Content Creation Resources
Tools for Teacher and Student Content Creation
If you have somehow missed this one, today's the day to check it out. Instantly turn videos into interactive lessons. - Log in with your CSD Google login. Teacher support & Student support
Teachers can create a topic and video introduction - students discuss via video responses. FlipGrid also provides virtual field trip opportunities and many teaching tools through their Discovery Library. Create a free account with your CSD Google login. Professional Development options & Getting Started
Create fun, interactive lessons, assessments, topic reviews, and more. Students can participate live in the classroom or online. Getting Started
Create digital bulletin boards and invite students to share content, ideas, and comments digitally. Teacher help
Jamboard (Google extension - find it in the "waffle")
Simple tool allows students to collaborate and share ideas or ask questions with this virtual whiteboard.
Easily create video tutorials and simple screencasts for students. Log in with your CSD Google login. Support
Simple yet sophisticated online video editing allowing for multiple video and sound tracks. Create polished looking videos using your own webcam and screencasts, or upload your own video files for editing. Log in with your CSD Google Login. Support
A research organization, note-taking, and paper-writing tool for students that allows teachers to monitor student progress, track changes/edits, and provide feedback all in one place. Also an excellent citation tool - guiding students through the process of proper resource citation. Log in with your CSD Google login - or get there through the "waffle". Quick guide for teachers & for students
Another useful tool for creating online presentations which are easily viewable and shareable online and/or downloaded and shared. The free version has a fair amount of flexibility in terms of design. Choose to create a presentation, a poster, an infographic, and more. The support center and video tutorials will help to get you started.
Part powerpoint, part splashy video...it allows the user to create some pretty shiny video presentations. The free version seems to have a fair selection of templates, stock music, images, etc. It's possible to add video and sound/narration to the presentations, as well as to create a presentation from scratch (without using a template). There is a time limit for finished presentations in the free version (3 minutes) Support and tutorials here.
Fun, free tool for creating comic strip stories. Easy to use, and customized for teachers or students. See a very simple example created by Ms. Binder (below), and learn more about this tool here.
Great way to create online books - add text, video, sound/narration, and images. The pages flip like a book in the finished product, and there's a fair amount of design capability. The free version has a limit of 40 e-book creations. Check out the support section to learn more.
