Course Resources & Links
Here you will find various documents, resources, and links used in class.
Generic Student Email & Password: mrbrainerdstudents+(your initials)@gmail.com
Vote
- Quick Student Input Survey/Vote/Feedback
Introductions
- 3,2,1 Introduction - Use Google Drawing to create a collage that includes the following: 3 things we should know about you, 2 hobbies, 1 dream job.
Sharing
- How to get a shareable link with your school account
Screenshots
- Windows Snipping Tool - How to Video
- How To Take Screenshots Presentation
Collaboration
.. How to post on Padlet
- Miro
Graphic Organizers
- KWL
- 25 Free Google Drawing Templates
- 30 Free Google Drawings Graphic Organizers
- Draw.io
Image Editing
- Pixlr - Online image editing tool (w/ mobile apps)
- Polarr - Online image editor (w/ mobile apps)
Finding Images
- ** Finding Copyright Free Images With Google & Bing
- Google Image Search - Filter by size and license
.. Sharks
- Bing Image Search - Filter by size and license
.. Sharks
- Creative Commons Search - Search engine for creative commons media
- Wikipedia Creative Commons - Images and media database
- Flicker Creative Commons - Images that can be used under creative commons
- Free Images - Free image stock exchange
- Pixabay - Free high quality images
- 30+ sites for free images
- Photos For Class - Images to use in class
- Free Images Donated by Photographers
- PlinkMe
- iStock Photo – only $1 a picture
- *Pexels
- Unsplash
- Pixabay
- 30 free public domain image websites (use with care)
- Noun Project - Icons, require attribution
- Flaticon - Icons, require attribution
- freepik - Graphics, icons, photos, require attribution
- Stories by freepik - Storytelling graphics
- Iconfinder - Can filter for free icons
- unDraw - illustration graphics/images
Goverment Images
- Great Images In NASA (GRIN)
- US Department of the Interior Photo Library
- US Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Media Library
- Government Resources for Science Images
- White House - Images from White House photographers
https://www.nps.gov/media/multimedia-search.htm | Multimedia Search (U.S. National Park Service)
Posters
https://www.blockposters.com/gallery/ | Gallery - Block Posters
Finding Videos
- search 'creative commons videos'
- Vimeo - Creative commons videos
- Pexels Videos - Creative commons zero license
- Pixabay Video - Creative commons zero license
- Videvo - Thousands of free stock videos, motion graphics, music tracks and sound effects, all in one place.
Clipart
- Open Clip Art Library - Clip art to use for projects
- http://www.school-clip-art.com/
https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/ | ClipArt ETC: Free Educational Illustrations for Classroom Use
http://teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm | Free Teacher Clip Art – School clip art, word art, educational clipart.
http://www.clker.com/ | Free Clip Art & Images - Millions of Royalty Free Images | Clker
Music
Finding Music |
- Freeplay Music - Free music for projects
- Free Music Archive - High quality, legal downloads
.. Now combined with Tribe of Noise
- Live Music Archive - Free concerts and live shows to download
- SoundCloud - Social sound platform
- ccMixter - Community music remixing site
- Jamendo
- OpSound
- iBeat
- Musopen
- Public Domain 4 U - music available for download from before 1922 that is now in the public domain
- WikiMp3
- AudioMicro - Free Music & Sound Effects
- Getty Images Royalty-Free Music
- Soundhills - Royalty-Free Music (with credit to site)
- 8 Free Resources to Soundtrack Your Social Video Without Getting Sued
- Mixkit
Creating Music |
- Soundation - Create music by mixing different channels together using their built in library (No sign up needed)
- AudioSauna - Use synthesizers and effects to create your own songs, use your keyboard as the instrument (No sign up needed)
- UJAM - Another music tool that let you record and tweak your own songs
- Beat Lab - Create music using a grid
- audiotool - Combine together the devices you want to create your music
- *Incredibox - Fun music game, but you have to purchase each song you make
- The Make Your Own Music Game
-*Blob Opera - Create your own opera inspired song! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture
Sound Effects |
- Bfxr - Web tool for making your own sound effects
- Soungle
- Absolute Sound Effects Archive
- freeSFX
Record Audio
- Voice Memos app built into iOS
- Audio Recorder - Android
- Rev iOS and Android
- Vocaroo
- SpeakPipe - Online voice recorder
Edit Audio
- AudioMass - Free full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool
Multimedia
- Fabulous & Free: Multimedia Tools for Education
File Sharing/Hosting
- Dropbox - Allows you to transfer files between all your devices
- WeTransfer - Transfer files up to 2 GB
Presentations
- Note & Point - Engaging presentation examples
- Slides Carnival - Templates to use for Google Slides
- SlideModel - PowerPoint Templates
- SLIDESMANIA - Free Google & PowerPoint templates
- slidesgo - Free Google and PowerPoint templates
- Emaze
- Prezi
- Explainer videos - List of good options (eg. PowToon)
- Presentation Design Examples
