1. YouTube - annotation tools are built right into the editor used when you upload videos.
2. The Mad Video - insert interactive tags, which can link to other websites or comments, to videos on YouTube
3. Embed Plus - find a video on YouTube, use Embed Plus to start the video where you want it, skip to any point in the video, play in slow motion, zoom in or out, and annotate at any point of the video
4. wireWax - add tags to videos on YouTube that direct students another video, image from Facebook, Flickr, or Instagram, audio tracks from SoundCloud, or reference an article from Qwiki
5. Blubbr - insert a quiz after a clip of a video the students are watching
Want to enlarge a picture without leaving your home or classroom? Use this free website to upload any image, decide what size you need, then print on multiple sheets of paper that will piece together to form one enlarge picture of your original image.
Add narration to a photograph - share it, embed it, view it! Use this to create a presenation about a selected picture in a foreign language (or English if presenting to an EL student), make vocab cards with the pronunciation added to the photo, or practice oral speaking for presentations (more ideas for Fotobabble here and here).
This fun and free application is great for drawing and typing on Google Maps. Great for showing the route historical figures took or characters in a book! (Notice the red triangle added by this user to this photo below...)
Infographics is the latest in data visualization - it presents data and information in a visual orientation that makes it appealing to the eye. A great way to present information to any age for any subject.
Add images, videos, audio, and links to external sources. Magazines are displayed with page-turning effects and can be embedded into blogs. Learn more in the youtube video.
A unique website that allows the user to use virtual sticky-notes to post ideas, pictures, notes, etc. and place on a canvas. Great for teacher presentations, interactive tools for class discussions, and student presentations!
Want to engage and "wow" your audience? Using a virtual canvas, this program zooms in and out of different areas on the canvas, allowing the user to display and navigate throughout the overall image. Visit the site to see samples and to start your new presentation today!
A free online tool for creating a slideshow using your own pictures. View the one created for the Educational Foundation grant award ceremony... http://www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/Page/15189.
This site offers an engaging suite of online tools where learners can use their imagination by creating, publishing, and sharing digital stories. Also a great alternative for lessons using PowerPoint!
Online slideshow presentations with the option of embedding video from multiple sources and allows the user to draw, create, or edit images inside the slides.
Free online resource that allows you to upload photos to make a slideshow! Once created, share your slideshow via email and/or imbed your show into your blog or website!
Add voice narration to slides you display online - a great way to overcome the challenge of reteaching lessons due to misunderstandings and/or absences.
Who says you can't get something for nothing? Royaltyfreemusic.com offers a variety of FREE high-quality royalty-free items, including royalty-free stock footage, royalty-free sound effects, royalty-free clip art, royalty-free images, royalty-free photos, and of course, royalty-free stock music.
Want to make a photo come to life? Use this free online program to upload any photo and add tags to help narrate your lesson while navigating through the picture.
This site allows users to create a stop-motion video by uploading images or using images already downloaded onto the computer, then playing them back at any frame-per-second speed selected.
Turn your words into a 3D animated movie instantly! Great for students with writer's block, students who need a little more motivation, or students with weak motor skills!
