Adobe Illustrator
Vector graphics editor and design program
Suggested Use: Use professional level tools to make detailed graphics.
Tips: Adobe licenses are $40 through the DoIT Software Center.
Adobe InDesign
Desktop publishing and typesetting software
Suggested Use: Create visuals like posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, presentations, and more.
Tips: Adobe licenses are $40 through the DoIT Software Center.
Adobe Photoshop
Suggested Use: Create images, graphics, paintings, and 3d artwork.
Tips: Adobe licenses are $40 through the DoIT Software Center.
Adobe Spark
Suggested Use: Quickly create an online portfolio, video advertisement, brand account, or business card.
Tips: Adobe licenses are $40 through the DoIT Software Center.
Microsoft Publisher
Publishing application focused on page layout and designs. A plethora of templates.
Suggested Use: Use a template to create newsletters, postcards, flyers, invitations, brochures, calendars, and more.
Tips: This is not available as part of Office 365.
Versatile word processor
Suggested Use: Create outlines, tables, or simple posters.
Web-based software for creating shareable, interactive timelines
Suggested Use: Useful for creating timelines that move beyond text. Tiki-Toki allows for customization and supports embedding images, video, and audio.
Tip: The free version allows for only one timeline to be created and up to 200 events to be added to the timeline.
Graphic design tool
Suggested Use: Use a drag and drop tool to create web or print designs for flyers, images for presentations, business cards, posters, and more. Can create "this or that" image questions to include in presentations and to start a conversation in class.
Tips: Includes free elements and fonts as well as a library of images that can be used for $1 per image. Or upload your own graphics or images.
Graphic design tool
Suggested Use: Free to use tool with over 4,000,000 photos and graphics and a multitude of design templates.
Tip: Free account is limited to 3 downloads a month.
Infographic design tool
Suggested Use: Create timelines, infographics, logos, and more
Tips: The free plan allows students to make up to 5 infographics and share them publicly
Image editor
Suggested Use: Can be used for editing images before uploading them to presentations.
Tip: Pixlr Express and Pixlr-O-Matic can be used to add effects and retro filters. Fun to explore!
Web-based tool to create interactive images
Also includes a tool designed for education: ThingLink Education
Suggested Use: Can be used to bring web content into images. Could be used to show an image of a database with pop-ups of tutorials or definitions added on top of the image.
Tip: Images can be added from your hardrive or the web and can be tagged with web content, including audio, links, social media, videos, maps, and more. Check out their webinar archive or blog for more ideas.
Microsoft Word
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