100 digital resources to plan presentations and virtual classes

Take advantage of technological tools to develop your virtual training.

Currently, training in virtual environments offers multiple benefits such as: measurable and visual results, cost reduction, the possibility of having up-to-date material, personalized training, flexible times, direct contact with specialists from all over the world and the creating of a culture based on collaborative learning.

Instructors and tutors face the challenge of creating a virtual training plan that provides dynamic aspects and motivates students, and at the same time, facilitates the planning and organization of their classes.

How to plan a virtual training plan?

1. Conduct a training needs survey. It is essential to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities that will need to be developed in the training course or program.

2. Establish medium and short-term objectives. Make sure that the objectives are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and temporary.

3. Define the target audience. It is important that the content and resources are oriented to your interests and expectations.

4. Select the format. Online training can be delivered through video classes, e-books, lectures, live broadcasts, etc. The format should be chosen according to the objectives.

5. Prepare a budget adaptable to possible unforeseen events. It includes all the technical equipment necessary to carry out the classes.

6. Publish the training offer explaining its benefits and necessary requirements for registration. Announce the program and the presence of experts, if they participate.

7. When implementing virtual training, prioritize pedagogical aspects, but without neglecting technical operation.

8. At the end, take an evaluation and get feedback from the participants.

9. Measure the results and prepare a report that includes proposals for improvement.

Use digital resources for your virtual classes

Below you will find 100 digital resources, selected according to their functionality, which will provide you with the right tools to develop your classes.

FORMS

Forms are an essential element in distance training. By using forms, you can conduct surveys, self-evaluations, exams, votes, obtain feedback on a particular topic and use metrics to measure the results.

1. Google Forms is a survey management software that is included as part of Google's free document editor suite.

2. SurveyMonkey is a tool for conducting surveys and questionnaires.

3. Formbakery create web forms instantly, by dragging and dropping elements.

4. FormAssembly is an ideal data collection solution for companies that handle any type of data, from SMEs to large companies.

5. Formstack optimizes digital work through forms, documents and online signatures without code.

6. Jotform allows you to create forms using drag and drop form objects and / or complete templates that do not require special technical knowledge.

7. Typeform create dynamic forms based on user needs.

IMAGE EDITING

When we work with images we facilitate the creation and expression of ideas, emotions and knowledge.

Images are an excellent didactic resource, which in addition to transmitting information, concepts or representations, also provoke reflective processes on the contents covered in the training plan.

8. Pixlr is a cloud-based suite of imaging tools and utilities, including various photo editors and a photo sharing service.

9. SumoPaint is a free Flash-based online image editor, similar to Adobe Photoshop.

10. Fotor is a photo editing platform. Fotor software is available on all major mobile devices, desktop computers, and online.

11. BeFunky is a creative platform for editing photos, creating graphic designs, and making photo collages.

12. FotoFlexer is a web application that allows you to make basic edits to photos, such as cropping and resizing.

13. Canva add filters, resize and edit photos.

14. Photoshop Express is a free collage maker and image editing mobile app from Adobe Inc.

AUDIO AND VIDEO EDITING

Videos streamline online teaching and make learning more flexible.

Thanks to the possibility of being able to create videos in a multitude of formats, students learn in a more enjoyable and effective way. Its use reinforces the knowledge and helps to respect the times of each student, since a video can be stopped, rewind and repeated as many times as necessary.

15. Imovie is a video editing software that allows users to professionally edit their own movies from home.

16. Camtasia allows you to record all the activities that are carried out on the computer, thus being able to create videos or tutorials to share and apply in different academic or work activities, among others.

17. Audacity is an audio editing and digital sound recording software.

18. Final Cut Pro is a software for creating, editing and producing high quality videos.

19. Filmora Video Editor is a multimedia editor that includes almost an infinite number of functions, allows you to add graphics and texts, adjust the white balance and the dynamic range of the clips.

20. DaVinci Resolve is a professional tool for editing, composing visual effects, creating graphic animations, and mixing audio.

21. Pinnacle VideoSpin is a video editor that allows you to make photo slideshows, remove unnecessary scenes from a video, transitions, video effects, and add audio or text overlays.

22. Premiere Elements is a video editing software application published by Adobe Systems. The input screen offers options for organizing clips, editing and automatic movie generation.

23. Sony Vegas Movie Studio is a complete solution when editing videos thanks to its functions that include a simple interface, video stabilization, texts and effects in real time.

INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS

A presentation is the textual and graphic support with which we can illustrate a conference or a debate.

Digital presentations are a type of multimedia material with a fundamentally informative purpose, which allow the integration of text, images, graphics, sounds and videos.

One of their main advantages is that they can be uploaded to the Internet through web pages, blogs or wikis, and they can be created or modified collectively.

24. Google Slides With this Google application you can create your presentations, modify them, collaborate on them as a team and teach them anywhere.

25. Prezi is a presentation program for exploring and sharing ideas in a virtual document.

26. Keynote provides a variety of layouts, original slide transitions, as well as including voice narration and animated presentations.

