Tech Tools
Audio Tools
- Audacity: Audio clip editor. *All MCPS computers have Audacity installed under Applications
- Blabberize: Make a picture talk
- Chirbit: Record and share audio easily
- Mic Note: Record voice while taking notes *MCPS Chrome Store App
- TwistedWave: Full featured audio editor *MCPS Chrome Store App
- Voice Note II: Speech to Text *MCPS Chrome Store App
- Voki: Make a talking animated avatar
Coding and Design
- Code.org: Coding for beginners. Their vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science.
- Code Academy: Learn HTML & CSS, Java, jQuery, Python, Ruby & PHP programming languages.
- Code Maven: An interactive tutorial where anyone can experiment with learning to code.
- Game Maven: An interactive tutorial that walks you through designing three popular games. Recommended for students with some programming experience.
- Gamestar Mechanic: Learn to design video games.
- Scratch:Create stories, games, and animation through simple programming.
- Sploder: Learn coding through game design.
- Tynker: Learn coding through game design.
Image and Photo Editing
- Big Huge Labs: Make awesome image creations
- Pixlr Editor: Advanced online photo editor *MCPS Chrome Store App
- Pixlr-O-Matic: Add style to photos using effects, overlays and borders *MCPS Chrome Store App
- Speechable: Add speech bubbles to pictures
- Sumo Paint: Create amazing illustrations. *Click "Try Online"
Presentation Tools
- Google Drawings: Create multimedia posters, timelines and infographics
- Google Sites: Create basic, functional digital portfolios and websites
- Google Slides: Create and collaborate on a virtual slideshow (similar to Microsoft Powerpoint)
- Movenote for Education: Present your documents or images with audio or video *MCPS Chrome Store App
- Powtoon EDU: Create animated presentations and stories *MCPS Chrome Store App
- Prezi: Create zooming presentations
- Smore: Create online fliers
- Thinglink: Create interactive photos and videos *MCPS Chrome Store App
Video Makers and Editors
- Animoto: Turn ordinary photos and videos into stunning videos. *See Mrs. Yu for free education accounts that will allow you to create longer videos.
- iMovie: Have a Mac at home? Most Macs come with this software already installed. Create beautiful videos but be sure to export the file to an mp4 to show at school.
- Windows Live Moviemaker: Create beautiful videos using your PC. *All MCPS computers have this installed under Applications. Avoid editing your videos at home and school. Choose one computer and try doing all of the editing from that one computer.
- WeVideo: Free version of an online video editor *MCPS Chrome Store App