Software/Programs
- Portable Apps - Free and open software that can be run on USB drives
- Brackets - Open source text editor (web design)
- MuseScore - Free portable application that can be used to create music
- LMMS - Open source music creation software
Screencasting
- Jing - Free screencasting tool
- Screencast-O-Matic - Free web based screencasting tool
- Snagit Google Chrome Extension
- CamStudio Portable - Free open source screencasting tool
Video Editing
- WeVideo - Web-based video editing tool with beginner, advanced, and professional options
- Clipchamp - Web-based video editing tool with unlimited low-resolution exports
Creating Videos
- Adobe Spark - Create video presentations where you can talk over images
- Animoto - Short video maker
Convert Media
https://www.online-convert.com/ | Online converter - convert video, images, audio and documents for free
Annotation Tools
- Genius
Color Tools
- Colordot
- Colrd
- Paletton
- ColorZilla (browser extension)
- Google Color Picker (baked into Google search 'color picker')
Font/Text Tools
- ÆSOP’S FABLES with GOOGLE FONTS
https://fonts.google.com/ | Google Fonts
http://www.abstractfonts.com/ | Abstract Fonts (13,875 free fonts)
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/home | Free Fonts! Legit Free & Quality » Font Squirrel
https://www.1001freefonts.com/ | 1001 Free Fonts - Download Fonts
https://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm | Free fonts - Urban Fonts
https://www.dafont.com/ | DaFont - Download fonts
Sketchnoting & Drawing Tools
- AutoDraw - Uses AI to guess what you're drawing
- Twiddla
- Canvas - Drawing app on Chromebook
- Google Jamboard (Google Drive --> New --> More --> Google Jamboard)
- http://www.psykopaint.com/ | Psykopaint - Create and paint amazing art from photos
- https://galactic.ink/sketchpad/ | Sketchpad - Online Paint/Drawing application
- https://muro.deviantart.com/ | DeviantArt muro
- https://www.sumopaint.com/home/ | Sumopaint - Online Image Editor
- Sketchnoting in Education - Look at the Tools for sketchnoting section
Storyboarding
https://www.storyboardthat.com/ | Storyboard That: The World's Best Free Online Storyboard Creator
Vector Graphics
- Vectr - Web based tool for creating vector graphics
Infographics & Design
- Canva - **Use school account
- Easelly
- Visme
- BeFunky
- Easil
- fotor
- Stencil
- pablo
- Adobe Spark - Create social media posts
- Google Drawing
Mind Map
- Coggle
- Popplet
- bubbl.us
Timeline
- Sutori - Tool for timelines and interactive visuals
Career Resources
- Career and Education Explorer
Email
Superhero Creator
- Marvel
- DC
- Heroized
Character Creator
- DoppelMe (register for more items)
Web Design
- Weebly
- Wix
- Adobe Spark - Create engaging one page sites
Programming
https://lightbot.com/ | LightBot
Research
- eLibraryMN (formally Electronic Library MN ELM) - Great resource for research (databases, news, ebooks)
Writing, Grammar, & Citations
https://www.curriculumpathways.com/portal/#/info/126?id=4003 | Curriculum Pathways®
https://www.paperrater.com/ | Free Online Proofreader: Grammar Check, Plagiarism Detection, and more
http://www.citationmachine.net/ | Citation Machine: Format & Generate Citations – APA, MLA, & Chicago
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html | Purdue OWL // Purdue Writing Lab
https://www.polishmywriting.com/ | Check Spelling, Style, and Grammar with After the Deadline
https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/citationbuilder/index.php | Citation Builder | NCSU Libraries
Calculator
- Desmos - Four function and scientific
https://web2.0calc.com/ | Web 2.0 scientific calculator
Keyboarding & Typing
https://www.typingtest.com/ | TypingTest.com - Complete a Typing Test in 60 Seconds!
https://www.typing.com/ | Learn to Type | Free Typing Tutor - Typing.com
https://www.nitrotype.com/ | Nitro Type | Competitive Typing Game | Race Your Friends
3D Design & Modeling
- Figuro
- 3D Slash - Game like interface
- Mecabricks - Build & Render your 3D LEGO® models online
Animation
-- wick editor - free, open-source tool for creating games, animations
Scanning
- Scanning Documents - Resources for scanning documents
Fun
- Quick, Draw! - Fun AI drawing game
- Google Arts & Culture games
Motivation
- Quote of the day
- Invictus
- Michael Jordan "Failure" Commercial
Unsorted
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZQlFQ_CynnWLPt9elP1edzlDIzAXmHR22MYbI-3m89A/pub | Google Search Tricks to Find Images
https://www.wolframalpha.com/ | Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Intelligence
https://www.schoology.com/ | Learning Management System | LMS | Schoology
https://www.coolmathgames.com/ | Cool Math Games - Free Online Math Games, Cool Puzzles, and More
https://www.learn4good.com/games/index.htm | Free Games Online for Kids to play,good games for PC Mac no download,fun games site
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1guoc-f5UmTo2cpaiKadBNasnvoopXm3uE2MLtpdRqHg/pub | windows live movie maker guide
https://www.google.com/search?as_q=happy&surl=1&safe=active&tbs=sur:fmc&tbm=isch | happy - Google Search
Credits
Images by:Technology vector created by macrovector - www.freepik.com