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  • Search Tips: Getting Started

    Search Tips: Getting Started

    Learn how to find and use library materials at UB and across SUNY. We now have a single, unified system that gives you the ability to search databases, UB library collections, and all SUNY campus library catalogs, all in one place, all at one time.   Search Tips: Getting Started  

  • Insight Maker | Simulation and Modeling

    Insight Maker | Simulation and Modeling

    Insight Maker is a free tool to create simulations and modeling in your browser that lets you express your thoughts using rich pictures and causal loop diagrams. It then lets you turn these diagrams into powerful simulation models. Insight Maker integrates three general modeling approaches – System Dynamics, Agent-Based Modeling, and imperative programming. Insight Maker   Keywords:…

  • newtFire {DH}

    newtFire {DH}

    The newtFire site serves as an incubator of learning and research collaboration between scholars and students in the Digital Humanities from multiple institutions, and is the project development site of Elisa Beshero-Bondar, Program Chair of Digital Media, Arts, and Technology (DIGIT) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. This site contains numerous tutorials and exercises…

  • PlantNet – Pl@ntNet

    PlantNet – Pl@ntNet

    PlantNet is a participatory science project that enables scientists from all over the world to better understand plant biodiversity and to study the best ways to preserve it. Identify, explore, and share your observations of wild plants · Pl@ntNet is a tool to help to identify plants with pictures.   Pl@ntNet

  • dotstorming

    dotstorming

    Dotstorming allows people to easily collaborate on a topic and come to decisions as a group. It uses dot voting which is a quick and simple method for prioritizing a list of options. It creates a sense of engagement and allows participants to see the decision process in action and understand how the final choice…

  • Stanford d.school

    Stanford d.school

    Everyone has the capacity to be creative. The Stanford d.school is a place where people develop problem-solving skills using methods from across the field of design. Resources on this site include toolkits to guide learners through design challenges. Stanford d.school Stanford d.school – Resources How to Design an Education Escape Room    

  • Wikipedia List of Fact-checking Websites

    Wikipedia List of Fact-checking Websites

    In this age of misinformation, the internet and mass movement of data on the internet and plethora of data has made is more difficult to know what is true and what is not. People nowadays are looking for instant gratification and quick response and reaction. Fact-checking has become an extremely viable tool.   List of…

  • ResearchGate

    ResearchGate

    ResearchGate is a collaboration tool you can use to connect with other researchers. You can learn about new research and post your new research by following and being followed by other researchers in your field. It a good way to know about recent publications and who is working in your field. You can also ask…

  • F.A.I.L. University: Fearless Adventures In Learning

    F.A.I.L. University: Fearless Adventures In Learning

    FUN FREE Online Learning Tools   TRY ONE BEFORE YOU MAKE ONE! Escape this Breakout Room as/after you watch this 6 min. Gamification Intro!  (Answer KEY) See the FREE learning game-making tools below.  (Students can play your games without creating an account.) Want help?  Get FREE online gamification lessons at F.A.I.L. University   Hyperlinked Site Examples Help…

  • Kanopy

    Kanopy

    Kanopy offers thoughtful entertainment free of charge by partnering with public libraries and universities. Individuals affiliated with a library or educational institution can utilize these resources to educate and raise awareness about important issues. It has movies categorized by genre. The user may also use the search feature to find relevant content based on the…

  • Medium

    Medium

    Medium is a publishing platform with a social twist. The platform has 120 million readers that are able to directly follow the publisher or the writer they want and read their articles. The platform encourages writers from all over the world to become a member and publish on its platform. The social aspect of the…

  • Testmoz

    Testmoz

    Testmoz is a tool for creating online tests. It is easy to use and has a free version. You can create a test without logging in. The paid version gives you the opportunity to create a bank of items from which to automatically generated individual tests for each student.   Testmoz Testmoz Introduction Video  

  • Wordwall

    Wordwall

    Wordwall is a tool that helps you to create better lessons quicker. Wordwall is an easy-to-use tool that lets you create a series of interactive games and activities for students. Find a series of templates that you can freely copy and adapt to your requirements. It has a nice interface and is easy to use.…

  • Mentimeter

    Mentimeter

    With Mentimeter, you can create fun and interactive presentations, polls, brainstorming sessions in meetings, classes, gatherings, conferences, and others with real-time feedback. It is an easy-to-use PowerPoint presentation alternative that lets you engage and interact with your audience in real-time. You set the questions and your audience can give their input via a mobile phone…

  • Hoax or Fact

    Hoax or Fact

    Hoax or Fact is an attempt to spread knowledge and wisdom. To bring out the truths and facts behind all kinds of online rumors and hoax messages. The people, at Hoax or Fact, research, and analysis of various online issues in-depth, so as to put a check on all kinds of online spammers, thus preventing…

