40,000 pieces of art now available from the Smithsonian
The Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian museums has released a complete digital copy of their collections. The Open F|S initiative is free to use for non-commercial purposes.
Source: Open Peeps, Hand-Drawn Illustration Library Open Peeps is a CC0 licensed graphic library of people. CC0 is the equivalent of Public Domain, meaning you can do whatever you want with the graphics. The site does require an email to download, but you could download the package for your students first. In the Flat Assets folder…
Source: Lo-Fi Player Here’s a fun little activity that students could play around with when they just need a second to chill. The Lo-Fi Player has several items you can click around with to create the chill beats that you need. And, when you are finished, you can share your production with a simple link.
In honor of Minecraft’s 10th anniversary, Microsoft has created a website called Minecraft Classic. This is the original version of Minecraft released in 2009. It only works in creative mode, but you can invite up to 9 others to build with it. Unfortunately, it looks like there is no way to save your creations. Minecraft…
Marching with Sgt. Pepper I often yearn to be immersed in a creative ethos like The Beatles. I am not wanting to hitch a ride on the “Magical Mystery Tour” in this case. Instead, I want the innovative spirit of “Sgt. Pepper” to stand as the norm in education. In essence, I want to be…
Source: Free Logo Maker | Create Your Logo Online with Ucraft The free logo maker is pretty cool, even with the limited tools. It’s drag and drop to place different icons, shapes, and text in your logo. To download or save, you’ll need to create an account though. Helpfully, Ucraft supports Google logins. If you…
Youtube’s Audio Library offers music and sound effects for your videos. From what I can tell, you are free to use the music and sound effects in multimedia productions: By downloading music from this library, you agree that you will not: Make available, distribute or perform the music files from this library separately from videos…