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How to choose a digital tool
If you start looking for a digital tool that fits your own aims on the Internet, you can get lost.
This guide will help you in choosing which digital learning tool could be used in specific learning situation.
In the first part of the guide you will find a set of questions you should ask yourself before choosing the right tool for your purposes.
In the second part, you will find ten examples on how to analyse a digital tool using these questions.
Which digital tool to choose during the training process?
Why do I want to use a digital tool?
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To personalize the learning pack
- To enhance the opportunities for collaboration and interaction
- To integrate different learning methods
- To improve the accessibility for people with a disability
- For distance courses
What I’m trying to achieve
- To present the lesson in a more funny way
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
Accessibility: do you have to create a profile and login? (GDPR formal close or open documentation)
Does the developer provide Support functions?
Usability:
• How many people will use it at the same time? 2, 3, 20, more than 20?
• Is it possible to save a backtrack history?
• Is it possible to export the contents?
Which are the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (low, medium, high)
• Trainees (low, medium, high)
How much time is required to learn using the tool?
Is it for free or do you have to pay for it?
• Complete free version
• Limited free version
• Premium version
It is easy to use
It is available only in few languages
Which are the technical specification needs?
- Hardware: PC, Chrome Book
- Software: Chrome, Safari, Explorer, Firefox
- Online and offline
- You have to create a profile and login
Support functions available
- In the classroom
- Participants will use it by themselves at home
- To visualize/simplify the contents of the lesson
- Just for fun or as an activity
Why do I want to use Powtoon?
- To integrate different learning methods
- To improve the accessibility for people with a disability
- For distance courses
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
General questions:
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
- Trainers (medium)
- Trainees (medium)
- Free basic version available for four days, more advanced version are available for a fee
Usability:
It isn't possible to save a backtrack history
It is possible to export the contents.
- To present the lesson in a more funny way
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
Powtoon
Is a tool for creating animated presentations and videos
- It is easy to use
- It is available in 24 languages
Which are the technical specification needs?
- Hardware: Mobile, PC, Chrome Book, Mac
- Software: Chrome, Safari, Explorer
- Online
- No need to create an account to answer the questions
Support functions available
When will the tool be used?
- In the classroom
- To receive feedback
- For the assessment
- As an activity
- For fun
Why do I want to use Mentimeter?
- To integrate different learning methods
What I’m trying to achieve
General questions:
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (medium)
• Trainees (low)
Little time is required to learn using the tool for free
- For the free version, the maximum number of questions you can create is 2, and 5 Quiz questions.
Usability:
How many people will use it at the same time?
Any audience size
Is it possible to export the contents?
Yes, it is
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
- To engage the trainees
- To present the lesson in a more fun way
- to communicate with the trainer, with the trainees, among trainees
- in the classroom and at home
- to share documents
Why do I want to use Google Docs?
- To enhance the organization of communication and information
- To personalize the learning pack
- For distance courses
General questions:
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
- Easy to use
- Available in many languages
- Available for Mobile, PC, Chrome Book, Mac
- You don't need to be connected on the net
- You don't need to create a profile and login
- Support functions available on Google's website
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (low)
• Trainees (low)
Little time is required to learn using the tool for free
- Completely free version is available
Usability:
How many people will use it at the same time?
No more than 6
- It is possible to save a backtrack history
- Contents can be exported
- To engage the trainees
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To integrate different learning methods
- To personalize the learning pack
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
- to prepare the lesson
- in the classroom
- to visualize/simplify the contents of the lesson
General questions:
- To present the lesson in a funnier way
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
It is easy to use
It is available in 9 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Hungarian
Which are the technical specification needs?
- Hardware: PC, Chrome Book
- Software: Chrome, Safari, Explorer
- Online
Support functions available
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer: medium
• Trainees: low
It takes little time to learn using it
Free version with limited functions, Complete version available for a fee
Is it possible to export the contents?
Yes, both as offline presentation and PDFs
Why do I want to use Prezi?
- participants will use it by themselves at home
- to communicate with the trainer, with the trainees, among trainees
- to share documents
Why do I want to use Trello?
