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Learning Tools
UW-Stout's extensive technology infrastructure provides access to a variety of resources from virtually anywhere. The learning tools support academic programs and UW-stout's digital learning environment. Instructors are encouraged to make the most of currently available educational technologies, in and out of the classroom. LTS can provide insight on instructional technologies, their benefits and challenges, and how each can be used in an educational setting.
View our Tech Tools list to see what tools are available to UW-Stout instructors.
Contact us to make an appointment for consultation or visit our Training and Workshops page to learn about the workshops and custom training sessions we offer.
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 | Adobe Connect is a free webconferencing tool that allows you to hold online office hours, do small group work, showcase guest lectures, and more. More details |
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Audacity is a powerful, free audio program that you can use to create and edit audio files on your computer. More details |
 | Blackboard Collaborate allows you to create virtual classrooms, offices and meeting spaces. More details |
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Camtasia allows you to produce mini-lectures, tutorials, course welcomes, study guides, overviews and more. More details |
 | Free Learning Objects provides public domain, and Creative Commons licensed materials that can be used both in the traditional face-to-face classroom and the ever-growing online classroom. More details |
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Google Docs is a free product that may be used to create, share, and collaborate on the web with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. More details |
 | Jimdo is a free product that enables you to create web pages using an online editing tool. More details |
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Jing enables you to take snapshots of your computer screen. More details |
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Lynda software training is available to UW-Stout instructors free-of-charge. More details |
| Mimio interactive whiteboard solutions allow you to record and capture actions on the whiteboard. More details |
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Picasa enables you to easily view, edit, and organize your photos, create slideshows, or share your images online. More details |
 | Poll Everywhere is a web-based tool that allows you to do polls in real-time. More details |
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PowerPoint is an easy-to-use presentation software. More details |
 | Screencast is a simple, free screen capture tool that allows users to make movies of your computer screen. More details |
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Skype offers free and paid subscription packages including a variety of features such as video conference calls, messaging tools, and more. More details |
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Tegrity is a lecture capture tool that can be used to record your lectures and presentations on your own laptop, from anywhere you have internet connectivity. More details |
 | Turnitin (Dropbox Originality Checking) enables instructors to monitor dropbox folders and identify potential cases of plagiarism by automatically comparing submissions to an online database of original content. More details |
 | Windows Live Movie Maker is a free product that allows you to easily produce and share movies. More details |
 | Wisline is an audio conferencing tool that can be used for conferences, webinars, discussions, collaboration, and presentations. More details |
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