Multimedia Tools for Educators

MULTIMEDIA

TOOLS FOR

EDUCATORS

Web friendly

presentations

Engage diverse

learning styles

Self-paced

resources

Reusable course

content

ONLINE

Reduce PowerPoint

files up to 97%

Add Youtube videos

Keep PowerPoint

animations, trigger

animations, styles,

audio, video in Flash

Convert .PPT, .PPTX,

.PPS, .PPSX files to Flash

(.SWF)

Free!

ONLINE PRESENTATIONS

http://www.ispringsolutions.com/

iSpring Free https://www.ispringsolutions.com/ispring-free/download.html

OneDrive - EmbedMicrosoft OneDrive (formally

SkyDrive used to embed a PowerPoint

Presentation

SlideShare.netConvert presentation to

online socially sharable

format. Great place to find

presentations too.

Animoto automatically produces unique

video pieces from your photos, video clips,

text, and music.

30 Second Clips FREE

Educator Plus (Full Length Videos) plan for

FREE http://animoto.com/education

Easy Sharing & Upload to YouTube

iPhone, iPad, Android apps available

http://animoto.com/play/wfBLXwpvmKpwuky1oa1ldg

Xtranormal assist in creating movies with

type and unique characters

Create unique and engaging content

Not Free Solution

Educational Monthly Fee Version ($10) or

Pay Per Character, Scene, Publish Version

Publish to YouTube available http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12627281/multimedia-tools-for-online-

courses-xtranormal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOCmax1Iyg4

GoAnimate

GoAnimate is a easy to use video makers with animation software

with drag and drop functionality.

FREE TRIAL to $50 a month

http://goanimate4schools.com/

PowToon

Powtoon is a cheap, but a fun-filled and easy way of creating

presentations and animated movies. Using templates and built in

voice elements you can have a product demo, feature walk-through,

or marketing pitch without any equipment and talent at all.

Various plans available: FREE to $57 a month

http://www.powtoon.com/edu-home/

• Create and post avatars

anywhere online

• Uses text to speech, uploaded

audio files, voice recordings, or

phone recordings

• FREE for basic characters and

scenes up to 60 seconds in

length

• Voki Classroom $30 a year –

additional scenes & characters

up to 60 seconds in length, plus

ability to add lessons, no

student registration, and can

leave feedback for students.

• http://www.voki.com/

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=6593803&height=400&width=300

Dragontape.comMashups videos & clip

them Example: http://www.dragontape.com/explore/4199001

TubeChop.com

Cut videosExample:http://www.tubechop.com/watch/22

4861

QuietTube.com

Remove DistractionsExample: http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.co

m/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

Combine multiple videos you’ve uploaded to

create a new longer video

Trim the beginning and / or end of your

videos

Add a soundtrack from Creative Commons

AudioSwap library

Create new videos without worrying about

file formats, and publish the new video to

YouTube with one click (no new upload is

required)

http://www.youtube.com/editor

Aviary.comFREE Web and Mobile

Photo Editor Pixlr.comFREE Web and Mobile

photo editor

iPiccy.com FREE Photo Editor

CLIPPING MAGIC – EASILY REMOVE

BACKGROUNDS FROM IMAGES ONLINE

Pics4Learning.comCopyright-friendly images Example: http://pics4learning.com/?search=cat&query=Education

_Science

Fotopedia.comCopyright-friendly images Example: http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Orlando,_Florida#!/item

s/b20n1klt7t4vv-niNiYTcewWU

Morguefile.comCopyright-friendly images Example: http://morguefile.com/archive/browse/#/?qury=compute

r&terms_all=computer

flickr.com Option for Copyright-

friendly images Example: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=commons&q=compute

r&m=text

Creative

Commons

Freemusicarchive.coman interactive library of high-

quality, legal audio downloads.

Soundbible.comCopyright-friendly audio

clips—sound effects and

loops

Copyrightfriendly.wi

kispaces.comComprehensive list of

copyright-friendly music

and sound

Creativecommons.orglist of Copyright-friendly audio

repositories—for use in

podcasts and videos

Creative

Commons

Fluency - Students can record their

voices and listen to check their

intonation and pronunciation.

Foreign Language - Teachers can

record proper pronunciation of a

foreign language so students can

listen and practice. Students can

record and listen to see if they are

using proper articulation.

Reading poetry aloud to

hear rhythm and rhyme

Podcasting - Use Audacity to record a

"show" to inform others about class

news, current events, and areas of

interest.

Audacity is a free open source software

program that is used to edit, record or

listen to digital audio files.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

SCREENCASTING TOOLS

A process that allows one to capture actions

viewed on a computer screen, such as browsing a

website, saving a file to a flash drive or

performing a task in Excel or Blackboard.

presenting video lectures along

with narration

demonstrating how a certain

task is performed using specific

database or software

providing student visual and

narrated feedback on

assignments or projects

Vs.

PowerPoint add-in to record

presentations

Quiz questions and Scorm compatabile

(save grades in Blackboard)

Unlimited recording with timeline

editor, Captions, Speech-to-text,

Callouts, Zoom and Pan,

Premium

https://store.techsmith.com/education.asp Free

Limited to 5 min

video length and has

no editing

capabilities.

Screenshots with

mark-up tools for

images

Web based screen recorder

Great for on the fly screencasts

5 minutes limit

Shareable and Reusable:

Embed in Blackboard, Get URL,

Download mp4, or Publish to

YouTube

www.screenr.com/

iPad App – FREE – Used to record on the fly

tutorials using sketches with voice recording

Blank Background

Image Background

Multiple Color Markers

Easy to Share

http://www.screenchomp.com/t/kASxbBrF5L

iPad App – FREE – Used to record on the fly

tutorials using sketches with voice recording

Blank Background

Multiple Images

Multiple Color Markers

Easy to Share

http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/unit-9-the-gas-laws/730991/

SCREENSHOT TOOLS

Office 2010 Built in to the insert tab on the

ribbon bar, use shapes and text boxes to label key

areas of the image

Techsmith Snagit Image editor to mark up

screenshot, delayed capture to snag menus,

spotlight & magnify, interactive hotspot tool for

URL links and/or text poppers

https://store.techsmith.com/education.asp

Techsmith Jing Capture whole screen or

a portion of your screen, limited markup

tools—arrows, highlight, textboxes

Windows Macintosh Command – Shift - 3

Search for reusable

content

SoftChalk LessonBuilder is teaching

software that allows users to create

engaging, interactive lessons

Create Web lessons in html

format as if working in a word

processor

pop-up annotations,

interactive learning

activities, and

comprehension questions

Compatible with

Blackboard and the

Grade Center

Mobile ready!

http://softchalk.com/

Nutrition Lesson

Tool for creating Exams

Print to paper or publish to

Blackboard

Import Q’s from Word or Text

File

Multiple Question Types

Exam wizards, spell check,

tables, bulleted lists, fonts,

enhanced formatting (e.g.

bold, italics, etc.)

http://www.respondus.com/pr

oducts/respondus.shtml

Companion product to Respondus – Integrates with Blackboard

Ten different Flash-Based activities and Games using 4 simple templates

Import from Word or Respondus Test Bank Files

Access via computers, smartphones, and tablets.

http://www.respondus.com/products/studymate.shtml

http://www.studymate.com/sm/display.do?id=GkaSrUMZ#1

Free, web-based tool designed to

help individuals learn and practice

vocabulary.

Create flashcards online and allow

others to collaborate on the stack.

Then play several flash games

(based on the information in your

flashcards) to help learn the content.

http://quizlet.com/

WHAT WAS THAT TOOL AGAIN?

http://go2web20.net/

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