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Faculty & Staff Resources

This guide provides information about library services for faculty and staff at CSM.

Looking for new ways to provide information or get students interacting more? Check out some of these online learning tools!

Polling, Feedback, Assessment Tools

Hypothes.is
Collaborative annotation tool.
Quizizz
Real-time or asynchronous quizzes, polling, lessons, and more.
Nearpod
Interactive slides, videos, gamification, and activities.
Mentimeter
Live polling during presentations.
Padlet
Board that students can add to (with anonymous options) to answer questions, provide feedback, and more.
Quizlet
Live quizzes and polling.
Genial.ly
Create interactive documents/images that can be used for infographics, guides, training materials, games, presentations, videos, and more.

Videos

Powtoon
Create animated videos. Free version limits videos to 3 minutes.
Edpuzzle
Add interactive features and commentary to an existing video.
Playposit
Interactive video. Classroom Basic plan is free.
InVideo
Free online video maker with slide presentation style and other options.

Infographics & Visuals

Canva
Free web-based design tool for creating infographics, flyers, posters, handouts, videos, and more.
MindMup
Online tool for mind mapping. [free version]
Coggle
Online tool for creating mind maps and flowcharts. [free version]
Timetoast
Create (visually effective) timelines.
Word Art
Create word cloud images from URLs or entered text.