I’ve mentioned the world’s Most Dangerous Writing App, and to join it, I bring you Write. You select a time limit and start writing. Don’t stop, or you will lose everything you’ve written. When done, it will save your document to your local machine. Students will want to copy/paste their document into their word processor of choice to finalize editing.
Source: Codevolve Codevolve is a website designed to interactively teach programming. The interface looks a lot like codecademy.com, but Codevolve puts the emphasis on learning skills, not badges. Another nice feature is Storyboard, where you can create your own assignments.
Source: Vookmark – Bookmark videos, watch later Vookmark is a web service with one goal, to help you keep track of videos you’ve watched or want to watch. Available on Chrome, Safari, Android, and iOS, Vookmark lets you bookmark a video simply by activating the extension or app. You do need to create an account, but once you are…
Microsoft announced the Minecraft: Education Edition Chromebook Beta is now open for people to try! There are a few caveats with the beta: Minecraft is the Android version, so your Chromebook must support the Google Play store. You can’t use a managed account (I would assume this means a managed Chromebook too). You’ll need a…
Are you curious about Linux but don’t want to mess up your computer to learn more? What about your students? DistroTest.net allows you to test over 200 Linux distributions with only your browser. What is Linux? Linux is an operating system like Microsoft Windows and macOS. It’s the most used operating system in the world,…
I’ve been using Spark by Readdle as my default email client on my iPhone for a few weeks now, and it’s currently my favorite (previously it was Outlook :-). Spark has two features that I really like: smart notifications and quick replies. Smart notifications are used by Spark to only notify you of important emails. It does…
Source: Piskel – Free online sprite editor I’ve talked about using Google Sheets for creating pixel art in the past but Piskel is a fantastic tool to push pixel art farther. Besides being able to create pixel creations, Piskel can also create animations!