UGA ETC Free Tools

I just made a video at Animoto!

2011-04-08T13:16:00.000-04:00

Prezi

2010-07-15T10:01:00.002-04:00

http://prezi.com/

Prezi is a zooming story telling and presentation tool that helps you create outstanding visuals for your thoughts. The presentations are really cool!

Netvibes

2010-07-15T09:52:00.001-04:00

http://www.netvibes.com/en

Netvibes is an online dashboard. It allows you to have public and private pages, so you can share only what you want. Add widgets, videos, audio, pictures, links, etc. This is a great class or media center website.

All things Google

2010-07-15T09:44:00.001-04:00

http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

Check out Google products. Many of the products have GREAT educational applications. Google Earth, Custom Search, iGoogle, SketchUp, Sites, Docs, etc. I love them all!

Webspiration

2010-07-15T09:37:00.001-04:00

http://mywebspiration.com/

Webspiration is the new online visual thinking tool that helps you capture ideas, organize information, diagram processes and create clear, concise written documents whether working individually or collaboratively. With integrated diagram and outline views you can think visually, structure your work effectively and express your ideas in the ways that communicate best.

xTimeline

2010-07-15T09:35:00.003-04:00

http://www.xtimeline.com/

xtimeline is a free web-based timeline. Easily create and share timelines with pictures and videos.

Tikatok

2010-07-15T09:34:00.001-04:00

http://www.tikatok.com/

Use your own writing lesson plan or choose from hundreds of StorySparks to jumpstart your students' imaginations. Students write their stories, upload their illustrations and photos and create their books online.

While it is free for students to create the books, you have to buy printed copies.

Glypho

2010-07-15T09:31:00.001-04:00

http://www.glypho.com/

Glypho is a free website that allows collaboration to write a novel. One user submits an idea. Other users around the world can post character and plot suggestions. Multiple people can write chapters. Users review and vote to choose the best chapter, “and the story moves on…”

Novlet

2010-07-15T09:30:00.001-04:00

http://www.novlet.com/

Novlet is a web application designed to support collaborative writing of non-linear stories in any language. With Novlet you will be able to read stories written by other users, create your own ones, and choose the plot you like most from several alternatives.

SnagFilms

2010-07-15T09:29:00.001-04:00

http://www.snagfilms.com/

SnagFilms.com is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free, but we’re also a platform that lets you “snag” a film and put it anywhere on the web. With a library of over 550 films, and rapidly growing, you’re bound to find films that resonate with your interests. We make it easy for you to find a film that shines a light on a cause you care about. You can then open a virtual movie theater on any web site, so any one can watch your favorite SnagFilms for free.

PreZentit

2010-07-15T09:28:00.001-04:00

http://prezentit.com/

PreZentit lets you create presentations in a few clicks, wherever only are. You only need a web browser. Work with your team in the same presentation at the same time. Your presentations can be private or public, and each one has its own web address. There is no limit in the number or length of the presentations and you have 250 MB to store your images.

VCASMO

2010-07-15T09:18:00.001-04:00

http://www.vcasmo.com/

VCASMO is an online presentation tool that builds a new communication experience based on multimedia and slides. Easily synchronize a presentation with video. The new broadcast can be embedded on your website or downloaded (downloading…not that easy).

Any Video Converter

2010-07-14T12:54:00.002-04:00

http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Any Video Converter Freeware- the Free Video Converter - is the most renowned free video converter for converting video files between various formats, with fast converting speed and excellent video quality. This powerful free video converter application makes video conversion quick and easy.

Zamzar

2010-07-14T12:50:00.003-04:00

http://www.zamzar.com/

You can use Zamzar, a free web service, to download YouTube videos from your home internet connection and bring them back to school on your laptop, flash drive, iPod or DVD.

mediaconverter.org

2010-07-14T12:49:00.001-04:00

http://mediaconverter.org/

mediaconverter.org is an online media conversion wizard. You can have 5 free conversions each day without any signup or login. Simply choose a media file already saved on your computer or browse to a file online, choose which file format you want and click start. After the conversion finishes, you can download it. Easy!

Gizmoz

2010-07-14T12:47:00.001-04:00

http://www.gizmoz.com/

Gizmoz is a free online service that enables its users to created animated, lip-synched characters. You can upload a portrait image of a person or use a pre-made character. Once uploaded, Gizmoz digitizes the face so that the mouth, eyes, and brow are animated. You can select the character’s hair, outfit, accessories, and background.

