Favorite resources?

ascott7223

I just found out about Freepik from Jennifer Valley - what a rad site. What are some other resources you've used to build great courses? I'm just starting out, so I could use all of the advice I can get!

ssneg

I've launched BranchTrack.com some time ago to help build branching scenarios (and integrate those into Lectora), seea sample scenario here: https://www.branchtrack.com/projects/on029pq6/

Also, if you like animation, GoAnimate.com and Nawmal.com are popular and fun to use.

ascott7223

I'll have to bookmark those for when I have money to spend! Thanks!

jvalley4735

Here's some more of my favorites

Animation

 

http://www.powtoon.com/

http://www.videoscribe.co/

 

Audio Tools and Clips

 

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

http://camstudio.org/

http://www.pond5.com/music/1/*.html?free=1

http://offers.adobe.com/en/na/audition/offers/audition_dlc.html

http://soundbible.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalTrax

http://audionautix.com/

http://www.cctrax.com/

http://www.chirbit.com/

http://vocaroo.com/

 

Collaboration/Project Management/File Share

 

http://www.google.com/drive

https://trello.com/

https://basecamp.com/

 

Color

 

https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/

http://www.pictaculous.com/

http://design-seeds.com/

http://paletton.com

http://www.colorhexa.com/

http://colorpicker.com/

http://www.javascripter.net/faq/rgbtohex.htm

http://www.colourlovers.com/copaso/ColorPaletteSoftware

 

Font

 

http://www.dafont.com/

http://www.google.com/fonts/

http://losttype.com/browse/

http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/

http://copypastecharacter.com/all-characters

http://www.1001fonts.com/brandname-fonts.html

http://www.whatfontis.com/

http://www.fonts.com/id/by-sight

http://www.identifont.com/

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/whatfont/jabopobgcpjmedljpbcaablpmlmfcogm?hl=en

http://www.1001freefonts.com/

https://www.behance.net/search?search=font+free+commercial

http://www.fontspace.com/category/commercial

http://www.fontspring.com/free

http://www.fontpark.net/en/#

http://openfontlibrary.org/en

http://www.typegenius.com/

 

Image Manipulation

 

www.gimp.com

http://tinygrab.com/

http://www.pixlr.com/editor/

Image/Icon

 

http://www.freeimages.com/

https://elearningart.net/

http://designinstruct.com/category/free-resources/

http://publicdomainarchive.com/

http://littlevisuals.co/

http://deathtothestockphoto.com/

http://nos.twnsnd.co/

http://www.gratisography.com/

http://pixabay.com/

http://roundicons.com/

https://picons.me/

http://www.mightydeals.com/free_stuff

http://morguefile.com/

http://picjumbo.com/

http://unsplash.com/

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

http://www.freeimages.co.uk/galleries.htm

http://www.freepixels.com/

http://www.public-domain-photos.com/

http://search.creativecommons.org/

http://subtlepatterns.com/

http://thenounproject.com/

http://www.toasto.com/

http://stockphotos.io/

http://www.stockvault.net/

http://www.public-domain-photos.com/

http://www.stockpholio.com/

http://pixelperfectdigital.com/

http://www.photogen.com/

http://openphoto.net/

http://www.kavewall.com/stock/index.html

http://imagebase.net/

http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp

http://www.freepik.com/

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/

http://www.cgtextures.com/

https://stocksnap.io/view-photos/sort/date/desc

http://startupstockphotos.com/

http://www.lifeofpix.com/

http://www.pexels.com/

https://sumall.com/free-marketing-images#.VN4K-_l4rYg

http://jaymantri.com/

http://www.brainybetty.com/

http://allthefreestock.com/

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xpert/attribution/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

https://www.flickr.com/commons/

http://www.favicon-generator.org/

http://picography.co/

http://foodiesfeed.com/free-images/

http://photopin.com/

http://aprettierweb.com/category/freebies/

http://www.splitshire.com/

http://bossfight.co/

https://stocksnap.io/

http://www.entypo.com/

http://snapwiresnaps.tumblr.com/

http://vectorscout.com/

http://www.youthedesigner.com/freebies/

http://albumarium.com/

http://www.camarama.de/

https://community.articulate.com/downloads

http://crowthestone.com/

http://www.dreamstime.com/free-images_pg1

http://finda.photo/

http://foter.com/

http://freephotosbank.com/

http://freeimages.pictures/

http://getrefe.tumblr.com/

http://www.goodfreephotos.com/

http://www.imagefree.com/

http://jeshoots.com/

http://magdeleine.co/

http://photoeverywhere.co.uk/

http://snapographic.com/

http://www.splashbase.co/

http://www.sitebuilderreport.com/stock-up

http://stokpic.com/

https://placeit.net/

http://www.endlessicons.com/

http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/

http://fontello.com/

http://glyphsearch.com/

https://www.iconfinder.com/free_icons

http://iconsweets.com/


Infographics

 

http://piktochart.com/

https://pixlr.com/

https://infogr.am/

http://www.wordle.net/

http://visual.ly/

https://inkscape.org/en/

http://www.easel.ly/

 

