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11 Awesome and Free Image Resources for your Next Presentation by PowToon! Read Time: 6 minutes Images make presentations and videos better.

11 Awesome and Free Image Resources for your Next Presentation by PowToon!

Not Text. Not Audio. It is the image that rules this world. Why? Presenters who utilize images within their presentations, get more attention, views, traffic, leads, and customers. But, Not all images are created equal. When I refer to powerful images, I am referring to GOOD images. So, we found you 11 websites that will provide you with the best Free images available on the web.

Copyright Warning One major caveat before we move on; there is a little thing called COPYRIGHT that can cause a big problem. If not, then you have 2 choices: you can download the image, close your eyes and pray that the image owner will not find you and sue you. Now that you know WHY images are so important and HOW to use them, here’s where you’ll find them: 11 Best FREE Image Resources. 1. The immense power of the animated image is often overlooked. 2. 3. The title says it all; loads of free images. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Yeah, I know… Wikipedia!? Places to Publish. Check out this list, but don't forget to visit coffeehouses and cafes to see if they do poetry readings and if they’d consider your work.

Places to Publish

Check and see if your town publishes newspapers with kids’ sections. Be creative and imagine all the other places your words could go. Important note: most places below specify that they will not accept writing that has been published elsewhere (even a school paper or school publication) and they will not accept submissions that are being sent to other magazines, too. Send ‘em off one at a time, friends! Print and Online Publications For individual guidelines, visit the website by clicking on the name of the publication. Canvas(ages 13-18) Submission Window: Fluctuating window, capped at 500 submissions.

Cicada(ages 14-23) Submission Window: Accepted Year Round Accepts Online Submissions This website, blog, and magazine publish a variety of written pieces as well as artwork. Contests Many contests include publishing in the prize package. Glogster EDU - 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students. 18 Free Digital Storytelling Tools For Teachers And Students. 20%20Presentation%20Tech%20Tools%20for%20Kids. BeFunky: Free Online Photo Editing and Collage Maker. Best Free Animation Software for Children: Let Your Kids Make Their Own Cartoons! Every child loves a blank canvas, a white piece of paper where they can color in their thoughts and feelings.

Best Free Animation Software for Children: Let Your Kids Make Their Own Cartoons!

It is an invitation to let their imagination run wild and to bring forth various characters and creatures that live in their dreams, to tell stories they’ve imagined. When they can bring those characters and stories to life and make their own cartoons and animations, only the sky is the limit. There is some great free software you and your child can use to create amazing animations: 1. Back to basics: Stickman animation This is something all children like to draw – a big round friendly face and a few sticks for arms and legs. You bring your characters to life by pulling their „nodes“, the movable points of their stick frames marked as brightly colored dots. 2.

ABCYA animator is a web-based animation tool which allows children to create drawings and then animate them in the form of a flipbook or a cartoon. 16 Websites and Apps for Making Videos and Animation. Glogster EDU - 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students. Power point presentations dos and don’ts. The Tweeted Times - personal newspaper generated from your Twitter account.

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