  • Mural

    Mural

    Mural is a digital workspace for visual collaboration. It enables people and innovative teams to think and collaborate visually to solve important problems. People benefit from MURAL’s speed and ease of use in creating diagrams, which are popular in design thinking and agile methodologies, as well as tools to facilitate more impactful meetings and workshops.…

  • Google Analytics

    Google Analytics

    Google Analytics is one of the most popular digital analytics software. It is Google’s free web analytics service that allows you to analyze in-depth detail about the visitors on your website which provides valuable insights that can help you to shape the success strategy of your business. Today, almost all the businesses have an online presence…

  • Open video repositories for college instruction: A guide to the social sciences

    Open video repositories for college instruction: A guide to the social sciences

    Key features of open video repositories are outlined, followed by brief description of specific sites relevant to the social sciences. Although most were created by instructors over the past 10 years to facilitate teaching and learning, significant variations in kind, quality, and number per discipline were discovered. The APA citation for this resource is: Miller, M. V., & CohenMiller, A.…

  • Khan Academy

    Khan Academy

    Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by Salman Khan with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for educators. All resources are available for free to users of the…

  • Slido

    Slido

    Slido is a web-based Q&A and Polling platform to engage an audience with live questions and polls. Everybody can ask and vote for the best questions. Question and poll results are updated live on the interactive wall. Ask questions, vote in polls and be a part of the conversation at the event you’re attending. Visit…

  • Breakout EDU

    Breakout EDU

    This site is a “sandbox” of examples of digital breakout lessons Breakout EDU games consist of a combination of physical and digital puzzle elements that must be solved in a set amount of time to create escape room type of activities. Players of all ages are challenged to open the locked Breakout EDU box using…

  • Survey Anyplace

    Survey Anyplace

    Free online survey tool for students and teachers. Also build quizzes, assessments, and calculators. There are plenty of survey tools out there. But to really make the most out of those tools, you’ll need a paying version. Not with Survey Anyplace, students and teachers are offered a professional license.   Survey Anyplace

  • Internet Search Engines: How to Find What You Want on the World Wide Web: Web Search – University at Buffalo Libraries Research Guide

    Internet Search Engines: How to Find What You Want on the World Wide Web: Web Search – University at Buffalo Libraries Research Guide

    University at Buffalo librarians have evaluated Web directories and search engines and selected the most useful ones out of hundreds for you to help you locate whatever it is that you are looking for. The search tools are organized into the following categories: Web Search Web Directories Multi-Search Current News Search Find People Search Metasites…

  • Edulai for employability skills development

    Edulai for employability skills development

    Dynamic library with free internet learning material for improving employability skills

  • 7 Excellent Tools for Creating Interactive Video Quizzes

    7 Excellent Tools for Creating Interactive Video Quizzes

    Design quizzes to integrate with video. Some of these tools also let you annotate video content. Import video clips and add a variety of interactive features (e.g., quizzes, comments, links, etc.). 7 Excellent Tools for Creating Interactive Video Quizzes   Keywords: video, quiz

  • Quizlet

    Quizlet

    Create your own study materials or choose from millions created by other Quizlet users. Quizlet has a number of powerful interactive learning tools, such as: – Creating flashcards – Memory games – Race against the clock Matching games – Listen to automatic pronunciations in 18 languages – Enhance studying with images and audio Quizlet Live is…

  • Freshdesk Help Desk Software

    Freshdesk Help Desk Software

    Intuitive, feature-rich, affordable customer support software

  • Vizia

    Vizia

    Engage viewers by integrating quizzes, polls, and Call-To-Actions (CTAs) into videos. Embed your Vizia videos anywhere — blogging platforms, site builders, e-commerce stores, you name it.Ask questions, multi-choice quizzes, and collect feedback through your videos. Turn passive viewers into active participants. Improve your content from feedback. Generate leads from your videos and make them even…

  • Gliffy

    Gliffy

    Gliffy is a collaborative web-based diagram editor that can be used to create mind maps and other visual organizations of information such as; flow charts, org charts, schematic drawings, floor plans, technical drawings, concept maps, and more.   Gliffy   Keywords: Collaboration, Productivity Tools, Visual Design, mindmap

  • Tricider

    Tricider

    Tricider is a free Web application that can be used for online classroom collaboration and brainstorming ideas. It allows teachers, students, and colleagues to collaborate together to collect ideas, discuss these ideas to find solutions and vote on the argument they think is the best.   Tricider   How to Use Tricider   Keywords: Collaboration,…

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