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 Software

 

 

 

Animation Software

 

For The younger Kids

 

Fluxtime aimation

http://fluxtime.com/download.php

 

Me and my Movie Maker

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/meandmymovie/

 

Pivot sticks

Stick figure fram by fram animation

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html

 

Older Students

 

http://www.blender.org Blender is the Open Source Software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production,

interactive creation, and playback. Blender allows students and teachers to animate 3D computer graphics.

 
 anim8tor
www.anim8tor.com

 


Audio/Video Stuff

 

Animoto http://animoto.com  

 

Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

 

dFilm Movie Maker http://www.dfilm.com/live/moviemaker.html 

 

Jumpcut http://jumpcut.com 

 

Mediacider

translates audio video fileshttp://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm 

 

Cam Studio

http://camstudio.org/Records screen activity from the Windows desktop into standard AVI movie files.

 

Qlipboard: http://www.qlipmedia.comMake a Podcast:http://garageband.comhttp://gcast.com

 

Microsoft Producer http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/technologies/producer.mspx

 

 

 PhotoStory Download at Microsoft- photo slide show you can add music, animation, and special effects to

 

 

Podcasting Resources

Podcasting Tools - http://www.podcasting-tools.com

 

 Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com

 

PodcastBunker - http://www.podcastbunker.com

 

Podcasting News - http://www.podcastingnews.com

 

 

 

 

 


Cartoons/Comic Strips:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create Comics at the sites below

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/ line comics

 

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/missionz/comic.htm  Garfield Comic

 

http://www.stripcreator.com/make.php Comic strip creator

 

http://www.boyslife.org/games/online-games/235/comic-creator/

 

http://disney.go.com/surfswell/comiccreator.html disney comic creator on line

 

 

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix.php Make Belief Comics

 

 http://www.instructables.com/group/howtoons/ Howtoons

 

 

Take notes and save them on the web.

  • Webnote : Write a quick note - whereever you have a browser. Free.
  • Zohowriter : Online word processor. Free.
  • Sproutliner : Write and store projects and ideas online. Free.
  • Thinkfree.com : ThinkFree Office is an online replacement for Microsoft Office. Free.
  • Jotlive : Live multi-user note taking for groups. Free. Jjot - take notes online, fast.
    <p class='title'>Jjot helps you take online notes</p> <p>Think of these as online sticky notes. They're simple, fast, and you can access them from any ...

 


Design

 

Architect Studio 3D http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/design_studio.html

 

Floor Plan  http://floorplanner.com 

 

 

C.A.D. www.sketchup.com/ Sketch Up CAD Program

 

Sketchcast  http://sketchcast.com

 

LEGO Digital Designer http://ldd.lego.com/download/

 

Serif Software http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/3dPlus/default.asp 3DPlus is the amazing 3D design software that enables you to create stunning 3D graphics for your home, school or business - no experience required!

 

3D Model Maker http://sourceforge.net/projects/aoi Art of Illusion is a full featured 3D modelling, rendering, and animation studio. It is written entirely in Java, and can run on almost any operating system.

 

Interior Design   http://sourceforge.net/projects/sweethome3dJava application for quickly choosing and placing furniture on a house 2D plan drawn by the end-user, with a final 3D preview

 

West Point Bridge Designhttp://bridgecontest.usma.edu/

 

 Super Bridge  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/

 

GOO3D  http://www.goo3d.com/

 

Design a House online http://architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/index.html

 

Drawing Program http://www.smartdraw.com/ trial version 

 


 

Digital Photo

 

Photo Editor http://seashore.sourceforge.net/index.php  Seashore is an open source image editor for Cocoa.

 

Image  Editor http://www.izhuk.com/painter/ on-line image editor

 

Digital Morphing-  http://www.morpheussoftware.net/ This amazing picture morphing software transforms one person or object into another before your eyes!

 

Digital Photo  http://picasa.google.com/  Locate and organize all the photos on your computer. Edit and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks.

 

Pop Art http://www.photo-freeware.net/andy-warhol-replicator.phpThe Andy Warhol Replicator is an outstanding application for adding Pop-Art effects to your digital photos. The freeware comes with ready to use filter effects pre-defined in various color compositions. As adddition, Andy Warhol Replicator can be used for grey scaling, picture rotating, sharpening and black-and-white converting

 

 

 

 Digital Imaging:

 

http://scrapblog.com/ digital scrapbooks
 
http://www.stainedglasscollage.com/  photo art works program

http://www.graphita.com/ 
 
http://photobucket.com
 
 
http://bubbleply.com 
 
http://picasa.google.com/  Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you locate and organize all the photos on your computer
You can also Edit and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks.
 
