Social Learning & Networking

Moodle http://learning.richmond.edu/moodle
Think of Blackboard but with more interactivity! Primarily used for faculty discussion groups, collaborative forums and small external projects within the University! Our Moodle is not an alternative for Blackboard courseware. Blackboard is still our primary system for academic and non-academic courses.

Meebo http://www.meebo.com
Keep in contact, synchronously, via the web with students and peer through any IM client (AOL, Yahoo, MSN)

Twitter http://www.twitter.com
Keep colleagues, students and staff updated with your scholarship, travels, random thoughts and teachable moments!

Facebook http://www.facebook.com
Looking to connect with students, learning more about through their social profiles? Sign up for a Facebook account and add them as a friend!

Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us
Organize your learning websites and social bookmarks in one platform

Visual and Presentation Tools

BubbleShare http://www.bubbleshare.com
Create multimedia slideshows to enhance and supplement your powerpoint presentations and other primary sources

Picnik http://www.picnik.com
Ever heard of Photoshop? Picnik can do Photoshops most common tasks, for free! Crop, brighten, add text, remove red-eye, etc. Do it all with Picnik!

Picasa
Google Earth (GIS)
Breeze/Captivate

Content Creation

Blogging w/ Wordpress http://keillor.richmond.edu/blogs
Set up a blog for your course where students can engage in reflective practice or set up e-portfolios!

More information on different ways to use blogs can be found here.

Ustream http://www.ustream.tv
Stream a lecture directly from your webcam (which are built-in on the MacPro^?)! Also, encourage your students to host their own learning streams, presenting a particular topic!

Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com
Need to create an organization chart, data set or diagram?

Googledocs http://docs.google.com Need to create a Word or Excel compatible file and don’t have Office on your computer? Use these free web-based tools

Twiki: get to know our wiki here.

Fair-use Content Archives

Story Media Links http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryMedia
A great resource for finding royalty-free images and audio for use presentations, podcasts and learning mashups.

Classroom Management Tools

NetOp School http://www.netop.com/netop-8.htm
Classroom Management Software that allows the instructor to manage, control, monitor, distribute files, etc. Located in Jepson G20, G21, G23, G24A, Boatwright B26, and B-School 216.

DyKnow http://www.dyknow.com/ Foster interaction through collaborative note taking, student response tools, content replay and anywhere, anytime access. Currently be used by the Math and Computer Science Department.