Welcome to CREATING!

 

The links on this page will allow you to create and edit photos, podcasts, and movies using your computer.  Many of the links take you to applications that are free, which teachers always love. 

 

 

Students can use these tools for:

-projects

-class assignments

-book talks

-graduation/senior projects

-poetry

-readers theaters

-field trips

-record story read alouds

 

Teachers can use these tools for:

-end of year slideshow

-field trip slideshow or movie

-lessons

-give spelling tests on podcasts

-scavenger hunts

-listen for student fluency on podcasts

 

 

 

 

 

Great links for editing photos - Free!!

www.picnik.com

www.photoshop.com

www.morpheussoftware.net

www.picasa.google.com

www.getpaint.net

 

 

 

Great photo editing sites - not so free, but still a great bargain.

www.adobe.com - Photoshop Elements ($139.99) and Photoshop Premier ($179.99)

Corel Paint Shop Pro - $79.99

Photo Studio - $79.99

Photo Suite - $39.99

Photo Explosion - $49.99

Serif Photo Plus - $79.99

 

 

 

Tools for making podcasts:

 

www.audacity.com

 

www.garageband.com

 

 

Tools for movie making:

www.windowsphotostory.com - only works with Windows XP

iMovie

Windows Movie Maker

 

 

 Misc. Creating Tools:

www.rubistar.com - Creating rubrics

www.jingproject.com - Screen shots, record video of onscreen action, and share instantly.

www.camtasia.com - ($299.00) Screen recorder software - offers a free trial.  Premier version of jing.

www.zamzar.com - File conversion without the need to download software.  Allows you to convert files, music, and videos.

 

 

Finding Pictures online free of copyright to use legally in your classroom:

 

http://www.copyrightfreephotos.com/

http://classroomclipart.com/

http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp

http://freestockphotos.com/  Free with limitations

http://pics.tech4learning.com/