If you like to have students create their own projects using multimedia, you might want to offer Sutori https://www.sutori.com/ as an option. Sutori products allow you to add text, images, etc. in order to create a visual timeline. This would be great for retelling a story, or presenting historical information. They provide templates or you can start from scratch. I used their Frayer Vocabulary template to create this quick presentation and found it really user friendly:

https://www.sutori.com/en/story/vocab-frayer-model-vocabulary–zjqhS2YpDHkqa6nAub6W95fF

There is an option to collaborate so that students can work together on it. There is a free version and a paid version. The free one doesn’t come with as many tools, but still allows students to create basic timeline stories with text and images. The Sutori for Department option for Departments (6 people) is $500 so might be a nice option for a Foundation Grant (the next time that comes around). With the paid version you can include video and audio files and more.

Here is a quick video that shows you how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOd1eVK_4Gk

And a more comprehensive video if you want to dig in deeper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFdp76EvROM

Here are some guides and ideas for specific subjects.

Sutori for English and Language teachers: https://www.sutori.com/en/story/sutori-for-english-and-language-teachers–2FoDykeT8fKTraejyRySTKy9

Sutori for Social Studies Teachers: https://www.sutori.com/en/story/sutori-for-social-studies-teachers–7bmFcNow8Ms67ePV8yMcX6cH

Sutori for Art and Music Teachers (I think this might make a great portfolio option): https://www.sutori.com/en/story/sutori-for-art-music-teachers–6q8s8PVjtMXME4RygfNYMczK

Sutori for STEM https://www.sutori.com/en/story/sutori-for-stem-teachers–RquvzoePZEpenfsokn8Pgitf