Source: JS Kid Pix 1.0.2021 Kid Pix was THE drawing program for students in the 90s & 00s, but has been left to the wayside with the rise of browser based apps. Well, it is now time for Kid Pix to rise with a new web based version. JS Kid Pix is Kid Pix recreated…
Twitter, like most things in life, can be a good thing or bad thing. I’m going to focus on its strengths and the good things today as they pertain to using Twitter as a teacher. Personal learning network We have people in our buildings that are a good source of information and advice, but sometimes…
Source: Fake Tweet Generator – Generate convincing fake tweet images The Fake Tweet Generator lets you create graphics of Tweets. They look really, really, good, as you can see above. Fake tweets can be used in student projects to emphasis information from famous people or places. I would not recommend using it to create tweets…
Getting started with blogging can be an intimating process. WordPress is the big dog when it comes to blogging, but setting it up for the first time is not as user friendly as I would like. You could try bloggin at Twitter or on Facebook, but that locks your content into their systems and limits…
Source: Search Results Previewer – Chrome Web Store Here’s a neat little extension that allows you to preview a website from your search results without visiting the site. Once Search Results Previewer is installed, a new icon appears to the left of the address of each search result. When you hover over this icon, a…
Source: Statebuilder I don’t know what it is, but I stumble on all sorts of civilization builder online games. Statebuilder is another one. This is a free to play game where you get to manage resources while you build your civilization. It requires the user to create an account, so you will need to get…
Tyrus is a free digital toolkit from Airbnb Design that helps freelance illustrators optimize their business, so they have more time to focus on what they love. — Read on tyrus.design/index.html I sometimes share business tools that I think could be used in the classroom, and tyrus.design is one of the most indepth business sites…
— Read on emoji.kitchen Mash up two emojis to create your own emoji with emoji.kitchen. There is a random button to randomly pick two emojis, or you can click on each emoji to select one. Once your mashup is complete, you can download the graphic or share it directly from the website.
Source: Animaker, Make Animated Videos on Cloud for free Animaker reminds me of Canva, but for creating animations. The site can create animated videos or animated gifs. There is also a character creator and voice changer available, along with the ability to create a presentation. The text to speech option reminds me a lot of…
Source: Startup Website Builder – Launchaco Launchaco is not a site built for education, but it can be used by students and teachers. There are two tools of interest, the website builder and the logo maker. The site supports Google logins or you can create an account with a email address & password. The website…