Sources

[] - this site offers lots of free images that are more detailed than many sites that offer free images. Images can be sorted by category and file type too, which will make finding what you need pretty easy. http://www.psdgraphics.com/category/backgrounds/ - rather hidden on the right side of this screen halfway down and buried between lots of advertising is the actual menu for this site. Categories include templates, buttons, 3-D graphics, backgrounds and much more. The images are simpler than the previous site though. http://www.freeclipartnow.com/ - this site has a lot of pretty basic clip art. It does have categories that you can choose from and it has 326 educational images (like chairs, bulletin boards, etc). http://www.toonart.co.uk/ - this sites clip art is also categorized and seems as though it would be most fitting in an elementary setting. There are lots images here that are animated, which is cool but can be very distracting. [] - the images here are broken into holiday, which would make it ideal for elementary schools in general since they do so much with holidays. http://www.allfreeclipart.com/ - this site is pretty darn basic compared to some of the others on this list. Like all the others, what you are searching for can be done by browsing categories, but there does not appear to be a search function as there is on some of the other sites, so that may make finding what you’re looking for very difficult. [] - this site has free images and animations, but you have to create an account and put the images you want to use in an “album” on their site. Overall, it’s not the best site in this list in large part because you do have to create an account to get the images. http://www.picturesdepot.com/ - this site is cool since it has real pictures mixed in with other images. Each picture also comes with a code so that the images can be added to your MySpace, Facebook, blog, or any other site on the internet with ease. http://www.freegraphicsworld.com/ - this site contains more basic images – like buttons, banners, page dividers, and bullets. http://www.gospelgifs.com/ - this site boasts over 1000 pages of images that are God-based. IF a student wants to show a bit of their faith and the teacher doesn’t mind, this is a very safe site for kids to surf since all of it is clearly clean. [] - this site is specifically designed for educators to use in their classrooms – which is always a nice thing! The music/sounds will be school appropriate. This site allows you to pay by the track or by the CD and allows you to sample the song/sounds before you buy them. [] - this site offers a combination of free sound effects and royalty free sound effects (where you buy them once and can use them forever without paying again). There are a ton of options here, but not everything is free, so you have to be careful what you click on. http://www.neosounds.com/ - Once you buy the music you want it is yours and is free for you to use forever. Librarians can buy this and keep on file and all teachers/students could access and use it all the time, which makes the $99 price tags seem more affordable and justifiable. [] – this site boasts thousands of free sounds that can be downloaded and added to PowerPoint presentations or anything else for that matter. However, you do have to create an account and download software to even get to the sound samples, which is a sizable detraction.
 * Copyright-Free images**
 * Copyright-Free Music/Sounds**

[] - this site offers a limited number of free sound effects. However, they really do mean free, as opposed to many other sites where some things are free and some aren’t so you have to be careful. It’s also basic and easy to navigate. http://freemusicarchive.org/ - music here is free and each week they feature a different type of ethnic music. Lots of this is ethnic so that does make it prefect for multicultural projects.

http://soundbible.com/ - this site is specifically designed for educators and has a ton of categories to choose from http://www.freesfx.co.uk/ - like many sites, you do have to join to use this site, but once you join the sound bites are free. [] - this is a music site in general so you have to be sure you are in the correct are to just get the downloadable sound effects. They cost $5 per effect, but once downloaded you can use them as many times as you want. [] - this site is wicked hard to read (black with bright yellow letters), which may pose a problem for vision impaired students and teachers. However, all the music and sound effects are free. [] - this site is free and allows you to make a cartoon out of any photo you have on your computer; however, it does seem that the cartons are very rudimentary and it is more of a photo editor.
 * Copyright-Free cartoon makers/animators**

[] - this site allows you to do shot by shot animation where you shoot images, import them, and then animate them http://www.pencil-animation.org/ - this free site allows you to draw your own cartoons. It is not good for those who which to make cartoons but are not naturally talented at drawing since you have to do all the work yourself.

[] - site is free to download and use to create 2-D animation. It also gives examples of the quality of work that can be produced with it.

http://synfig.org/ - COMPLICATED! However, for those really into animation, this might be helpful. [] - this site is not free, but it does make 3D animations and is still affordable for one library computer that kids could use to create their work. The cheapest version is only $78. http://prezi.com/ - this is very popular in education and totally free and easy to use! [] technically this counts as animation, but I tend to think it’s more of a fancy power point http://www.xtranormal.com/ - this is perhaps the best link on this list. It is free and it makes awesome animations [] - this site is free and pretty user friendly. It creates 3D animations and can be used on almost any computer platform AND comes with special details to fix glitches on various platforms it may run on. [] - this site appears quote easy to use, but it is no longer under active development so any glitches will not be corrected.
 * Copyright-Free digital storytelling**

http://www.flickr.com/ - my understanding is that this is by far the most common digital storytelling tool in education. As such, I would start here since there is no doubt a good reason (free, easy to use, etc) that it is so popular.

[] - this is Windows only platform for making digital stories http://www.apple.com/ilife/ - and this is Apple’s answer to Microsoft’s digital storytelling software http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/ - this link will take you to a variety of Adobe software downloads that can be used for digital storytelling. Adobe is such a common application that using it would be beneficial. [] - this site is designed for educators specifically http://www.digitalstorytellingworld.com/ - this software gives you a tutorial of how it works FIRST and then at the end of the tutorial you are given the option to download, which is a nice option so your computer isn’t filled with useless downloads that you decide you don’t like later and then have to delete. [] - firstly, this seems like complicated software. Secondly, it is not free and you have to get a quote based off what you need. If this were a main part of school and lots of teacher jumped on the bandwagon it may be worth it, but not unless that was the case. [] - FREE software! This is designed for Microsoft only, though.

[] - finally the art of clay animation is coming back. This would be a great way to get art kids to create something that can be shared with the world. http://videospin.com/Redesign/ - this software is free but comes with optional upgrades that cots money. As such, you have to pay for the cool stuff, but it’s a good starting point.