Genius Hour Resources
BLOGS
BOARD GAME BUILDING
Instructibles (notes on website)
BOOK WRITING
Templates: Different writing templates for different types of story writing (notes on website)
CODING/GAME CREATION: Learn more about coding on these websites and resources (notes on website)
CONCEPT MAPS
FAKEBOOK: Good for biographies of certain characters (notes)
FLIP BOOKS
FlipSnack: must be made on PowerPoint or Google Slides and saved as a PDF (notes)
INFOGRAPHICS
MUSIC COMPOSITION
MuseScore: software installed by net manager; must have experience in music classes to use (help guide on MuseScore website)
NARRATED PRESENTATIONS
Adobe Spark (YouTube: about Spark) (YouTube: creating a video)
NEWSPAPER
Word Templates-1, 2, or 3 page 11 X 17 newspaper templates-Download to your PLD-replace placeholder text and placeholder images (basic tasks-Microsoft website)
PHOTOBOOKS
PODCASTS/AUDIO RECORDINGS
Sound Recorder: desktop application for recording voice (notes)
SoundCloud: upload .mp3 file for hosting and posting (notes)
POSTERS (ONLINE)
Canva: (design school tutorials)
PRESENTATIONS
Google Slides (should be absolutely last option)
Microsoft PowerPoint: desktop application (basic tasks-Microsoft website)
STORYBOARDS/COMIC STRIPS
Pixton (website tutorials) (YouTube)
Storyboard That (website tutorials) (YouTube)
TIMELINES
Sutori/Hstry (website tutorials)
VIDEOS
Animoto (website tutorials) (getting started) (need promo code for extended video length from teacher)
Microsoft MovieMaker: desktop application (notes)
WEBSITES