Webtools: No Registration Needed for Students

Welcome to my list of webtools that don’t require student registration. This started off as a simple curation for myself and has ballooned into something that I never thought would get this big. And it is still growing. I started added comments to each link, but that is taking a long time to complete. Please bear with me as I update it.

While I do try to verify each link on a regular basis, please be aware that websites do change and some of these sites may no longer be active or may have switched to a paid version. Also, some of these sites rely on advertisements and so be careful when using with younger students. To make it on this list, a site must be:

1. Free. There may be paid versions, but there is an option to use without paying.
2. Without the need for students to give their email address. Teachers may have to register, but there is an option for students to either sign-in or use without giving their own email address or log-in with their Facebook/Google/Twitter/etc. account.
3. For the most part, interactive or creative. The ideal tool allows the student to express themselves through creation, but some of these tools are for teachers only.
4. Completely online. There should be no need to install something to make it work. Some of these sites require things like Flash or Java which are on most desktop and laptop computers, but are normally not accessible on a tablet or phone.

Over the next while, I will be adding labels to each of these to designate whether you can use this site without any registration at all or will need the use of a class code given by the teacher. Also, where I find the tool especially useful, I have also added some sites that need an email address, but can be used with a completely fake email address since the site doesn’t require you to verify your email address.

If you find a bad link, bad site, or any other error, please let me know through the comment section. Also, if you know of sites to add to this list, let me know and I will post it giving credit to you. Thank you.

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Index

QR Codes
Surveys and Polls
Online Whiteboards/Corkboards
PDF Tools
Charts
Word Clouds
Maps
Schedule
Reference (dictionary/thesaurus/concordance/corpus/citation)
Calculators/Converters
Documents (webpages/text/paste/view)
Annotation
Stories (create/read)
Chat/Conferencing
Presentation
Audio
Screencapture (image/video)
Video (view/edit/create)
Diagramming/Mind Maps (view/edit/create)

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QR Codes

Create

• QRickit QR Codes: Create QR codes that will perform up to 18 different tasks including add a contact, sending an email or SMS message, go to a Google map location, or even send a Tweet! You have the option of choosing the code and background colours and including an image in the code. Download the image as a JPEG or PNG file. (★★★)
• QR Code Generator: Create a QR code for a URL, VCard, text, email message, or SMS. High quality images can be downloaded or embedded, including JPG, SVG, and EPS. (★★★)
• goQR: Create a QR code for nine different things: website, text, VCard, SMS, telephone call, geolocation, event, email, and wifi password. Image can be download as a high-quality SVG, EPS, PNG, or JPG. You can also change some of the colour and image settings for the image. (★★★)
• QR-Code Generator: Create a QR code for a URL, VCard, text, email message, or SMS. Image can be downloaded or embedded. (★★★)
• QR Stuff: Create a QR code from up to 23 different things including tweets and Google Maps location. Image can be downloaded or printed. (★★★)
• Kaywa QR Code: Create a QR code for a URL, Facebook, contact, or coupon. High quality images can be downloaded as an EPS or PNG. (★★★)
• Create QR Code: Nice, clean site that creates a QR code for up to nine different things. Download or embed the image. (★★★★)
• QRcode business cards: Type in your information, choose an online image, and the site will create online business cards that you can download as a PDF file to print on Avery business card paper. People who can the card will have your information downloaded automatically to their contacts list. (★★)
• QRCode Monkey: Create a QR code for 14 different things including maps, YouTube videos, and tweets. Add an image and change the design of the code. No account needed. Download as a PNG, SVG, PDF, or EPS. Nice clean site without ads. (★★★★)

Decode online

• ZXing Decoder Online: Decode QR codes online without a dedicated app. The QR code can be uploaded or found online. (★★★)
• Online Bar Code Reader: Decode QR codes online without a dedicated app. The QR code must be uploaded. (★★)
• QR Code Scanner: Create a QR code from a URL and download the image. Decode QR codes online without a dedicated app. Images can be scanned using a webcam or images can be uploaded. (★★★★)

