Project Resources: Free Online Resources for Creative Projects
Project Resources: Free Online Resources for Creative Projects
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These are online programs that can be used to create at least ONE, free, creative project. Please read the directions / instructions carefully when utilizing these resources, and enjoy learning to use new online tools!
If you would like to use a digital program that is not included in the list below, please check with your Professor before proceeding with your project creation so that he/she can verify that it’s compatible with Blackboard. And again, do not select any digital program that requires you to pay for using it!
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NOTE: You are STRONGLY DISCOURAGED from using PowerPoint, Prezi, Word-Cloud programs, Posters, or traditional research papers. Those formats are not sufficiently creative and/or don’t effectively teach your topic to others. You will lose points from your overall task grade if you use any of these formats. That’s why they’re not listed below!
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*At the time of compiling the list of resources below, they were all free to use. We have found, however, that resources sometimes change their business model over time and begin to charge a fee. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you pay to use any digital program for your creative project (unless you want to, but that’s totally on you…) Please let your Professor know if you discover that one or more of the resources below have begun to charge for their use, and he/she will remove that resource from the list.
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PRESENTATIONS / WEBSITE
- WEBS: website creation
http://www.webs.com/ - WIKIA: wiki creation
http://www.wikia.com/ - GOOGLE SITES: website creation
http://www.sites.google.com - OMEKA: web publishing and collections
http://www.omeka.org - VISME: creative presentation tool
https://www.visme.co/ - WIX: free website builder
https://www.wix.com/ - IM CREATOR: free website builder
https://www.imcreator.com/ - PADLET: collaborative boards and sites
https://padlet.com - MICROSOFT SWAY: newsletters, presentations, graphics
https://sway.office.com
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AUDIO/VISUAL
- YOUTUBE: video uploading
http://www.youtube.com - VIMEO: video uploading
http://www.vimeo.com - VOICETHREAD: online recording
http://www.voicethread.com - VOKI: digital avatar creation and speaking
http://www.voki.com/ - SOUNDCLOUD: audio/music uploading and commenting
http://www.soundcloud.com - AUDACITY: free and open source audio recording
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - LUCIDPRESS: interactive magazine creation
https://www.lucidpress.com/ - TOURBUILDER: virtual tours with Google Maps
https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com - POWTOON: video presentations with effects and graphics
https://www.powtoon.com/ - PIKTOCHART: infographics, presentations, and flyers
https://piktochart.com - VENNGAGE: infographics, and data visualizations
https://venngage.com - VISME: Timelines and Visuals
https://www.visme.co/
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WRITING/JOURNALING
- BLOGGER: Google’s blogging platform
http://www.blogger.com - WORDPRESS: free customizable blogging platform
(The LEAF Project is WordPress-based!)
http://www.wordpress.com - TUMBLR: free blogging and media platform
http://www.tumblr.com - FACEBOOK (pages, groups): all can be a virtual portfolio site
http://www.facebook.com - LITTLE BIRD TALES: story building tools
http://www.littlebirdtales.com - STORYBIRD: story building tools
http://www.storybird.com - STORYJUMPER: storybook production
https://www.storyjumper.com/ - FLIPSNACK: flipbooks and storybooks
https://www.flipsnack.com/ - BONJOURNAL: simple travel journal app
https://bonjourn.al - PIXTON: comic and visual narrative creator
https://www.pixton.com
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MOVIES/ANIMATION/GAMES
- MINECRAFT: build-anything video game
http://www.minecraft.net - PLICKERS: make multiple choice classroom games
https://plickers.com
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PHOTOGRAPHY/ART
- FLICKR: photo pools and slideshows
http://www.flickr.com - PHOTOPEACH: slideshows and easy sharing
http://photopeach.com/ - PHOTOSNACK: free photo slideshow maker
http://www.photosnack.com - DEVIANTART: online portfolio for artists
http://www.deviantart.com - GOOGLE SKETCHUP: online 3D modeling
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/ - CANVA: document, poster, brochure design
https://www.canva.com/ - INKSCAPE: free graphic design editor with drawing and text tools
https://inkscape.org/ - QUEEKY: drawing and painting tools
https://www.queeky.com/
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GENERAL UTILITIES
- PRINTWHATYOULIKE: print web sites without the crap
http://www.printwhatyoulike.com - OPENSTUDY: free open tutoring and help!
http://www.openstudy.com/
