Link |
Tool Type |
Description |
Time Blocks | time management tool | stack timers for multiple tasks |
Word Search Creator | word search maker | Lots of these exist on the Internet, but this one is cool because it lets you really pick and choose your formatting. |
Crossword Creator | crossword puzzle creator | Pretty simple game creator that can be printed off, or screen-shot for use in a project. |
Puzzle Creators | puzzle maker | Puzzle, word search, dice, board game maker. |
Label Maker | label maker | Create one of those old-school punch labels. |
License Plate Maker | license plate maker | Make a custom plate for any state. |
Windows Error Message | error message creator | You'll get what it is when you see the site. |
Chart and Graph Makers | chart and graph makers | A list of sites where you can creatively display your data. |
Infogram | chart maker | Add data at the site, or import from an Excel doc. |
Google Doc Persuasion Template |
persuasive writing |
Save a copy of this Google Doc for prewriting a five paragraph persuasive essay. |
Tutorials |
tech apps |
Tutorials on dozens of popular online applications. The tutorials are in the form of pdfs, videos, and online step-by-step lessons. |
Jam Studio | music | Create music easily, even if you can't read music or play an instrument! |
DragonTape | music | Create online mixtapes using YouTube music videos. |
Record Sound | sound recorder | Easy sound recording online. |
Edistorm | brainstorming | Online collaborative environment using stickies. |
Wallwisher Alternatives | brainstorming/ collaboration | Like WallWisher? Here's a list of some alternative stickie sites. |
ETTC Poetry Templates |
writing application |
Create awesome poems using the online writing templates that prompt you along the way. |
Figment | creative writing opportunities | Write stories, read stories, and connect with fellow middle school writers. |
Thing Link | tagging application | Add tags to pictures to make them more interactive. |
Narrative Writing Tutorial |
writing tutorial |
A tutorial for writing stories, both fiction and nonfiction. |
Wall Wisher | collaborative writing | Create a wall and have multiple users write at once. |
The Brainstormer | writing ideas | A cool online spinner that can generate writing ideas for original stories. (Once at the site, click Extras at top, and choose Brainstormer). |
Fridge Magnets | writing game | Choose one of four sets of themed words to create fridge writing. |
yWriter | novel writing application | Plan on writing a novel? This free software will help you do it. |
Picture a Story | storytelling application | Create a scene using visual elements, then write and record an accompanying story. |
Cite Bite | text quoter | Link directly to a quote on a web page and hilight it. |
Domo Animate | animation creator | Create a comic strip using the provided images. |
Comic Master | graphic novel creator | Create comic pages using the provided images. |
Fonts for Comics |
free fonts (some of them) |
Download some free fonts, just like those used in comic books. |
Popplet |
collaborative interactive whiteboard |
Create and collaborate on a virtual whiteboard space, including text, images, and videos. |
Titan Pad | collaborative writing | Multiple writers can use one pad. |
Cool Tools for Schools | tech apps | Dozens and dozens of online apps that you can freely use to accomplish almost anything! |
Wix | website creation | Create your own website easily. |
Tackkboard | website creation | Super easy website creation with lots of media options. |
Color Schemer | color design | Match complementary colors easily. |
KwiqPoll | polling | Ridiculously easy polling creation; free and no registration required. |
Zoomerang | polling | Create an online poll which can be embedded onto your wiki pages. |
Blog Poll | polling | Easier embeddable poll tool for wiki. |
Vocaroo | voice recording | Easily record your voice and share with others. |
Zondle | quiz games | Play or create games to practice skills and concepts. |
99Polls | poll creator | Create simple multiple choice polls. |
JellyCam | video creation | Create simple stop motion videos. |
Magisto | video editing | Easy video editing. |
HelloSlide | audio slide shows | Type the text for your slide show; this site adds a computer generated voice which reads the text. |
Quiz Scorer | scoreboard | Score and time four teams. |
Eyejot | video email | Create video messages to send, instead of emails. |
LiveBinders | website bookmarking | Easy way to organize your favorite sites. |
Just Beam It | file transfer | Transfer files easily. |
PipeBytes | file transfer | Transfer, not store, large files easily. |
