Educational Technology

Looking for ideas to engage students in class? Want to integrate the use of mobile devices and laptops more effectively? Perhaps you are looking for ideas to “digitize” your learning activities to enhance your in-class, hybrid, and online courses. Book an appointment with one of our Educational Technologists!

Supported Tools
Third Party Tools

Algonquin Supported Tools

Teaching with Brightspace

Resources and links for teaching with Brightspace, Algonquin College's learning management system.

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Microsoft Office 365

Encourage students to collaborate using Microsoft’s suite of apps including OneDrive, Teams, and the Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word Online)

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Zoom Classroom

Explore resources about Zoom, and learn about how to manage your class through the Zoom Classroom in Brightspace.

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My Mediasite

My Mediasite allows you record your desktop, camera and audio to produce screencasts and video lessons.

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H5P

Create digital learning activities from right within Brightspace! H5P is an interactive learning tool that allows authors to create and edit interactive videos, presentations, games, quizzes and more.

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AppsAnywhere

AppsAnywhere is Algonquin College's software delivery platform. Using it, you are able to access many of the software applications that are used in the college and your program.

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Adobe Creative Suite

The Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of 20+ apps for photography, video, design, web, UX, and social media. All free through the our subscription for students, faculty and staff.

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LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is a platform of on-demand instructional videos that can be integrated into your curriculum to help support your students.

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Third Party Tools

Padlet

Padlet is an online virtual “bulletin” board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, share links and pictures, in a secure location.

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Kahoot

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that bring engagement and fun to your content and class!

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Quizizz

Quizizz is a game-based learning platform similar to Kahoot. It currently has the ability to host a game for up to 100 students.

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Mentimeter

Encourage student engagement during your lessons by using polling questions such as word clouds, multiple choice questions, and short-paragraph responses. Allows three questions per presentation.

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Nearpod

Create interactive lessons that allow students to respond to knowledge checks and reflective activities with their laptop or mobile devices.

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Socrative

Quickly assess students with prepared activities or on-the-fly questions to get immediate insight into student understanding.

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