Creativity
There are great creativity software programs that come on computers today; MovieMaker on Windows, and iPhoto, iDVD, and GarageBand on the Macintosh. Here are some additional tools to add to your toolkit.
Art
- Enchanted Learning Drawing - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/drawing.shtml . a collection of K-3 drawing activities
- edHelper - http://www.edhelper.com/ . collection of printable learning activities
- Free Online Photo Editing Software - http://desktoppublishing.com/photo-editing-free.html . a collection of free image editing and painting software
- Picasa - http://picasa.google.com . free image editing software for Windows
- Cosmic Blob 3D Win & Cosmic Blob 3D MacX - http://www.cosmicblobs.com/ . a user friendly 3D modeling program. Check out the Cosmic Blob Widget for MacX.
- iScrapbook - http://www.chronosnet.com/Products/iscrapbook.html . inexpensive scrapbook software
- Gliffy - www.gliffy.com . draw and share diagrams on the web
- SketchUp - http://sketchup.google.com . free 3-D drawing software for Win (on the CD) and MacX. check out the video tutorials
- Tux Paint (Win . Mac . Linux) - http://www.tuxpaint.org/ . free painting software for children. be sure to download the rubber stamps
- ImaginationCubed - http://www.imaginationcubed.com/LaunchPage . a free online drawing tool with the ability to invite others to draw together online
- Sketch Studio (Win) - www.drawinghand.com/Sketch/SketchStudio.php . natural media drawing with drawing tutorials, for Win
- ArtRage Win & ArtRage Mac - http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html . a free natural media drawing program for Win and Mac
- Color Wheel - http://www.sessions.edu/career_center/design_tools/color_calculator/index.asp# . a Flash based tool for creating color schemes and learning about color
- Painter Essentials 4- http://www.corel.com . a natural media painting program for Win and MacX. includes image hoses, a "high end" type of stamp tool, and a variety of tutorials for digital drawing and painting. you can download a 60 day trial version from the Corel website
- Create a Sculpture - http://hirshhorn.si.edu/education/interactive.html . an interactive art activity where students create their own sculptures.
- Comic Life for Mac from http://plasq.com/ enables students to take pictures and create their own personal comic books.
Crafts
- Dioramas . dinosaur valley . outer space . undersea
- 3D train set . engine . dog . clown . cat_bear . horses . lion . elf . caboose
- Binder covers . bee bug . flutterbug . stylin . cool . blastoff . space exploration . po popo
- Paper airplanes . blue jay . hawk . robin . shark . usaf
- Picture frames . aspire . birthday . circus . create . dream . flowers . hearts . stars
Music
- Enchanted Learning Music - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/music/ . a collection of K-3 music education activities
- Dot Mixer - http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/exhibits/dotmixer/index.html . an audio playground that works best with headphones. students can mix preset sounds in terms of volumn and panning
- Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net . free audio editing software for Mac and Win
- Onion Street Music - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/onionstreet/music/ . a variety of music programs, including a 16 track mixer and an interesting set of preset music mixers that can be "played" with keyboard shortcuts; perfect for something like an Intellikeys overlay
- Mashup Music Machine - http://www.taketheleadmovie.com/mashup/ . an online DJ mixer that uses preset music loops
- Super Duper Music Looper (Win) - http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=535 . a kid friendly, inexpensive loop music creation program. trial version
- ACID - www.sonymediasoftware.com . high end loop based music creation for Win
- RiffWorks - http://www.sonomawireworks.com/riffworks.php . digital music creation and recording environment for Win or MacX
- Reason - http://www.propellerheads.se/ . a full featured professional music creation environment with self-contained synthesizers and loop players
- NotePad - http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ . free music notation software
