May21
This conversion tool is awesome—it is free, no need for registration and it will just about convert anything—text files, audio files, video files. Want to convert a video to a new format or download a video from the web? Do you need to convert an audio file to MP3 or WAV? No problem, Online-Convert has you covered. Need […]
September2
Updated list of possible sites for videos offerings other than YouTube…..from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
August17
CleVR is an application (free signup and download of Stitcher software) allows you to take a set of images and stitch them together to create a panoramic image. All you have to do is Shoot–Stitch–Shar. The panoramic image you create can be rotated side to side, up and down, and zoomed in and out. […]
July26
SnagLearning: This site has free downloadable films on numerous topics, can be searched by topics: arts & music, children’s learning, math & science, history, foreign language, political science & civics, foreign culture & geography. Grade levels are available and are free to use in the classroom. Films are streamed from such channels as National Geographic, NOVA, […]
July8
Automatoon is a free service for creating simple to complex animations that you can reuse anywhere on the web. There are three basic steps to using Automatoon. First, you draw and color your images. Second, you break apart each element of your drawing and third, you specify the animation action for each part of your […]
June10
Great group of audio video and animation website for students to use for storytelling and more from Ozge Karaoglu, blogger for Tech & Learning online publication that I receive. Audio Tools: LittleBirdTales is a tool that lets you capture your voice; create an online book using artwork, pictures and words. You can scan your pictures, […]
May28
FedFlix is a good source for teaching lessons on the 20th century political, military, or cultural history of the United States. FedFlix is hosted by the Internet Archives, and is a collection of over 2000 films produced by the US government during the 20th Century. The topics of these films range from training films […]
April14
Embedding a YouTube video to your blog is fairly easy but with the blocking filters at our school, many times you can’t access that video link to play it. I find it handy to have the video file (usually mp4) downloaded and then added as media to my blog so students can access it without […]
March26
A video creative service online that is offered within your YouTube account. To create a video in Stupeflix users mix together images, text, and sound to make a slide show-style video. Learn more about Stupeflix in the video below. There are some limits to the free version of the service. Stupeflix charges if you want […]
March24
ViewPure: Useful tool for downloading YouTube videos without the extra comments, ads, suggestions, “related videos” or “inappropriate” other things that tag along with your YouTube videos. Use the website ViewPure by copying the URL of your chosen YouTube video and paste it into ViewPure where it will then strip away everything but the video. Some […]