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Survey and Polls

• OneQstn: A simple multiple choice poll option with a clean button-type interface. There are no options to change the look or to have users add their own options. One of the easiest to use and doesn’t use Flash or Java so it works on basically any website including iOS devices and can be embedded almost anywhere. (Note: It asks for name and email information, but you can leave them blank). (h/t http://www.thetoolbox.cc/) (★★★)
• PollCode: This site provides a few additional functions such as multiple answers, colour, background, and font choices, as well as the ability to leave comments. People can also just view the results without giving an answer. The poll is hosted or can be embedded. One unique feature is the ability to use a dropdown menu instead of radio buttons. (★★)
• Hanzo: This site allows some simple design choices as well as single or multiple votes. Results are given in a bar graph in percentage or numbers of votes. You can also set a start and end time for the voting. Easy and use and the poll can be embedded or hosted. (★★)
• Poll Junkie: A clean, simple poll that allows for multiple choice, ranking, rating, and free text questions. You can set an expiration date, allow for comments, and download as a CSV. (★★★★)
• Yarp: A very simple, yes or no type of survey. (★★)
• Pollmaker: A poll creator with multiple options: multiple answers, type in your own answer, start and stop times, customizable themes, text field, commenting, and location reports. Fairly simple, yet quite robust for a free poll maker. No ads. (★★★★) (h/t @AnthipippiHarou)
• Straw Poll: Create a simple poll with some duplication prevention. There are some ads on the site. (★★)
• Fast Poll: Multiple choice polls that allows for comments. Not much else. Simple and clean. (★★)
• Free Online Surveys: Create polls, surveys, quizzes, and forms and share with others. No ads. Needs a free account, but a fake email address works. Generous limits on the free account. Can use images and videos in the questions. It is not a fantastic looking survey, but not bad either. It has some filtering options. (★★★★)
• DirectPoll: Create a simple poll that can be displayed in a presentation or browser. No account needed, although an email is needed to start the poll (a fake email will work). You can have up to 100 respondents per poll. Works well with mobile devices and has a short URL and QR code for easy link sharing. Each poll is good for 30 days. (★★★★)
• SoapBox: A really nice online polling, discussion, and quiz site. Teacher registers, but participants don’t have to. Very mobile friendly. Lots of options. Free class is limited to fewer than 30 students. I reviewed it here. (★★★★★)

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Online Whiteboards/Corkboards

• Awwapp: Draw or type on this whiteboard using a variety of coloured markers. Invite others to participate and post online or save the completed work to your computer. (h/t @ICTmagic) (★★★)
• Witeboard: Very simple site. Simply click on the link to create a new whiteboard with a unique URL. Collborate with others using the shared link. Works with all devices. No ads. (★★★)
• Board800: This is an online collaborative whiteboard that allows for multiple pages. Draw, write, or type on the page or an image. Share with others. It is good for 90 days. (★★★)
• draw.to: A small, simple whiteboard that you can share with others or embed on your website. Draw, type, or write on the board and have others join in. (★★)
• interactive illimitably: An interesting chat and drawing tool that includes some drawing games as well. Collaborate with others on a
  drawing. Text, draw, and apply layers. (★★)
• FlockDraw: Draw, add text, and chat online with up to 10 people at once. Embed the drawing or save it your computer. (★★)
• Padlet: One of the most well known of all of the stickynote sites. Add notes to a wall and others can go on and add theirs as well. The administrator needs to register with an email, but other can add without registration. Works well with tablets and phones. (★★★★★)
• CoSketch: Collaborate with others by drawing or typing on a whiteboard, image, or Google Map. Embed on your webpage as well. (★★★)
• Twiddla: This is the most extensive of all the whiteboard tools here. You can annotate and draw on a whiteboard, Etherpad document, webpage, document, or image. Use audio including connecting with Skype and so much more. (h/t @rkiker) (★★★★)
• Linoit: A robust corkboard / inboard that allows for multimedia items and has a navigation map. Requires registration, but students can use a fake email address. Also has mobile apps. No ads. Simple to use. (★★★★)
• NoteBook Cast: An online shareable whiteboard for up to 10 people. Works on HTML5 browsers, including tablets. Add images, text, and shapes. Screen capture your creations. Simple to use. No ads. (★★★★) (h/t @AnthipippiHarou)
• Web Whiteboard: Create a simple whiteboard where you can draw, type, and add sticky notes. You can share it with others or download as an image. You don’t need an account. No ads. Boards are available for 21 days unless you create a free account. Not the nicest board, but simple to use. Works with mobile devices. (★★★)
• Whiteboard.fi: Create a class and then share the URL to invite students to create their own board and view your board. No registration is needed for either the teacher or the students. The teacher can view all of the other whiteboards, but students only see their own and the teacher’s board. The teacher can erase and delete boards. Very limited options on the whiteboard including drawing shapes and adding text. Very simple to use and no ads. Works with mobile devices. (★★★)
• Whiteboard Fox: Create a simple whiteboard online without an account. You can share with others using a URL. Add images and text (only on certain browsers). Mostly works on mobile devices. No ads. (★★)
• Pinup: This is another bulletin board site similar to Padlet, but not as powerful. It doesn’t require an account and boards can be made public or private with a view option available as well. You can add text notes, images, documents (viewable on the board), and drawings. There is also a text chat option. While not as powerful as Padlet, it is still a simple and somewhat powerful board option that doesn’t require registration. It works with some mobile devices. Boards can be exported as images. (★★★★)

