There are a vast number of free online generator tools and I enjoy all of them (well, most of them). I have selected a few of my favorites that I think teachers could use to motivate students and enhance instruction.

1. Graph Paper Generator – you have no doubt heard of this wonderful graphing paper site, but I would be remiss not to include it in this posting….a terrific generator for math, science, technology, and art projects that require graph paper. Generators are also available for musical notation paper, notetaking paper, and much, much more…you simply have to see this site to believe it! Make sure you have plenty of printer ink!
2. Test Generator – use the free version of this online test generator to create a test that includes the following types of questions: true/false, multiple choice, short answer, matching, or fill in the blank. Question types can be mixed and matched. Free registration is required, but you can begin immediately after you have registered.
3. Customize “Cake With Number” – this generator from Image Chef could be used to create a customized birthday card, poster, or slide for each student celebrating a birthday…include the image on your instructional PowerPoint print a copy for your bulletin board or post the image to your blog/teacher page. Kids all ages will love the attention and recognition of their special day. A sample is shown below:

4. Customize “Scroll” – Use the scroll graphic available at Image Chef to countdown long-term assignments or post sponge activities. I’m sure you will think of several additional ways to use this image it is so versatile. A sample is shown below:

5. Make Word Mosaic – You have no doubt used Wordle, but have you seen this mosaic tool available on Image Chef? I used the star mosaic to post the name of all the students who got an A on their spelling test. Again, I’m sure you will think of many additional ways to use this neat online generator…you can change the shapes, colors, and font to come up with a number of mosaics. A sample is shown below:

6. Bingo Card Generator – create bingo cards for review and fun using the Teachnology Bingo card maker. Select from 3×3 grid or 5×5 grid cards. Very neat!
7. Personalized Award Certificate Generator – create personalized awards to present at award ceremonies or send them home in Friday folders.
8. Award Certificate Maker – this is another excellent Teachnology resource that makes it simple to create personalized award certificates featuring student names, special borders, and graphics.
9. Custom Computer Keyboard – reward your top typist with a personalized graphic similar to the one below:
   
10. 55+ Extremely Useful Online Generators for Designers – I’m cheating (just a bit) by including a link to an absolutely wonderful group of generators researched and posted by Syed Balkhi and posted on his blog Balkhis Vision for Success. The generators gathered by Balkhis can be used for teacher webpages, PowerPoint Backgrounds, and more…check it out. You will truly be impressed with the resources. Make sure you share them with your student bloggers and web designers!

Another generator that I really love and that would have made this list (if it had been working at the time of this post) is Super Screenshot…an online tool that where you type in an address of a website and generate a screenshot. The screenshots could be used for direction sheets or as picture hyperlinks for younger students.

Please feel free to share your wonderful ideas and generator links using the comment link at the bottom of this post.