EDTC 5460 - Curriculum Design Technology Applications

Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration® Software, Inc.'s award-winning technology tools are based on proven visual learning methodologies that help students, educators and 21st century business leaders think, learn, brainstorm, analyze and write. The company’s visual learning tools are used by more than 25 million people worldwide and are revolutionizing visual thinking and learning in education. Inspiration®, Kidspiration® and InspireData® inspire students a

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Inspiration makes it easy to create webs, idea maps, mind maps, concept maps, graphic organizers, process flows, and other diagrams for thinking, organizing and writing. Use these proven visual thinking and learning techniques to brainstorm ideas, explore and explain relationships, and integrate new knowledge with what you already know. Inspiration encourages deeper, more critical thinking and that improves creativity, comprehension and retention.

(free 30 day trial) InspireData® is a powerful data analysis tool. As students visually explore data in science, mathematics and social studies, they improve data literacy and strengthen important analytical skills.

Important Note: Watch the InspireData Overview Video which discusses the product. Pay special close attention the end of the video as it discusses making slides i.e., exporting slides as JPGs... which you will be doing in this course.

(free online) Webspiration™ combines the power of visual thinking and outlining to enhance thinking, learning and collaboration. Use Webspiration to map out ideas, organize with outlines, and collaborate online with teams or colleagues. Create concept maps, mind maps, idea webs and other powerful visual thinking models in Webspiration's Diagram View. Build organized outlines, plans and reports with Webspiration's Outline View. Webspiration unleashes your creativity, strengthens organizational

(free download) The IHMC CmapTools program empowers users to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps. It allows users to, among many other features, construct their Cmaps in their personal computer, share them on servers (CmapServers) anywhere on the Internet, link their Cmaps to other Cmaps on servers, automatically create web pages of their concept maps on servers, edit their maps synchronously (at the same time) with other users on the Internet, a

(free online) Prezi is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped together in frames. The canvas allows users to create non-linear presentations, where they can zoom in and out of a visual map. A path through different objects and frames can be defined, representing the order of the information to be presented. The presentation

(free online) Graphsy is a new graph drawing application for the Web with a focus on usability. It allows you to access graph projects from anywhere, all you need is a web browser.

(free 60 day trial) Microsoft Visio (pronounced VIH-zee-oh), marketed as Microsoft Office Visio, is a diagramming program for Microsoft Windows that uses vector graphics to create diagrams. It is currently available in two editions: Standard and Professional. The current version is Microsoft Office Visio 2007 for Windows. In late 2009, Microsoft released the beta version of Microsoft Visio 2010. Unlike the core Office 2007 applications, Microsoft Visio 2007 does not feature the Ribbon user inter

(free online) Here at Creately, we are focused on making it easier for teams to work collaboratively on all things visual. And we do this by giving you a great online application that's a breeze to use and an extraordinary customer service experience that you'll love.

(free online) Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge.

(free online) Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge.