WEB 2.0/creation tools

Transform your ideas into stunning visual stories. Create impactful social graphics, web pages, and short videos in minutes with Adobe Spark.

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The start plan is free.

Create impressive videos in minutes with Animoto’s drag-and-drop video maker. No video editing experience necessary.

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Free education version available.

Book Creator is an easy-to-use tool that helps you create fun and engaging online books.

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Teachers always receive one free library with 40 shareable books when they sign up. Schools impacted by COVID-19/coronavirus can also receive free access to the collaborative tools.

Create free educational games and tools for the classroom.

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Free resource.

Through conversations about our classrooms and curriculum, we grew to recognize the need for a FREE website for busy teachers.

We wanted to create a spot for teachers to search first for free, high-quality content.

We provide resources for planning, day-to-day instructional resources, data tracking and more.

The Curriculum Corner is always growing so that you can be sure to find current content.

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Great free resources.

A glog is a multimedia interactive poster. Express ideas with ease by combining images, graphics, audio, video and text on one digital canvas.

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Limited free accounts available. See site for more details

This site lets you create interactive online lessons using a video clip of your choice. It provides accountability and tracking for student progress, too.

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Buncee offers free online access to any school closed due to the outbreak.

Students and teachers record short videos to document and share their learning on a subject. It’s kind of like social media for learning, and it’s a great way to stay in touch.

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FlipGrid is always free for educators with a Google or Microsoft account.

Easily scaffold text with questions and media that help all of your students be more successful learners.

Utilize primary sources and supplement current curriculum with high interest content that your students can connect with.

Embedded discussions help all student share their ideas while reading. Students can annotate any web page and share what they think is important.

Keep students engaged and active learners with interactive questions, discussions, videos, live annotations, and a collection of tools you can embed in lessons.

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It's free with Google Chrome extension.

The Whiteboard, Reimagined For Collaboration In The Cloud. Learn More Today. Smarter Working. Easy for Everyone. Precision With Ease. Easy to setup and use. Real-time Collaboration. A 55" 4k Display. Built for Collaboration. Models: Carmine Red, Cobalt Blue.

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Free Google app for education.

Do you Kahoot? Teachers have loved this fun online quiz game platform for years.

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Kahoot! Basic is free for educators and students, but they’re also currently offering their Premium distance learning tools for free.

Kami is a PDF and document annotation app for schools. Think of it like digital pen and paper for interacting with your students.

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Kami is offering free access to schools closed due to the outbreak.

Imagine if you could engage every student in your class, every day. What if you could instantly see who’s confused and who’s ready for more? That’s the power of Pear Deck. And now, with the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on, you can add the magic of formative assessments and interactive questions to your presentations right from Google Slides.

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As schools anticipate or experience closures, we want to help educators keep students connected to their learning community.

Tap into the power of comics to capture your students’ attention and imagination. Over 4,000 backgrounds, 3,000 props, and 1,000 subject-specific comic templates.

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Free trial available.

Only Prezi lets you create zooming, moving, visually stunning presentations that grab and keep your students’ attention, in any subject you teach.

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Create beautiful presentations and videos, import your existing PowerPoint slides, get access to premium images and icons, PDF export, and offline presenting. Free trial period offered.

Teach and learn anything, on any device, in-person or remotely.

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Start for free.

More than 12 million people use Screencastify to easily record, edit, and share videos. Try it out and see what the hype's about .

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5 minute recordings are free with Google Chrome extension.

Digital storytelling that is a powerful visual communication, made easy.

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Light version is free.

A 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).

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Free version available.

This site was built in a matter of days on a shared vision. We plan to keep building until things get back to normal. A group of more than 25 organizations came together and raised their hands to help, and many more are joining on a daily basis. Watch for new features and content partners frequently.

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Wide Open School is a free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense. There is so much good happening, and we are here to gather great stuff and organize it so teachers and families can easily find it and plan each day.

WordArt.com is an online word cloud art creator that enables you to create amazing and unique word cloud art with ease.

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None at this time.

Online word cloud generator.

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Free to use.

Online word cloud generator.

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Free to use.

Online word cloud generator.

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Free to use.

O Teach! as an alternative. Whether you're looking for conversation starters, exit tickets, or formative assessment opportunities, this tool has you covered. Ask kids to create and post an original haiku, and have the class vote for their favorites. Let kids teach each other facts they've learned about historical figures, scientific discoveries, technological revolutions, or different cultural traditions. Show a film related to your content, and let kids discuss as they watch it, perhaps sparking a lively debate about a real or fictional character's motivations. Take a poll to see which real or virtual field trip interests kids the most (but be aware that students can vote for all available options).

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Free service.