-Creation+Tools

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= Colllections of great sites: =
 * ===Lots of great tools and ideas at : []===
 * ===Graphic Inquiry: []===
 * ===Graphic Inquiry: []===

Creating - sites & tools for creating

=//Create comics, graphic novels //, // telling stories :// Storytelling & Animation tools =

--(**Check out**: -Animated Myths created by my students 2011-2012)
= = = Documents & Quick Creations for posting: =
 * ===Create a page instantly - with video, pics, etc: Checkthis===
 * ===Create a page instantly: []===
 * ===Create online Flyers and publish: [|http://www.smorepages.com[[http://www.smorepages.com/|/]]]===
 * ===Convert PDF to Word: [|http://www.pdftoword.com]===

=Create Videos: See Storytelling tools!!! =

=Create Websites or Wikis: =

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===- Create basic website in a safe and educationally based environ.: [] 3. Good website. Yet has ads. Students can collaborate by using same login & password: []===

Wikispaces:

 * ===Simple way to create a wiki: www.wikispaces.com===
 * ===-What is a Wiki - view video: commoncraft===
 * ===5 ways to use a Wiki in the Classroom: Free Technology for Teachers===
 * ===-Teacher flyer with great links! (pdf): handout===
 * ===- How-to Videos : []===
 * ===** YouTube -How to Videos for both beginner & advanced! :** []===
 * ===-Presenting Wiki to others: toolkit===

Adding Accents for many Languages:

 * === http://www.typeit.org/ ===

= Infographics: =
 * === How to create infographics video: []===
 * ===Great for 1st timers: []===
 * ===Works with Internet Explorer: www.piktograph.com===

= Multimedia Creations: =

- Online posters - use pics, vids, text, & more: [|http://www.glogster.com]
= Adding images & more to your creation: =

- //need to only supply (copy & paste) name of photographer or link for each item://
> @http://www.clker.com/  (clipart) > @http://www.sxc.hu/  (pictures) > For great things you can do with Ribbet: > http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2013/03/10-tips-for-digital-photo-editing-fun.html > > == == > **Highlight portion of pdf you want then grab that highlighted area and drag to desktop. Then in desktop you can change & edit on Microsoft photo editor once you open the picture – bottom and far right button. Change pdf to jpg when saving.**
 * ==Over one million copy-right free images, music, & video- //need to only supply (copy & paste) credit or link for each item//: []==
 * ===Search Creative Commons by both tag & actual content : @http://www.behold.cc/===
 * ===1,000s for copy-right free photos: [|Morguefile]===
 * ===Bloggers - Quickly find copy-right free photos -includes attribution caption : [|Wylio]===
 * ===5 more sites for photos: [|freetech4teachers]===
 * ===Some copyright free photos for students: [|FreeFoto] & []===
 * *** Royalty Free images:
 * ===Collection of free photos, music, & more:[]===
 * ===More copyright free photos: []===
 * === **Make your images interactive : []===
 * ===---Tingling how-to-video: ** [|freetech4teachers] **===
 * = Editing Photos: =
 * ** Editing photos: PicMonkey **Easy text layering, cut-outs, arrows, speech bubbles, frames, & easy crop & resize
 * ===** Ribbet ** **-** **collages, touch-ups and advanced photographic effects like curves and clone tools, fonts, frames, stickers, vampire effects, beards, and an entire pond full:** ===
 * ==** & **[]==
 * ==PDF -> JPG :==

= Adding Video: =
 * ===Cut YouTube videos just like you want them & embed them in websites/blogs: [[image:valems/tubechop.JPG width="84" height="21" link="@http://www.tubechop.com/"]]===
 * === Cut videos on YouTube - make sure to get URL from top of the page & not the share/link: []===
 * === Take out the distraction just show the YouTube video by itself!: Quietube.com ===
 * ===Upload your video and follow 1,000's of other creators: Vimeo.com===
 * ===Upload your video and follow 1,000's of other creators: Vimeo.com===

