In searching for a new way to display my students’ artwork on my classroom website, I recently discovered an amazing resource I think few people know about. It’s called SimpleViewer, and perhaps its website says it best – “Spectacular images galleries made simple.” This amazing, free resource allows users to create professional, Flash image galleries in a matter of minutes. No, really – minutes. By incorporating an incredibly easy-to-use desktop interface, creating a stylish gallery is a snap.

There are several cool features, but probably my favorite is that SimpleViewer supports Universal Playback, meaning image galleries created with the software can be viewed on mobile devices that do not support Flash (e.g. iPhone and iPad). Each time you create a SimpleViewer gallery, a mobile version of the gallery is also created, and if a user’s device doesn’t have the Flash plug-in enabled, the mobile version is displayed automatically. Awesome!

I could go on and on about it, but seeing is believing. Take some time and check out a few of the student art galleries I’ve created using SimpleViewer. If you like what you see, download it and take it for a spin. Remember, it’s free. What have you got to lose?

• The Vincent van Gogh Student Art Gallery
• The Claude Monet Student Art Gallery
• The Pablo Picasso Student Art Gallery