Keeping in the theme of using photos for technology projects, today I bring you one of my favorites -- 
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Free to use! 

• Create/make without account.

• However, if you want to save or share an account in needed. 

Simple to use:

1. ​Upload a photo
2. Place a mouth (this is the most time intensive part if your image has a mouth -- but it doesn't have to have a mouth!)
3. Record (if it is the first use, you will need to allow access to the microphone)
4. Save/share (link, embed code and the ability to save a video)

What will you Blabberize?

Picture That!
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Ideas from I Learn Technology

What are your ideas?

What is ThingLink?
It is a platform for creating interactive images and videos. Your image(s) can "come alive" with video, text, additional images, music and more. A basic/free plan will allow you to have one class of up to 105 students and use of image editor (it doesn't not include the video or 360 photo editors). You can learn more in the video below:

You and your students can create enhanced images and participate in digital storytelling through ThingLink! Build lessons with interactive maps, study guides, YouTube videos, websites, etc. A picture really can be "worth a thousand words"...or more!
Sign up here to get started.

Using ThingLink

Links and Tags
​There are over 70 rich media tags that can be easily added to your image. For more information on these tags click here.

Sharing
Once your ThingLink is saved, the sharing option will be available (see image below). The image can be shared via social media, Edmodo and Schoology, and by link or embed code.

ThingLink Educational Tutorial
Learn how to use ThingLink here

Checkout the SAMR example and other example can be searched under the "explore" tab 

​Designs can be shared and even collaborated on. Designers are in charge of sharing choices: sharing with an entire class/group, providing view-only access, and allowing collaboration rights. A new feature allows for the creation of a team of 10 members for free to allow for easier sharing of designs. All designs can be made public or kept private and are saved within your Canva account for further use or editing. When downloading designs, users are given the choice of image for web (JPG), high quality image (PNG), standard (PDF), and for print (PDF).
 
Canva is integrated with Google Apps for easy sign-in and eliminates the need for additional logins/passwords. Additionally, within Canva’s Design School teachers can access teaching materials, lesson plans and more.

Check out Canva here.