Voki

2010-07-14T12:46:00.001-04:00

http://www.voki.com/

Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc. Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.

PDPhoto.org

2010-07-14T12:43:00.001-04:00

http://www.pdphoto.org/

PDPhoto.org is a repository for free public domain photos. Unless something is clearly marked as being copyrighted, you can assume it is free to use. But if you intend to use an image you find here for commercial use, please be aware that standards for such use are higher. Specifically, you should assume no model release was obtained. And pictures featuring products or property should be used with care.

MorgueFile

2010-07-14T12:42:00.003-04:00

http://www.morguefile.com/archive/

All images are free and they can be used in your commercial projects without permission or credit from the photographer. Although selling prints, selling the images directly or claiming the photo is yours is prohibited.

OpenPhoto

2010-07-14T12:41:00.001-04:00

http://openphoto.net/

Creative Commons images. You are free to copy, adapt, distribute and transmit the images. You just need to credit the author.

Incompetech

2010-07-14T12:40:00.002-04:00

http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/

This is royalty free music. It is free to use, just give the author credit.

Tiny URL

2010-07-14T12:38:00.001-04:00

http://www.tiny.cc/

Tiny URL is easier to post on blogs or forums. Make email friendly URLs. Simplify links to your website. Hide an affiliate link. Create personal or unique addresses using a keyword. Tiny.cc turns a ridiculously long URL into a tiny URL… short, meaningful and permanent.

Animasher

2010-07-14T11:18:00.003-04:00

http://www.animasher.com/

Easy-to-use animation maker. Simply drag and drop the characters, background, and audio. Move your characters around the screen. The movements are automatically recorded. You can save your creation as a GIF file or share it with the given embed code.

Kerpoof!

2010-07-14T11:15:00.002-04:00

http://www.kerpoof.com/

Kerpoof is used in classrooms all over the country to create art,movies, stories, etc. There is a teacher page that has lesson plans, classroom ideas, and some standards (not GPS yet). Using a teacher account, you can set up a class so that your students do not need to put in n email address to login.

Animoto

2010-07-14T11:11:00.001-04:00

http://animoto.com/

Animoto is a web application that automatically generates professionally produced vidos using their own patent-pending technology and high-end motion design. Each video is a fully customized orchestration of user-selected images and music. Produced on a widescreen format, Animoto videos have the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.

P.S. This is my FAVORITE free tool :D

EtherPad

2010-07-14T11:03:00.005-04:00

http://etherpad.com/

EtherPad is a web-based word processor that allows for multiple realtime editing. No signup is required. You simply need to share the URL link to the EtherPad document that you are editing. Each editor/collaborator has a different color, so you can see who made what changes or additions.

Issuu

2010-07-14T11:01:00.001-04:00

http://issuu.com/

Issuu turns your documents into beautiful online publications. Publish to an audience of millions and get your message across to anyone, anywhere. It only takes a minute and it's free.

FontFace

2010-07-14T10:59:00.001-04:00

http://fontface.com

FontFace.com now has more than 1000 free fonts and the archive grows literally everyday. Check out the Font of the Day for the latest free font. Browse through the archives for some of the greatest free fonts on the net. Or check out our Top 25 for the cream of the crop.

VLC

2010-07-14T10:56:00.001-04:00

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

VLC media player is a high quality portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs and various streaming protocols.

PDF 995

2010-07-14T10:53:00.003-04:00

http://www.pdf995.com/download.html

pdf995 is the fast, free way to create professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format.

Stopwatch

2010-07-14T10:51:00.001-04:00

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/download-stopwatch/

www.online-stopwatch.com is letting you download our cool stopwatch and countdown timer for free! This will let you use the stopwatch when you are not on the internet. You may have to download a new version from time to time though, as updatess and tweeks are made. These filess do not need installing! They will just run from anywhere on your PC. AND they will all work full screen.

Zoom It

2010-07-14T10:48:00.002-04:00

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx

ZoomIt is a screen zoom tool. ZoomIt runs in the tray and activates with hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed page.

Delicious

2010-07-14T10:17:00.004-04:00

http://delicious.com/

Delicious is a free web-based bookmarking site. You can access your bookmarked websites from any computer with internet access. Your bookmarks are not tied to a specific computer.