11. CLYP
Clyp is a tool for creating audio presentations. No registration is required so students and teachers can just start recording themsleves. After recording, the link to the recording can be shared online. Watch this tutorial to see how to create an audio clip with Clyp: How to create audio recordings on Clyp.
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10. MY SIMPLE SHOW
My Simple Show is a tool for creating explainer video and it is used to easily transform any text into an animated video that can be shared as a presentation tutorial. Watch this video to see how to create a presentation tutorial.
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9. SUTORI
Sutori is a tool for creating interactive timelines and stories. It is user-friendly and presentations can easily be created. Interactive quizzes, embedded videos, and click-to-reveal text can be added to each interactive story. Students can easily build their own stories and share it with the teacher and the peers so collaboration is encouraged. Teachers need to create a group - class for their students and students can then join via a code. Links to interactive presentations can be shared on social media and embedded on Twinspace. Here's an example Sutori: Daisy in Fiction.
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8. PIXICLIP
Pixiclip is a tool for creating explainer videos - presentations. It is used to write and draw on a whiteboard - e.g. an image and then recording each stroke of the pen or paint brush. It is also possbile to record yourself and use the recording as a talking head. It is user-friendly and no account needs to be set up to create a Pixiclip. Watch an example of a Pixiclip presentation here:
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7. NEARPOD
Nearpod is a tool for creating interactive presentation. It is user-friendly and presentations can easily be created. To each presentation it is possible to add questions to engage the audience. Students don't need to open an acocunt, but they join the presentation by typing in a code that is automatically generated when the teacher starts the presentation. The teacher can also share the link to the presentation with their students.
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6. MADMAGZ
Madmagz is a tool for creating electronic magazines - e-zines. There is a number of different ready-made templates. Different elements can be added to the pages of the e-zine, such as a table of contents, links, videos, sound etc. The e-zine can be shared on social networks and embedded in Twinspace. Once the e-zine is published, it can no longer be edited, so make sure that proofread it before publishing it. Here's an example of student work in Madmagz.
A mag created with Madmagz.
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5. SPIRAL DISCUSS
Spiral Discuss is one of the three apps of Spiral used to create collaborative presentations. (Check out Spiral Team Up in the 6-2 Team it up! section.) It is possible to upload a Power Point presentation and work on it together, by adding images, text and video. A presentation can also be started from scratch. Students can also add quizzes to their presentations. Feedback can be given in the form of comments.
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4. ADOBE SPARK PAGE
Adobe Spark Page (previously Adobe Slate) is a tool for creating beautiful presentations in an easy and user-friendly way. It is a free tool. Registration is required to create presentations. Text, images, video and audio files and links can be ncluded in the presentation. It is also possible to choose a theme and a template. Fonts in different sizes are available. Once finished, the presentation can be shared on social media and embedded in the Twinspace. Adobe Spark Page can be edited any time, but once the changes are made, do not forget to update the page by clicking Update.
Adobe Spark Page is part of a family of free Adobe Spark products - Page for presetnations and webpages, Video for videos and Post for creating posters. Check out this post with a tutorial on how to use Adobe Spark in School. Find more about Adobe Spark Post and Adobe Spark Video below:
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3. ADOBE SPARK POST
Adobe Spark Post is used to create posters. There is a number of templates and themes that can be used to create a poster. You can add your photo and add text on it. There are different fonts, colors and sizes at your disposal. Posters can easily be shared on social media and edtied even after they have been completed.
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2. ADOBE SPARK VIDEO
Adobe Spark Video is used to create videos. First you can select a template that matches your story, or you can start your story from scratch. There is a selection of layouts, colours and fonts. The next step is recording your voice. Spark Video automatically adds cinematic motion, so you don't need to have design experience. You can also add a soundtrack to your video. The finished video can be shared on social media. It is possible to edit it after it is done.
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1. ISSUU
Issuu is a digital publishing platform for magazines, catalogues, newspapers and more. Registration is required. To publish on issuu you just need to upload your documents. You have to combine the pages to form a book beforehand, and then upload the book to issuu. Pages cannot be combined after they have been uploaded. However, if you are not happy with your publication or you want to update it, you can easily do it by re-uploading the document. Under "Publication Visibility" you can choose to make your document public or keep it as unlisted. You can upload most common document files, including PDF, DOC, PPT, RTF, WPD, ODT, and more. On the Free or Pro plans: Documents must be up to 100MB and less than 500 pages.
Check out this Issuu guide.
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