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Piskel for Kids - Piskel
Grades
4 to 8
tag(s): animation (73), creating media (19), creativity (93), images (276)
In the Classroom
Students can post their piskels into a virtual bulletin board such as Stormboard, reviewed here. Create a piskel character depicting the main character of a student's favorite story or display the piskel character in a trading card using Trading Card Creator reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Napkin Slides - Napkin AI
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), presentations (50), visualizations (16)
In the Classroom
Napkin Slides is part of NapkinAI, reviewed here which generates stunning visuals from text. Use both tools to create informative presentations with visuals that enhance student learning. Share Napkin Slides with students to use to create engaging presentations for any subject. Napkin Slides currently only allows users to attach Microsoft documents to a prompt; if using Google products, look for options in each file to download as Word, PowerPoint, or Excel documents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Sticky Notes - Online Notepad
Grades
3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): organizational skills (92), study aid (177)
In the Classroom
Have students create color-coded sticky notes for facts, questions, vocabulary, and connections while reading a text, then sort their notes before writing a summary. Ask students to build a checklist for a long-term assignment and update each step as they research, draft, revise, and submit their work. Assign students to record one key idea, one supporting detail, and one remaining question after a lesson, then use the notes as an exit ticket or discussion starter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bridge Map Templates - Visual Paradigm International Ltd.
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): critical thinking (187), graphic organizers (62), visual thinking (17), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
In the Classroom
Ask multilingual learners to pair words or phrases in two languages and label the relationship as translation, category, function, or part-to-whole. Students can add images or symbols to support meaning. Invite teams to plan an analogy-based presentation in which each student explains one pair from a shared bridge map. Students can build the final presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Use an incomplete bridge map as a formative assessment. Ask students to supply missing pairs, identify the relating factor, and explain their reasoning before completing a brief class review with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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DaVinci Resolve - Blackmagic Design Pty. Ltd.
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): creating media (19), digital storytelling (182), editing (99), media literacy (136)
In the Classroom
Students can create videos using Blackmagic and explore the site's various free features. Have students work in pairs to storyboard a public-service announcement or book trailer on Padlet, reviewed here, then use the storyboard as a production guide while assembling and revising the final video in DaVinci Resolve. Ask students to document the editing process with ScreenPal, reviewed here, which is great for showing project progress, and create a short reflection explaining one editing, sound, or color choice they changed after peer feedback.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Vivipod - Vivipod
Grades
K to 12tag(s): assessment (141), blended learning (29), collaboration (142), communication (126), Formative Assessment (48), remote learning (32)
In the Classroom
Use Vivipod in many ways to encourage discussion in any classroom. For example, ask students to share reading responses, math explanations, science observations, and provide quick introductions at the beginning of the year. Use moderation tools as needed when posting responses to ensure that students use proper online etiquette and responses that meet prompt requirements. Because Vivipod is a tool that encourages conversations, use prompts that require students to explain, respond, and react without the need for an in-class discussion. Prompts can require students to respond to a class member's recording or discuss another student's prediction of what might happen during a science experiment.Edge Features:
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Affinity - Canva
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), editing (99), graphic design (57)
In the Classroom
Have students turn research from a science, social studies, or health unit into an infographic. They combine a clear title, concise facts, icons, charts, and visuals to teach classmates about topics such as ecosystems, weather, inventions, or historical events. After reading a novel or biography, have students redesign the book cover to show important themes, symbols, setting details, and character traits. They can write a short artist's statement explaining how each visual choice connects to the text. Have students use teacher-approved images to create a visual essay on a school, community, science, or social studies topic. They can edit images, arrange them on a page, and add captions that tell a clear story or support a central idea.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Boardous - Boardous
Grades
K to 12tag(s): differentiation (102), Whiteboard (11)
In the Classroom
Use Boardous for small-group work or to assist individual students. If you provide virtual office hours, Boardous is a helpful tool for conducting online learning sessions via video chat and for using the included tools to support learning. Send an invitation code to absent students to review an annotated board created during a lesson, or to meet live and review information they missed. Boardous is also helpful for virtual parent-teacher conferences and for sharing information as you discuss your student's progress.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Grabient - Grabient
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): colors (63), graphic design (57), presentations (50)
In the Classroom
Use Grabient to create and download backgrounds for use with any presentations, for example, with Google Slides, reviewed here and Canva for Education, reviewed here presentations, posters, or newsletters. Art teachers can use Grabient's features to teach color theory, including how to distinguish warm versus cool colors, use complementary colors, and emphasize how color can evoke mood and emotion in design.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Filmora - Wondershare Technology
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), creating media (19), digital storytelling (182), multimedia (70)
In the Classroom
Have students create videos using Filmora and explore the site's free features. Students can use Stormboard, reviewed here to share tricks and tips on how to use Filmora. Invite groups to create opposing video arguments about a debatable topic, screen the videos for the class, and use Mentimeter, reviewed here, to collect audience responses before students evaluate the strength of each argument.Edge Features:
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Synthesia - Synthesia Limited
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), creating media (19), digital storytelling (182)
In the Classroom
Use Synthesia to create short lessons or share study and organization tips to support students. Students can research a historical figure, scientist, or author and write a first-person script (e.g., "I am Marie Curie, and in 1898, my husband and I discovered..."). By picking an appropriate avatar, they can bring their research paper to life as an animated presentation. Instead of a traditional written book report, students can write a concise script that summarizes a book's themes and conflicts, using the avatar as a "literary critic" to host a digital show.Edge Features:
