DE Tools of the Trade

SWAN SONG

Anonymous — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:03:15 GMT

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

Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:58 GMT

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

Anonymous — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00:23 GMT

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

Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:45 GMT

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

Anonymous — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:40 GMT

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.

Anonymous — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:47 GMT

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

Anonymous — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:00:38 GMT

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

Anonymous — Sat, 05 May 2012 15:00:45 GMT

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

Anonymous — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:17 GMT

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

Anonymous — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:36 GMT

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

Anonymous — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:14 GMT

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.

Anonymous — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:25 GMT

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

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:00:53 GMT

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

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:00:27 GMT

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

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:00:33 GMT

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)