| FREE ONLINE RESOURCES | | | SOURCE: https://sites.google.com/site/nicoledalesiostechtrainings/home/free-online-resources-to-spark-creativity | | | | |
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| 3D Snowflake Maker |
Image Editing/Drawing |
mesmerizing snowflake designer |
http://www.zefrank.com/snowflake/ |
No |
No |
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| Ahead |
Multi-media/Mix |
Interactive web layout; something like a web-page Prezi |
http://ahead.com/# |
Yes |
No |
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| Animoto |
Video/Presentation |
beautiful slideshows for your photos or short video clips; library of music available for your use; free 30 second videos included, or free videos for teachers who apply; ability to download videos or share privately |
http://animoto.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Living History |
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| Architect Studio 3D |
Image Editing/Drawing |
for the future architecht and designer |
http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/home.html |
No |
Yes |
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| Art.com Art pad |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Simple digital drawing and painting that becomes animated when you are done. |
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ |
Optional |
No |
"Be Creative!" (sample) |
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| Audio Boo |
Audio |
Free 3 minute recordings; Can easily share the link, or "embed" the audio player on your website or blog. Can also add a pic. and a geotag on a map. Other options include emailing the "boo" or phoning it in. |
Audio Boo |
Yes |
No |
Asim's Wii (Personal Narrative writing assignment turned into Audio |
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| AudioPal |
Audio |
http://www.audiopal.com/editor.html |
AudioPal |
Optional |
No |
Teacher Sample of assignment directions |
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| Aviary |
Multi-media/Mix |
Full suite of media making tools; more complex tool for older students |
http://www.aviary.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Aww: A web whiteboard |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Simple drawing tool; Like a web whiteboard |
http://awwapp.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Be Funky |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Easy, creative image editing tool for beautiful effects/digital art |
http://www.befunky.com/ |
No |
No |
Be Funky samples in a Picasa web album |
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| BgPatterns |
Image Editing/Drawing |
a tiny web app for making background patterns in a few clicks. Fun, beautiful, and easy |
http://www.bgpatterns.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Big Huge Labs |
Image Editing/Drawing |
"Flickr Toys" - helping you do cool things with digital photos |
http://bighugelabs.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Blabberize |
Video/Presentation |
Make hilarious talking pictures that you can share easily, embed, or download as a quicktime movie. Great for teaching point of view, or character development |
Blabberize |
Yes |
No |
http://blabberize.com/view/id/254333 |
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| Block Posters |
Image Editing/Drawing |
In 3 easy steps, you can upload your photo, blow it up larger than life, crop it into squares, and then download it as a .pdf which can be printed in 8.5x11sheets to make a giant mural. |
http://www.blockposters.com/default.aspx |
No |
No |
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| Bomomo |
Image Editing/Drawing |
interesting digital drawing tools to make shapes and digital drawings; fun and easy |
http://bomomo.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Bookr |
Writing |
free tool for making photobooks with Flickr images; search Flickr for images within the application, add text, and publish |
http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/ |
Yes |
Yes |
Food Vocabulary Book: sample |
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| Build Your Wild Self |
Image Editing/Drawing |
wild avatar maker; fun and easy; great for K-5 |
http://buildyourwildself.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Clevr |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Stitch together several photos into a panorama with hotspots; easy share/embed options |
http://www.clevr.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| Closr.it |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Zoom and share your images. Place to upload and embed, etc. |
http://www.closr.it/ |
No |
No |
http://www.closr.it/show/NBdgdcex4nv |
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| Collage Machine |
Image Editing/Drawing |
make easy collages with shapes and pictures that are provided |
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm |
No |
Yes |
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| Color Scheme Designer |
Image Editing/Drawing |
a color wheel to help you match complementary colors for design |
http://colorschemedesigner.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Crayola Creative Fun |
