LibGuides: Fletcher Center Teaching and Learning Resources: Technology

Teaching tools

Tools ready to use in your D2L classroom

Panopto video, a tool for creating, editing, captioning and hosting videos
Video Note, a webcam tool in the D2L text editor, for welcome videos, overviews, and feedback
Virtual Classroom, a synchronous meeting tool
SoftChalk, a content authoring tool that enables instructors to organize course content and learning activities in polished, user-friendly lessons
Turnitin, a tool that prevents and detects possible plagiarism in written assignments

Visit Main Instructor Resources for information about these tools.

Tools available in D2L Instructor Resources

Snagit and Camtasia screen-capture and screen-recording tools
Respondus 4.0, a test authoring tool that enables you to convert tests from Word or text to D2L, or to print several versions of a paper test
Gradescope, a tool that helps instructors grade handwritten assessments submitted on paper or online. It is helpful for grading work in math, physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, and economics, while improving grading consistency

Visit Main Instructor Resources for information about these tools.

Free and cheap

Remind Tool to communicate by text that keeps your phone number private

Audacity Free, open-source cross-platform audio software

iorad tutorial builder Fast tool for building tutorials using screenshots to explain brief how-to processes

Pixabay Free, copyright-free images

OnTheHub

Hagerstown Community College's software distribution site allows faculty, staff and students to purchase discounted software (SPSS, security/privacy products, photo/video/design, mirroring, and more). Create an account to explore the discounts.

Microsoft products are no longer available to the general HCC community from OnTheHub. Sign in to your Microsoft 365 account at office.com to use Office tools.