Curation Tools
On this page:
- Blendspace
- Diigo
- Evernote
- OneNote - College supported
Blendspace
Description: Blendspace is a free web tool for teachers to collect resources in one place to form a bundled, interactive lesson for students or colleagues.
Why should faculty use it?
- To guide students through basic content by combining all types of digital content and your files to create a lesson
- For quizzing students as they move through the content using multiple-choice quiz builder
- Sharing Blendspace canvases on your classroom website
- Flipping the classroom
- Project-based learning
- Differentiating instruction
User Guide: Blendspace Tutorial from EdTech Tidbits Published on March 28, 2014
Accessibility: If students are required to use this software in a course an accessibility statement is required to be added to the course’s student resources, however, Blendspace does not currently have an accessibility statement.
Diigo
Description: Diigo is a social bookmarking website that allows users to bookmark and tag webpages. In addition, users can also highlight text directly on the website, add sticky notes, and share their research results.
Why should faculty use it?
- Save important websites and access them on any computer.
- Categorize websites by titles, notes, keyword tags, lists, and groups.
- Search through bookmarks to quickly find the desired information.
- Save a screenshot of a website and see how it has changed over time.
- Annotate websites with highlighting or virtual "sticky notes."
- View any annotations made by others on any website visited.
- Share websites with groups or the entire Diigo social network.
- Comment on the bookmarks of others or solicit comments to your shared bookmarks.
Video Introduction: Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember!
How Faculty Access Diigo: Diigo
User Guide: Diigo Video Library
Accessibility Statement Link: If students are required to use this software in a course an accessibility statement is required to be added to the course’s student resources.
Evernote
Description: Evernote is a downloadable application used to capture web clippings, email messages, and images; create and save to-do lists and project notes, and to perform any type of document or image management content that can be accessible from a computer or mobile devices. FYI - There is a free version called Evernote Free.
Why should faculty use it? Evernote is a user-friendly application that is ideal to save/share any type of document or image for collaboration or instruction with colleagues and students. It's a great place to save articles to read later, add notes/reminders for yourself, etc. You can take a picture on your phone and add it straight to Evernote, or save an email.
Video Introduction: What is Evernote - introduction
How faculty access software: Evernote
- To have Evernote downloaded on a Tri-C office computer, complete a software request
User Guide: Getting Started With Evernote Products
Accessibility: If students are required to use this software in a course, an accessibility statement is required to be added to the course’s student resources, however, Evernote does not currently have an Accessibility statement.
OneNote
Description: OneNote, a product from Microsoft, is designed to capture handwritten, typed, or copied/pasted notes; screenshots; hand-drawn images; handwritten or printed drawings; screen clippings; and audio. OneNote documents can be shared with others.
Why should faculty use it? Tri-C Faculty will find that using OneNote will facilitate sharing information and documents with students and fellow colleagues, including handwritten notes without the need to have the content typed before distribution.
How faculty access software: OneNote is available on all Tri-C computers and is part of Microsoft Office 365 online. To access your Microsoft Office 365 account through Tri-C, go to my.tri-c.edu and select the Office 365 card.
Accessibility Statement Link: If students are required to use this software in a course, an accessibility statement is required to be added to the course’s student resources.
Description: Pinterest is a virtual pin board that lets users pin and organize images, links, and other media content into theme-based boards.
Why should faculty use it?
- Brainstorming ideas.
- Organizing and storing ideas.
- Connecting and commenting on students work.
- Group work and work in progress.
Video Introduction: Introduction to Pinterest by Hootsuite Published on June 20, 2017
How faculty access software: Pinterest
- Pinterest can also be downloaded from Google Play or iTunes
User Guide: Help Center
Accessibility: If students are required to use this software in a course an accessibility statement is required to be added to the course’s student resources.