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PDF Tools

• PDFescape: The most comprehensive of all the free online PDF tools. Create, read, and edit PDF documents. Create and fill in PDF forms all within your browser without needing to register. Some of the more notable tools including the ability to insert and remove pages from a PDF document, annotate and markup a PDF, as well as creating fillable forms. (★★★★)
• FoxyUtils SplitPDF: There are four simple, yet effective, tools: split a PDF (remove a range of pages), merge PDFs (combine 2 or more PDFs into one document), unlock a PDF (in case you forget the password), protect a PDF (add a password and restrict usage). (★★)
• PDF Newspaper: Enter a webpage with an RSS feed and convert the last five posts into a nice looking PDF newspaper. (★★★)
• PDF to Word Online Converter: Upload a PDF and the site will convert it into a Word document without needing to install anything or provide and personal data. (★★)
• PrintWhatYouLike: Enter a webpage URL on this website or use their bookmarklet and the site will grab the information from the website allowing you to remove what you don’t want before making it into a PDF to download and print. (★★★)
• Sejda: A number of advanced split and merge functions as well as encrypting and rotating PDFs. (h/t to @makeuseof) (★★★)
• Witwall Tech: A super simply way of cropping a PDF online. Upload your own image or find one online. Create a preview, drag over the area you want to keep, and crop. Automatically downloads a cropped version. (★★)
• I Love PDF: Extract, split, or merge PDFs quickly and easily. Even stores the finished files online for up to 1 hour. (★★★)
• PDF Extractor: Extract images, fonts, and text from a PDF. Upload your own file or find one online. (★★★)
• Neevia Online: Compress large PDFs, merge, or resize files. It also has a number of advanced options. h/t to @claganach (★★)
• Print Friendly: This is one of the easiest and nicest ways of creating a clean PDF document of a webpage for printing. Select sections to delete and keep or remove images. Use the simple bookmarklet to access from any webpage. See my screencast on how to use PrintFriendly here. (★★★★)
• Sciweavers: This is a series of online web applications including a number for PDFs. Merge, split, print, and extract images from PDFs. (★★★)
• PDFSplit: Split and extract pages from PDF. (★★)
• DocsPal: Convert many different types of files. Upload and view files. Share file links with others. (★★★)
• PDF Zipper: Compress large PDF files for screen or print. (★★)
• PDF Online Reader: Upload a PDF and annotate and markup a PDF. Can be downloaded, but not shared. (★★)
• Cute PDF Editor Online: A great online PDF tool. Edit, crop, extract pages, merge, and more. Clean and simple. (★★★★★)

