Like Google Presenter, Authorstream allows users to upload and share presentations. This can be used by instructors to assess student integration and generative learning. Authorstream allows users a public space for broad distribution and visibility of their shared presentation. This is important for students as they prepare to leave academia and enter the professional world. In addition, students can easily embed and share their presentations in blogs and other social media. Finally, Authorstream more easily integrates audio and animation when compared to other online presenting formats.

Google Presentations, while not the most sophisticated of online presentation formats, makes up for its simpler approach in its ability to be shared and collaborated upon in extraordinary ways. It is easily used for students to demonstrate their understanding and integration of presented material. What stands out, is its ability to be utilized in Google+ Hangouts for instant presentation and collaboration. It can also be easily embedded and shared across multiple social platforms and blogs. Finally, with the prevalence of students with gMail accounts, most students already have this just waiting for them at their fingertips.

Voicethread is excellent for generative learning. It presents information through the visual and auditory channels. Its unique ability to integrate voice comments and feedback inline during the presentation sets it apart from others as away to integrate the learning of many students. This ability to collaborate not only includes their website and an iOS application, but is also available through the phone. Each presentation can receive a phone number so students can leave comments in that way if their computer systems do not allow them to otherwise.

Brainshark allows instructors and students to create presentations that include collaboration, audio, and animation. It allows for active commenting which means it can be utilized for either essential or generative learning needs. I like Brainshark because it is extendable, easily shared, built in the cloud, and has user levels ranging from free to pro based upon your needs.

Videoscribe allows the user to create unique, marker-board style animations and organizers without the time and cost of more professional examples seen on RSAnimate. It can be used by students to demonstrate their integration of knowledge, or by teachers to help students see the integration of concepts. Videoscribe is better than its alternatives because it is free, easy to use, and can be adapted to almost any need. In addition, it is available on the iOS.

Mindmeister is one of the first, and still one of the best, online mind-mapping tools. Mindmaps can be used for generative learning as they invite the student to integrate information previously learned in a visual and connected way. Mindmeister is a good tool for this as it is available across iOS and Android. Additionally, it exports web maps into the .mm format which open natively in the free Freemind application for offline viewing and creation.

Lynda.com is a fantastic website for training on software and concepts. Students can gain a plethora of essential topics on a myriad of subject matter. What makes it particularly good is its proven track record across many industries. In addition, it is very complete and has available individual and enterprise rates.

A great way for students to pre-train on material and solidify essential learning. While these could be used for basic, generative learning depending upon the context of the flashcard, they are primarily for essential learning. This is a great site for this as it has applications available on iOS and Android so students can take it with them. Also, teachers can setup stacks for distribution, and students can create their own.

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