27. Knovio is a free program that allows you to add audios and videos to your exhibition and share it directly through social networks or your email.

28. Emaze has some of the best templates to create online presentations, among which you can choose newspaper articles or advertising posters.

29. PowToon is a video animation program that will allow you to incorporate animated slides.

30. Visme is an application that allows you to create exhibitions and carry out other types of work such as infographics, graphic materials and other visual content.

31. Slidebean is a free online platform that allows content to be added and adapted automatically.

32. Intuiface is a program that you should choose if what matters most to you is having an attractive design or developing tactile presentations.

CONCEPT MAPS

Concept maps are a graphical way to organize ideas. Concept maps or diagrams are graphic tools that allow the information and ideas on a given topic to be organized in a graphic and simplified way.

This resource allows a quick detection of key concepts, as well as the relationships between them. At the same time, students can explore their previous knowledge about a new topic and integrate the new information they have learned.

33. Mindomo is an online collaborative mind mapping software where users can create, view and share mind maps on their browser.

34. MindNode create mind maps and brainstorms in touch environments.

35. Goconqr is a free mind mapping web application that produces hierarchically structured documents such as a branched tree.

36. Mindmeister is an online mind mapping application that allows you to visualize, share and present your thoughts through the cloud.

37. Cmap is a program that allows us to make concept maps, in a simple way, in which we can add all kinds of files as well as text and export all of this as graphic files, pdf, web pages.

38. WiseMapping allows you to create mind maps, diagrams and diagrams, relate each element between concepts and main themes.

39. XMind is a downloadable program for making concept maps and diagrams

40. MindBoard Classic provides several different brushes, colors, and an option to export concept maps in PDF format.

41. Gliffy lets you create professional-quality flow charts, floor plans, technical drawings, and more.

DIGITAL BOOKS

Digital books or ebooks allows for continuous updating of its content.

Digital books are invaluable resources that allow instructors to interact with their students to select topics of interest, answer activities, and work collaboratively.

These types of digital resources have many advantages such as: they facilitate access to reading, they do not take up space, they are cheaper and faster to produce, they do not deteriorate or lose, they can be delivered almost instantly, they allow you to adjust the size and font, they do not have out-of-print editions, they make it possible to search for a word or phrase instantly, and they are portable.

42. Book Creator allows you to create interactive e-books with multimedia content, that is, photos and videos, as well as background music or a voice narrator, original photo albums or any other creative option.

43. Scribus is a free and open source alternative to InDesign, Adobe's layout app.

44. Letterpop is a tool for writing letters, essays, personal presentations, photo collages, etc.

45. Issuu is an online service that allows the visualization of digitized material, such as books, documents, issues of magazines, newspapers, and other printed media.

46. Mixbook allows you to adapt books with a variety of backgrounds, photos, cards and calendars on the web.

47. Tar Heel Reader is a collection of easy, free, and accessible books.

48. LibreOffice allows you to write any text, format it and, in the case of electronic books, layout them thanks to its many functions and advanced editing tools.

49. Calaméo is a tool for hosting various types of documents providing a modern digital book display that has a highly dynamic interactive zoom.

50. My ebook It is an online application created for the publication of books in digital format.

EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS

The use of a virtual education platforms facilitates distance training.

Through the use of educational platforms, you will be able to give classes or programs by replicating a face-to-face class within a digital environment.

Some of its functionalities are: the use of digital whiteboards, videos and documents, public and private chats, or secure and authenticated logins.

Some platforms have a commercial purpose, so you must pay for a license to use them. In this way, the subscriber hires service based on the needs and budget of the project.

Payment is made depending on the time the tool will be used. Other platforms are called free software or open source, and have been designed to be distributed and used at no cost.

51. Google Classrooms is the official Google tool created to be able to carry out and manage online classes.

52. Peer2School is a free online platform that allows teachers and students to take a class virtually.

53. Moodle is a platform designed to manage an online learning classroom adapted to the needs of teachers and students.

54. Blendspace is a tool designed to quickly prepare lessons including key concepts and multimedia resources.

55. Edmodo is a virtual social network that allows teachers to: manage classes, exams, share content, resources and communicate with parents and students directly and free of charge.

56. Sakai is a platform that is part of the Sakai Foundation, to which more than 100 universities belong. The goal of the Sakai Project is to create a collaborative and learning environment for higher education.

57. Blackboard is an online teaching, learning, community building and knowledge sharing app.

58. Webex is a video tool for collaborative work.

59. PlanbookEdu is a tool to plan classes digitally.

60. Schoology is a learning management system that allows you to create content, design lessons and evaluate the student.

EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

These platforms and applications facilitate teachers' and trainers' work when automating tasks.

These educational technologies allow the management and administration of information through multiple tools that facilitate teachers' and trainers' work, as well as improving communication between the different groups involved in the educational process.

61. Esemtia is an online platform that facilitates the management of the different areas of the educational centers.

62. Idoceo is a useful and simple application that turns the iPad into a digital planner with: notebook, calculations, class plan, diary, planner, resource manager, etc.

