Apps and Tools

The Competendo team collects here tools we are using and which we find helpful for modern facilitation, organizing learning or document management.

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Creating texts together

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  Etherpad
   
  Download the free Etherpad code for installing it on your webserver
  Etherpad

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  Yopad.eu
   
  Starting collaboration through an Etherpad immediately without installing anything
  Yopad online

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  RealtimeBoard
   
  An online whiteboard for multiple access and integration of Multimedia content. Build a joint presentation of ideas, projects, findings...
  RealtimeBoard

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  Padlet
   
  Collect topics, expectations or issues on Padlet
  Padlet

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  Dropbox Paper
   
  Extended functions in contrast to Etherpad - but you have to register
  Dropbox Paper

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  MediaWiki
   
  Create a Wiki on your webserver (like Competendo)
  MediaWiki

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  WordPress
   
  Create a blog together
  WordPress

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  Speakol
   
  A social platform facilitating debates and discussions around online content.
  Speakol

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Organizing a Community or Community Events

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  Wechange
   
  A non-commercial open source and safe platform for groups, initiatives and organizations
  wechange

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  CAMPER
   
  Create a BarCamp
  CAMPER

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  Youth BarCamp - A Guide for Practical Use
   
  J. Eisfeld-Reschke, L. Peyer, D. Seitz on how to set up a BarCamp
   
  Download

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Web-based Project Management

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  projectplace
   
  projectplace

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  Asana
   
  Asana

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  freedcamp
   
  freedcamp

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Managing documents, exchanging files

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  Owncloud
   
  Open source and transparent cloud solution for your webserver.
  OwnCloud

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  Owncloud Providers
   
  Providers offering you Owncloud based cloud space
  OwnCloud providers

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  Dropbox
   
  The leading commercial cloud provider with 1 GB free space and good support across devices
  Dropbox

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Surveys and Decisionmaking

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  Tricider
   
  Easy and fast decisionmaking tool without required registration processes for participants
  Tricider

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  Mentimeter
   
  Surveys in realtime during an event or meeting, or in advance
  Mentimeter

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Group Communication

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  Open Meetings
   
  Install a multi-language collaboration tool on your webserver. With audio and video, sketchpad, public and private conferences, and recording.
  Open Meetings

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  Open Meetings: Providers
   
  Open Meetings

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Privacy Protection

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  Privacy Protection
   
  Our essential recommendations for privacy aware communication tools and techniques
  Privacy Protection

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Competency Assessment, Description & Validation

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  Go Formative
   
  Track developments of learners online
  Go formative

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  Open Badges
   
  Share "learning badges" with your learners for every achievement in a learning process with help of a digital platform.
  Open Badges

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  EaSY soft skills
   
  A skill assessment online tool, model and method handbook
  Online

Books & Online Sources

• Handbooks for Facilitators
• Apps and Tools
• Privacy Protection

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Our Handbooks

M. Gawinek-Dagargulia, E. Skowron,
N. Zimmermann

Steps toward action

First handbook of our Handbooks for Facilitators: Read more

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EU Sources

EPALE: Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe It is a multilingual open membership community for teachers, trainers, researchers, academics, policy makers and anyone else with a professional role in adult learning across Europe. EPALE

Erasmus+ Project Results The Erasmus+ platform for dissemination and exploitation of project results. Here you can find more information to our project: Erasmus+