Source: Create citations, reference lists, and bibliographies · Citationsy
Another day, another citation and reference tool. This one looks pretty slick. All of the major features are available with a free account and there is also a pro level available for $20 a year.
Peergrade is a free platform to be used for peer grading of assignments. Students upload or link to their classwork. This classwork can be in any format. Peergrade then automatically distributes a students work to their peers, who can then assess the work according to your rubric. The teacher gets a report for the class, while each student…
“Think, Khan Academy on steroids.” “This isn’t ‘drag and drop’ programming. We’re teaching [kids] to use Python, a text-based programming language that is the most widely taught language at the university level.” Professor David Kosbie Currently, CMU’s CS Academy is running its second pilot program of its initial course offering, a 9th grade CS1, Intro…
Gifntext can easily add text to an animated gif. After you upload an animated gif or load an animated gif by URL, Gifntext gets started with showing you the tools you can use and help on how to do certain tasks. Gifntext doesn’t look like much, but it is a pretty powerful tool for adding to animated gifs. And…
Source: Tabliss · A beautiful New Tab page for Firefox and Chrome It seems like I mention a new tab extension a lot, but I really like Tabliss. You can use the website at https://web.tabliss.io/, the extension for Chrome or the add-on for Firefox. Tabliss gives you something a little more exciting than the default…
Source: Adobe Scan Digital PDF Scanner (iPhone), Adobe Scan: PDF Scanner with OCR, PDF Creator (Android) I’ve written about scanning documents with your smartphone, and Adobe Scan is another option. What follows is what I saw using the app on an iPhone. The experience may be different under Android. After starting the app, you are…
Amazon Rapids offers a playful approach to children’s reading, with illustrated and original short stories written in a unique chat style that brings stories to life, one message at a time. Source: Amazon Rapids Amazon Rapids is a subscription service that offers short stories for kids aged 7-12. The interesting aspect of this program is the format…