Quickly create short urls to anything without an account using the Amazon URL Shortner
Source: Amazon URL Shortner – Chrome Web Store One of the most well known URL shortners is the one at Bitly. Unfortunately, the Bitly Chrome extension requires you to create a Bitly account and sign in. That’s all well and good, but most of the time, you just want to quickly make a short URL….
Create graphic novels, comics, and more with Storyboard That
Source: Storyboard That: The World’s Best Free Online Storyboard Creator Here’s a cool site that lets you or your students create different kinds of storyboards. For teachers, they have a paid plan that supports several different services for rostering. The free plan lets you create 2 storyboards a week. To get an idea what’s possible…
New camera features (scanning, QR Codes, and more) on the Chromebooks
Source: Do even more with your Chromebook camera Chromebooks are getting some cool camera abilities. I don’t know what is better, the scanning of the documents or the QR code reader. With the built in scanner, students and teachers will be able to take a document and “scan” it. This is different than just taking…
Pixton comics, interactive fiction with WrittenRealms, and a Meme – Top 3 of the Week
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Another typing game site, Keyma.sh
Source: Keyma.sh – Take your typing to the next level I am not a big fan of taking away instructional time for busy work, but I do know that there are times when students need a little practice. Keyma.sh is a typing site that is also set up for competitions. Students can create an account…
Creating interactive fiction games with WrittenRealms
Source: WrittenRealms WrittenRealms is an online app that lets you create interactive fiction and play other IF games. It is free to use, without any ads. This could be a great option for any project based learning happening in your classroom. The have several tutorials and movies to help your students get started building their…
Create comics and characters with Pixton
Source: Pixton Comic & Storyboard Builder for Education Pixton is a character design site, comic creator, and more. With the site, you can create different avatar pics for yourself that you can insert into multimedia productions. It’s kind of like Bitmoji, but a lot more flexible. Your different classes can be grouped on the site,…