Meet Toolkit, a regular collection of tools and tips to help HighEdWebbers through the workday. Here, you’ll find resources for higher education web developers, accessibility experts, marketers and more.
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Try your hand at whiteboard animations
Have you ever wanted to create a whiteboard animation? Animations such as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) explainer videos require help from an artist to create. However, with script in hand and a bit of technical savvy, content creators who don’t, won’t or can’t draw can use VideoScribe to quickly create a whiteboard animation. VideoScribe offers a 7-day free trial and advice on how to write a script for an explainer video.
Test your content for screen readers
Blind and visually impaired people often use screen reading software to consume web content. NVDA is a free screen reader that you can use to test and experience your content the way a blind person would. Download NVDA for free from the NV Access website.
Take a midday art break
For an artistic oasis in the middle of your day, check out Monet Was Here, a website by Google Arts & Culture in collaboration with the National Gallery and 17 other collections.