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Collaboration Tools and the SDGs

Collaborative Educational Technology Tools that instructors can use and share with students when learning the SDGs. 

  • Answer Garden   Create a word cloud from student answers watch this demonstration on how to use Answer Garden. 
  • GeoGuesser Explore the world with a tool that brings Gamification into the classroom. This is a geography game where you are dropped somewhere in the world in a street view panorama and the mission is to find clues and guess your location on the world map. 
  • If It Were My Home This is an interactive map that helps people understand life outside their home country. Use the country comparison tool to compare living conditions using statistics from home countries.  
  • Lizard Point This site has free, interactive map quizzes. Instructors can customize the quizzes for their lessons focusing on their sustainable learning objectives. 
  • Miro A collaborative whiteboard platform, watch Liva of Radical Partners demonstrate how to use Miro
  • Movement Map The site has a carbon footprint calculator for individuals, businesses and events. 
  • Mural A collaborative diagramming and mapping tool, watch How to Use Mural for beginners. 
  • Padlet A virtual pinboard, watch Sam Kary from New EdTech Classroom demonstrate how to use padlet.  
  • Poll Everywhere This powers hybrid work and inclusive conversations and seamlessly engages audiences across hybrid workspaces through live online polling, surveys, Q&As, quizzes, word clouds, and more. 
  • Slido This tool is an easy-to-use Q&A and polling app with PowerPoint plugin. Watch this tutorial for beginners by Simpletivity. 
  • Trello A teamwork platform, where users can manage projects and meetings, organize tasks, and build team spirit. 
  • Terra Pass Search, discover and connect the scope and scale of work being done by organizations to achieve the UN SDGs. It is sponsored by Global Affairs Canada, BCCIC and Green Spaces.  
  • Thing Link This is where instructors can explain complex ideas with interactive visuals and collect data on engagement. Lessons can be augmented with images, videos and virtual tours. Visit Education
  • Tracking Progress: Tracking Local Tracking Global This is a customizable template for data dashboards allowing communities to easily track and visualize progress on issues important to them. The tool is scalable to measure progress anywhere and allows linking locally developed indicators to the global SDGs framework. Watch.