Wall / Page Presentation Tools
These tools allow users to create presentations and on a "wall-like" platform.
Thinglink - Teacher example - Blog post -Free and paid options available App and
Web-based tool to annotate images with videos, links, text, and other images. Amazing!
Padlet - Student example - Add pictures, videos, links, and audio to a collaborative
(or personal) digital bulletin board.
Genially - Inspiration board - Free and paid options available for educators. Create interactive content
and presentations with animations, audio, video, and text. Similar to Thinglink and Google Slides/Drawings.
Platform may be used in French, Spanish, or English.
Glogster Edu - Student examples - Free and paid options available.
Design an interactive poster with pictures, video, text, and appealing art.
Haiku Deck - Catherine's example - Free! Presentations that focus on images and little text.
Canva - Free and paid options. Design presentations and social media graphics
Prezi - Student example : Use a template or a blank canvas, links, pictures,
videos, and text to build an interactive presentation.
Google Maps - Catherine's example of Google Maps for WL teachers and learners.
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Video Tools
Use these tools to create engaging videos with music, pictures, text, and voice.
Screencastify - Free Google add-on. This screen (and Web cam) recorder allows users to record over Google Slides,
YouTube videos, Storybird books or any Web site. Videos can be shared via Google Drive or YouTube.
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Animoto - Free educator and student accounts! - Student example
Combine pictures and video with music and text on templates.
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Adobe Spark Video - Free. This tool is both Web-based and an app. Add pictures, videos, audio,
music, and text to create stunning videos.
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Flipgrid - Now FREE for everyone! Create a grid for a class, add a topic, and invite students to reply via
video (mobile devices or computers with cameras).
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Seesaw - Free and paid options. French 2 student blog - Although meant as a digital portfolio system, Seesaw
allows users to narrate and draw on pictures or videos. This outstanding tool can be used on
a variety of mobile devices and computers.
WeVideo - Free and paid online video editor. This is powerful, but easy to use video editing platform that
allows collaboration in the cloud from mobile devices and computers.
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Other video editor options: These tools have paid subscriptions, but they may fit your needs better.
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Writing Tools
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Pict-Lits - Inspire stories through pictures.
BigHugeLabs - Use digital photos and text to create posters, trading cards, magazine covers,
and unique projects.
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Storyboard That - Free and Educational pricing options. Digital storytelling through storyboards. Explore the
French and Spanish examples for learners and teachers.
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SlideShare - Teacher example : Upload PowerPoints, PDFs, and other documents to share and embed.
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Comic Strip, Animation, Infographics, and Picture Tools
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ToonDoo - Teacher example. Creative characters and comics builder
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Make Beliefs Comics - A comic creator with WL students and teachers in mind.
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Comicshead - Flash-based comic creator, you may need to allow Flash on Chromebooks.
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Pixton Comics for Schools - Paid subscription - Create multi-panel comics with text.
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Powtoon - Free and paid subscriptions - Create animated videos
Zimmer Twins - Create and share animated stories from template scenes and your own text.
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Infographic Creators
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Easel.ly - Nicole Naditz's example - Free - Create and share visual ideas through infographics.
Infogr.am - Free - Create infographics and charts from 30 different templates. (even video!)
Piktochart - Free and educational pricing options available
Create infographics, reports, banners, and presentations.
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Interactive Book Creator Tools
Storybird - Teacher example : Stunning art leads to thoughtful stories!
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StoryJumper - Use your own art or the provided images to illustrate your story.
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Book Creator for Chrome - Free and paid options - Add pictures, multimedia, and text to create interactive books.
This tool is also available as an iOS app ($4.99)
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Flipsnack - Free and paid options - Upload PDFs and other files to create flip-style books.
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Word Cloud Tools
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WordArt - A customizable tool for transforming words into word clouds
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Wordle - Wordle transforms text into a visual artwork piece. Users may use any work that they have
produced and transform it into art.
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Word Clouds ABCya! - Much like Wordle, this basic program allows you to "play" with a text.
Users are able to change the font, the color, and the size of the word cloud.
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Tagxedo - Tagxedo is an advanced, but still easy-to-use program that uses shapes, fonts, themes, and the Web to help
you create sophisticated looking word clouds.
Update: At this time I do not recommend embedding your creation in a site or blog. The developer uses "Silverlight,"
which is not a compatible program with most browsers. Save your creation as a .JPG file and upload it as a normal picture file.
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