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The web tools on this page allow students to "show what you know" through project creation through the various web tools. This list does not include every tool available on the Internet; these are the "go-to" tools that the instructional technology coaches and library media specialists promote for classroom use because of ease of use and stability.
Click on each picture to access the individual tool sites.
Click on the links to various directions for using each tool. Feel free to copy and use these directions for use in the classroom with students as needed.
AUDIO, VIDEO
AUDIO, VIDEO
ANIMOTO
ANIMOTO
CANVA VIDEO
CANVA VIDEO
MUSESCORE
MUSESCORE
Animoto is a simple video creation website using images, movies, and audio supplied by you or taken from Animoto's library.
Canva is a free and online design tool where you can create videos anytime, anywhere. You don’t need complex video editing tools to make professional-quality videos. They've packed their library with thousands of templates, free stock videos, animated graphics, and music tracks for you to quickly create a short video to post online. Then download your videos without any watermarks! We believe that making videos should be simple for everyone.
MuseScore is the world's leading free and open-source software for writing music, with a user-friendly interface and immensely powerful features. It is free to install on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
This software needs to be installed by net managers and should be used only by students in music classes.
VOICETHREAD
VOICETHREAD
VOKI
VOKI
VoiceThread is a tool that allows users to take various media forms (images, video, documents, etc) and combine them into a slideshow-like presentation, which other users can view and comment on.
Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.
CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, INFOGRAPHICS, TIMELINES
CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, INFOGRAPHICS, TIMELINES
CANVA INFOGRAPHICS
CANVA INFOGRAPHICS
CREATE.LY
CREATE.LY
EASEL.LY
EASEL.LY
With Canva’s free infographics maker, there’s no need to struggle with complicated design software. Simply choose an infographic template, add your information and there you have it: A stunning custom infographic.
Creately is a graphic organizer is a visual representation or frame used to organize information. The purpose of a graphic organizer is to help students by simplifying information and by stimulating thinking skills.
Project Collaboration the Visual way with Creately (3:15)
Easel.ly is a website that features thousands of free infographic templates. Using the site is as easy as dragging and dropping design elements, and users can either choose a template from our extensive library, or they can upload their own background image and start from scratch.
PIKTOCHART
PIKTOCHART
SUTORI
SUTORI
VENNGAGE
VENNGAGE
Piktochart is a web-based infographic software which allows users without intensive experience as graphic designers to create professional-grade infographics, using templates.
Sutori is a free digital learning tool for the classroom. It enables teachers and students to create interactive stories through a simple and intuitive interface. This storytelling and presentation tool can be used in every content area and for every grade level.
Venngage is an easy to use website where the most design-inept can create stylish content for websites, presentations, ads, social media use and much more. There are templates for a wide range of projects including infographics, reports, posters, promotions and social media images.
COLLAGES, IMAGES, NEWSLETTERS
COLLAGES, IMAGES, NEWSLETTERS
BE FUNKY
BE FUNKY
CANVA IMAGE EDITOR
CANVA IMAGE EDITOR
BeFunky develops innovative digital media tools that allow users to express themselves creatively, without the need of any advanced technical knowledge. Photo effects are a tool designed to alter/enhance an image in one way or another. BeFunky takes this core concept and molds it into photographically rich and artistically styled tools that can be applied to an image with "one-click" results.
Canva is a free graphic-design tool website with an easy to use drag-and-drop interface. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals. The tools can be used for both web and print media design and graphics.
PRESENTATIONS, STORYBOARDS
PRESENTATIONS, STORYBOARDS
CANVA PRESENTATIONS
CANVA PRESENTATIONS
CLASSTOOLS.NET
CLASSTOOLS.NET
GENIAL.LY
GENIAL.LY
Canva’s free presentation software gives you access to hundreds of beautifully designed layouts to create presentations on any topic. Simply choose the perfect images, fonts and colors to make your presentation relay your message with gusto! Your friends and colleagues won’t believe how ridiculously good your presentations look. We even have a collection of stunning presentation ideas if you’re stuck for inspiration.
Create free educational games and tools for the school classroom; No signup, no passwords, no charge; Most Popular Templates
Random Name Picker
Fakebook Generator
The Vortex (sorting game)
Arcade Game Generator
Fling the Teacher!
QR Treasure Hunt Generator
Genial.ly is an online software that allows you to create “interactive resources” such as presentations, infographics, resumes, guides, dossiers, panels/posters, websites, etc.) without programming knowledge.
What is Genially? Discover a universe of endless possibilities
MYSIMPLESHOW
MYSIMPLESHOW
PADLET
PADLET
PIXTON
PIXTON
At mysimpleshow, we have used all our experience and developed a simple online tool that empowers anyone to make professional videos. A guided process makes it simple to create your own video in minutes.
Create Your Own Explainer Video with MySimpleShow
An Extraordinary Tool For Creating Free Video “Explainers”
Padlet denotes the simplicity of a notepad in your pocket in the era of tablets. It is also the portmanteau of paper + wood + tablet (the stone ones), our rightful ancestors.
Pixton is a website, created by a husband and wife team, that allows teachers and students to construct their own comic strips. There are a variety of comic strip layouts, numerous character and background choices, and a ton of creative options .
Pixton EDU: Intro for Educators
How To Videos-View in Internet Explorer (Flash based)
POWTOON
POWTOON
PREZI
PREZI
SLIDESMANIA
SLIDESMANIA
Powtoon is an online animated presentation software that allows anyone to create amazing animated presentations and animated explainer videos.
PowToon Quick Reference-Google Document
Want To Make DIY Animated Presentations? PowToon Is Here To Help
Prezi is an online presentation creator that allows you to create "zooming" presentations. You can include interactive media and movement in the presentation and work collaboratively on presentations.
Create a Prezi & Invite Another to Edit
Original designs, completely customizable and easy to edit. Take your presentations and lessons to the next level with these amazing free templates!
STORYBOARD THAT
STORYBOARD THAT
THINGLINK
THINGLINK
Storyboard That is a graphic organizer and storyboard creator. This product is intended to improve students’ imagination and collaboration.
ThingLink interactive images help students develop 21st century skills and enrich their enthusiasm for learning. Teachers can use ThingLink images as interactive learning modules (ILMs).
PODCASTS, WEBSITES, BLOGS
PODCASTS, WEBSITES, BLOGS
SPOTIFY FOR PODCASTERS
SPOTIFY FOR PODCASTERS
BLOGGER
BLOGGER
Make your podcast the next big thing. Powerful tools for beginners, pros, and everyone in between – all for free.
Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. The blogs are hosted by Google and generally accessed from a subdomain of blogspot.com.
GOOGLE SITES
GOOGLE SITES
WEEBLY
WEEBLY
What can you do with Google Sites: Build internal project hubs, team sites, public-facing websites, and more—all without designer, programmer, or IT help. With Google Sites, building websites is easy. Just drag content where you need it.
Weebly is a Website Builder. To put it simply, Weebly is a website for building websites. The online platform strips away the need for manual coding and replaces the process with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. The portal is known as a WYSIWYG editor, for “what you see is what you get”.
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