Create a photomontage to add interest to a photo. Easy to use tool that offers a fast way to create some fun photos/images
A free tool that simple makes stripes. Another way to create a visual for a digital site. Simple and easy to use
The tool could be used to create a letter to the editor or a newspaper article.
There are other options to create other captions from the fodey.com generators
The service offers three ways to create word clouds: copying and pasting text into TagCrowd, upload a plain text file or you can copy and paste a web address into TagCrowd. Simple and effective visuals
A website where you can type in some text and it will turn it into a shape of choice
This online tool is like a free Photoshop. it is also less complicated to use and so good for younger users. It has intuitive editing control panels that allow the user to do simple things such as using filters, creating effects, cropping and resizing photos. It is also very easy easy to undo anything that does not turn out as well as expected. If a project requires a more sophisticated treatment, it also has layers that, like Photoshop, allow a user to create very professional final products. It is also easy to upload projects to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.
ThingLink is a simple-to-use website designed to make images more interactive. Originally created for fashion marketing in Europe, it works similar to tagging photos on Facebook or Flickr but goes one step further by allowing the user to embed ‘media-rich tags’ into the image that link back to any web content. It allows a user to add content to images. For example, a student could display a map of Canberra. and then add a video explaining how parliament works with a link over the Parliament House. It is very easy to use. The user just clicks a spot on the image and adds text, a link to a website, or an embed code for video. It is a very quick and easy way to make any project more dynamic and interactive.
The Noun Project is creating clip art icons for every known noun making it a perfect place to look for the images needed for a precise infographic. It can take a lot of time to find a perfect, or a specific kind, of image and the Noun Project is trying to make it just a little bit easier.
This tool allows users to create their own clip art by changing the letters in photos of signs. The tool provides over 500 templates or a user can upload a photo of a sign and change the letters around.
This is a simple web-based video editing tool that makes video projects and easy experience. The tool allows users to upload content, save it in the cloud, and can link to other storage space like Google Drive. It can be powerful for making student-centered projects because it allows students to mute parts of the base video, record themselves and add that narration to the video. The video can be published using different file sizes, the smallest of which is free. The tool also offers a number of themes, effects and transitions to spiff up any video.
From the Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum: 'Colour, is one of the attributes we're interested in exploring for collection browsing. bjects with images now have up to five representative colors attached to them. The colors have been selected by our robotic eye machines who scour each image in small chunks to create color averages. These have then been harvested and snapped to the grid of 117 different colors — derived from the CSS3 palette and naming conventions — below to make navigation a little easier."
Pixabay is a place to find and download quality public domain images. You can search on Pixabay by using keywords or you can simply browse through the library of images. When you find an image you can download it in the size that suits your needs. Registered users do not have to enter a captcha code to download images. Users who do not register can download images, but they do have to enter a captcha code before downloading each picture.
The Morgue File photo collection contains thousands of images that anyone can use for free in academic or commercial presentations. The image collection can be searched by subject category, image size, color, or rating. You will find a mix of images that don't require attribution along with some that do require attribution so pay attention to the labels that come with each picture. Morgue File is more than just a source for free images. The Morgue File also features a "classroom" where visitors can learn photography techniques and get tips about image editing.
This is a search engine for public domain and Creative Commons licensed pictures. When you search on Every Stock Photo it pulls images from dozens of sources across the web. When you click on an image you have found, you will be taken to a larger version of the image, a link to the source, and the attribution requirements for using that picture.
Even Bing has an option for finding public domain images. To access this setting go to Bing Images, enter your search term, then use the "license" menu to select public domain images. One thing to note about using Bing Images with elementary and middle school students is, depending upon what students search for, some of the "related" images and search suggestions might not always be appropriate for classrooms.