Digital Tools
Teaching Tools
Through your Southern account, you can access Microsoft Teams, Zoom (Not shown on Office of Online Learning page), Blackboard Collaborate, and Webex.
Jamboard
Jamboard is an interactive whiteboard. Students can brainstorm ideas collaboratively from any of their devices.
Platform: Browser, iOS, and Android
Doodle Poll
Doodle Poll makes it easy to create polls to determine the best meeting time for everyone.
Platform: Browser
Padlet
Padlet is a virtual bulletin board for collaboratively uploading and sharing content.
Platform: Browser, Windows Android, and iOS
VoiceThread
VoiceThread is a collaborative presentation platform. You can add media to your VoiceThread such as PowerPoints, webcam videos, audio recordings, and media sources. You can also add comments to any part of the presentation.
Platform: Browser, iOS, and Android
Record a Presentation with PowerPoint
In PowerPoint, you can record yourself narrating your presentation. You can find information on how to do this here.
Nearpod
Nearpod is a website for creating interactive presentations and interactive lessons.
Platform: Browser, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, Windows, and Nook
Tools for Research
Open Educational Resources (OER) is content that is free to access and edit.
Publish protocols and procedures for use in research & teaching. DOIs for citation and use tracking. Peer review and collaboration possible.