Useful links
These are links to pages and/or updates that have been sent out in e-mails..
Epic!
100 Useful Website for students, teachers and librarians!
1001fonts.com - free downloads to make your projects pop a little more
4shared.com - free 5 GB online storage and file sharing
Adobe Spark - a suite of tools to create presentations, posters, videos, and websites
Awwapp.com - online interactive whiteboard
Bighugelabs.com - do cool stuff it hour digital photos from posters to magazine covers and more
Bingobaker.com - create and generate hundreds of random cards in PDF
Blockposters.com- take your personal images and create a huge poster through segmentation
Cacoo.com - timeline creator
Canva.com - make beautiful posters, social media graphics and presentations
Cell.ly - send text messages to students, parents and others without sharing your private number
Citationmachine.net - help with citations including APA and MLA
Classbadges.com - award virtual badges to students for their accomplishments
Classtools.net - free games, quizzes and activities for classrooms K-12
Code.org - create classes and teach students to code the easy way
Commoncraft.com - explainer videos for teaching and a library of cutouts
Commoncurriculum.com- online lesson planning where yu can attach files, re-arrange lessons, collaborate with other teachers
Coursera.org - online courses from top universities
Coverr.co- public domain stock videos. Seven new videos a week
Croak.it - record voice messages in three simple steps
Dipity.com - create, share, embed, collaborate on interactive timelines incorporating video, audio, image, text, link, social media and more
Duolingo.com - language learning app
Easel.ly- create infographics from templates or on your own
Easybib.com -help with citations including APA and MLA
Easypolls.net - create online polls for free. Save them hen you create an account
Edweb.net - professional online networking via webinars for educators
Edutopia.com - online community dedicated to bringing quality resources to the K12 community of educators
Emaze.com - online presentation creator unlike standard presentation. Create attractive presentations with provided templates
Todoist.com - manage task/projects on and offline. Share tasks in a collaborative environment. Works with many different platforms
Everystockphoto.com- Creative Commons photos
Evernote.com-save, share and work on documents across devices
Flippity.net - use Google spreadsheets to create flash cards
Fotor.com - create collages or seamlessly photo stitch images into one picture
Geogebra.org - dynamic math software for geometry, algebra, calculus, and statistics Getkahoot.com - create interactive games, polls, surveys
Pocket.com- save anything you want to see online for later. Includes social media apps so you can save from Twitter and other social media sites
Goo.gl - shortens URLs that can be tracked for statistics
Gosoapbox.com - student response system with integrated tools to check for understanding, play quizzes, and generate reports
Grammarbase.com- free grammar checker
Gutenberg.org - Project Gutenberg offers free e-books and audiobooks on works that are copyright free, most of which are classics
Hstry.co - interactive timeline includes quizzes, did you know sections. Add images and videos. Allows students to interject via comments
Imagechef.com - use photos and texts to create a myriad of different products Imgflip.com/meme generator - use images, add text, create memes
Instapaper.com - save websites for future browsing. Perfect for research
Join.me - screen sharing with anyone on the web
Khanacademy.org -academic videos to learn almost anything
Kizoa.com - create videos with a multitude of options and no time limit
Knowledgehook.com- online game show that targets mathematics for all grade levels
Kwiksurveys.com - create unlimited surveys and polls
Libib.com -cloud based cataloging for beyond the library (think classroom libraries)
List.ly - curate and share lists as well as allow others to add to them
Makerbook.net - creative graphics
Marinaratimer.com - three different types of timers to help with classrooms, presentations et al. Features pomodoro, custom and kitchen timers
Meez.com - avatar creator
Mentormob.com - online community creating and providing lessons for skills and hobbies
Mindmeister.com - online software with great visualization
Mindomo.com - mind map creator that can be used as a presentation tool as well
Moovly.com - interesting and different approach to presentations based on cartoon images and hand actions
Morguefile.com- free digital photos for projects that doesn't require citations
Online-convert.com - convert most any type of file, videos, documents etc, into different formats
Openbadges.me - create badges for websites and blogs
Pablobuffer.com- use an image provided or your own, add amazing text, share with the world
Panopen.com -open educational resources which include quizzes, videos, PowerPoint slides
Photosforclass.com- Creative Commons images with attribution
Photopeach.com- video creator with a twist-literally!
Photopin.com- Creative Commons images with easy to find attribution
Piktochart.com - create infographics that can be shared. Has a presentation mode and are downloadable
Pixteller.com - create online posters
Popplet.com- create a board to collaborate with others anywhere anytime
Presentation tube.com - record and share quality presentations with free recording and video sharing platform
Purple-planet.com - Creative Commons music for digital projects
Quizzizz.com - create and play multiplayer games
Quozio.com - create beautiful quotes
Readwritethink.org - classroom resources for K12 classrooms created by NCTE
Remind.com - send text reminders of class work to students and parents without sending your cell phone number. Create chats or send to individuals as well
Ribbet.com - online image editor
Scoop.it - web curation tool to share information
Screencastomatic.com- captures your screen to create and share videos/tutorials
Showbie.com- teacher creates account which allows students to upload their work
Slidedog.com - multimedia tool that allows the user to bring in different types of media from documents to videos and more into one presentation
Slides carnival.com - free templates for Google Slides
Smore.com - create informational posters for organizations, schools, newsletters and more
Snapguide.com - discover and create how-to guides
Spiral.ac - suite of tools to make learning g more engaging. Includes student response quizzes (quickfire) , interactive presentations (discuss), and group work/collaboration (team up)
Stich.it - copy and paste web sites into the box, this site will “stitch” or curate them into one web address
Studyblue.com - crowd sourced site with academic flash cards and notes
Sway.com- create and share interactive presentations, personal stories, reports and more
Tackk.com - create pages for anything from online posters to presentations to specific pages you build by inputting information and links
Teachwithmovies.org movie clips with lesson plans
Thenounproject.com - downloadable icons of all types
Timetoast.com- interactive timelines to create and share
Tripline.net - interactive maps you create with images, dates, and descriptions
Twiddla.com - web based, no sign in needed to collaborate online
Tynker.com- programs games, Mindcraft Mods and more
Visibletweets.com - display tweets during a conference or meeting via unique hashtag to see what others are sharing
Voxer.com- text messages with voice, photos and videos to share with groups
Videonot.es - synchronize videos with your notesto share. Click on the note to jump to that particular part of the video. Syncs with Google Drive
Visme.co - only site that create infographics, presentations, reports, and web content
Wevideo.com - create quick videos with the free version
Whatshouldireadnext.com - type in a title and it will generate a list of similar titles and subjectsWordpress.com - create a blog with a website look
Zaption.com - turn online videos into interactive learning experience you customize
Ziteboard.com - collaborate, brainstorm, create and plan with a whiteboard