sharing Platforms:

Free Individual Accounts for Faculty
Can share board with class to post ideas or examples
Students are not required to create an account

Digital Storytelling

Twine

Create interactive choose our own adventure stories
No coding required, output is in HTML
Requires download

*Other examples like Twine

Games

Kahoot

Faculty can create quizzes and play them in class with students
Students require electronic device (computer, laptop, phone)
Limited free account for faculty
Students are not required to create an account.

Faculty can create quizzes and polls and play them in class with students
Students require electronic device (computer, laptop or phone)
A limited free account for faculty
Students do not required to create an account.

Create a Jeopardy-like quiz game to test student comprehension.
Students play as a team, no computer, laptop or phone required
Free for faculty and students, faculty are required to create an account.

H5P Make your own Game

Create Quiz, Memory, Drag and Drop Games directly on H5P website
Embed link into course
Free but faculty sign up required