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Charts/Graphs

• ChartGo: Create a bar, line, pie, or area graph in 2D or 3D. Options also include dimensions and orientation. Enter your data and you are then given a URL to edit and one to share. You can also embed the chart on your website or blog. Simple, yet nice looking results. (★★★)
• Chartle: This site has the most options available including bar, pie, line, scatter plots, Venn diagrams, radar charts, organizational charts, tables, timelines, motion charts, gauges, and maps. Options for dimensions, data type, and either 2D or 3D shapes. Charts are hosted in the gallery or can be embedded on your website or blog. (★★★)
• Piecolor: Create a piechart you can download. Very simple to use and can be in 2D or 3D. No hosting or embedding available. (★★)
• Graph.tk: This is a mathematical graph creator. Type in your formulas and the graph is created automatically. Beautiful results that can be downloaded. No host or embed functions available. (★★★★)
• Hohli: Create bar, line, and pie charts along with Venn diagrams, scatter plots and radar charts. Choose your chart size, colour, and add your data. The chart is hosted as an image, you can also download or embed to your website or blog. (★★★)
• Kids’ Zone: Make a bar, line, area, pie or XY graph. Choose your shading and colour, add your data, labels, and fonts, and then download or email yourself the link. (★★★)
• I Heart Venn Diagrams: Enter in the data for two or three circles including how much overlap and size of the circles. It creates the Venn diagram and gives you a url to the image which you can share or download. (★★★)
• Classtools Venn Diagram: Choose either a two or three circle Venn diagram and then enter the data, title and notes. You cannot adjust the size or overlap. Download the HTML file or embed in your website. (★★★)
• Fuel the Brain Venn Diagram: Choose a two or three circle Venn diagram and enter the labels. Add dots with initials to each circle. You can’t download or ember the diagram, but you can always make a screenshot. This works best on an IWB. (★★★)
• Venny: Create a two, three, or four circle Venn diagram. Label your elements, add your notes, and then download the final image. (★★★)
• Plotvar: Create up to four different types of graphs and download as an image or PDF. (★★★)

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Word Clouds

• Wordle: Probably the most popular site for creating word clouds and is one of the best for creating high-quality printable versions of the image. Paste in a text or put in a website URL and it creates a random word cloud. Change the font, style, colour and limit words. You can also check word counts as well. Print out as an image to save for later (if you have the capability of printing as a PDF, you can then print the cloud as large as you want without problems with losing quality). (★★★★★)
• Wispy.me: Grab text from Twitter or Facebook or paste in your text, choose your colour scheme and font, and create an instant word cloud. Save to a unique URL and then download the image to your computer or share with others. (★★★★)
• ABCya! Word Clouds: This is a nice little word cloud generator designed for kids. It can’t handle larger texts (seems to have trouble beyond about 35 words), but the images are nice and can be downloaded as a jpeg image file or printed. You do have some control of fonts, colour, and layout as well. (★★★★)
• WordItOut: This is the only word cloud generator listed here that needs an email address to save it. You can always do a screen shot or put in a temporary email address to get the file. You can paste text or get from a URL and create a word cloud with some control on font, colour, and layout. (★★★)
• Jason Davies – Word Cloud Generator: A really nice and clean layout with lots of options for how the words or even sentences will be laid out. Download as an SVG or PNG: great for printing. (@PeterVogel mentions that it also works well with Chromebooks) (★★★★★)
• HTML5 Word Cloud: A fantastic site with plenty of options for text input including Twitter feeds, WordPress sites, and simple plain text. Change shapes, colour schemes, and sizes. Download as an image. (★★★★★)
• Word Cloud Generator: Not the nicest looking site, but very simple to use. Images are downloaded as a small PNG file (not great for printing). No ads. (★★)
• Word Cloud Maker: Fairly simple to use with a few options for fonts and shapes. You can also manipulate the numbers on the word count to make words smaller or larger. Download as an image. (★★★)
• Wordclouds: A robust site with lots of options. Some ads, but not intrusive. High quality output with lots of shapes, masks, fonts, and colour options. Not as easy as other sites, but more flexibility. (★★★)

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Maps

• Hypercities: Overlay historical maps over current satellite views of a number of places around the world. (★★★★)
• Scribble Maps: Draw on a Google Map and add markers, images, video, audio, and text as well. Save as an image, get a link, or embed. Even add a custom style to your map. (★★★★)
• ZeeMaps: Create a custom Google map with markers, images, movies, and more. Share your custom map for free. (★★★★★)
• OpenStreetMap: Created using data from users, OpenStreetMap is an alternative to Google maps where users can download images or data. (★★★★)
• Dual Maps: Combine Google maps, Streetview, and Bing maps as one map. Add Wikipedia and Panoramio layers as well. Embed on your website or blog. (★★★)
• Roadtrip America: Create a road trip route with markers of things to do and see along the way. You are unable to save or print the map without registering, but you can always create a screenshot of the map to download. (★★)
• MapFab: Draw, add markers and links, and share or embed a Google map without registering. (★★★)
• MapFling: Search for a place and add markers and then share with others using a URL. (★★★)

