Cool Tools

Storytelling

• Deb's Storyboard Template

Slide Shows & Video-

• ​Adobe Creative Cloud Express - https://express.adobe.com/

• 10 Best Stop Motion Apps

• Screencastomatic - screencastomatic.com

• Flipgrid

• Free assets for Video Projects 

• Pexels (Free assets)

• Biteable.com

• Movie Maker - https://www.topwin-movie-maker.com/download/lang/windows-movie-maker-classic.exe

• Moovly  - www.moovly.com - free  with an education email address. Watermarked

• Animoto - http://animoto.com/education

• Lightworks - https://www.lwks.com/ (pretty complicated, but good)

• On-line Video Cutter (Chromebooks)      https://online-video-cutter.com/

• Microsoft PowerPoint (save as mp4) https://youtu.be/mphqVLZ79xQ

• DaVinci Resolve - https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

• Filmora Video Editor  -   www.iskysoft.us/lp/filmora-video-editor

• Vimeo - free video sharing site - www.vimeo.com

• Vimeo Video Production Lessons - http://vimeo.com/videoschool

• Video format converter & DVD burner - http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

• Video converter - http://www.downloadwindows7software.com/software/winfx-video-converter.html

• Smilebox - www.smilebox.com

• Webcam & Microphone Check - https://webcammictest.com/ 

Imaging-

• Pixlr - http://pixlr.com/editor/   - TRY THE NEW PIXLR X!

• ​Adobe Creative Cloud Express - https://express.adobe.com/

• Canva - graphic design

• ​Freeimages.com

• https://commons.wikimedia.org

• Free Royalty-Free Images - https://unsplash.com/

• Photo Tips & Tricks- 17 Essential Photography Tips:  http://blog.kagoo.com/photography-tips/

• http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp

• http://www.thedesignwork.com/basic-photography-tips-from-national-geographic/

• Artweaver - (free version) http://www.artweaver.de/download-en/

• Zoner Photo Studio - http://free.zoner.com/

• Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/

• Paint.net - http://www.getpaint.net/

• Picasa - www.picasa.google.com

• Photo Gallery (Windows Live) - http://download.live.com/photogallery?wa=wsignin1.0​

• Free Images - pexels.com

• Copyright free images -  www.dreamstime.com/free-photos​

• Copyright free images for education - https://images.all4ed.org/

Audio-

• Windows Media Player – rip music- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/

• Audacity - https://www.audacityteam.org/download/

  • Add-ins for audacity - ​lame.buanzo.org/#lamewindl

• Efficient WMA Converter - http://www.wmamp3-converter.com/

• Create Your Own Music Track - http://www.soundjunction.org

• Simple music maker - lab.andre-michelle.com

• Songsmith - 6 hours of use free - http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/download.html

• PowerPoint sound tips

Copyright Free Music and Special Effects  

• Free assets for Video Projects - Awesome Stock Video Clips, Stock Music, Sound Effects & Video Templates.

• http://freemusicarchive.org/

• http://www.freeplaymusic.com/

• www.incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free

• http://creativecommons.org/audio [Very SAFE Public Domain Searches]

• FreeSound

• Sounds Crate

• FreeSoundEffects

• Sound Effects

• Soundbible

• CCMixster ~ great loops - creative commons friendly

• http://www.ibaudio.com/

• free multimedia links

• http://www.jamendo.com/en/

Website & Blogs

• Weebly - http://www.weebly.com/

• Blogger - Google’s popular and free blogging tool, is one of the quickest and easiest to use. In workshops we often have teachers blogging in less than ten minutes!

• Edublogs - Focused on creating a blogging platform for students and teachers, Edublogs offers free WordPress blogs as well as the option to purchase expanded services.

• Google Sites - Google Sites (free with any Google account) has blogging-type functionality as well as other great features. (this site is an example)

• ​Adobe Creative Cloud Express - https://express.adobe.com/

• Kidblog - Kidblog is a free blogging platform designed for elementary and middle school students. Teachers can monitor and control all activity within the platform. Student blogs are private and only viewable by the teacher and class.

• WordPress - www.wordpress.org

• Web Matrix - http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/

• WebPlus Starter Edition - www.serif.com 

• Banner Maker - http://www.bannersnack.com/

Interesting Projects

• Voicethread- voicethread.com

• Glogster for Education - http://edu.glogster.com/

• Foldplay - kaleidocycle - http://foldplay.com/kaleidocycle.action

• Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/

• Tagxedo -   http://www.tagxedo.com/

• EPals - http://www.epals.com/

• JibJab - www.jibjab.com

• Survey Monkey - http://www.surveymonkey.com/

• Big Huge Labs - http://www.bighugelabs.com/

• Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

• Google Earth Lit Trips - http://www.googlelittrips.org/

• Blogger - http://www.blogger.com/home

• Shutterfly – http://www.shutterfly.com/

• Discovery Education - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/

Mobile Apps (IPad & Android Apps)

• Tellagami  - iPad only. Tellagami Edu - $4.99   Animate an avatar with your own voice. More choices & longer record time with paid version.

• Screen Chomp - http://www.techsmith.com/screenchomp.html - screen recorder

• Adobe Spark (on-line & IOS versions)

• ​Adobe Capture

General Tools-

• Kathy Schrock Guide to Everything  -  http://www.schrockguide.net/

• Bernajean Porter's StoryKeeper's Digital  Storytelling Resources -  http://storykeepers.wikispaces.com/home

• Canva - drag-and-drop, design software - canva.com

• File conversion tool - http://www.filewiggler.com/

• Worldwide Telescope- a Virtual Observatory - http://www.worldwidetelescope.org

• Record screenshots - www.owely.com

• Edmodo - Social network for education - edmodo.com

• Diigo - http://www.diigo.com (sign up for educator account)

• Google Docs - available with GMail (lots of cool programs - forms, spreadsheets, drawings, presentations, etc.) https://docs.google.com

• Free Technology Teacher's Guides - http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/

• Windows Live - http://download.live.com/

• Public Library Free Audiobooks Download - http://www.liveoakpl.org/about/download-audio-books.php

• Free Ebooks & Audiobooks - Gutenberg Project - http://www.gutenberg.org

• Convert webpages to pdf - http://pdfcrowd.com/

• Save online videos to MPEG - http://www.savevid.com/

• PC Timer - http://dan.hersam.com/software/snaptimer

• LiveBinders -www.livebinders.com

• Doodle.com - find a time for everyone to meet