In light of our recent blog post about adding background music to rapid e-Learning projects, this week’s Friday Finds are a collection of resources for free royalty-free music that will help you create enticing and engaging PowerPoint presentations. Whether you need sound effects, or a full Mozart classic, theses sites will help you find the tune you’re looking for that will interest your learners.Brainy BettyYou will find sound files that are easy to insert into PowerPoint, and have many different uses. You can download midi files (very small size) for free, and add to your rapid e-Learning presentation for great music effects for individual slides, or the entire presentation. Choose from a variety of song types, and decide which one fits your project specifically.Freeplay MusicThe Freeplay Music Library is a comprehensive collection of high end broadcast production music spanning all the popular musical genres, and are available for download online. Browse the catalogue for free music downloads, which you can then add to your Snap! by Lectora presentationDanosongsChoose from a select list of free royalty free music provided by Dan O’Connor. The site is a creative commons with direct links to MP3 files that are “Dan-O’s” original songs. No matter what your music preference, you’re sure to find a song that suits your needs from this site.FreeSFXIf you’re interested in sound effects for your project, UK-Based FreeSFX provides free sounds for you to download. In addition, there is a short list of music downloads for your listening pleasure.Your PowerPoint presentations will never be the same after you’ve added some upbeat or calming tunes, depending on the tone of your project, and your learners will be inspired by the sounds.
Congratulations to Diane Elkins for being this week’s Friday Fan. On a recent review of Snap! by Lectora on the Integrated Learning Services blog, written by Joseph Suarez, Diane commented to praise the rapid e-Learning softwarefor what she notes is a great feature:
“Great review, Joseph! I see one advantage of Snap that I intend to use. Because output is a single file .swf (as opposed to a multiple file output by Articulate), it is easy to use Snap to create a quick swf animation to use elsewhere. For example, you can use PowerPoint animations to create a snazzy opening graphic to then put in a Lectora course -- or any other formats. And since you can make the page size whatever you want, you can even use Snap for an animated banner at the top of a web page.”Thanks Diane for highlighting this helpful capability of Snap! by Lectora!Are you eager to try Snap! by Lectora? Download your free 30-day trial of the latest rapid e-Learning software today!
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