File Dropper | file transfer and storage | Transfer and temporarily store, files. |
Joliprint | pdf maker |
Turn ugly web pages into easier-to-read, more attractive pdfs for printing or saving. |
Pageflipper | flash book maker | Turn your Word doc or pdf into a flippable online book. |
Join Me | screen sharing | Share a screen with others; view someone else's screen. |
CX.com | free online cloud storage | Create an account here and get 10 GB of online storage for free. |
Big Brown Bear | typing practice | Free typing practice. |
Keybr.com | typing practice | More typing practice. |
Flipping Typical | fonts | See all the fonts that are stored on your computer in visual format. |
Font Space | fonts | Fonts by categories. |
Font Report | font lister | Shows you exactly which fonts are loaded on your computer. |
Font Generators | font creator | Create words in cool fonts online, often without downloading the fonts. |
Screen Share | screen share | Share your scree with another remote user. |
Mentimeter | online polling | Quick, easy, free polling. No registration or codes needed (unless you want to keep it private). |
Sound FX NOW |
sound effects |
Sound effects to download for projects. (Easy previews) |
Sound Cli.ps |
sound effects |
Sound effects to download for projects. |
Free Sound FX Library | sound effects | Even more sound effects. |
Pdf to Word Converter | file converter | Change pdfs to Word docs that can be edited. |
Online Converter | file converter | Change certain file types into others. |
Youtube Tricks | video editing | Trim videos, remove related videos, etc. |
Youtube Audio Library | video music | Free background music. |
Youtube to mp3 Converter | audio | Covert Youtube vids to audio format. |
Clip It | audio | Simple audio recording. |
Image to Text | image converter | Convert a picture into an image made of text. |
Dooid Web Site Creator | web site creator | Build your own site, easily. |
How to Embed Almost Anything | web site management | How to embed all sorts of media. |
No Registration Needed! | assorted cool tools | Sites that don't need registration. |
Quozio | quote creator | Create great looking quotes for printing out, or putting on your site. |
PresentMe | screen capture | Upload a doc, a power point, etc., and then record yourself working through it. |
Tin Eye | color design tools | Find images that match certain colors or color combos, or extract colors from one given image to find color code that complement it. Trust me... it's useful! |
Scoreboard | scoreboard | Select from 2 to 5 teams; points go into double digits. |
Active Prompt | quick assessment | Create an online tool to collect quick votes virtually. |
Varsity Tutors | assessment | Free sample assessments to complete online. |
Image Coder | Creative Commons images | Find Creative Commons images, and create embeddable gifs that can be used legally. |
Popcorn Maker | Video Editing | Cool app lets you overlay text and images on YouTube videos, like the Pop-Up Videos of the 80s. |
EMaze | Presentation Creator | Combines best parts of Power Point and Prezi. |
Paper and Paste | Presentation Creator | Use real paper or any other medium to create presentations easily. |
Dream Harp | Sound Effect | Sound effect for next year when you experience flashbacks to Mr. Schoch's awesomeness. |
Remind Me | Email Utility | Create an email reminder to yourself. |
CiteLighter | Hilighter | Hilight, cite, and add comment. |
QR Code Creator | QR Codes | Simply copy any url, insert here, and create a QR code that can be read by any QR code scanner on a smartphone. |
YouTube to MP3 | YouTube Converter | Change YouTube videos to MP3s |
YouTube Clipper | video clipper | Clip and loop videos. |
Croppola | image cropping | Smart image cropping. |
Free Music Sources | music | 31 Sources of Free Creative commons Music |
Tin Eye | color matcher | Find CC images that match selected colors |
oTranscribe | Video Notes | Put video and note sheet on same screen. |
CloudConvert | Converter | Convert anything to anything else. |
Loom | ScreenCasting | Record screen and audio easily. |
Online OCR | Conversion | Convert PDFs and JPEGs to Word for editing |
QB Buzzer | Game | Connect multiple users to raise a virtual hand, while shutting out the opponents. |
Wheel of Names | Game Spinner | Quickly create a spinner wheel with names or categories. |
Split PDF | pdf Tool | Split large PDFs into multiple pages. |
Text Tools Online | text configuration tool | Alphabetize lists and do other sorting tasks. |
Video Conversion Tool | Video Conversion Tool | Convert videos into other formats such as audio files. |
Typito | Video Text Tool | Easily add text captions to videos. |
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