Image Editing/Drawing |
draw, color, write books, a set of creative tools for kids |
http://www.crayola.com/creative-fun/ |
No |
No |
http://www.crayola.com/play-zone/play.cfm?siteID=1&appID=2#/STORY |
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| Creative Kit - Picasa Web Albums |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Cloud-based photo-editing inside of Picasa Web Albums |
https://picasaweb.google.com/home |
Yes |
No |
Silhouette |
Silhouette Tutorial using Creative Kit |
| Dabble Board |
Image Editing/Drawing |
virtual white board that will help you visualize, explore and communicate and share ideas |
http://dabbleboard.com |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Deviant Art Muro |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Create original drawings with multiple layers, backgrounds, filters, and brushes. |
http://muro.deviantart.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Digibody's Caricature Maker |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar maker |
http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2011/09/1-avatar-generators-for-pupil-profile-pictures/ |
No |
No |
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| DoInk |
Multi-media/Mix |
vector-based drawing and animation tool; favorite of the kids |
http://www.doink.com/ |
Optional |
No |
"Bee Positive" Sample animation |
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| Doodle Too |
Image Editing/Drawing |
collaborative doodling if you don't mind the ads |
http://www.doodletoo.com/#/lobby |
No |
No |
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| Draw a Stickman |
Image Editing/Drawing |
fun, interactive drawing/animation tool |
http://www.drawastickman.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Dreezle |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Online paint program. It’s very basic, but easy. Makes custom stamps too. |
http://www.dreezle.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Dumpr |
Image Editing/Drawing |
fun effects for photos |
http://www.dumpr.net/ |
Optional |
No |
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| Educreations |
Video/Presentation |
Recordable whiteboard for your whiteboard or iPad |
http://www.educreations.com/ |
Yes |
Optional |
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| Face Your Manga |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar Maker |
http://www.faceyourmanga.com/editmangatar.php |
No |
No |
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| Fakebook |
Writing |
Make a fake Facebook page for your favorite historical or literary character as a way to demonstrate learning. |
Fakebook |
Optional |
No |
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| Flame Painter |
Image Editing/Drawing |
make beautiful, original digital fire paintings |
http://flame.escapemotions.com/ |
No |
Optional |
Flame Painter samples in a Picasa web album |
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| Flickr Poet |
Writing |
is a quick way of turning a poem, sentence or chunk of random text into a sequence of Flickr photographs. |
Flickr Poet |
No |
No |
Sample Flickr Poem in Pictures |
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| Flixtime |
Video/Presentation |
similar to Animoto, but you get free 60-90 video slideshows; large library of music to choose from, can easily download videos, share privately, or embed |
http://flixtime.com/ |
Yes |
No |
student sample: social studies "report" |
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| Fluid Painter |
Image Editing/Drawing |
beautiful digital painting with liquid strokes |
Fluid Painter |
No |
No |
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| Fold a Story |
Writing |
collaborative digital storytelling; monitor for inappropriate samples on the site; great concept |
http://foldingstory.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| Fotobabble |
Audio |
Add audio to any photo; easy to share/embed; also a free smartphone app. |
http://www.fotobabble.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Fotobabble/Psykopaint Sample (by me) |
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| Fun Photo Box |
Image Editing/Drawing |
make funny pictures with your photos |
http://funphotobox.com/tools.aspx |
No |
No |
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| Gickr |
Image Editing/Drawing |
make animated .gifs, or moving photos |
http://gickr.com/ |
No |
No |
Sample Cinemagraph / Animated .gif |
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| Gimp |
Image Editing/Drawing |
free alternative to Photoshop |
http://www.gimp.us.com/ |
No |
Yes |
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| Glogster |
Multi-media/Mix |
interactive, multi-media poster with hotspots |
http://edu.glogster.com/ |
Yes |
No |
What is Web 2.0 (sample Glogster by me) |
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| Google Presentation |
Video/Presentation |
All inside of your free gmail account, write using Google Docs., Make online presentations, upload any type of file, Create unlimited free websites, post pictures, videos, + Much More |
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Yes |
Yes |
