Visual Tools

Useful Links

Animoto
Upload several pictures, pick music, and it automatically makes a video montage (30 seconds or less is free)
Bubbl.us
Brainstorming online - webbing, graphic organizer, etc.
CamStudio
Records what is on your computer screen and turns it into a video
Cmap Tools
Concept mapping - on your own computer or via the vast shared Cmap network
DropShots
Upload pictures (500), video (20 2-minute) for free;
Commenting feature: pay for upgrades $5/month
Flickr
Create an image storage site or digital story on a given topic
Gimp
Open source (free) alternative to Adobe Photoshop
Google Earth
Images from satellite pictures; often used for news
Jing
Record what is on your computer screen and turn it into a video
Pics4Learning
Copyright-free categorized images for education (get or post your own)
Picnik
Similar to Picasa or iPhoto… but online
ScrapBlog
Easily manipulated, online digital scrapbook
Spell With Flickr
Type in words to be displayed with separate letters from Flickr images
stock.xchang
Leading free stock photo site
VoiceThread
Online presentation or sharing space for pictures, documents, or video where people can make comments (voice or typed) or doodle on them
Vyew
Free, always-on collaboration and live web conferencing