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Create a good looking one page website for free with Carrd

Byryan July 5, 2019June 25, 2019

Source: Carrd – Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything

Carrd is a web application that you can use to create one page websites. Scenarios for classroom use include resume pages and getting to know you activities. The free account lets you set up sites at a subdomain of carrd.co, such as the quick and dirty page I set up at https://eduk8me.carrd.co/.

The editor is pretty straightforward.

Select your container and edit the content. Everything is on one page.

Their terms of service dictates that you must have parental consent for users under the age of 18, so if that will be a problem this site might not work for you.

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My new favorite iPhone email client, Spark by Readdle

Byryan January 24, 2016

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…

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Search for free sound effects with FindSounds

Byryan November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Source: FindSounds – Browse for sounds Who doesn’t need sound effects? Whether it is for that multimedia project or that Scratch game, everyone needs a sound effect at some time or another. FindSounds is a search engine for free sounds. Unfortunately, even though you can play and download the sounds for free, who own the…

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Harvard’s Music Lab is here to test your music skills

Byryan February 2, 2019February 1, 2019

Source: The Music Lab The Department of Psychology at Harvard University has opened The Music Lab, an attempt at learning how humans use music. Right now there are four different tests you can take online. I took the tone-deafness test, and was better than 60% of the people who have taken the test. I’m a little disappointed…

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Use OneMoreTry.app and your webcam to practice, practice, practice, and repeat

Byryan September 26, 2020September 11, 2020

Source: One More Try! Here’s a great practice app for various skills that you can learn through repetition. Once you click start, record yourself doing the skill you want to work on. The video is delayed, so you won’t see yourself doing the skill. When finished, click the replay button. The website will loop your…

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Are you or your students afraid of public speaking? Check out the free eBook Demystifying Public Speaking

Byryan September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

Source: Demystifying Public Speaking by Lara Callender Hogan Lara Hogan’s Demystifying Public Speaking has been available as a physical book, and you can now read it for free online. I’ve done plenty of presentations in front of people, and after reading through this book, I realize what an amateur I’ve been. This book is chock…

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