Guide to Digital Tools for Developing Teaching Content and Assessing Knowledge

2. Digital Tools for Developing Teaching Content

Table 1. Digital tools

Tool (with link)	Pedagogical purpose	Level of interactivity*	Availability	Possible Use Scenarios
Canva	Design of visual materials such as infographics, presentations, flyers and visuals for social media	Low – Medium	Free with premium options	- Creation of visual lesson summaries - Infographics for research processes - Posters for project promotion - Presentations for teaching
Genially	Creation of interactive presentations, infographics, educational games and virtual guides	High	Free with limitations; paid versions	- Interactive guides through complex topics - Escape room activities - Digital posters with animations - Interactive presentations with links and questions
Piktochart	Creation of infographics, visual reports and presentations; especially for data visualisation	Low - Medium	Free with limitations; paid versions	- Data visualisation from research - Presentation of survey results - Creation of posters for conferences - Graphic representation of process flow
Loom	Screen recording with voice narration, creation of video tutorials and feedback	Low	Free with limitations; education plan free	- Recording video instructions - Providing feedback to students in video format - Short educational videos for teaching methods
Powtoon	Creation of animated video presentations and storytelling content	Medium	Free with watermark; paid versions	- Animated announcements of new topics - Storytelling for concept explanation - Video-based student motivation
H5P	Development and integration of diverse interactive teaching materials — offers more than 40 activity types including quizzes, interactive videos, presentations, drag-and-drop tasks, games, timelines, interactive images and branching scenarios; enables full integration into LMS platforms such as Moodle, Canvas and others	High	Free with limitations	- Creating interactive presentations and quizzes - Video lessons with embedded questions and feedback - Drag-and-drop tasks - Memory games and self-assessment quizzes - Timelines and interactive images (image hotspots) - Branching scenarios for simulations and decision-making in authentic contexts (e.g., ethical dilemmas, business decisions, teaching strategies) - Interactive stories and guides (Course presentation, Virtual tour 360°) - Self-assessment activities with automated feedback
ThingLink	Creation of interactive images, virtual tours and 360° views enriched with multimedia content	High	Free with limitations; paid versions	- Virtual tours of laboratories - Interactive images with explanations - Data visualisations with embedded multimedia - Presentations for independent student exploration
BookWidgets	Creating interactive activities such as quizzes, crosswords and games to engage students	High	Paid; free trial available	Quick creation of digital quizzes - Designing crosswords or games - Formative assessment through playful tasks - Activities for pair or group work
Miro	Digital collaborative whiteboard enabling real-time brainstorming, mind mapping and visual planning	High	Free with limitations; free education plan available	- Collaborative brainstorming in real time - Creation of mind maps - Sketching diagrams - Collaborative project planning

Tool (with link)

Pedagogical purpose

Level of interactivity*

Availability

Possible Use Scenarios

Canva

Design of visual materials such as infographics, presentations, flyers and visuals for social media

Low – Medium

Free with premium options

- Creation of visual lesson summaries
- Infographics for research processes
- Posters for project promotion
- Presentations for teaching

Genially

Creation of interactive presentations, infographics, educational games and virtual guides

High

Free with limitations; paid versions

- Interactive guides through complex topics
- Escape room activities
- Digital posters with animations
- Interactive presentations with links and questions

Piktochart

Creation of infographics, visual reports and presentations; especially for data visualisation

Low - Medium

Free with limitations; paid versions

- Data visualisation from research
- Presentation of survey results
- Creation of posters for conferences
- Graphic representation of process flow

Loom

Screen recording with voice narration, creation of video tutorials and feedback

Low

Free with limitations; education plan free

- Recording video instructions
- Providing feedback to students in video format
- Short educational videos for teaching methods

Powtoon

Creation of animated video presentations and storytelling content

Medium

Free with watermark; paid versions

- Animated announcements of new topics
- Storytelling for concept explanation
- Video-based student motivation

H5P

Development and integration of diverse interactive teaching materials — offers more than 40 activity types including quizzes, interactive videos, presentations, drag-and-drop tasks, games, timelines, interactive images and branching scenarios; enables full integration into LMS platforms such as Moodle, Canvas and others

High

Free with limitations

- Creating interactive presentations and quizzes
- Video lessons with embedded questions and feedback
- Drag-and-drop tasks
- Memory games and self-assessment quizzes
- Timelines and interactive images (image hotspots)
- Branching scenarios for simulations and decision-making in authentic contexts (e.g., ethical dilemmas, business decisions, teaching strategies)
- Interactive stories and guides (Course presentation, Virtual tour 360°)
- Self-assessment activities with automated feedback

ThingLink

Creation of interactive images, virtual tours and 360° views enriched with multimedia content

High

Free with limitations; paid versions

- Virtual tours of laboratories
- Interactive images with explanations
- Data visualisations with embedded multimedia
- Presentations for independent student exploration

BookWidgets

Creating interactive activities such as quizzes, crosswords and games to engage students

High

Paid; free trial available

Quick creation of digital quizzes
- Designing crosswords or games
- Formative assessment through playful tasks
- Activities for pair or group work

Miro

Digital collaborative whiteboard enabling real-time brainstorming, mind mapping and visual planning

High

Free with limitations; free education plan available

- Collaborative brainstorming in real time
- Creation of mind maps
- Sketching diagrams
- Collaborative project planning

*Level of interactivity refers to the extent to which a tool enables active participation of the user in the content.

Low interactivity – the user mostly consumes content passively
(e.g., reading text, watching videos).
Medium interactivity – the user occasionally interacts through simple actions
(e.g., clicking, choosing an answer, short quizzes).
High interactivity – the user actively shapes the learning experience or content
(e.g., interactive simulations, branching scenarios, tasks with feedback).

Guide to Digital Tools for Developing Teaching Content and Assessing Knowledge

2. Digital Tools for Developing Teaching Content

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