The problem with many free resource sites is that you are often inundated with so much unusable garbage that it’s hard not to feel like you are wasting your time. Everyone loves a freebie. MORE

Many of us must work on projects with small budgets that require free resources. Fortunately, free or inexpensive stock media sites can save the day. Check out descriptions of these ten sites. eLearning Design Graphics MORE

I reviewed a bunch of the free fonts and tried to sort to the those that are free for commercial use. Also, most of the free font sites have an assortment of these fonts. As always when using free resources, confirm the licensing agreement and provide proper attribution. MORE

The Internet is rife with free things, especially free stock image sites. However, there are usually three main issues with the free stock image sites: The free stock images aren’t really free. Most of the free stock image sites are irrelevant. MORE

These backgrounds go really well with the illustrated characters that come with the Articulate applications or those you may find at some of the free vector image sites. There are a lot of ways to display the characters so feel free to play around with different looks. MORE

Apparently, the internet can’t get enough of free stock images as it seems there are new sites popping up every day. Truth be told, many of the sites aren’t very good and most of the images probably don’t have a good context for e-learning design. MORE

If you have an interest in elearning or instructional design, undoubtedly you have your list of favorite sites that you visit for coming up to speed with new trends and happenings. Below are some sites that are well known in this field. Technology site by EdTech Magazine. MORE

If you aren’t interested in paying monthly fees just to have a way to communicate project status with your client, then there is a pretty great FREE alternative to Basecamp you have to check out: Project Panorama. All you need is a WordPress site and you’re good to go. MORE

One strategy to ease this burden is to use ratings and reviews sites. Here are 3 main benefits your small business can realize by using these sites: Get first-hand user-based recommendations and feedback when you consult ratings and reviews sites before deciding on a purchase. MORE

Examples of Free Stock Video Courses. Find Free Stock Videos. One of the first questions that comes up is where to get free stock videos. If you’re not comfortable shooting your own stock video, try out some of these free stock videos sites. MORE

Do a search for “free vector images” and you’ll find hundreds of sites that boast tens of thousands of free images. Besides, how many free vector images do you really need? Websites that Offer Free Vector Images. Editing Free Vector Images. MORE

Recently a fellow member of the Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals' Group (14K+ of members) asked " If anyone know of where to find royalty free background music for training? " Download royalty free music! Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download. MORE

We’ve created a great walk-through for you on our developer’s site (don’t let that scare you, you don’t need to be a developer to do this). The only requirement for the student is that they have to have a account on any of those social media sites in order for it to connect. MORE

Now that Microsoft’s quit providing free clip art and free stock images many of you are scrambling to get hold of free resources to use for your elearning and training development. Download Free Stock Images. Since the images are free to distribute based on the CC 4.0 MORE

Intended for teachers who are looking to implement online learning to 50 users or less, MoodleCloud provides a free Moodle Hosting site for those who are working with no budget. Calling all educators! MORE

Videvo : This website offers 100% free HD stock footage and motion graphics, which can be downloaded and used in any project. You can find free HD stock videos, b-rolls, and backgrounds here. Shutterstock : You can find more than 5,270,298 of the best royalty-free stock videos here. MORE

Free people icons are great when they’re truly free to use for commercial courses. And who doesn’t like them, especially now that Microsoft no longer offers free clip art ? Here’s a list of some free icons. I only link to the ones that are free for commercial use. MORE

In a previous post I shared some free stock images via Unsplash. They’re free for commercial use. Just like Unsplash, they’re free to use and distribute via a public domain license. You can download them individually from their site. MORE

One of my favorite sites for free stock images is Unsplash.com. They provide hundreds of free stock images with a Creative Commons Zero license. That means you can do anything with the images, whether free or commercial. You can download the free template it here. MORE

Previously we looked at how to create free text-to-speech narration using a free application. Today we’ll look at a free (or inexpensive) way to create your text-to-speech narration that’s just as easy and hardly costs anything, if at all. Free E-Learning Resources. MORE

Better yet, it’s free! So if you haven’t already, head on over to the Big Blue Button site and check out this great, free tool. free online learning training tools MORE

Pixabay : You can find over 360,000 free, high-quality images, vector graphics, and art illustrations, which can be used without attribution, in your digital and printed works, including commercial applications. net : You can download free and premium stock photos and illustrations. MORE

In fact, the first of these new versions has just landed, bringing along two great new features: the Site Builder and the Gamification engine. Let’s get site building. The post Site Builder on eFrontPro 4.3: MORE

Having free clip art is a big deal for those of us on fixed budgets and with limited access to stock images and clip art to use in our elearning courses, presentations, and training programs. Free Clip Art via Pickit. How to Install Pickit for Free Clip Art. MORE

Free Music Archive (FMA) : The FMA is an interactive library of high-quality legal audio downloads, which is run by the WFMU. WFMU is the most renowned free form radio station in America. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download. MORE

> If you know a free e-Learning book that is not included in the list please I will highly appreciate if you write a comment with a link to that book. -- -- CU Online Handbook - University of Colorado Denver (Update 12/06/2010: suggested by PRL ) Do you currently teach online? MORE

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 10/24/2010 Free Stock Photos Sites for e-Learning As an e-Learning developer I had to invest a lot of time to find images for my e-Learning projects. MORE

As a result, the following post is Free and Open Source Web Conferencing (Online Meetings, Webinars) Tools for e-Learning. The following list contains free and open source Web Conferencing tools that are nt in particular order. Free for personal use ! MORE

Everyone loves free, especially with software. Free software should be in a class by itself, because it often rumbles into three areas: 100% free with no watermarks, limited features/capabilities. 100% free but with limited features (if you want those gone you pay for it). 100% free but with limitations (and you cannot upgrade – some ATs actually do this – with the goal of you buying another of their products). Feel free to marvel. FREE. MORE

If you can’t afford the popular stock image sites, you might think you’re only option is to take your own photos. In recent years, there has been a huge surge of free stock image sites that offer photos, vector graphics, and even videos! MORE

by AJ Walther    Want more free images for your eLearning or PowerPoint presentations? That means these images are free to use, share, and modify in any way that you see fit. for free! See also: Recommended Free Image Sites. MORE

A few months ago I wrote a post on Microsoft getting rid of free clip art. But there are many who relied on the free assets that Microsoft provided, especially since they didn’t include just clip art. Losing free clip art isn’t all bad news. How to Find Free Clip Art. MORE

Create Free Web Pages. Basically, you put the content into an email, send it to a specified email address (which you can find on their site), and they send you a link back with a web page. Free E-Learning Resources. Check out these articles and free resources in the community. MORE

Here’s a list of all of the free resources shared in this blog and a few bonuses. Free Bonus. Here are a few bonus items not included in previous posts: Free e-book: The Definitive Guide to Multi-Device E-Learning. Free image editor: Pixlr. Free Applications. MORE

Free resources always come in handy when building courses or slide presentations. At most of my workshops we take a few minutes to share different free resources people use. At this point, I find that there’s not a lot of new free resources being added. Free downloads. MORE

Every single WordPress site out there uses plugins, and usually more than one. Some of the plugins are free while others are paid/premium. While it is rare for us to see a plugin that is on every installation with LearnDash, here are some of the more popular free plugins we have seen. Theme My Login – A straightforward option for creating login and registration forms on the front-end of your site. We use it on our demo site. MORE