SIMPLY

Presentation Tools

 

Animoto for Education http://animoto.com/education Create stunning video presentations in a matter of minutes! 

 

Audacity http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/
Teach students how to create podcasts in the library or the classroom through the use of the free download program. 

 

BigHugeLabsTeach http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php students to create posters, cards, puzzles, and more for classroom projects, notes, letters, or programs. Digital photography and the ability to use limited, yet powerful words to grab attention, can be used for various subjects at the 4-12 grade levels.

 

Blabberize http://blabberize.com/ Make your pictures talk!

Creaza http://www.creazaeducation.com Create, publish and share your own digital stories (Incorporates Mindomo for planning, Cartoonist, Movie Editing and Audio Editing)

Cropp Me http://cropp.me/ Quickly and easily crop photos online

Dipity http://www.dipity.com/ Digital multimedia timeline

Flickr http://flickr.com Photography

Fotobabble http://fotobabble.com Add your voice to any photo

Fotoflexer http://fotoflexer.com/ Billed as "the world's best online photo editor"

Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/ An interactive library of high quality, legal audio downloads

 

Go Animate http://goanimate.com/ Use cartoon characters to create a short video - Example:
http://goanimate.com/videos/0xgB3Wc0__hU?utm_source=emailshare&uid=0wLJ8GHm-RyI

Kerpoof! http://kerpoof.com Create stories, cards, pictures and more! Summer.jpg Autumn.jpg Winter.jpg Spring.jpg

 

Kowmia http://www.knowmia.com/ Create, share, and view video lessons

LetterPop http://letterpop.com Excellent template-driven printable newsletters, etc.

Little Bird Tales http://littlebirdtales.com/ Create digital stories under teacher and class accounts

 

Magisto http://www.magisto.com/ Online video editor for iPhone or via web browser

 

Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com/ Create an online mindmap with animation and multimedia

Mobigratis http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html Free music for not-for-profit producers and filmmakers

Museum Box http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ Place multimedia items in a virtual box (think shadow box) for online presentation

Music Shake http://eng.musicshake.com/#!/ Create your own music to personalize your presentation or production

 

Picfull http://www.picfull.com/ Free online photo editing

 

Picozu http://www.picozu.com/ Online paint and photo editing

Pixlr http://pixlr.com/ A suite of online photo editing tools

Pixton http://pixton.com/ Create your own digital cartoons!

PowToon http://www.powtoon.com/ Online animation tool

 

PrimaryAccess http://primaryaccess.org PrimaryAccess is a suite of free online tools that allows students and teachers to use primary source documents to complete meaningful and compelling learning activities with digital movies, storyboards, rebus stories and other online tools.

ProCommunicator http://www.procommunicator.com/video/secret-to-great-video-is-lighting/ A great site for tips and tricks for improving your multimedia presentations.

Reel Surfer http://reelsurfer.com/clip/create Watch and clip your favorite videos from the web

Royalty Free Music http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html Free royalty free stock music for education

 

Smilebox http://smilebox.com
Want to make your next booktalk a bit more jazzy? Looking for a way to introduce the Sequoyah books to your students? See how Smilebox can help you create a fast and fun way to showcase your new books. Here's how Jan McGee from Louisiana used it for her school's state award books: http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d7a59774e5459334d3377334d6a49344d6a6b790d0a&sb=1

 

Sound Bible http://soundbible.com/ Free sound clips, sound bites, and sound effects

Storyboard That http://www.storyboardthat.com/ Online storyboard creator

Tagxedo http://www.tagxedo.com Word clouds with style!

Textorizer http://textorizer.whatfettle.com/
This is fun . . . put in the URL of an image and your text, and the site combines the two.

ThingLink https://www.thinglink.com/
Make your images interactive. Add clickable tags to any photo.

 

ToonDoo http://toondoo.com Global Warming lesson cartoon

Travel DK http://traveldk.com/ Create your own travel guide

TubeChop http://www.tubechop.com/ Edit YouTube videos to the length you need.

Visual.ly http://visual.ly Explore the best infographics on the web and create your own

Weebly http://www.weebly.com Easy site for creating a free website. Sample: Ronald Reagan as a Leader

WeVideo http://www.wevideo.com/ A collaborative online video creation tool

 

Wix http://wix.com Easy website creator

XtraNormal http://www.xtranormal.com
This site allows you to make a 3D movie with the text you type in as the audio and use their 3D characters. This would be great to use as a storyboarding activity!

YouTube Audio Library http://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary Free background music for online or offline multimedia projects.

YouTube for Education http://www.youtube.com/education