"Free Online Tools to Spark Creativity" Google Presentation |
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| Google Sketch Up |
Image Editing/Drawing |
3D modeling for everyone; make 3D drawings or animations |
http://sketchup.google.com/ |
No |
Yes |
One image made using Sketch Up |
Tutorial of how to use SketchUp with K-5 kids + how to make animations |
| Graffiti Playdo |
Image Editing/Drawing |
a wall (online) where you are actually allowed to spraypaint your graffiti/street art |
http://graffiti.playdo.com/ |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Harmony |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Make beautiful drawings and doodles; the screen is blank, just draw; easy and fun |
http://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony/ |
No |
No |
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| HeroMachine 2.5 Superhero Generator |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar Maker |
http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml |
No |
No |
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| Image Mosaic Generator |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Make free mosaics with your photos |
http://click7.org/image-mosaic-generator/?create |
No |
No |
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| Incredibox |
Audio |
"human-beat-box" music making app. |
http://www.incredibox.fr/ |
No |
No |
My sample screencasted + sound flower installed |
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| iNudge |
Audio |
Now everyone can make music! Easy to make, and easy to share or embed. |
http://inudge.net/ |
No |
No |
My quick sample |
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| Jackson Pollack |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Make beautiful paint splatters |
http://jacksonpollock.org/ |
No |
No |
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| Jaycut |
Video/Presentation |
online video editor; great features and ability to add voice overs |
http://jaycut.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| JellyCam |
Video/Presentation |
stop-motion maker |
http://www.jellycam.co.uk/ |
No |
Yes |
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| Jing |
Video/Presentation |
Make pictures or "screencast" videos of your computer screen to make technical tutorials that are easy to share |
http://www.techsmith.com/jing/free/ |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Kaywa QR Code Generator |
Multi-media/Mix |
QR Code Generator/Reader |
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Kerpoof |
Multi-media/Mix |
draw, make a card, write books, animate, make movies, a whole creative suite for kids |
http://www.kerpoof.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Knovio |
Video/Presentation |
Add web cam video or audio to your PowerPoint Presentations |
Knovio |
Yes |
No |
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| Little Bird Tales |
Multi-media/Mix |
digital storytelling tool; make virtual books with turning pages, text, pictures, and add audio voice overs within the app. |
http://littlebirdtales.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Francisco's Life by Victor, Age 4 |
Demo. video |
| Lunapic |
Multi-media/Mix |
Add fun effects or turn photos into animations; easy share |
http://lunapic.com/editor/ |
No |
No |
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| Magnetic Poetry |
Writing |
Use virtual magnetic words to create poetry. Take a screenshot to save w/out login, or log in to download. |
Magnetic Poetry |
No |
No |
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| Magnetic Poetry - Kids Poetry Page |
Writing |
Virtual Magnetic Poetry for primary kids |
Magnetic Poetry - Kids Poetry Page |
Optional |
No |
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| Mr. Picasso Head |
Image Editing/Drawing |
make fun, Picasso style avatars |
http://www.picassohead.com/create.html |
No |
No |
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| Mug Tug Sketch Pad |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Online Drawing/Paint Program |
http://mugtug.com/sketchpad/ |
No |
No |
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| Mutapic |
Image Editing/Drawing |
online picture generator for creating original art |
http://www.mutapic.com/ |
No |
No |
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| My Brainshark |
Video/Presentation |
online video presentations: add voice to Power Point, Narrate a document, upload a video, make a photo album, produce a podcast; easy sharing; great for digital storytelling |
http://my.brainshark.com/Home.aspx |
Yes |
No |
My Brainshark - sample video |
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| My Fakewall |
Writing |
Make a "fake" Facebook profile page for a historical/political figure, literary character, etc.; A great way to synthesize student learning in a creative way. |
http://www.myfakewall.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Ben Franklin |
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| My Oats |
Image Editing/Drawing |
beautiful digital drawing tool for cool designs and patterns |
http://www.myoats.com/create.aspx |
No |
No |
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| Myths and Legends |
