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November 2011 - Posts
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Greetings, EVERYSTOCKPHOTO is a specialized search engine that specializes in finding free photographs. Today’s site — EVERYSTOCKPHOTO — is owned and operated by Vibrant Software, located in Vancouver, British Columbia which is not that far from where Read More...
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Greetings, VIDQUE is a web based video curation, collection tool. Today’s tool — VIDQUE — is best described a YouTube/Scoop-it/Twitter mash-up. First of all, it’s billed as a curation tool where users can create something like a YouTube channel containing Read More...
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Greetings, CASTLEVILLE is the latest game in the “Ville” game series. It’s Sunday again, the day of rest. Some folks like to play games as a way to relax and unwind so how about a great one for today’s offering called, CASTLEVILLE. How do I how that CASTLEVILLE Read More...
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Greetings, KRAKEN.IO is a free web service optimizing and reducing the size of JPG and PNG files. Putting images on the web has always been a balancing act. If the file size is too big, the image will take forever to load. If it’s too small, the image Read More...
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Greetings, CONNECTED MINDS is a free mind map tool with a twist. Does your school or school district use Google Apps/Tools? Do students have their own Google/Gmail accounts? If so then you may be more then a little interested in today’s offering — CONNECTED Read More...
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Greetings, SLICKPLAN is a kind of web based mind mapping tool. Today’s offering, SLICKPLAN describes itself as a site mapping tool, that’s a tool used to draw the layout for web site but this app has much more potential. Using this app requires a visit Read More...
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Greetings, QRALS is a QR code creators with a couple of extra features. I’ll confess up front that I don’t really understand or appreciate the use of QR codes in education however, for those that do, may I suggest today’s offering, QRALS. This QR code Read More...
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Greetings, READPRINT is a web site offering free, online books. It’s Sunday again, the day of rest. How about a good book to relax with? Even better is a good, free book and that’s what today’s site, READPRINT is offering. Like most similar sites, the Read More...
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Greetings, UVIC’S LANGUAGE TEACHING CLIPART LIBRARY is a clipart repository offering about 3,000 images. I’m not sure how today’s site — UVIC’S LANGUAGE TEACHING CLIPART LIBRARY - missed being included in DE Tools. I’ve known about it and used it for Read More...
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Greetings, CARTOONIZE is a free web service that will convert a picture into a “cartoonized” image. I’m not sure why someone would want to convert a picture into a cartoon-like image but for those in need, today’s offering CARTOONIZE can help. This is Read More...
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Greetings, VIRTUAL DICE is a site which provides a number of different customizable die. VIRTUAL DICE was initially created to be used in a classroom containing a Smart Board or LCD projector but can also be used online as well. The VIRTUAL DICE site Read More...
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Greetings, FREESUMMARIZE is a free service that will summarize a lengthy document, study or report into a few sentences. I think FREESUMMARIZE is the first summarization service I’ve found on the web. While there are several commercial programs available Read More...
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Greetings, TAKE THE LOLLIPOP is an unusual Internet safety site for teens. Are you an advocate of “shock therapy” when teaching kids, like showing graphic accident movies as a way to get them to drive responsibly or using those “scared straight” encounters Read More...
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Greetings, CARROT is a new search tool that describes itself as a “clustering engine”. The concept behind CARROT is so simple, I’m surprised someone at Google or Bing hasn’t already developed it. That concept is categories. CARROT examines the results Read More...
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Greetings, SONGZILLA is a free music streaming app with some nice features. It’s Sunday again, the day of rest. Some folks enjoy listening to music as a way to relax and unwind. For them and anyone else who likes to listen to a few tunes, I offer today’s Read More...
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Greetings CROSSWORD is an online, easy to use crossword puzzle maker. Crossword puzzles are a great way to combine a fun activity with an academic task like test review. After all, who doesn’t enjoy doing a crossword puzzle even if it is school related. Read More...
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Greetings, TIMERRR is simple, online countdown timer. How about a “back to basics” app — an app that does just one thing but does it simply and well? Today’s offering is a perfect example. It’s called TIMERRR and it does just thing — countdown time. It’s Read More...
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Greetings, GROUPTWEET is a free service which allows several people to “Tweet” through one Twitter account. Twitter is a fantastic tool for communicating news and events but, it does have limitations. Here’s an example. On Dec 3, 2011 several colleagues Read More...
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Greetings, CLKER is a web site offering public domain pictures and clip art images as well as a draw/paint program. Can there ever be too much clip art? I don’t think so, which is why I offer today’s site — CLKER — the third such site in less then two Read More...
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Greetings, PIRATEPAD is another online app that allows for collaborative document creation as well as chat. How many document collaboration tools are enough — especially when they are virtually identical? Three? Four? More? Whatever the number, I’d like Read More...
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Greetings, LIFTY is a web site containing a collection of classic literature and a reader to view them with. It’s Sunday again, the day of rest. How about another reading site for those who like to relax with a good book? Today’s site, LIFTY is somewhat Read More...
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Greetings, CLIP ART PAL is a web site offering both public domain and royalty free clip art images. Ready from more clip art — especially from a site with a decent sized education section? That’s what today’s site, CLIP ART PAL has to offer. Actually Read More...
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Greetings, PSYKOPAINT is a free, online, quirky paint tool and more. Today’s site — PSYKOPAINT — is a very unusual paint tool. It’s main feature seems to be the ability to upload and convert a photograph into what looks like a painting using a number Read More...
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Greetings, GOOGLE FONTS is a collection of hundreds of free fonts which have been optimized for the web. Google is a source of never ending amazement for me. From email to cars that drive themselves, the big “G” seems to do it all yet, finding this remarkable Read More...
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Greetings, IROHA NOTE is a free, downloadable, unique, note taking app. How about something a little different? Today’s offering is a free, downloadable note taking program called IROHA NOTE that runs on a Mac, Windows or Linux OS. What makes IROHA NOTE Read More...
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Greetings, KIDSMART is a elementary focused safety site for kids Recently, several colleagues and I were discussing Internet safety and when it should be introduced to students. In the primary grades? Elementary grades? Middle School or junior high-school. Read More...
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