Educational Technology: Image & Animation Tools

Canva is a web-based graphic design tool with free graphics available for use. Create flyers, banners, posters, infographics, handouts, presentations, and more.

Piktochart is an easy infographic design app that produces high quality graphics.

Recite this is a free and easy-to-use tool that turns text into poster quality images in seconds.

ThingLink allows users to create interactive images by adding links, videos, text, and music to the image.

Infrogr.am is a free infographic creator that allows users to create infographics with interactive data charts.

Easel.ly is a free infographic creator that provides various templates to help guide a user in designing an infographic.

Pixlr is a free online photo editor that allows users to edit, adjust, or filter images with no registration.

GIMP is a freely distrubuted photo editor that can be downloaded to a user's computer. The features found on GIMP for photo editing are very comparable to the paid Photoshop software.

OpenShot is a free easy to use video editor that is comparable to Apple's iMovie.

PowToon is animation video software that lets users create colorful, visually engaging animated cartoon like videos.

Animoto is a video maker that turns users' photos, music, and video clips into a video. Users can create up to 30 seconds of video for free.

Voki is a tool that allows users to create their own talking avatar that can be embedded into blogs and websites.

GoAnimate is a subscription based product that allows users to create professional looking animated videos.

Wideo is a paid online video creation tool that allows users to create, edit and share animated videos for free.

Pixton is a drag and drop comic creator. The free version allows users to share and embed comics only.

ToonDoo is a drag and drop multi panel comic creator that allows users to share their creations.