You can use the tools listed below to publish or create assets for the projects you are working on. These site recommendations come with the following warnings:
- These sites were free or had free options when I posted them. That may have changed. I don’t expect you to pay for the tools, so choose another one if you find one requires a paid login now.
- Check for watermarks and other limitations. Some sites limit your use of their tools by adding giant watermarks over your content or only allowing you to save a few pages or images. Check the Terms of Service for the tool, and try saving some work to make sure the tool will allow you to publish professional work.
Websites
Weebly, Wix, Google Sites, WordPress @ VT, WordPress.com
Flipbooks
These tools allow you to create an online book, magazine, brochure, or catalog. They usually require that you upload a PDF.
Flipsnack, FlipHTML5, Smilebox
Infographics
Infogr.am, Piktochart, Easel.ly, Canva (help: Infographics tutorials)
Photo Editing
Google Photo Editor, PicMonkey, Canva
Presentations
Prezi (help: Prezi Essential Training)
Tools to Create Fake Content
These tools allow you if you need to fake social media updates, just don’t use them to prank people.
- Facebook
Fakebook, Fake Facebook Generators, The Wall Machine - Twitter
Fake Twitter Generators, LemmeTweetThatForYou, Twister - Text Messages
iPhone Fake Phone Texts, iOS7 Text Generator, SMS Generator, IFakeText, iPad Message Generator, iFakeSiri - SnapChat
Snapr, Fake Snap - Others
Sign Generators, Ticket-O-Matic, Newspaper Clipping Generator, Movie Clapper Board Generator. For more, check ClassTools.net and BigHugeLabs.
Lynda.com Resources
Look for support for the tools you are using on the Lynda.com site, which is free with your vt.edu login. These tutorial collections may help you with your project. If you don’t see what you need here, search the Lynda.com site: