Why You Need an Image Optimizer If your website or LMS loads slowly, it’s could be due to the size of image files. You probably know that high-quality images tend to load slowly, but what you might not know is that you can fix this by reducing the file size of your image while maintaining high… Read more
Finding Free Sound Effects Finding free sound effects for projects can be challenging. When you finally find one you like, it’s often difficult to download or not the right file type. Many sites require accounts, making them unavailable to many students. Other sites have confusing rules about attribution, making them difficult for students to use…. Read more
Using Meme Templates in the Classroom Whether you’re looking for a way to grab student attention or asking them to demonstrate understanding in a fun way, memes are a great option. Kapwing’s meme templates provide an easy way to create engaging memes. Making Memes If you’re looking for trending and popular meme templates, prefer classic… Read more
Make an Impression with Profile Picture Maker Profile Pic Maker provides a quick, easy, and free way to create great-looking profile pictures. Whether you want a profile picture maker for social media, your email, or a learning management system, Profile Pic Maker is the tool for you. How to Turn Any Image Into an Awesome… Read more
Brainstormer Brainstormer is a great tool for group brainstorming. Teachers and students contribute ideas to a shared board, build on each other’s thoughts, and vote for their favorite ideas. Plus, it’s completely free and no accounts are required. Set Up a Brainstorm Go to Brainstormer.online and click “Setup Brainstorm.” Type in the topic or problem… Read more
SlidesMania – Way More than Presentations While there are several slides template sites, SlidesMania is hands-down the best one for teachers and students. They’ve embraced the idea that there’s a lot more to Google Slides than presentations. Choice Boards Interactive Game Templates – Let your students make a review game. Digital Notebooks Weekly Class Planners They… Read more
Loom Loom is the best choice for teachers and students looking for a free screen recorder. They generously offer many of their paid features to students and teachers for free. Just go to loom.com/education and click on Verify Education Account. Loom Education Account Features Loom provides teachers and students the ability to record an unlimited… Read more
Turn Your Slides into an Animated GIF While PowerPoint and Keynote users can directly save their presentations as an animated GIF, Google Slides doesn’t yet have this feature. Don’t worry though, Tall Tweets will let you turn your Google Slides into an animated GIF with just a few clicks. How to Make a GIF in… Read more
Copyright Free Video, Images, and Music I’ve shared several great sites that feature copyright-friendly images and music for use in student projects (links at the bottom of this post). Finding high-quality, copyright-free video footage has been a bit more challenging. Whether you’re looking for video footage to narrate a poem to, a green screen background,… Read more
No Green Screen, No Problem Record your video anywhere, with any background. Unscreen analyzes your video and automatically removes the background without needing a single click from you. I was pleasantly surprised by Unscreen’s accuracy with a variety of videos and backgrounds. A Great Tool for Creating Custom Animated GIFs. The free version has some… Read more
