Newton School Learning Commons

Digital Creation Tools

Tip: Always have students use the "Log In With Google" feature for easy management!

Recording and video editing tool that works with all operating systems

First time signing in? Use this link!

Easy-to-use graphic design tool with a ton of free templates, images, and fonts

Link takes you to Simone's Class, but teachers can create their own!

Open in the app or in the Chrome browser

Part of the gDrive Suite of apps

Free-to-use DAW (digital audio workstation). Click the link above, or ask your teacher for a class code.

Creative Commons licensed or public domain

Includes primary sources

Including oral histories and speeches

Always make sure you are using media that is under a Creative Commons license, or is in the public domain

The four tests of fair use are:

Is the work being used for nonprofit, educational use OR as part of a commentary, criticism, or news reporting?
Is the work factual or creative? Is it published or unpublished? (Out of print is not the same as unpublished.)
What amount of the work is being used?
What effect is there of the use on the market or value of the work?

ALL 4 TESTS must be considered for fair use compliance!

Any work created by state or federal government entities
Works published before 1925 (musical recordings, film adaptations, and accompanying illustrations also must have been published before 1925)
Works whose copyright has not been renewed, or whose creator has designated them to the public domain

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