DE Tools of the Trade

SWAN SONG

2012-05-12T20:03:15Z

Greetings This will be my last blog post for a while, perhaps a long while — in other words, my “Swan Song”. I suppose I knew this day would come — eventually. Not consciously perhaps, but deep down. After all, every race has a start and finish, every...(read more)

TESTMOZ: Online Test Generator

2012-05-11T15:00:58Z

Greetings, TESTMOZ is a free, online, test creation and publishing app. Tests and test taking — especially high stakes testing have garnered a lot of negative comments from teachers and other educators lately. Rightfully so however, a test or quiz can...(read more)

TINKERCAD: Web Based 3D Cad App

2012-05-10T15:00:23Z

Greetings, TINKERCAD is a free, online, 3D CAD program Recently, I blogged about an online 3D drawing program called 3DTIN. Today, I have what looks like the industrial strength version of that program called TINKERCAD. It’s a free, web based, computer...(read more)

SECURE PASSWORD GENERATOR: Create Strong Passwords Quickly

2012-05-09T15:00:45Z

Greetings, SECURE PASSWORD GENERATOR is a web app for creating strong passwords. Passwords are a necessary but annoying aspect of life in the 21st Century. Until biometrics are perfected they will likely continue as the primary security device of a digital...(read more)

SNAGGY: Post Screenshots On The Web

2012-05-08T15:00:40Z

Greetings, SNAGGY is a free web service which will post a screen shot, taken on a local computer to the web. Teaching online can be a very frustrating experience. Problems which take just minutes to solve in a “Face to Face” environment can require hours...(read more)

CROPPOLA: Online Photo Cropping App.

2012-05-07T15:00:47Z

Greetings, CROPPOLA is a free, online photo cropping service. Once again dear reader, I am puzzled. The source of my puzzlement is today’s offering called CROPPOLA. It’s purpose is to automatically analyze then crop a submitted picture. Is it just me...(read more)

CHEAPASS GAMES: Collection of Free Card, Dice And Board Cames

2012-05-06T15:00:38Z

Greetings, CHEAPASS GAMES is a collection of free card, dice and board games. It’s Sunday again, the day of rest. How about a game or two to relax and unwind with. I’m not not talking about computer or digital “shoot’em ups”. Instead, I have some old...(read more)

ICEROCKET Social Media Search Tool

2012-05-05T15:00:45Z

Greetings, ICEROCKET is a Social Media search tool that focuses on Blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Not all search tools are created equal. A day or two ago I blogged about a Social Media search tool called SOCIALMENTION which I thought was pretty good at...(read more)

SLIDEFINDER: Powerpoint Slides Search Tool

2012-05-04T15:00:17Z

Greetings, SLIDEFINDER is an online search tool which specializes in finding just Powerpoint presentations. “Let’s not re-invent the wheel.” How many times have you heard that while attending a presentation or conference. The statement generally refers...(read more)

SOCIALMENTION: Real Time, Social Media Search Tool

2012-05-03T15:00:36Z

Greetings, SOCIALMENTION is a real time searching tool which searches social media sites. SOCIALMENTION is a search tool that searches Social Media sites like Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, Flickr, Reddit and Twitter in real time for search terms provided...(read more)

3DTIN: Online 3D Drawing App

2012-05-02T15:00:14Z

Greetings, 3DTIN is free, online, three dimensional drawing program Today’s offering — 3DTIN — is a neat little online 3D drawing program that’s relatively easy to use yet capable of amazing things in the hands of an imaginative person. The program looks...(read more)

SOUNDCLI.PS; Source for free Sound Files.

2012-05-01T15:00:25Z

Greetings, SOUNDCLI.PS is a web site offering free sound effects files for download. Lately, I seem to focused on picture and clip-art image sites. For something a little different, I have a site that will appeal to the ears, instead of the eyes. It’s...(read more)

FREEPHOTOBANK: Another Free Picture Site

2012-04-30T15:00:53Z

Greetings, FREEPHOTOBANK is a web site offering free pictures under the Creative Commons Licence. I discovered today’s site — FREEPHOTOBANK — while researching the site featured last Saturday called FREEPHOTOSBANK. The difference is “PHOTO” rather then...(read more)

JUGGERNAUT: Free Online MMORPG

2012-04-29T15:00:27Z

Greetings, JUGGERNAUT is a free, web based, massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). It’s Sunday again, the day of rest. Some folks enjoy loosing themselves in a role playing game or simulation as a way to relax and unwind. Slaying a dragon...(read more)

FREEPHOTOSBANK: Free Photo Sharing Site

2012-04-28T15:00:33Z

Greetings, FREEPHOTOSBANK is a web site offering free stock photos. I have another free photo site to blog about today. I seem to encountered quite a few of them lately. This one is called FREEPHOTOSBANK and it’s not too bad although it does have it’s...(read more)