63. Additio App works like a notebook for teachers to plan a course, control attendance and keep track of their grades.

64. iEduca is an academic-administrative management platform.

65. Softaula is a comprehensive management platform designed for all types of centers, from small academies to large corporations and universities.

66. Gescola it is a management system for online educational centers. It's flexible and suitable for any center.

GAMIFICATION

Thanks to this technique it is possible to create a more immersive teaching experience.

Gamification is an educational resource that transfers the mechanics of games to the educational-professional field in order to motivate students, personalize activities and content according to the needs of each student, promote the acquisition of knowledge, improve attention, problem solving and logical thinking.

67. Socrative is a free application whose purpose is classroom support.

68. Kahoot it is a tool that allows teachers to create question and answers to be completed under a time limit.

69. Brainscape is an application designed to search, create and share your own flashcard games.

70. Educaplay allows you to create crosswords, interactive maps, videoquizes, word roulette and much more, in a very practical way, without knowing programming.

71. Quizlet creates flashcards that can have words, pictures, numbers, diagrams, videos, and concepts.

72. Pear Deck creates online presentations that can be shared with students in a virtual course; and they can access them through a code that they use from a mobile device or computer.

73. Cerebriti is a page where you can use games created by users from all over the world or develop a personalized game according to the teaching-learning needs.

MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION

Some social networks allow you to create online classes or consult notes.

These resources have become a tool that allows collaborative learning and involves information exchange spaces that encourage participation.

74. Buffer plan the publication of news, articles, interviews, videos, images, GIFs or any other content on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin and Instagram.

75. HootSuite is a web and mobile platform to manage social networks by people or organizations.

76. Docsity allows you to search, consult or download content shared by other students.

77. Clipit offers a collaborative environment for learning-by-teaching where students learn by creating videos and evaluating the results of their peers.

78. Brainly is specialized in the field of social learning and e-Learning, since it is based on the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

79. Internet en el aula is a social network for teaching in which teaching communities share their experiences and resources for using the Internet in the classroom.

80. Circuit is a multiplatform online collaboration solution that integrates services.

81. Workplace is a social network designed to unite work groups that includes a news wall, the possibility of creating groups, making live videos, individual video calls or group audio calls, etc.

TRANSLATORS

Digital translation resources help to communicate knowledge globally.

Translations allow us to understand texts in other languages and thus, we can solve both simple and more complex problems.

Currently there are many online translation resources that help us to communicate knowledge globally, and although they do not replace the task of a professional translator, they significantly facilitate teaching work.

82. Linguee is a translator that works very well with the Spanish - English translation and offers the possibility of downloading it from Google Play or the App Store and installing it as a Google Chrome extension.

83. Lexicool brings together Google, Microsoft, Yandex, Reverso and Systran to be able to translate text with the technology of any of them.

84. Google Translate is the Google translator and is available on Google Play, App Store and Chrome.

85. DeepL is an online translator that offers a complete glossary that allows you to specify how you want certain words or specific expressions to be translated.

86. Reverso Context a translator that stands out mainly for adding voice translation and a large number of synonyms.

87. Collins is an online translator that allows language autodetection, voice dictation and linguistic meanings of each word.

88. LinguaVOX has the ability to translate in 150 languages, its technique is based on combining the translations of different engines to optimize the best translation in the shortest possible time.

89. Cambridge, this translator provides the possibility of translating texts with a length of 160 characters and up to 2,000 words per day.

90. Wordreference is an online dictionary that allows you to translate and explain different words and complete phrases.

INNOVATIVE RESOURCES

Innovative education contemplates various aspects: technology, didactics, pedagogy, processes and people.

Innovative education involves the systematic and planned incorporation of transformative practices, aimed at improving teaching and learning processes.

Here you can find some resources to incorporate into your virtual courses, in order to generate meaningful learning, speed up planning and improve correction methods.

91. Classroomscreen simulates on the computer desktop a virtual whiteboard that can be shared with students and that integrates class management tools.

92. Edpuzzle With this online tool you can select your educational videos, edit them, assign them to your students and check that they understand them by means of questions inserted throughout the viewing.

93. Padlet is a digital platform that allows you to create collaborative murals, offering the possibility of building spaces where multimedia resources can be presented, be it videos, audio, photos or documents.

94. Deck.Toys It is a tool to create gamified activities by taking tours through which students must solve problems, answer questions, while passing the tests they can advance towards the goal.

95. Google Sites is an online application that allows you to create a group website in a simple way.

96. Plagium It is a tool to detect text copied from the Internet. Its use is completely free and it has a registration option, also free, which offers some extra functions to its users.

97. CoRubrics is a plugin for Google spreadsheets that allows a complete evaluation process with rubrics.

98. Augmented Class allows you to create educational projects in augmented reality quickly and without any technical knowledge, which can be used by teachers and students through mobile devices, both in the classroom and outside of it.

99. Symbaloo is a free cloud-based application or platform that allows users to organize and categorize web links in the form of radio buttons.

100. Elucidat is a software designed for companies and providers of e-learning training.

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