Inspiration

 

www.pinterest.com

www.dribbble.com

www.behance.com

www.canva.com

http://elearninginfographics.com/

http://ed.ted.com/

 

Templates (Lectora, PowerPoint, Word)

 

http://elearning.net/elearning-healthcare-templates-storyline-captivate-lectora/

http://rapidelearningtemplates.com/

http://lectora.com/how-to-courses/

http://elearninglocker.com/elearning-freebies/

http://elearningbrothers.com/

http://elearningtemplates.com/

http://www.presentationmagazine.com/free_powerpoint_template.htm

https://templates.office.com/

http://www.smiletemplates.com/free/powerpoint-templates/0.html

http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/

http://www.templateswise.com/

http://www.brainybetty.com/MENUPowerPoint.htm

 

Video Tools/Clips/Platforms

 

http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

http://www.screenpresso.com/

https://placeit.net/

https://www.screenr.com/

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

http://www.chirbit.com/

https://www.apple.com/mac/imovie/

http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/movie-maker

https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/

http://www.brainybetty.com/

http://broll.io/

http://www.lifeofvids.com/

http://www.videezy.com/

http://www.pond5.com/

http://www.stockfootageforfree.com/

http://www.xstockvideo.com/

Other

 

http://www.onlinecharttool.com/  - Not near Excel….have no fear

http://dictionary.reference.com/ - Because who doesn’t need help spelling

http://thesaurus.com/ - To help you pick the right word

http://lite.launchlist.net/ - Check your website before it goes live

http://www.speedtest.net/ - Speed test for your computer

http://www.feedly.com - Keep all your bookmarks in one place

https://bitly.com/ - Chop your links for easier social sharing

https://www.goodreads.com/ - Need to create a "to read list", set a yearly goal or read reviews?

https://openlibrary.org/ - Free online library

http://evernote.com/skitch/ - Free annotation creator

https://en.gravatar.com/ - Keep your avatar consistent across all sites

https://www.google.com/alerts - Set Google Alerts to stay up to date on important topics

http://www.zamzar.com/ - File converter

http://calibre-ebook.com/ - Ned help creating an eBook?

http://www.lynda.com/ - Professional development for $25 a month.  Uh yes please!

http://www.edgestudio.com/production/words-to-time-calculator* - Trying to time your audio perfectly? Use this free words to time calculator to get a close estimate.

http://coschedule.com/headline-analyzer# - See if your newsletter headline is going to catch your employees eyes.

https://marvelapp.com/ - Free prototyping for mobile and apps.

http://www.plattecanyon.com/ - Software to help enhance training development.

http://www.marqueed.com/ - Working on an image that needs to be discussed and marked up?  Check out this collaboration tool.

http://www.socrative.com/ - Teacher and Student platform for discussing projects and grades.

http://750words.com/ - Kick your writing into gear by taking the 365 writing challenge.

https://markticle.com/ - Save your article's place with this cool bookmarking tool.

http://theelearningcoach.com/resources/elearning-goodies/ - Connie Malamed's currated goodies!

 

ascott7223

Awesome Jennifer! Thank you!

ekeiton1414

Awesome lists! I really like Powtoon. Easy to use and fun presentation tool for flipped classrooms or student reports.

kstagg

Jennifer -

I'm trying to type this as I slowly pick up the pieces of my brain off the floor.  What an awesome list!

Kevin

jvalley4735

LOL My favorite internet rabbit hole is free eLearning resources, if you couldn't tell already.

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Great list Jennifer!!

For graphics I use http://vectorstock.com - great resource for characters and background scenery, and most vectors cost only $1!

edalton8468

I return to the Noun Project for quick, simple images for lots of projects.

I also like design-seeds.com for color inspiration.

When I worked instructional design in higher ed, I used commons.wikimedia.org as a resource for public domain or creative commons media.

alockwood6897

I am pretty sure these are all new resources for everyone, enjoy!

(Mostly) Free Audio: There may be some licensing concerns, always check the FAQ.

http://incompetech.com/music/ - Creative Commons music
http://freepd.com/ - Public Domain music
http://freemusicarchive.org/ - Creative Commons music

Design Resources:

http://www.pantone.com/color-finder?from=pb - Pantone color picker
https://color.adobe.com/explore/?filter=newest - Adobe's color palette gallery
http://html-color-codes.info/ Translate HTML colors to RGB and vice versa

http://www.pixeden.com/ - A premium site with free collections of design templates, icons, vectors, etc.
http://dryicons.com/ - A premium site with a free icons gallery
https://www.toptal.com/designers/subtlepatterns/ - A pattern gallery, with instructions on adding it to websites, etc. I mostly use it to enhance the backgrounds of my content

https://spark.adobe.com/ - Has 3 offerings - Post, Page, and Video - all free and available the web and on tablet/phone for making animated videos, "social graphics" (memes), and web stories

https://www.canva.com/ - Great for making "social graphics" but the real gem is their how-to resources to give you some great ideas

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_font - HTML test environment. I use this to write my automated CourseMill emails, so I know the HTML code is going to look alright when the emails arrive to learners.

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Kristen_Nauss

Thanks to everyone who continues to add to this amazing list!