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Online Tools and Web 2.0 Applications


Web 2.0 tools and online utilities have become more full-featured and useful over the years. 

Here are some links to various online tools to help both teaching and learning. The online tools all work with laptops and Chromebooks unless stated otherwise. The ones that have Chrome apps available have a link to the Chrome Web Store link. 

If you find a link that is not working, please let me know the title and I will fix it.

If you have a suggestion, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page!

Form for evaluation of online creation tools.

Pedagogical components of the presentation in this gallery.

No-registration necessary Web 2.0 tools

  • Linda Houle: Web 2.0 Tools
  • Nathan Hall's list


​Online graphic design tools

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  • Canva for education
  • Desygner
  • MockoFUN (MockoFUN for teachers)


Online video editors/creators/downloaders

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  • ClipChamp Create
  • Headliner (free upgrade for schools)
  • Instagram video downloader
  • Kapwing creator
  • Unscreen: video background remover
  • Video Candy online video editor
  • WeVideo editor/creator (Chrome)​ 
  • YouTube video downloader


Online audio recorders/editors

  • AudioMass
  • Audiotool
  • Chirbit
  • Clyp.it voice recording
  • Online Voice Recorder (Chrome)
  • ​QRVoice
  • Soundation Studio
  • Soundtrap
  • ​Text to Speech
  • TwistedWave (Chrome)
  • Vocaroo voice recording


Online image editors/creators

  • BeFunky: Image editor​
  • Block Posters
  • CutMyPic photo customizer
  • Free Online Photo Editor
  • iPiccy (Chrome)
  • Lunapic
  • Online Photo Editor
  • Photopea​
  • Polarr (Chrome)
  • PicMonkey (Chrome)
  • Pixlr (Chrome)
  • Pizap (Chrome)
  • Remove.bg
  • Sumo Paint (Chrome)
  • Web Photo Resizer

Online collage makers
  • BeFunky collage maker
  • ​Canva: Photo collages creator
  • FotoJet collage maker
  • Fotor collage maker (Chrome)
  • Kizoa collage maker
  • iPiccy (Chrome)
  • PhotoCollage
  • Photovisi collage maker
  • PicMonkey collage maker

 
Online sketchnoting and drawing tools

  • ABCya! Paint and Draw
  • AutoDraw
  • Draw Island
  • Draw.to
  • Explain Everything Online Whiteboard
  • Google Drawings (Chrome)
  • InspirARTion (Chrome)
  • Miro
  • Muro​
  • Sketchpad 5 and Sketchpad 3 (Chrome)
  • SketchToy
  • Speedpaint
  • ​Toy Theater


Online word processors

  • ABCya! Story Maker
  • Acrobat.com
  • Book Creator for Chrome
  • Google Docs (Chrome)
  • Lucidpress (Chrome)
  • Zoho Writer (Chrome)


Online animation creators

  • ABCya! Animate
  • Animaker for Education
  • Animatron
  • Culture Street​
  • Powtoon (Chrome)
  • Simpleshow video maker
  • Wideo (Chrome)
​​

Online comic creators

  • Chogger comic maker
  • Comic Creator from Read, Write, and Think
  • Pixton
  • ToonDoo
​

Online avatar makers

  • Avatar Maker
  • Create your own superhero
  • Disney yourself​


Online cool tools

  • Acme Labelmaker
  • Big Huge Labs
  • Blabberize
  • Bomomo design maker
  • Breaking news generator
  • Closr zooming tool​
  • Facebook video downloader
  • Fake Tweet builder
  • Fake Tweet generator
  • Fake tweet maker from ClassTools
  • Fakebook fake FB builder
  • Gickr animated GIF maker
  • Inspirograph
  • Interactive crossword puzzles
  • Jeopardy Labs​
  • Keep Calm-O-Matic
  • Make your own Wordle
  • Phrase.it speech bubbles
  • Random name generator/spinner
  • Simitator fake site builder
  • TextGiraffe logo maker
  • Wheel of Names spinner
  • Word Blanks (Mad-Libs creator)


Online WYSIWYG Web page creators

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  • Google Sites
  • Populr
  • Weebly
  • Weebly for Education
  • Wix


Online design tools

  • BeFunky: Designer
  • Canva design app (Chrome)
  • DesignCap
  • Desygner
  • Poster My Wall
  • The Printshop Club
  • Smore design app


Online podcast creators

  • AudioPal​
  • Anchor.fm
  • Podbean
  • SoundCloud for podcasting


Online converters

  • CleverPDF (file to PDF)
  • Online Video Converter (Chrome)
  • PDF Candy (PDF to file)
  • SmallPDF Converter
  • Zamzar (Chrome)


Online word cloud generators

  • AbcYa 
  • EdWorldle​
  • MonkeyLearn
  • TagCrowd 
  • Tagul
  • Tagxedo 
  • VocabGrabber
  • Word Cloud Generator
  • WordClouds.com
  • WordSift
  • WordItOut 
  • WordMosaic  ​


Online clipping/curation tools

  • Diigo (Chrome)​
  • ​elink.io
  • Evernote (Chrome)​
  • ​Google Keep (Chrome)
  • Livebinders (Chrome)
  • Milanote (iOS | Android)
  • Pearltrees (Chrome)
  • Pinterest (Chrome)
  • Pocket (Chrome)
  • ​Pullquote (Chrome)
  • Scoop.it
  • Symbaloo (Chrome)
  • ​Wakelet


​Online blogging/microblogging tools

  • Blogger (Chrome)
  • Edublogs (Chrome)
  • Jottit
  • Penzu (Chrome)
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Wordpress (Chrome)
​

