Explore the variety of online learning tools MERIT staff have assembled for your use. Our video tutorials, written guides, and handouts from in-person workshops are available on topics ranging from digital storytelling tools to design software. New materials will be added as our collection of tutorials grows, and we welcome your requests for topics that you would like to learn more about.
Please contact Jim Jonas with suggestions.
- Digital Storytelling
- Creating Videos
- Design Tools
- Google Apps
- Interactive Whiteboards
- WordPress
- Classroom Apps and Tools
Digital stories provide a powerful means to convey meaning and message through digital media. At their best, digital stories tell a compelling story that reaches out and creates a bridge between the audience and the teller.
Podcasts
Guides/Handouts
Video Tutorials
WeVideo
Guides/Handouts
InfoGraphics
Guides/Handouts
Videotaping and Basic Video Editing
Guides/Handouts
WeVideo
Guides/Handouts
Windows Live MovieMaker
Video Tutorials
Powerpoint
Guides/Handouts
Pixlr
Guides/Handouts
Adobe Illustrator
Video Tutorials
Google Docs
Guides/Handouts
Video Tutorials
Google Forms
Guides/Handouts
YouTube
Guides/Handouts
Gmail
Guides/Handouts
Google Maps
Guides/Handouts
SMART Boards
Guides/Handouts
Promethean Boards
Guides/Handouts
- ActivInspire Tools Orientation – 2013
- Navigating Promethean Planet – 2013
- Annotating with ActivInspire – 2013
- Using Promethean ActivExpressions – 2013
- Build an Activity in ActivInspire – 2013
Video Tutorials
Designing Lessons for Interactive Whiteboards
Creating a Portfolio with WordPress
Video Tutorials
- Playlist – 2011
- Part 1: Portfolio Content, About WordPress, Creating an Account
- Part 2: Dashboard, Changing Title and Subtitle, Themes
- Part 3: Creating Pages, Text Editor Overview, Making a Static Front Page
- Part 4: Custom Menus and Subpages, Uploading Media, Linking to Media, and Adding Images
- Part 5: Widgets, Disabling Comments/Changing Page Format, and the Portfolio Checklist
iPad Apps
Guides/Handouts
Top Hat
Guides/Handouts