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ArcGIS StoryMaps - Esri
Grades
K to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (182), multimedia (70), presentations (50)
In the Classroom
Have students explore a teacher-selected public StoryMap about a place, event, ecosystem, or historical topic. As they move through the map, they can record three new facts, one important image or map detail, and one question they still have. They can share their findings in a class discussion or exit ticket. Have students explore a public StoryMap about a historical location, changing community, environmental issue, or migration route. They compare the past and present by creating a Venn diagram with 2 and 3 Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here, or a short written response using details from the StoryMap. Assign small groups different sections of one public StoryMap or different StoryMaps about the same topic. Each group can become an expert on its section, then teach classmates using a brief summary, a map detail, and one discussion question.Edge Features:
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FreeShow - Live Church Solutions
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), multimedia (70), presentations (50)
In the Classroom
Use FreeShow to display a dynamic daily agenda with visuals, timers, and rotating slides for announcements, objectives, and reminders to start the day in an organized and engaging way. Have students perform poems or scripts while FreeShow displays lines, images, or background visuals on a large screen, helping build fluency, expression, and confidence. Create a slideshow with questions, clues, or prompts for a whole-class review game. Use timed slides or transitions to keep energy high while reviewing vocabulary,Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OpusClip - OpusClip
Grades
6 to 11tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), digital storytelling (182), editing (99)
In the Classroom
Have students record a two- to three-minute book talk that introduces a book, describes its characters or topic, and recommends without revealing the ending. They can use OpusClip to create a short, captioned trailer that can be shared privately with classmates or displayed during independent-reading time. Have small groups record a science investigation or model, such as one that shows erosion, a chemical change, or a simple machine in action. They can use OpusClip to create a short highlight video, then add captions that identify the materials, steps, observations, and conclusion. Have students conduct a longer interview with a classmate, staff member, family member, or community guest connected to a unit of study.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wordtune - AI21 Labs
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), grammar (142), summarizing (30), writing (305)
In the Classroom
Have students write a sentence from a draft, then use Wordtune to generate a few revision options. They can sort the suggestions into categories such as clearer, more detailed, more formal, or does not preserve my meaning, and explain which version they would choose and why. Have students revise an overly wordy paragraph from a teacher-created example. After making their own edits, they can use Wordtune's shortening or rewriting tools as a comparison, then identify which details should remain because they are essential to the main idea. During a writing unit, have students select two or three repetitive sentences from a draft. They can use Wordtune suggestions to explore stronger vocabulary or varied sentence structures, then revise only the parts where the changes improve clarity while preserving their voice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Quillbot - Free AI Writing Tools - Learneo
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), citations (32), editing (99), grammar (142), proofreading (18), summarizing (30), writing (305)
In the Classroom
Give students a short teacher-written paragraph with repetitive wording or unclear sentences. In pairs, have students revise it first on their own, then use the paraphraser to compare possible revisions. During a writing workshop, have students use the grammar checker to identify possible errors in a selected section of their draft. During a writing workshop, have students use the grammar checker to identify possible errors in a selected section of their draft.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gradescope - Turnitin
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (357), assessment (141), feedback (17), rubrics (39), Teacher Utilities (232)
In the Classroom
Use Gradescope to collect and grade short-answer responses, constructed responses, essays, lab explanations, or problem-solving work. Create a question-by-question rubric that applies consistently across student submissions, then add reusable comments or annotations to identify strengths and next steps. Students can view the published rubric and feedback to better understand how their work was evaluated. Create a short online assignment or upload a paper exit ticket after a lesson. Review results by question to identify skills that may need reteaching, such as citing evidence, solving multi-step problems, using vocabulary accurately, or explaining scientific thinking. Assignment statistics can help teachers spot class-wide trends and plan targeted small-group instruction. After students receive feedback on a writing assignment, math explanation, or project reflection, have them review the rubric and choose one or two areas to improve. Students can submit a revised version through a follow-up assignment and include a brief reflection explaining what they changed and why. This helps shift grading from a final score to part of the learning process.Edge Features:
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Song Maker - Google Creative Lab, Use All Five, and Yotam Mann
Grades
K to 12tag(s): creativity (93), digital storytelling (182), musical instruments (63), songs (50)
In the Classroom
When students are done creating their songs, use a virtual bulletin board such as Lino, reviewed here to share songs. Students can use Adobe Express for Education, reviewed here to record themselves singing their songs. Students can use Magic School, reviewed here to create lyrics to their song.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Character Relationship Map Template - Milanote
Grades
5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): characterization (16), digital storytelling (182), stories and storytelling (81)
In the Classroom
Use this Character Relationship Map with any story, movie, TV show, or play. Have students use ScreenPal, reviewed here to explain their character map. Add all the character maps into Book Creator, reviewed here for students to view in a book related to a specific story, movie, TV show, or play.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chrome Music Lab - Google Labs
Grades
K to 12tag(s): coding (110), musical instruments (63), summer (53)
In the Classroom
Have students use Song Maker to compose a short melody that represents the mood or theme of a story, poem, or historical event studied in class. Students can explain how tempo, rhythm, and pitch connect to the topic. Challenge students to design background music or sound effects for a digital story, podcast, reader's theater, or coding project. Students can use Chrome Music Lab creations to enhance multimedia presentations and cross-curricular STEAM activities. Use the Rhythm and Beat experiments during math lessons to reinforce skills in fractions, patterns, sequencing, and counting. Students can create rhythmic patterns that demonstrate equivalent fractions or repeated sequences.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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