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Schedule

• When Is Good: This is the website has very few options, but it is also the easiest to use. Choose your time increments of 15, 30, 60 minutes or a whole day and then highlight the times you are available. Use the show options to make full use of the site such as a description or giving the page a custom URL before naming the site and creating the event. You will be given a code that you will need to see the results later on, so make sure you write it down. You will then be supplied with three URLs: one for sharing, one for the results, and one for editing the calendar. Others can then choose their times and provide comments and their name. (★★★)
• NeedtoMeet: Create a schedule by giving it a name, length, location (optional map), and description. You are then given a daytimer type of calendar where you select all possible meeting times. You are then given a shared URL and an administrator URL. Users who go the shared URL can then select the time that is good for them. It also shows what choices have already need selected by others. (★★★★)
• Meetifyr: This is the most feature-rich site of the three with the options to include extras such as a custom map. You first must provide information such as what it is (title) and where (the location). You can also provide a more detailed description if you would like. For the location, you can choose a map. You then choose your date or date range and copy the URL to share. (★★★★)
• TymFinder: Give your meeting a topic, enter the time-zone, a range of days, a time range and increment, and attendees’ names and it creates an embeddable or printable time sheet. There is no option to vote online. (★★)
• Doodle: Doodle uses a polling type design to find a time to meet together. You first need to provide the basic information such as title, place, description, and name (email is optional) before proceeding. You then select a day and time through a calendar or use the free text option. Finally, you can choose a number of options for the poll such as a single answer per person or limiting the number of choices. You are then given two URLs: one for sharing and the other for editing. (★★★★★)

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Reference (dictionary/thesaurus/concordance/corpus/citation)

• SnappyWords: This is a visual dictionary and thesaurus that uses lines and arrows together with coloured circles to show connections between words. Double-click on other circles will show new connections. (★★★)
• RhymeZone: Find words that rhyme, are synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and so much more. (★★★)
• WebCorp: Use the web as a corpus. (★★★)
• BibMe: Create citations for APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian using WorldCat. (★★★)
• WordNet: An extensive corpus and text vocabulary and phrase analyzer. Find how often a word is used and in what context. Analyze vocabulary level of a text. (★★★★)
• Compleat Lexical Tutor: While not the prettiest site in the world, Lexical Tutor provides a robust set of lexical tools for students, teachers, and researchers. (★★★★★)
• Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA): Probably the most common corpus on the internet providing vocabulary text search within a wide variety of genres. (★★★★★)
• Textalyser: A comprehensive text analysis tool. Easy to use with loads of data. (★★★★★)
• WordHippo: A simple tool for finding synonyms, antonyms, and sample sentences. (★★★)
• PaperRater: A decent amount of text analysis for grammar, overuse of sentence or phrases, and other review information. (★★★★)
• WordCounter: Ranks word usage for a pasted text. (★★)
• Frequency Level Checker : Another site that doesn’t look very nice, but works well. Paste in a text and compare vocabulary level for each word. Great for finding difficult words for language learners. (★★★★)
• The Readability Test Tool: Paste in a text and  analyze text for readability. (★★)
• Alphabetizer: Sorts the vocabulary in a text alphabetically. (★)

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Calculators/Converters

• Web 2.0 scientific calculator: A decent scientific calculator with graphing. (★★★)
• Trigonometry Calculator: A basic trigonometry calculator. Enter data or slide a scale. (★★)
• Numerics Calculator (h/t http://www.thetoolbox.cc/): A decent scientific calculator. (★★★)
• Graphr: A Java-based graphing calculator. Nice and clean. (★★★)
• Calculator Pro: A large set of calculators form science and conversion to health and construction. (★★★★)
• EasyCalculation: A long list of various calculators and converters. (★★★)

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Documents (webpages/text/paste/view)

