Favorite resources?
February 8, 2016 12:00 AM
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!
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I'll have to bookmark those for when I have money to spend! Thanks!
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.
Here's some more of my favorites :)
Animation
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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/
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Awesome lists! I really like Powtoon. Easy to use and fun presentation tool for flipped classrooms or student reports.
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
LOL My favorite internet rabbit hole is free eLearning resources, if you couldn't tell already.
Great list Jennifer!!
For graphics I use http://vectorstock.com - great resource for characters and background scenery, and most vectors cost only $1!
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.
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.
Mirillis Action Crack permits streaming and live recording of Windows desktops in a high-definition video format. It allows you to record and stream game play, web player videos, record music,
Thanks to everyone who continues to add to this amazing list!