Kennedy Center Education
Stellar content, practical tips for integrating arts into every subject
Bottom Line: If you're willing to do some digging and prep, this is a terrific resource for integrating the arts across the curriculum.
Green Screen by Do Ink
Versatile, easy-to-use moviemaker and photo editor yields great results
Bottom Line: High-quality moviemaker and photo editor has numerous uses for students' projects.
Yousician
Appealing, feedback-rich tool helps kids build core musical skills
Bottom Line: Paired with great in-person instruction, this is a fabulous tool to boost musical skills.
Canva for Education
Create, collaborate, and share with versatile design tool
Bottom Line: From interactive presentations to group collaboration to parent communication, Canva is a one-stop shop for a variety of classroom tasks.
Adobe Express
Enjoyable and practical design tool supports creators of all ages
Bottom Line: Beautiful templates and user-friendly tools empower students to turn their creative ideas into professional-looking media.
Artsteps
Immersive virtual exhibit tool is attractive and versatile but fussy
Bottom Line: For teachers and students who can invest the time, Artsteps provides a compelling, free option for presenting and exploring images and audio of any kind.
Google Arts & Culture
Well-curated art and history site inspires curious learning
Bottom Line: A beautifully presented one-stop shop for compellingly curated and contextualized art, history, and culture resources, but it's lacking educator supports.
Photoshop Express Photo Editor
Top-notch photo editor helps perfect pics for creative projects
Bottom Line: This is a powerful, free creation tool from the industry leader in photo editing.
SketchUp
Make learning meaningful through 3D design
Bottom Line: SketchUp is a fantastic, subject-agnostic tool that does take time to learn but helps students gain truly useful, transferable skills.
Soundtrap
Powerful online audio production with built-in collaboration features
Bottom Line: Soundtrap is a uniquely collaborative sound-production environment, but if you want the top-quality EDU version, you have to pay top dollar.