Realtime Collaborative Writing

• WriteURL: A realtime, collaborative document editor with image, font, and link options. Clean and simple to use. Document can be downloaded as a word document. No ads. (★★★★★)
• Notepad: A very simple, plain text notepad that allows for realtime editing between users of a shared document along with audio and video chat. No ads. (★★★★)
• Kl1p: Create a plain or rich text document online, upload documents or images, or make a list or sketch without registering. No ads. Set expiration dates. Share via unique URL or QR code. Clean and simple to use. (★★★★★)

Document / Webpage Creation

• telegra.ph: Fantastic free site that create a clean, no ads webpage that has text, photos, videos, and even tweets. Simply go to the page and start creating. A unique URL is created when you visit. Very nice option for student writing. (★★★★★)
• justpaste.it: Create rich text documents or HTML that become single webpages that can be password protected and downloaded as a PDF. No ads. (★★★)
• pageOrama: Create a simple, clean, single-page website using a rich-text editor or HTML. No ads. (★★★)
• Snippi (h/t http://www.thetoolbox.cc/): A very simple, clean place to paste in plain text and share via a unique URL. No ads. Can set an expiration date. (★★)

Compare Documents

• Mergely: Paste in two versions on the same text and compare for changes between them. Merge changes item by item. Clean, simple interface with no ads. (★★★★)
• DiffNow: Paste in text, upload documents, or enter URLs to compare text changes. Simple website with minimal ads. (★★★)

Document Viewing

• DocDroid: Upload most types of documents to get a clean, simple online viewer with shareable link. Document can also be downloaded. Is hosted for up to 60 days from last viewing. No ads. (★★★★)

Blogs / Wikis

• Kidblog: Create a class set of blogs for your students. Students register using a class code. Nice interface and simple to use. (★★★★★)

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Annotation

• Markkit.net: A simple bookmarklet that works with most browsers that allows users to highlight sections of a website and then share the unique URL with others. Simple with no ads. (★★★)
• szoter: Capture a webpage, upload an image, or take a picture from your webcam and draw on it or add text. Share link with others. No ads, but needs Java. (★★★★)
• Bounce: Add a URL and annotate the screenshot. Share with others online using a unique URL. Very clean an easy to use with no ads.. (★★★★★)
• Thinkport Tool: Annotator: Create or paste text and share with students who can highlight using multiple colour highlighters. Simple, no ads, and useful for student work. (★★★★)

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Stories (create/read)

• StoryJumper: Create an illustrated storybook using cartoon images. Free registration with no email, but need to verify age. Share online. (★★★)
• Little Bird Tales: Create story slideshows using drawing tools, image uploads, or from a preloaded gallery. Add text and record audio to create a self-playing story you can share with others using a unique link. No ads, although there is a limit to the amount of stories you can create. Teachers create a class so students don’t need to register. (★★★★)
• Storybird: A beautiful site where users can create online story books using incredible artwork. Teachers create classes so students don’t need to register. (★★★★★)

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Chat/Conferencing

Video conferencing / chat

• Jitsi: Create a video conference with multiple people using any device. Free. No ads. Lots of extra functions. Android and iOS apps that don’t require registration. Fantastic site. I did a video overview of it here.

Text chat

• Tlk.io: Create a beautiful text chat that can be embedded and used on most devices. No ads. (★★★★)

Discussion boards / forums

• Forummotion: Create a discussion forum where students can post messages, links, and images. Requires an administration (i.e. teacher) registration, but students are not required to sign up, depending on administrative settings. Needs a bit of learning at first, but not that complex. Free forums have ads. (★★★)
• Boardhost: Create a discussion forum where students can post messages, links, and images. Has an RSS feed option and polling options. Requires an administration (i.e. teacher) registration, but students are not required to sign up, depending on administrative settings. Needs a bit of learning at first, but not that complex. Free forums have ads. (★★★)

