Instructional Technology Resources

Graphic Collections | PowerPoint Backgrounds | Image Editing | Movie Making | Podcasting | Present | Screen Capturing | Screen Sharing/Conferencing/VOIP | Whiteboard Alternatives

Graphics Collections

• Creative Commons
  Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. The free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work — on conditions of your choice.
   
• Flickr
  Flickr is home to over five billion of the world’s photos. Get a glimpse of another world by diving into the official White House photo-stream or the newest images from NASA
   
• Free Stock Photos
  This Photoshop Tutorials Blog contains a compiled list of sites that offer free stock photos including Stock Exchange, Morguefile, Image After, Free Photos Bank, OpenPhoto, etc.
   
• morgueFile
  "Free images for your inspiration, reference and use in your creative work."
   
• Open Clip Art
  The Open Clipart Library is a "collaborative community that creates, shares and remixes clipart.  All clipart is released to the public domain and may be used in any project for free with no restrictions."  
   
• Finding Public Domain Images
  EdTechTeacher has developed an "extensive list of internet sources for public domain images, with an eye towards the humanities."
   
• Wikimedia
  "Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to everyone."
   
• CoolText.com
  CoolText.com is a free online graphics generator for inserting your own text on logos and buttons. 
   
• RedStag FulFillment: Free Stock Photos
  This site provides 85 free stock photo resources and how to use them.  

PowerPoint Backgrounds

Image Editing 

• Big Huge Labs
  This site contains multiple editing options for digital photos like creating a poster, magazine cover, movie poster, photobooth strips, jigsaw puzzles, mosaics, computer wallpaper, etc.  
   
• Fotoflexer
  This photo editor can remove blemishes, change skin/hair color, morph photos, add shapes/fonts, insert special effects, etc.  
   
• GIMP
  GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a free open source software for image composition, photo retouching, image format conversion, etc.
   
• SketchUp
  This free 3D modeling program provides the flexibility of inventing furniture, redecorating rooms, building models, etc.  
   

• Go!Animate
  Make a free educational or business video online for YouTube, Facebook, etc. 


• Storyboard Creator
  "Storyboard Creator lets students structure their story and decide upon imagery."
   
• Voki
  "Motivate students to participate. Improve message comprehension. Introduce technology in a fun way.  Utilize Voki as an effective language tool.  Create customized avatars.  Add voice to your Voki avatars.  Post your Voki to any blog, website, or profile.

• Audacity
  "Audio editor for recording, slicing, and mixing audio."
   
• GarageBand
  "GarageBand helps you learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song."

Present

• Open Office Impress
  "Create effective multimedia presentations with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animations, and high-impact drawing tools."
   
• Prezi
  "Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software with a zoomable canvas to make connections between ideas."  Use Prezzip for design ideas and templates (not free). 
   
• SlideShare 
  "SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations."  It also supports documents, PDFs, videos, and webinars.  
   
• Venngage 
  This tool provides beautiful designs and infographic templates.  The free version allows 5 designs and 5 image uploads.   
   
• Zoho Show
  "Zoho Show is an online-presentation tool that can be used by anyone with a Zoho account.  You can use it to create presentations and access them from anywhere with a browser/internet connection."  

Screen Capturing

• Jing
  "Jing captures anything you see on your computer screen, as an image or a short video. Videos can be narrated and stored at TechSmith."  
   
• Screencast-O-Matic
  "One-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install for free."
   

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