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To enhance the opportunities for collaboration and interaction
- To integrate different learning methods
- To personalize the learning pack
- To improve the accessibility for people with a disability
- For distance courses
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
General questions:
Easy to use
Available in 20 languages
- Mobile, PC, Chrome Book, Mac
- You need to be connected on the net
- You have to have to create a profile and login
- Support functions available on Trello’s website
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (low)
• Trainees (low)
Little time is required to learn using the tool
There is a basic version for free. More complete versions are available for e fee
Usability:
Is it possible to save a backtrack history?
Yes, all the contents are always available
Trello
Is a tool to manage collaborative projects
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
- to communicate with the trainer, with the trainees, among trainees
-- just for fun or as an activity
Why do I want to use Zoom?
General questions:
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To enhance the opportunities for collaboration and interaction
- To integrate different learning methods
- To improve the accessibility for people with a disability
- For distance courses
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
Easy to use
Available in many languages
- Mobile, PC, Chrome Book, Mac
- If you use a Mobile check your Battery life!
- You need to be connected on the net
- You have to create a profile and login
- Support functions available on developer's website
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (medium)
• Trainees (low)
Little time is required to learn using the tool
Free limited version and Paid version are available
Usability:
How many people will use it at the same time?
Multiple
It is possible to export the contents
- To present the lesson in a more funny way
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
Why do I want to use Kahoot?
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
- in the classroom
- to receive feedback
- for the assessment
- just for fun or as an activity
General questions:
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (low)
• Trainees (low)
Little time is required to learn using the tool
There is a basic version for free. More complete versions are available for e fee
Usability:
How many people will use it at the same time?
According to the company up to 4.000
Is it possible to save a backtrack history?
Yes, you can save the answers
- To integrate different learning methods
- To personalize the learning pack
Easy to use
Available only in English
- Mobile, PC, Chrome Book, Mac
- If you use a Mobile check your Battery life!
- You need to be connected on the net
You have to create a profile and login to upload questions. You don't need to create a profile to answer
Support functions available on Kahoot! website
- To present the lesson in a more funny way
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
When will the tool be used?
-participants will use it by themselves at home
- to communicate with the trainer, with the trainees, among trainees
- To share documents
- To receive feedback
- For the assessment
- Just for fun or as an activity
Why do I want to use Slack?
General questions:
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To enhance the opportunities for collaboration and interaction
- To integrate different learning methods
- To improve the accessibility for people with a disability
- For distance courses
What I’m trying to achieve
- To present the lesson in a more funny way
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
- It is easy to use
It is available in many languages
- You can use it with a Mobile, a PC, a Chrome book or a Mac
- You can use any browser
- Online
- You need to create a profile and login
- Support functions are provided by the developer
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer: low
• Trainees: low
Free version with limited functions, Complete version available for a fee
- It is possible to export the contents
Why do I want to use Canva?
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
- To prepare the lesson
- In the classroom
- To visualize/simplify the contents of the lessons
General questions:
Available in many languages
- PC, Chrome Book, Mac
- You need to be connected on the net
- You have to have to create a profile and login
- Support functions available on Canva's website
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To integrate different learning methods
- To personalize the learning pack
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer (medium/high)
• Trainees (as "consumer": low; as producer: medium/high)
Little time is required to learn using the tool for free
Usability:
Is it possible to export the contents?
Yes, both as an image and as a pdf.
- To present the lesson in a more fun way
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
- To improve the organization of communication and information
- To integrate different learning methods
- To personalize the learning pack
- To improve the accessibility for people with a disability
- For distance courses
What I’m trying to achieve
When will the tool be used?
- in the classroom
- participants will use it by themselves at home
- to visualize/simplify the contents of the lesson
- for the assessment
- just for fun or as an activity
General questions:
It is easy to use
It is available only in English
Which are the technical specification needs?
- Hardware: PC and Mobile
- Software: Chrome, Safari, Explorer, Firefox
- Online and offline
You need to create a profile to access it
Support functions available
- To present the lesson in a more funny way
- To engage the trainees
- To be more innovative in our learning approach
Which is the ground digital competencies of the users?
• Trainer: low
• Trainees: low
It takes little time to learn using it
Free version with limited functions, Complete version available for a fee
It's possible to export the contents
Why do I want to use Pod-o-matic?