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Presentation

• Slides: This site does require registration, you can use a fake email address as long as you remember what it was for logging back in. This is a wonderful site for creating, importing, and sharing presentations. It also allows for embedding and for a ‘live’ view link of the presentation that users can use to follow along as you control the presentation. Lots of features with no advertising. There is a limit of 250mb of storage, but you can remove presentations to save space. (★★★★★)
• Prezi: This is another site that requires registration, but you can use a fake email address as long as you remember what it was for logging back in. Prezi is a popular site for creating presentations that are more of a mind map or outline in design. Very slick in operation, although can be taken too far, making it quite distracting at times for the viewer. Share and embed. Add a voiceover. Import other presentations. Storage is limited to 100mb for the free accounts. No ads. (★★★★★)
• PowToon: Teachers can create a class account and then allow students to create presentations without needing an email address. PowToon allows users to create animated style presentations with audio voiceovers. There are some limitations with the free version (5 minute length, watermarking, no downloading), but it would be fine for a class situation. Lots of features, but can be a bit overwhelming at first. (★★★★★)
• Zentation: This is another site that requires registration, but you can use a fake email address as long as you remember what it was for logging back in. Take a YouTube video, upload a PowerPoint presentation, and synchronize them with chapter markers. Share with others who can skip to chapters and also add comments. It does have some ads and there is no way to change the layout with the free option, but students could use it to talk about a video they found on YouTube and make a presentation about it. Does need Adobe Flash. (★★★★)

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Audio

Record

• SpeakPipe Voice Recorder: Record audio online (up to five minutes) and save online for up to three months without registering or download. No ads. Embed code is available as well. Requires Adobe Flash for desktop or laptop, but can be used with mobile devices in combination with built in recorder. Simple and clean. (★★★★)
• RecordMP3Online: Record an MP3 file online and either share online or download to your computer. Hosting is available for 30 days. Simple to use. Very few ads. Doesn’t work with mobile devices. (★★★)
• Online Voice Recorder: Record up to seven minutes of audio online and download to your computer. No hosting available. Has a simple trim function as well. A few ads. Needs Adobe Flash. (★★)
• Chirbit: This is a site that requires registration, but you can use a fake email address as long as you remember what it was for logging back in. Record audio files online and share with others. Can type in transcriptions to go with the file. Can even add an image to a file. Require Adobe Flash. (★★★)
• Vocaroo: A simple site that allows users to record using Adobe Flash. Audio is stored for a few months before being deleted. Some ads. File can be downloaded. Audio can be played on mobile devices. (★★★)

Edit

• Cut MP3 Files Online: Trim an MP3 file online. A few ads. Requires Adobe Flash. No hosting online. (★)
• Online Audio Joiner: Upload or record multiple audio tracks. Trim and combine audio files online and then download. No hosting available. Needs Adobe Flash. Some ads. Simple to use. (★★)
• Online Audio Cutter: Upload an audio file and trim with some fade options. Download to computer. No hosting available. Needs Adobe Flash. Some ads. Simple to use. (★★)

Host

• Vocaroo: A simple site that allows users to upload even from mobile devices. Audio is stored for a few months before being deleted. Can share with a QR code. Some ads. File can be downloaded. Audio can be played on mobile devices. (★★★)
• Gofile: A file sharing sharing site that can host a file of any size for free. Files 100mb or smaller are kept for 30 days. Files larger than 100mb are kept for 7 days. The clock resets on the time each time you visit it. No ads. Can be used on mobile devices. Audio and video files can be streamed from the site. (★★★)

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Screencapture (image/video)

Image

• Screenshot Machine: Paste a URL and create a fullscreen image of a webpage. No ads. (★★★)
• Web-Capture: Paste a URL and create a fullscreen image of a webpage. It appears that it uses the mobile site for capture which is different from others. (★★)

Video

• Screencast-O-Matic: Record screencasts (ie. videos of your screen) of up to ten minutes in length. Needs Java access. Add audio and webcam as well. Download or share online. Simple to use. No ads. (★★★★)

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Video (view/edit/create)

Record

• Webcamera.io: Record a webcam video online and download to your computer. No option to host. Some ads. Requires Adobe Flash. Simple to use. (★★)
• HTML5 Webcam Recorder: Record a webcam video online and download to your computer. No option to host. Works on Chrome and Firefox. Simple to use. (★★★)

