What is this guide?
What the New Media guide, and how can it help you?
Click through the pages on this guide to discover digital resources to help you in your academic and professional life. We've curated a selection of helpful websites, digital tools, and technology guides to help you use technology to your advantage. This guide is geared towards professors and instructional staff as they construct their courses and explore new educational technology, and students exploring new instructional technology.
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Consider visiting these other guides for more information about educational technology:
- Student Technology Hub
- Particularly our Library Equipment page
- Games and Learning Guide: Power up Education: Games and Learning
- Also includes information about VR & AR!
- Digital Portfolios
- E-Books and Audio Books
- Videoconferencing guide
Innovative Educational Tools
- CanvaCreate designs for social media, presentations, print materials and more with Canva's easy to use templates.
- Voyant ToolsCreate word clouds and other interesting text visualizations.
- CoggleTransform notes into visual mind maps. Easily display complex concepts in flow charts.
- easel.lyCreate your own infographics
- infogr.amEasily create your own infographics.
- Live BindersCreate virtual binders to organize online content.
- Scoop.it!Easily create and share an online magazine with content you're interested in.
- ScreenPalEasily record screencasts and capture screenshots. Add an extension to Google Chrome to record on any computer and upload to YouTube.
- Free World Cloud GeneratorCreate word clouds from text you provide.
- IssuuIssuu provides digital access to a variety of magazines, many of which are self-published or small press. Many magazines are free, but others require purchase. You can also upload your own magazine.
- Kahoot!Easily create fun interactive live quizzes and games for your class.
- QuizletCreate and explore existing flashcard sets or diagrams. Students and instructors can create their own.
- SocrativeCreate fun quizzes or on the fly questions. Free accounts with limited features.
- MentimeterDevelop interactive presentation activities to keep your audience engaged.
- Quizlet LiveFor fans of Kahoot, Quizlet Live lets users create interactive classroom games.
- KaizenaAllows instructors to give feedback to students in a variety of ways including voice comments. Syncs with Google Drive.
- PowToonCreate animated videos and presentations.
- SwayAvailable for Madison College affiliate users this program can be used to create stunning thematic presentations.
- thinglinkCreate interactive websites, blogs, infographics, maps, photo albums, presentations, and more.
- SlidesCarnivalDownload free PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Canva templates for your presentations.
- SlidesGoDownload free PowerPoint and Google Slides templates for your presentations.
- Khan AcademyAccess free tutorials and academic help videos in a variety of subjects. Particularly helpful for math courses.
- Crash CourseA popular YouTube Channel, Hank Green explains concepts across a variety of fields including history, social science, physical science, life science, math/logic, media studies, and business. The channel also includes a 15-part series called "How to College."
- Auto DrawDoodle in your web browser.
- Chrome ExperimentsWork by coders who are pushing the boundaries of web technology, creating beautiful, unique web experiences. You'll find helpful links throughout the site for creating your own experiments, and you can also explore resources like Chrome Music Lab, Scan Sequencer to make music with your fingers using your webcam, and create your own using coding.
Educational Technology Trends in the 2020s
- The Top 5 Education Trends In 2023From Forbes.
- Top 5 EdTech Trends for 2023From Cambridge University Press.
- 100 Essential EdTech Tools for LearningFrom TeachThought.
- Top 100 Tools for Learning 2022From Top Tools 4 Learning Annual Survey.
2022 Horizon Report
From EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association that promotes the use of innovative information technologies in higher education. This report outlines new information technology trends that will likely be adopted in the near future, as well as emerging debates and current issues surrounding educational technology.
A fabulous resource to use to see what's on the new media horizon.