Multi-media/Mix |
Make your own interactive storybook using your own images or drawings, clipart, and add text, animations, and audio |
http://myths.e2bn.org/index.php |
Optional |
No |
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| Neave Interactive |
Multi-media/Mix |
Digital Playground of interactive tools, toys, apps, and art |
ttp://neave.com/imagination/ |
No |
No |
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| OdoSketch |
Image Editing/Drawing |
absolutely beautiful digital drawing tool |
http://sketch.odopod.com/ |
Optional |
No |
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| One Million Monkeys Typing |
Writing |
collaborative storytelling |
http://www.1000000monkeys.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| Photoshop.com |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Easy online photo editor |
http://www.photoshop.com/ |
Optional |
No |
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| Picnik |
Image Editing/Drawing |
digital drawing made fun and easy; nice effects, easy share; can also use photos already on the web |
http://www.picnik.com/ |
Optional |
No |
Teacher and student Picnik samples in a Picasa web album |
How to make silhouettes with Picnik - by me |
| Pixton |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Make your own comic strips |
http://www.pixton.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| Portrait Illustration Maker |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar Maker |
http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml |
No |
No |
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| Powtoon |
Video/Presentation |
Make beautiful animated presentations |
Powtoon |
Yes |
No |
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| Prezi |
Video/Presentation |
Like a fancy, zooming Power Point where you can also embed media. Consider using it to animate text, poetry, or other creative purposes. |
http://prezi.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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How to Make a Prezi - teacher sample and tutoria |
| Psykopaint |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Beautiful digital painting made easy; supports and has many different brush styles to explore; This one is great! |
http://www.psykopaint.com/ |
No |
Optional |
Psykopaint sample |
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| Quick Screenshare |
Video/Presentation |
Free easy screencasting (video of your computer screen) |
http://quickscreenshare.com/ |
No |
No |
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| Ransom Note Generator |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Make cut and paste mix and match letter notes easily. |
Ransom Note Generator |
No |
No |
Sample |
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| Reasonably Clever Avatars: Legos |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar Maker |
http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml |
No |
No |
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| Reasonably Clever Blockheads |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar Makers |
http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini-mizers/blockhead/ |
No |
No |
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| Record Mp3 |
Audio |
The easiest way to record and share audio: you can download file as an audio file, or share with a link. |
http://www.recordmp3.org/ |
No |
No |
My sample |
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| Repper Patterns |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Make beautiful patterns using photos or designs; easy and fun |
http://repperpatterns.com/ |
No |
Optional |
Repper Patterns Sample |
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| Schwup |
Video/Presentation |
make online photo albums or music video slideshows from your photos and short video clips with; share privately, or on Facebook, or with ability to download the video; simple to use |
http://www.shwup.com/ |
Yes |
No |
My sample project using family pictures |
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| Screencast-o-Matic |
Video/Presentation |
Easy screencasting; Can send directly to YouTube or download to your computer |
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screen_recorder |
Optional |
No |
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| Screenr |
Video/Presentation |
Twitter users can make free 5 minute screencasts (videos of your computer screen) that are easy to share on Twitter or YouTube or to download as Quicktime movie files to edit later. Consider using this tool for creative purposes. |
http://screenr.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Student sample using Screenr and DoInk for digital storytelling |
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| Simple Diagrams |
Image Editing/Drawing |
application that allows you to make visual diagrams with clean line drawings that help you to better explain your ideas; drag and drop pictures also included; simple and pretty |
http://www.simplediagrams.com/free.html |
No |
Yes |
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| Snow Days |
Image Editing/Drawing |