Edit

• Kizoa: Upload videos (up to 1 minute in length), images, and audio files. Trim and combine with transitions. Needs free registration, but fake email works. Can’t download files, but a shared link is given. Viewers can comment without registration. There is a 1GB storage limit. No ads (except the Kizoa ads). Not terribly simple, but works. (★★★)
• TubeChop: Trim a YouTube to a smaller section and get a link to share with others. A few ads. Requires Adobe Flash. Simple to use. (★★★)
• safeshare.tv: Paste in a YouTube link and get a ‘safe’ URL (i.e. a link that takes away everything but the video). Option to trim video (start and end points). Very simple to use. No ads. (★★★)
• ViewPure: Paste in a YouTube link and get a ‘safe’ URL (i.e. a link that takes away everything but the video). Option to trim video (start and end points). You can also create a ‘custom’ URL and set a password. Very simple to use. No ads. (★★★★)
• Online Video Cutter: Simple video trimmer. You can even choose to resize the video. Files up to 500mb will work. Rotate and crop as well. Simple. No ads. (★★★★)
• Kapwing: Very simple video trimmer. Can host video. Viewer can stream or download. Without registration, a watermark is put on the video. Easy site to use. No ads. (★★★★)

Upload and Share

• SendVid: Upload an share a video without registration or ads. Works with mobile devices. Videos are not listed in a public list or searchable. Link can be shared or video embedded in a website. Great site for students to share videos. (★★★★★)
• Gofile: A file sharing sharing site that can host a file of any size for free. Files 100mb or smaller are kept for 30 days. Files larger than 100mb are kept for 7 days. The clock resets on the time each time you visit it. No ads. Can be used on mobile devices. Audio and video files can be streamed from the site. (★★★)

Annotate

• Video ANT: A fabulous site from the University of Minnesota. Paste in a YouTube video or host your own on your own server. Viewers can add text annotations at any point in the video and can reply to comments as well. Comments can be downloaded. Registration is required, but a fake email is fine. No ads. Simple to use. (★★★★★)

Watch Together

• TogetherTube: Watch a video or listen to an audio recording together with others online in realtime (synchronized). Vote on a YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or Soundcloud file to watch or listen to. Chat together in a room. Rooms can be made private, although no password option. No ads. Somewhat simple to use. (★★★★)
• myCircle.TV: Watch a video or listen to an audio recording together with others online in realtime (synchronized). Find a YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or Soundcloud file to watch or listen to. Text and audio chat together in a room. Rooms can be made private, although no password option. No ads. Somewhat simple to use. (★★★★)
• Gaze: Create a private one-to-one video, text, and audio chat while watching a YouTube or locally hosted video together. Very simple to use. No ads. (★★★★)

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Diagramming/Mind Mapping

• Popplet: Create a mindmap using textboxes, images, drawings, Vimeo videos, and links. Can be edited by others you share it with. It requires an account, but fake email addresses work. Popplets can also be made public and embedded in websites. There is also an iOS app available. The free account has a limit of 10 Popplets. Nice site with not ads. (★★★★★)
• WebSequenceDiagrams.com: Create a diagram using text commands. Diagrams can then be downloaded or shared without an account, but a free account is needed to save images for editing later. Fake emails can be used to create an account. No ads. This takes a bit to learn the commands, but is fairly simple to use otherwise. (★★★)
• Draw.io: Create a large number of charts, maps, floor plans, and even infographics without an account. You can save the files on your computer or you can export as an image. You can also connect cloud storage accounts instead. Looks and feels a lot like a Google app. Very powerful. (★★★★★)
• MindMup: Create a mindmap with text and images. No account needed to create and publish as a public mindmap. You can also just download maps that are 100kb or smaller without publishing. No ads. (★★★★)
• Bubbl.us: Create a mindmap without an account or create a free account with a fake email address. Free accounts allow for 3 mindmaps and sharing maps online. Without an account you can still download maps as an image. Simple to use. No ads. (★★★★)
• MindMapFree: Create a simple text mindmap without an account. You can store files on your computer for editing later on. You can also connect to one of your cloud accounts. You can also download as an image. Some ads, but nothing intrusive. (★★★)
• Wisemapping: Create a mindmap without an account. You can add text, icons, and links. You can also create an account using a fake email address and then you will be able to share your images with others. They can either view or edit your map. No ads. (★★★)