Free (or cheaper) eLearning Tools

While working on a recent project I found myself going on a frantic search for just the right picture.  Having the right resources at your disposal can definitely make or break the amount of time you spend on a eLearning project.  So, I decided to update my toolbox and possible solutions with some resources that are free or lower cost than the mainstream product.  The items marked with asterisk are ones I've personally used for one project or another.  

Do you have an "I can't live without" website or service? Please feel free to add any resources I missed by commenting below or tweeting me (@jvalley0714).

Audio

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ *

http://download.cnet.com/SoundCapture/3000-2168_4-10079089.html

http://krut.sourceforge.net/

http://camstudio.org/

http://vocaroo.com/

http://www.chirbit.com/

Course Authoring

https://www.easygenerator.com/

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/lcds-tool.aspx#tab1

http://www.smartbuilder.com/product/smartbuilder

http://www.authorgen.com/authorpoint/index.htm

http://www.jetdraft.com/eng/index/

http://www.izzui.com/

http://www.udutu.com/solutions_udutu.html

http://www.quicklessons.com/

http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter.html

http://www.ipresent.com/Pricing

http://www.quicklessons.com/

http://www.zebrazapps.info/#!pricing/c8ja

http://zembl.com/

http://goanimate.com/

http://softchalk.com/

http://memorize.com/

Video

http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html *

http://www.screenpresso.com/

https://placeit.net/

https://www.screenr.com/

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html *

Sounds/Music

https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalTrax

http://audionautix.com/

http://www.cctrax.com/

Image Manipulation

www.gimp.com *

http://tinygrab.com/

http://www.pixlr.com/editor/ *

Color

https://kuler.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ *

http://www.pictaculous.com/

http://design-seeds.com/

http://paletton.com

http://www.colorhexa.com/ *

http://colorpicker.com/

http://www.javascripter.net/faq/rgbtohex.htm

Image/Icon

http://www.freeimages.com/ *

https://elearningart.net/

http://designinstruct.com/category/free-resources/

http://publicdomainarchive.com/

http://littlevisuals.co/

http://deathtothestockphoto.com/ *

http://nos.twnsnd.co/

http://www.gratisography.com/

http://pixabay.com/ *

http://roundicons.com/

https://picons.me/

http://www.mightydeals.com/free_stuff

http://morguefile.com/

http://picjumbo.com/ *

http://unsplash.com/ *

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml

http://www.freeimages.co.uk/galleries.htm

http://www.freepixels.com/

http://www.public-domain-photos.com/

http://search.creativecommons.org/

http://subtlepatterns.com/

http://thenounproject.com/ *

http://www.toasto.com/

http://stockphotos.io/

http://www.stockvault.net/

http://www.public-domain-photos.com/

http://www.stockpholio.com/

http://pixelperfectdigital.com/

http://www.photogen.com/

http://openphoto.net/

http://www.kavewall.com/stock/index.html

http://imagebase.net/

http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp

http://www.freepik.com/

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/

http://www.cgtextures.com/

Inspiration

www.pinterest.com *

www.dribbble.com

www.behance.com

www.canva.com *

http://www.siteinspire.com/

http://land-book.com/

http://community.articulate.com/blogs/david/default.aspx *

LMS

http://www.talentlms.com/index/  

http://www.edubrite.com/oltpublish/theme-eb-www/cms.do?view=pricing

http://www.sharepointlms.com/

http://www.efrontlearning.net/

http://www.growthengineering.co.uk/demo/

https://www.easygenerator.com/

Font

http://www.dafont.com/ *

http://www.google.com/fonts/

http://losttype.com/browse/

http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm

http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ *

http://copypastecharacter.com/all-characters

http://www.1001fonts.com/brandname-fonts.html

http://www.whatfontis.com/

Proofreading

http://www.polishmywriting.com/

http://paperrater.com/

Storyboard

https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboard-creator

Other

http://www.onlinecharttool.com/  - Not near Excel….have no fear

http://dictionary.reference.com/ * - Because who doesn’t need help spelling

http://thesaurus.com/ * - To help you pick the right word

http://lite.launchlist.net/ - Check your website before it goes live

http://www.speedtest.net/ - Speed test for your computer

http://evernote.com/skitch/ - Free annotation creator

https://evernote.com/ - Keep everything you need together all in one place