beautiful, easy "cut-out" snowflake maker; include messages, download your flake, part social |
http://snowdays.popularfront.com/ |
Optional |
No |
Sample snowflakes from this site |
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| Soundation |
Audio |
Music making in the cloud; free instruments, beats, loops, etc. to mix and match. You can also record your own voice singing. You can download the song when done, or easily share the link or embed on your site or blog |
Soundation |
Optional |
No |
Sample song made |
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| Splashup |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Full image-editing program |
http://www.splashup.com/ |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Storybird |
Writing |
collaborative storytelling; Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. Read them like books, play them like games, and send them like greeting cards. They’re curiously fun. |
http://storybird.com/ |
Yes |
Yes |
The Dreamweaver (featured sample) |
Storybird Quick Tour |
| StoryJumper |
Writing |
publish your own children’s book, print or share as a virtual book that can also be embedded. Use their clipart or your own images; add your own text |
http://www.storyjumper.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Yes, but.. And so... teacher sample |
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| Sumo Paint |
Image Editing/Drawing |
next best thing to Photoshop; for photo editing and digital painting; also makes beautiful kaleidoscopes and 3D figures; supports layers |
http://www.sumopaint.com/home/ |
Optional |
Optional |
SumoPaint samples in a short video |
How to make kaleidoscopes |
| Tagxedo |
Multi-media/Mix |
Mix writing and digital art with word clouds made in beautiful shapes; consider using poetry or writing samples to mix with this, or to add the image as a prompt for a report for various subjects |
http://www.tagxedo.com/ |
No |
Yes |
Just one sample |
Tips/screenshot tutorial on how to make a really cool Tagxedo with ideas on how to integrate into the curriculum |
| The Scibbler - by LeFrank |
Image Editing/Drawing |
beautiful spiderweblike drawings that are created from your doodles; easy and fun |
http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/ |
No |
No |
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| Thumba |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Online image editor |
http://www.thumba.net/ |
No |
Optional |
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| Tikatok |
Writing |
Bookmaking, free to share online, can use your own photos/drawings or use their clipart; more structured “story sparks” help younger writers get started (fill in the blanks) or less structure for older ones; easy sharing/embed options |
http://www.tikatok.com/ |
Yes |
No |
student sample |
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| Toon Doo |
Image Editing/Drawing |
make your own comic strips |
http://www.toondoo.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| TuxPaint |
Image Editing/Drawing |
free digital art software for children |
http://www.tuxpaint.org/ |
No |
Yes |
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| UJam |
Audio |
Now everyone can make music;UJAM is a cloud-based platform that empowers everybody to easily create new music or enhance their existing musical talent and share it with friends. |
http://www.ujam.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Student sample made by a second grader |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyK2mmFvutk |
| Virtual Eternity |
Multi-media/Mix |
moving avatar |
https://www.virtualeternity.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| Vocaroo |
Audio |
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http://vocaroo.com/ |
No |
No |
My sample, made in less than a minute |
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| Voice Thread |
Multi-media/Mix |
VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. |
http://voicethread.com/ |
Yes |
No |
My sample: a collaborative discussion around a quote and digital scrapbook page |
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| Voki |
Multi-media/Mix |
Talking avatars |
Voki |
No |
No |
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| Vuvox |
Multi-media/Mix |
create interactive moving photo collages; add video, audio, text; can be embedded and shared easily |
http://www.vuvox.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Vuvox sample: San Francisco Ferry Building |
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| WeeMee |
Image Editing/Drawing |
Avatar Maker |
http://www.weeworld.com/ |
No |
No |
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| We Video |
Video/Presentation |
Collaborative, online video editor |
http://www.wevideo.com/ |
Yes |
No |
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| Wordle |
Writing |
Beautiful word clouds - easy to use |
http://www.wordle.net/ |
No |
No |
Sample wordle of names of favorite free resources |
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| Zooburst |
Writing |
digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. |
http://www.zooburst.com/ |
Yes |
No |
Erosion: Student Sample |
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