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Freebies for Your Classroom

Freebies For Your Classroom

We've curated a super list of free music, photos, clipart, videos, and more that you and your students can use anytime without worrying about copyright!

Image Resources

Image Editing Resources

iClipArts for Schools
Animal Photos
Car Pictures
Classroom Clipart
ClipArt.com: School Edition
Compfight
Creativity103
Creative Commons Search
ClipArt ETC
Discovery Education Clipart
Free Clipart
Free Icons
Free Images
Free Images Collection
Free Foto
Free Photo Bank
FreePik
Internet Archive
Pexels
Pics4Learning
Pixabay
School ClipArt
Teacher Files Clipart
UnSplash
Wikimedia Commons
Paint.net (Free) – A simple paint program, but you can do some simple photo/image editing in it. Windows only.
PaintBrush (Free) – A simple paint program, like Paint for Windows. Mac only.
Pixlr.com (Free) - Provides an express editing, as well as a more detailed app you can work with! Also available as iOS app.
Fotor Photo Editor Online (Free) - A great app to use for photo editing that works via your browser, Android or iOS device.
Google NIK Collection (Free) - High-end image editor plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop (required), Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for both Mac and Windows.
IrfanView (Free) – A simple editor that allows you to resize images. Windows only.
The Graphics Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) (Free) – A cross platform “Photoshop” like tool. Can be complicated for newbies.
ON1 Effects 10 Free for Mac and Windows (Free)
Turn Quotes into Images with Recite.com, Quozio.com, BeHappyMe, and/or VizzBuzz (Free)

Image and Video Special Effects

Action Movie: This incredibly easy to use app assists in adding Hollywood FX to iPhone and iPad movies that you record. And you can share your creation as a video or animated GIF. (View example of video. View animated GIF.)
FxGuru: Add horror, sci-fi, or action effects to a video you record. Available for Android, too. (View example)
Super Power FX: Enable your students to add super power effects to their clips. You are able to “shoot fireballs from your hands, lasers from your eyes, or control the elements, teleport, and more!” (View example)
Extreme Movie FX: Snap a picture, select the effect you want to apply to it, then save the still image to your Photo Gallery. From there, you can import the picture into a movie app like iMovie or Videorama. There are various effects you can apply, including shark attacks, UFO attacks, and more. Some effects are free, but others require in-app purchases. (View example)
Videorama: Unlike other apps, this one allows you to combine photos and videos, add effects, adjust the speed of the video, and more. It’s less about the effects and more about video editing. Combine clips you create in other apps in Videorama. Easily add text, music, and transition effects to your video.(View example)
Prisma: Although less about action adventure and more about art, this app allows you to apply nine+ different styles to videos, as well as photos. The astounding result resembles a work of art. (View example)

Audio Resources

Video Resources

Free Audio Editing Tools

Audacity for Windows/Mac
Beautiful Audio Editor for Chrome
Hokusai for iOS devices
Wavepad for Android devices

American Memory Collection
Internet Archive
NASA Videos
OpenFlix
OpenVideo
Vimeo Creative Commons Videos
YouTube USA Gov (find out more about Creative Commons)

Mobile Photo Apps

Infographic Resources

Annotate - Available for iOS
Photo Editor by Aviary - Available for iOS | Android
SnapSpeed - Available for iOS | Android
EyeEm Camera and Photo Filter - Available for iOS | Android
PhotoShop Express - Available for iOS | Android - Provides some nice effects, frames, and tools.
PicCollage - iOS | Android and be sure to check out, PicCollage for Kids
Typorama - Available for iOS - Create some awesome image quotes.
PiktoChart - Users can create beautiful infographics with PiktoChart. With the free version, you are limited to 3 themes.
Canva - Canva’s infographic maker includes hundreds of free design elements, allowing you to experiment with data visualization like a pro.
Easel.ly - Easel.ly is a web tool where you can create visual graphics. Sign up and start creating using the user-friendly interface to custom build your infographic.

A Note About Copyright

Additional Resources

Many images, sounds, videos are shared under Creative Commons copyright. Here is a quick overview.

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.
There are various types of Creative Commons licenses that range from allowing any type of use with no attribution to allowing only certain uses and no changes. http://goo.gl/dgKr6O

What is Public Domain?

Works in the public domain are those whose copyrights have expired, have been forfeited, or are inapplicable.
Finding something on the internet does not mean it is in the public domain. http://goo.gl/dgKr6O

How do you know if an image is copyrighted or not?

Check the page you are on and see if there is a copyright or “terms of use” notice
If the image is copyrighted, you should request permission from the publisher to use it. These terms will come up often as we discuss free photo sources. Read over the terms and conditions of each site you try so you know exactly when and what type of attribution is required.