This is a list of digital tools that may be helpful to you as you compose for this class and others. Most things on this list are free; I have made a note of those that are not. If there is an app or program that you use frequently and that you think should be on this list, please email me!

• Infographs
  • Piktograph – create graphic-heavy infographs for presentations or online publication
  • Gliffy – flow charts, mind mapping, infographs, image-based arguments, etc.
• Video Editing
  • iMovie – basic video editing (for Mac; $14.99 for desktop version, but free for iPhone)
  • Windows Movie Maker – basic video editing (for PCs)
  • Lightworks – free (mostly) video editing
  • Splice – video editing mobile app (for iPhones)
• Audio Editing
  • Audacity – free audio editing for podcasts, music, etc.
• Visualizations
  • Tableau – represent your research and argument graphically
  • Stykz – create stick figure animations
  • CreaToon – very simple cut-out animation tool
  • Clara – more robust animation tool (for more experienced digital composers)
• Maps
  • Google Tours – choose points of conflict on a map and create brief explanations in a slide show
  • MindMeister – free trial for robust mind mapping tool
  • UMapper – create a geographically-based map and include MP3 clips and/or text explanations (website may be down)
  • TimeMapper – maps data based on date, time, and geolocation
• Presentations
  • Prezi – animated slideshows
  • Google Slides – Google, web-based version of PowerPoint
  • PowToon – animations, slideshows, and automated presentations
• Website Builders
  • WordPress – blogs
  • Wix – simple website design tool
  • Weebly – simple website design tool
• Games
  • Twine – Create a text-based non-linear game (Here’s a great tutorial)
  • ARIS – create a mobile, augmented reality game
• Free Content Supplements
  • Freesound – database of free sounds
  • Creative Commons – robust database of free media (video, audio, text, image, etc.)