As a firm believer in sharing knowledge and helping my fellow educators, I have developed this list of favorite media tools I use for education in the media arts. These are tools that I use regularly with my students, or in my own creations for my YouTube channel in a variety of ways, and often in combination with eachother for unique and innovative projects.
A paid cloud based editing platform. Great for BYOD and mixed tech environments.
The fee entry level editor from Apple, included free in all apple devices.
A great site to access digital assets for visual effects. Has some free effects, however, most require a paid membership.
A fantastic site for free stock media.
My favourite free source for copyright-free music.
(Requires signing in with a google account)
My favourite paid copyright-free music service.
A fantastic free drawing app from Adobe.
A very powerful and free, entry level video editing app from Adobe
A wonderfully simple and powerful "freemium" 2D animation app.
A fantastic app for first-time video makers, free for all iOS devices.
One of the best stop-motion creation apps for iOS
Possibly the best drawing app of all time. Worth every penny.
An amazing AR environment builder, available free for all Apple products.
An amazing and popular AR experience viewer.
A powerful music production app, available free for all Apple devices.
A powerful free video creation tool from Adobe with excellent templates.
More than just presentation software, also a very powerful tool for media creation. Available on all Apple devices
A fantastic service that empowers teachers to create video lessons with a multitude of options for sharing, tracking and embedding quizzes in the video.
