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Tech Spotlight: PresentR

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Laura Costello

PresentR is a video-based presentation software that gives users realtime feedback about body language, eye contact, and other good practices as they present to help them become better public speakers. The software analyzes a video feed of the user presenting…

Tech Spotlight: ChemReference

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Laura Costello

ChemReference is a free online interactive periodic table of elements. Students who are studying chemistry may find ChemReference to be a useful chemistry reference tool to use in their studies. ChemReference was created by Nathan Bookout when he was a university…

Tech Spotlight: Print Friendly & PDF

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Laura Costello

Print Friendly & PDF is a free Google Chrome extension that makes it easy to edit a web page to make it print-friendly before printing it out. The extension allows you to remove any unwanted text, images, and ads from…

Tech Spotlight: Flashcards by NKO

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Laura Costello

Flashcards by NKO is a free mobile flashcard app that allows users to create and study virtual flashcards. Students can use this app to study and memorize material for their classes by creating and reviewing flashcards. Flashcards allows you to easily create…

Tech Spotlight: Duolingo Bots

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Laura Costello

Duolingo, the language learning site, has recently come out with a new feature that pairs chat bots with learners who want a native speaker experience without the scheduling and cost. The feature lets learners chat with bot characters drawn from…

Tech Spotlight: Sensay

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Laura Costello

Sensay is a platform that helps connect people with questions to people with answers across many fields. Instead of letting bots answer questions, Sensay puts AI to work to decode users’ natural language queries and connect them automatically to a…

Tech Spotlight: ATLA Religion Database

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Michael Bartolomeo

With over 4,000 active religions in the world, it can be difficult to track down scholarly religious research. Luckily for us, the American Theological Library Association has compiled a database of over 1,800 journals in the fields of theology and…

Tech Spotlight: Jeopardy Labs

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Laura Costello

Jeopardy Labs is a website where users can create and customize their own jeopardy game templates for free. Instructors can use this tool to create jeopardy-style games for reviewing material with students during classes, which may be helpful before a test. They can have students play…

Tech Spotlight: Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Dana Haugh

Writing a paper on some aspect of Asia and can’t find relevant research for your topic? If so, the Bibliography of Asian Studies might be the resource you need to get your research back on track. With an index of over…

Tech Spotlight: Kanopy Streaming

Posted on September 9, 2016 by jiahuchen

Kanopy is an online streaming video service that provides a wide collection of films, documentaries, and foreign language videos in a variety of academic subjects. Subjects include the social sciences, the arts, education, business, health, global studies and languages, sciences, and…

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