Friday, May 31, 2013

Dr. Donnell's Presentation




Here is a sample list of Free Online Resources to Spark Creativity aggregated by Nicole Dalesio. For the entire list and additional videos on how they are used in the classroom go to http://bit.ly/eCiVaO


Name of websiteType of MediaDescriptionLink to site:Sign in requiredDownload of freeware requiredSample media made from this siteTutorial
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3D Snowflake Maker Image Editing/Drawing mesmerizing snowflake designer http://www.zefrank.com/snowflake/ No No   
Ahead Multi-media/Mix Interactive web layout; something like a web-page Prezi http://ahead.com/# Yes No   
Animoto Video/Presentation beautiful slideshows for your photos or short video clips; library of music available for your use; free 30 second videos included, or free videos for teachers who apply; ability to download videos or share privately http://animoto.com/ Yes No Living History  
Architect Studio 3D Image Editing/Drawing for the future architecht and designer http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/home.html No Yes   
Art.com Art pad Image Editing/Drawing Simple digital drawing and painting that becomes animated when you are done.  http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ Optional No "Be Creative!" (sample)  
Audio Boo Audio Free 3 minute recordings; Can easily share the link, or "embed" the audio player on your website or blog. Can also add a pic. and a geotag on a map. Other options include emailing the "boo" or phoning it in.  Audio Boo  Yes No Asim's Wii (Personal Narrative writing assignment turned into Audio / 
AudioPal Audio http://www.audiopal.com/editor.html AudioPal Optional No Teacher Sample of assignment directions / 
Aviary Multi-media/Mix Full suite of media making tools; more complex tool for older students http://www.aviary.com/ No No   
Aww: A web whiteboard Image Editing/Drawing Simple drawing tool; Like a web whiteboard http://awwapp.com/ No No   
Be Funky Image Editing/Drawing Easy, creative image editing tool for beautiful effects/digital art http://www.befunky.com/ No No Be Funky samples in a Picasa web album  
BgPatterns Image Editing/Drawing a tiny web app for making background patterns in a few clicks. Fun, beautiful, and easy http://www.bgpatterns.com/ No No   
Big Huge Labs Image Editing/Drawing "Flickr Toys" - helping you do cool things with digital photos http://bighugelabs.com/ No No