Tools & Equipment

Products, services, and websites listed below are provided based on individual educator experience and are not an endorsement of any specific product or service.

Microphones

• Blue Yeti - https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/

• USB microphones for your computer

• Excellent sound quality, limited setup

• Price - $50 to $249 USD

Screen Capture Software

• VidGrid - Typically purchased by an organization - https://www.vidgrid.com/ - allows embedding of quiz questions within a video - integrates with Canvas - small file sizes.

• CamStudio - free opensource - https://camstudio.org/ - Microsoft Windows only - can be buggy, but it's free

• Camtasia - https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html - around $249 USD - good screen capturing ability

• Zoom - Typically purchased by an organization - https://zoom.us/ - can record your presentation even if you are only presenting to yourself - large file sizes

• Windows 10 Screen Capture Utility - built-in to Microsoft Windows 10 - learn more

• There are several webbrowser extensions for Chrome that allow screen capturing.

Use Web Resources

• Applied Tree Biology with Andrew Hirons - https://trees.org.uk/Training-Events/Online-Learning/Applied-Tree-Biology

• Biology simulations - https://simbio.com/

• Tree ID & Arboriculture Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzbFzStK6ye1O7Wp5b5rG8w/

• iTree Eco Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74XZVvyvTedNDTORj1UYug

• Urban Forestry Webinar Recordings - http://www.urbanforestrytoday.org/webcast-archives.html

• Tree ID - Virginia Tech - https://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/factsheets.cfm

• Tree ID - University of Nebraska-Lincoln - https://snr.unl.edu/data/trees/identification/index.aspx

• USFS Urban Forest Webinars - https://www.fs.fed.us/research/urban-webinars/