-Keepvid

 * === Documents : A. Embed video into Microsoft Word : [|hpTeacherExperienceExchange]===

= **Adding Narration:** =
 * ** creates a webpage or embed **for your narration - no signing up needed:[]
 * Add narration to presentations by typing it & the computer speaks -simple: [|HelloSlide]
 * ===**Add audio/narration to websites/wikis easily with Audioboo:** []===
 * Add audio and video narration to presentations: []

= Adding Music -sampling and mixing: =
 * ===ANP Music Library - Just like what the 'pros' use: []===
 * ===Free Music: [[image:valems/free music archive.JPG width="53" height="22" link="@http://freemusicarchive.org/"]]===
 * ===Free Music -for videos: [|http://vimeo.com/]===
 * ===Free music - instrumental hip-hop & other genres: Jamendo===
 * ===List of 34 sites!!!: eLearning Industry===

** Put mp3 music on their player and embed in any site: snacktools**
@http://www.soundjay.com/
 * Royalty free sounds

List of tons of free sites:
[]

***Unfortunately, Wikimedia is blocked by NISD: @http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

= Voices and Sound Effects: =
 * ===Free sound effects: []===
 * ===Paid site for music & sound effects: [|http://www.audiosparx.com]===

Adding & create documents, powerpts & pdfs:

 * === Create a pdf - any doc. uploaded to Google Docs can be converted: GoogleDocs===
 * ===Add or share docs, powerpts, & pdfs to your presentations:[| slideshare]===

=<span style="background-color: #800000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Add & create an ebook/digital book: =
 * ===Make your pdfs look incredible as a digital book: issuu.com===
 * ===Do the same thing here but places it on a table: snacktools===

= Adding QR codes: =
 * ===Librarians - add QR codes to books or shelves so students can read reviews!===
 * ===Create a QR code -both text and audio:[| kaywa] or [] ===
 * ===Voice QR's : use audioboo to record, title your boo, and then search the boo in audioboo and then copy the url address at the top of the page and place in a QR code generator such as Google. Or use audio memo on ipad and then email file to your gmail/docs - & it converts it to http automatically===
 * ===Create colorful QR's and put images as background: [|http://www.visualead.com] ===
 * === How to : Create audio file & QR code : Langwitches===
 * ===Make codes & shapes with your QR code: []===

= Create videos, games & more: =
 * ===Create- a youtube movie, a facebook app, a video game, and more: []===
 * ===Create stop motion videos easily: [|JellyCam]===
 * ===Create interactive games, stories, etc.!: @http://scratch.mit.edu/ ===

= Going Mobile & Creating Apps: =
 * ===Step 1 -Creating an iphone app & uploading to itunes: [|makeuseof.com]===
 * ===Step 2 - How to create an iphone or android app: [|makeuseof.com]===
 * ===Step 3 - Go to this site: [|buzztouch.com]===
 * ===Using smartphones for reporting and recording: [|http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/]===

= Radio/Podcasting: =
 * === Youth Public Radio producers - check out the 'RESOURCES' : []===
 * ===Make your own Radio Diary : []===
 * === StoryCorps - a website that collects life stories and show you how to record & share stories: []===
 * ===<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">All about **Podcasting**:[[file:Podcasting (1).doc]] ===
 * ===[]===

= Managing your creations: = = Storage & File Sharing: =

3.. Upload, Download, & share large files up to 1GB:[]

 * Conversion sites: **

2. Convert PDF to Word : [|http://www.pdftoword.com]
= Other helpful tools & guides: =
 * === Shorten URLs or Web Addresses: []===
 * ===Beginners guide to ** html ** with practice exercises: [|w3schools.com]===
 * ===Save web articles as PDF for later reading: []===
 * === Documents : A. Embed video into Microsoft Word : [|hpTeacherExperienceExchange]===