Free and Available Resources
Free and Available Resources
AVAILABLE
RESOURCES
4. WEB CONFERENCING
TOOLS FOR TEACHERS
1. ChatterPix Kids
A free app that elementary school students can use to create
talking pictures.
To use the app students simply open it on their iPads or
Android devices and then take a picture.
Once they’ve taken a picture students draw a mouth on their
pictures.
With the mouth in place students then record themselves
talking for up to thirty seconds.
The recording is then added to the picture and saved as a
video on the students’ iPads or Android devices.
Digital storytelling tools for teachers
2. Smilebox
Quickly and easily create slideshows, invitations, greetings,
collages, scrapbooks, and photo albums right on your computer.
To get started, download and install the Smilebox application.
Then simply select the photos you want to use, choose a
template, add comments and music.
With more than 1000 customizable templates to choose from,
you’ll find inspiration around every corner.
Digital storytelling tools for teachers
3. Storybird
Make visual stories in seconds.
They curate artwork from illustrators and animators around the
world and inspire writers of any age to turn those images into
fresh stories.
Note that while making, sharing, and reading stories on
Storybird is free, printing them or downloading them have
various fees that are clearly explained with each option.
Digital storytelling tools for teachers
4. Bubblr
Bubblr is a tool to create comic strips using photos from flickr,
just taking a sequence of pictures where you can add bubbles
and create a story.
Digital storytelling tools for teachers
5. MakeBeliefsComix
Can create your own comic strip with an easy and fun way.
Choose a character and emotion, add talk or thought balloons,
and start your character communicating.
You can add other characters, colored backgrounds, objects,
and panel prompts to keep your viewers interested.
When you are done, you can print or email your comic.
PART TWO
1. ClassMarker
ClassMarker's secure, professional web-based testing service is
an easy-to-use, customizable online test maker for business,
training & educational assessment with tests and quizzes.
Testing and quizzing tool for teachers
3. Hot Potatoes
You can choose from the following six types of questions to
create your interactive quiz:
1. Crossword
2. multiple-choice
3. short-answer
4. gap-fill
5. matching/ordering
6. jumbled-sentence.
Testing and quizzing tool for teachers
5. Yacapaca
If you are a teacher you can use 15,000 quizzes in every
subject or you can create quizzes, surveys, tests, eportfolios
and more.
PART THREE
1. Google Forms
Google Forms allows you to easily create polls and surveys
using a wide variety of forms and question types.
It also lets you include multimedia materials into your forms
such as images and videos.
Its collaborative features enable you to work with your team to
build a survey or poll together.
‘Responses to your surveys are neatly and automatically
collected in Forms, with real time response info and charts.
free survey, polls, and quizzes tools for teachers
2. Pollmaker
Easy and simple tool to create and share polls and surveys.
First, type in your questions and answers, select a theme or
create your own and on the ‘settings tab set options like
allowing multiple answers, allowing voters to enter their own
answers and much more.
Next, click share and copy your poll Vote url to share with
voters.
free survey, polls, and quizzes tools for teachers
3. SurveyNuts
It allows you to create your own surveys, questionnaires, and
quizzes.
It offers a real time reporting dashboard that enables you to see
results and statistics of your survey.
You can share your surveys through a generated URL, embed
them on your website or share them through email.
free survey, polls, and quizzes tools for teachers
4. Typeform
Typeform allows you to easily create a poll that looks beautiful,
and gets more responses…
You can make a poll in minutes by dragging and dropping
questions and adding design elements so that it blends
beautifully into your brand.
Increase the level of engagement and turn the poll into an
experience by adding icons, images, GIFS and video.
free survey, polls, and quizzes tools for teachers
5. Quizalize
'This tool allows teachers to create fun classroom exams or
homework.
Teachers can see the results live and easily spot students'
strengths and weaknesses.
The process to create a quiz is simple and easy.
After you log in to your account (registration is
required,Quizalize is free for individual teachers), go to ‘Your
Quizzes’ tab and click on ‘Create a new quiz’.
Follow the instructions and type in your data. Once you are
done click on ‘Save’ to save your quiz. To assign the quiz to
your students click on ‘Set Quiz’ button and enter the name of
your class. A unique code will be generated for you to share with
students. The students can then go to www.quizal.me and input
the class code and their name to access the quiz.'
PART FOUR
1. Zoom
Zoom is free for unlimited number meetings up to 50
participants (duration of 40 minutes per meeting), video
conferencing, web conferencing, and group collaboration.
The free version also offers security, user management, and
online support.
Web conferencing tools for teachers
2. Google Hangouts
Would you like to see, hear, and share information to your online
learners?
With Google Hangouts you can have a video group chat for up
to 10 people for free! It is a powerful tool much better than a
web chat.
Web conferencing tools for teachers
3. Zoho Meeting
100% free for one host and one participant, Zoho Meeting
allows for unlimited meetings and duration, desktop sharing,
multi platform support, instant and schedule meetings, and
instant messaging.
Get started with online meetings, and start sharing your desktop
to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
Web conferencing tools for teachers
4. Join.me
The free version of Join.me allows you to hold an unlimited
number of meetings with up to 10 participants per meeting (one
organizer plus 9 viewers) using up to five video streams.
You can chat with participants, transfer files, join the audio part
of any meeting by internet (VoIP), and allow participants to
control your computer.
Web conferencing tools for teachers
5. MeetingBurner
Host up to 10 webinar attendees for free with no ads
Instantly share your screen with anybody.
It works with iPhones, iPads, and Android Phones.
PART FIVE
1. Hippo Video
Hippo Video is an all-in-one online video tool for education.
It takes care of the entire life cycle of video, from creating,
editing, hosting, sharing to tracking.
It is the one stop shop software for online virtual classroom.
video tools for teachers
2. PowToon
PowToon, you can create animated presentations and videos.
Using animated presentations in the classroom allows teachers
and students to engage, explain and tell a story with impact.
Powtoon has ready-made templates designed to start creating
animations by just dragging and dropping the ones you like.
It also provides you the opportunity to customize the templates
and design your own with images, music, and voice-overs.
With the free version you have access to basic features and it
comes with a watermark.
video tools for teachers
3. Animoto
Animoto, you can turn photos and video clips into videos and
slideshows.
You can choose from ready-made video styles then add music,
text and convert them into videos.
Teachers use Animoto to create ads for school fundraisers,
event recaps, social media posts, newsletters, and
announcements.
In class, students can create photo essays, book reports,
student portfolios, or other projects.
The downside is you can’t share or download the videos you
created unless you upgrade. And the sad part is, it’s pricey.
video tools for teachers
4. Flixtime
Flixtime is a free site where users can create custom,
production-quality videos with images, videos, and text.
With Flixtime, you can create, share and download a 60-second
video for free.
Flixtime uses AudioMicro to provide users with a selection of
award-winning tracks, sound effects, and stock music.
video tools for teachers
5. CamStudio
CamStudio is a downloadable software that lets you record your
screen along with audio.
You can use annotation features like adding text, inserting
callouts and even cursor options like default, hidden or highlight
while recording your screen.
The downside of this tool is that there are no video editing
capabilities.
You can only record your screen and share it with your students.
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