Useful Resources for Education

Adobe eLearning Suite (http://www.adobe.com/products/elearningsuite.edu.html?promoid=EHEEC)
This is a professional quality tool for creating interactive educational material.

Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/)
This is a great tool for creating and editing audio for podcasts. It is available for both Mac and PC.

CourseLab (http://http://www.courselab.com/)
Free e-Learning authoring tool. There are a extras that require separate individual licenses for each installation.

CourseSites (https://www.coursesites.com)
Create up to 5 free courses using the latest version of Blackboard.

Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/)
Find scholarly articles and journals using Google Scholar. You may even be able to search your institution's materials through the easy to use interface of Google Scholar.

Microsoft Expression Encoder (http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/EncoderPro_Overview.aspx)
This program is geared towards individuals that want to create web-based video content, but it also can be used as a screen capture tool. Best of all, the non-pro version of this program is free.

Microsoft LCDS (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/training/lcds.aspx#tab1)
This is the free Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS). It allows you to create step-by-step interactive content. The lesson units can be exported out into SCORM compliant files.

Prezi (http://prezi.com/)
A web 2.0 alternative to PowerPoint or Keynote.

Quality Matters (http://www.qmprogram.org/)
A faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses.

QR-Code Generator (http://qrcode.kaywa.com/)
Create your own QR-Codes to distribute to your colleagues or students.

Respondus (http://www.respondus.com)
Assessment Tools for Learning Systems

Screenr (http://screenr.com/)
Create screencasts and screen recordings easily with this free Web 2.0 tool.

SoftChalk (http://softchalk.com/)
An e-Learning authoring tool.

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