Create
The Create element of Manaiakalani's Learn, Create, Share pedagogy empowers students to be able to show their learning in new ways. Creativity helps students make sense of their learning and build new knowledge pathways. This page has some ideas and apps for teachers to consider when designing lessons to hook students in through Create tasks.
Screen and video apps
An audio and visual experience for students to create and record their own music
Runs in browser
Create and record simple music tracks which are then downloadable and ready to import to another app
Runs in browser
Primary student Michael blog post, Copyright Song
Create an editable mp3 file by recording your own voice in the browser. Students can practice reading aloud or create their own podcast using downloadable files.
Runs in browser
Experimental browser based music app to interact with the body. Requires camera access.
Runs in browser
Interactive tools for graphing, geometry, collaborative whiteboard
Runs in browser + html embeddable.
Sign up required for html share code
Student blog post example
Coding Shapes in ScratchThis slide deck shows you how to create geometric shapes using the programming application Scratch
Sign up required to save work. Best to create a teacher account first.
Introduce your students to Python with Trinket. Easily share or embed the code.
Runs in browser. Sign up required to save work.
Voice recording app that runs in the browser. MP3 files can be uploaded to allow a voice over. Recordings can be downloaded or shared via a weblink
Runs in browser
Students can easily create a comic strip or cartoon using inbuilt characters or uploading their own images.
Runs in browser
Student blog post example
This handy browser tool lets you upload images and remove the background ready for downloading and using in other apps.
Runs in browser
Explore artists and art galleries from around the world. Interactive elements are educational and fun to experiment with.
Runs in browser
A great site for learning about the colour wheel, Create your own colour palette and learn about hex codes to apply in their own digital creations.
Runs in browser
The Breaking News Meme Generator - Create a breaking news image, just add your photo, write the headline. Image files can be downloaded
Runs in browser
Photofuna is a web browser application that allows you to upload your own image to a variety of backgrounds. There are plenty of effects available to support creative writing ideas, news and magazine articles.
Runs in browser
A free online photo editing and image app. An alternative to the popular Photoshop.
Runs in browser
Google's experimental tool that tries to guess what you're drawing. Objects are downloadable as jpeg files which can be imported to other projects
Runs in browser
Make your own crossword on any topic then embed into any site, blog or print off your crossword.
Runs in browser
Graphic organisers, great for brainstorming. Three mindmaps are available for free. Students will need to sign in to save and download their work.
Runs in browser
An online collaborative brainstorming app. Watch Tamaki College teacher, Kata O'Donnell's presentation to see how she used it with her students.
If you have a gmail account, you can create your own interactive map. Students can add information, photos and videos to explain for example global manufacturing.
Runs in browser - requires Gmail account
Student blog post example
Have students create a short video recording themselves and/or their screen explaining what they've learned. Free editions allow for 5 minute recordings.
Extension must be installed in browser.
Create a timeline with Timegraphics. Easy to use and add a range of content including images, charts and videos for an interactive experience. It also has access to statistical data from New Zealand and around the world.
Runs in browser, login required, timelines must be made public under the free licence