Online RSS Readers

  • Feedly (Chrome)
  • Feedspot (Chrome)
​

Classroom Chrome extensions/add-ons

  • Google: Chrome Web store extensions
  • Google: Chrome Web store extensions for education
  • Great classroom-specific Chrome extensions
  • 10 free Chrome extensions teachers should try
  • 15+ Chrome extensions for teachers
  • Padlet Mini
  • 21 Chrome extensions for struggling/special needs students
  • Add-ons for G Suite: Docs | Sheets

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Online coding and programming tools
  • Code Avengers (Chrome)
  • Code Combat 
  • Code Monster
  • Code Studio 
  • Codeacademy 
  • Coding with Chrome (Chrome only)
  • Khan Academy: Computer programming
  • Pencil Code
  • Run Marco (Chrome)
  • Scratch
  • Scratch Jr. (Chrome)
  • Sketch Nation Create
  • Tynker (Chrome)
​​

Online survey/feedback tools

  • Flipgrid
  • Google Forms and Docs
  • Kahoot
  • Mentimeter
  • Spiral
  • SurveyAnyplace (upgraded accounts with school email​
  • Tricider
  • Votesy
  • Wufoo


Online mind mapping tools

  • Cacoo (Chrome)
  • Connected Mind (Chrome)
  • Creately (Chrome)
  • Examtime
  • Lucidchart (Chrome) (free for K-12 teachers and students)
  • Mindmaps
  • MindMeister (Chrome)
  • Mindomo (Chrome)
  • Popplet (needs Flash)
  • RealtimeBoard for Education
  • Slatebox
  • UnConcept


Online timeline makers

  • Capzles
  • Our Story
  • Time Toast
  • Timeline
  • Timeline Maker


​Online storyboarding tools

  • Storyboard That (Chrome)​
  • Storyboard Generator


Online screencasting/screen capture tools

  • Clarisketch (ChromeOS only)
  • Clipular (Chrome)
  • Full Web page screenshot
  • LoomPro (Chrome extension)
  • RecordCast
  • Screen-castify (Chrome and ChromeOS) (ideas)
  • Screencast-O-Matic (not Chromebook)
  • More on this page of the site.


Online citation makers

  • APA (7th ed.) style generator
  • BibMe
  • Citation Builder
  • Citation Generator
  • Citationsy
  • Cite It In
  • EasyBib (Chrome)
  • eTurabian
  • KnightCite
  • Son of Citation Machine
  • WorksCited4U


Online presentation tools

  • Adobe Spark Page
  • Buncee
  • Fotobabble
  • Google Slides (Chrome)
  • Magisto (Chrome)
  • MoveNote (Chrome)
  • My Simple Show
  • Photopeach (Chrome)​
  • Powtoon (Chrome)
  • Prezi (Chrome)
  • ​Sharalike
  • Slideshare
  • SlideSnack (Chrome)​
  • Swipe
  • Tackk (Chrome)
  • theLearnia
  • Thematic
  • Thinglink​
  • UTellStory
  • Voicethread (Chrome)
  • Wakelet
  • Zoho Show (Chrome)


​Online image/quote creators

  • Addtext
  • Adobe Spark Post (classroom use)
  • Block Posters
  • Motivator
  • Pablo
  • Photonotes
  • Picfont
  • PicLits
  • Pixteller image/quote maker


Online math/conversion tools

  • Convert LaTeX to RTF format
  • ​Desmos online graphing calculator
  • Firemath
  • Google Docs Equation Editor
  • ​Graphing calculator
  • Keely's MathOL Web Site
  • LaTeX Equation Editor
  • Matcha Online Math Editor
  • Math Whiteboard collaborative space
  • MathJax
  • Online Conversion
  • Online Graphing Calculator
  • Online LaTeX Editor​
  • Overleaf (single user free)
  • Unit Converter

Online infographic and graph creation tools​
  • Canva for education
  • Chartle
  • Easel.ly
  • Google Drawings​​
  • Infogr.am (Chrome)
  • NCES Create-a-Graph​
  • Online Chart Tool
  • PieColor
  • Piktochart (Chrome)
  • ​Genially​
  • Visme
  • Venngage

Online collaboration tools
  • Bitpaper.io
  • Conceptboard
  • CoSketch​
  • Dropcanvas file sharing
  • Flipgrid
  • Google CAST for Education (Chromebook screen sharing)
  • Google Meet
  • Jamboard (iOS | Chrome)
  • Kialo EDU
  • Lino (Chrome)
  • MeetingWords
  • Miro
  • NoteBookCast collaborative whiteboard
  • Notion
  • Microsoft OneNote (Office 365)
  • Padlet  (iOS | Android | Chrome)
  • PrimaryPad​
  • Stoodle online whiteboard
  • Taskade
  • TeamTalk.io videoconferencing
  • TitanPad
  • tlk.io
  • Trello
  • Unio
  • Whereby videoconferencing
  • Zoom


Online ebook creators

  • Blurb (Chrome)
  • Issuu
  • Readium: Online ePub reader​
  • Visme eBook Creator
  • ZinePal​


Offline Chrome apps

  • Gmail Offline
  • Google Keep
  • Google Play Books
  • Kindle Cloud Reader
  • Pixlr TouchUp
  • Pocket
  • Quick Note
  • Sketchpad 3.5
  • TechSmith SnagIt


Online digital research tools

  • DiRT directory of online research tools


​Online URL shorteners

  • bit.do
  • bit.ly​
  • tinyurl.com


Online reverse image search tools

  • Directions for reverse image search in Google Images
  • Getty Images
  • Picsearch
  • PREPOSTSEO
  • TinEye Reverse Image Search

    Your suggestions for sites / Chrome apps

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