GIMP for Windows GIMP is a popular open-source image editor originally developed for Unix/Linux. Often lauded as the "free Photoshop,"
 
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/default.asp fully-functional version of PhotoPlus 6. PhotoPlus 6 features an export optimizer, editable text,
image slicing and image maps, selection tools, smart shapes, third-party plug-in support, red-eye removal tool, and photo enhancement tools
 

Drawing

 

Drawing www.tuxpaint.org Program similar to Kid Pix Paint

 

Kid's Art Program http://www.kerpoof.com/ a neat new product that lets kids create, color, print, and share within a browser

 

ArtPad  http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ 

 

Vector Graphic http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/DrawPlus/default.asp drawing program

 

Imagination Station http://www.draw3d.com/lessons.htm

 

Painting http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html Easy to use, stylish painting package that lets you get painting from the moment you open it up. You can paint with oils, sketch with pencils, sprinkle glitter, and more. You can paint with gold leaf, silver foil, and other metallic colors. You can even load in your photos as Tracing Images to help you recreate them as paintings

 


 

Language

 

 Spelling Help http://spellmaster.com/ Providing stimulating activities in a wide range languages.

 


 

Maps/Space

 

Google Earth http://www.izhuk.com/painter/ google earth

 

Your G Map http://www.yourgmap.com/

 

Stellarium is a free  planetarium for your computer. http://www.stellarium.org/

 

Celestia  The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

 

Earth from Space See our amazing planet from the perspective of an orbiting satellite. http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu/

 


Publishing

 

Desktop Publishing

http://www.scribus.net/  Scribus is powerful software that helps you create great looking documents of all kinds

 

http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PagePlus/default.asp PagePlus is the award-winning desktop publishing software that enables you to create stunning documents for your home, school, business or club - no experience required!

 

OpenOffice

http://www.OpenOffice.org

OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety

 

Mind Mapping http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping  software written in Java, Free alternative to Inspiration.

 

Writing:Googledocs  http://docs.google.com

 

Storymaker Programs

 

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-writing-storymaker.htm 

Do you like writing? You can create your own story here. Click on 'next'. Then choose a fairy story, a horror story, or a science fiction story. Wait for the storymaker to load, then answer the questions - choose the characters, words and places or write your own! Then the story maker will 'make' your story - you can print it too!

 

http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/WritingCorner/StoryBuilder/LittleLostDog.html 

Have fun making your own stories using Squigly's story builder. Squigly and his friends have written some stories that you can personalize with your own words.

 

http://pbskids.org/sagwa/stories/storymaker/index.html make a picture and then write about.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories/colour/gingerbreadman.shtml create a story with pictures about the gingerbread man.

 

Story Creator http://myths.e2bn.org/create/

 

http://www.scrapblog.com/Scrapblog is the best place to share your digital scrapbooks with your friends, family, and the world. Enhance your photos, and express yourself

 

 

Puzzlemakers

 

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more using your own word lists.

 

http://www.puzzle-maker.com/  Create word searches and crossword puzzles

 

Photograph Puzzle Maker

Choose a picture from your computer (jpeg, png, gif, and bmp formats supported). You can use a photograph you took with your camera. ...

 

 

 


 

 

Research

 

http://thinktank.4teachers.org/

ThinkTank is designed to help students develop a Research Organizer (a list of topics and subtopics) for reports and projects.

 

 http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/- Homework helper

 

http://www.ncwiseowl.org/- Grolier,magazines, citation machine,copyright guidelines, dictionary

 

 http://citationmachine.net/ Citation Machine

 

 

Time Lines

 

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/ interactive time lines

 

http://www3.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html 

A collection of timeline links on the web for history, science, arts, literature, popular cultures, scienc

 

 


 

 Online Tools

For a more complete list see Borwser based tools on the Main Page

 

 

Create a Avatar

 

 http://www.shrinkpictures.com/create-avatar/

 

http://www.tektek.org/dream/ dream avatar creator

 

http://whuddle.crystal-dreams.us/whuddletar2.php

 

http://www.doppelme.com/create/step2.asp These look alot like a the Wii  characters

 

http://www.funnypics.cc/media/create_your_avatar.php

 

http://www.meez.com/home.dm THis has been my favorite because you can animate them

 

http://www.gizmoz.com/create/head With gizmoz you upload a photo and using facial recogntion software you

can create a cartoon character of yourself

 

 

Simulations

 

 

 

Open City http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencity Similar  to Sim City

 

Create a City: City Creator http://www.citycreator.com

 

Boiler Room http://gamescene.com/Boiler_Room_game.html 

 Coffee Shop

Soda Play http://sodaplay.com

 

Learn to run a city http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php 

 

lemonade stand http://www.classbrain.com/cb_games/cb_gms_bag/lemonade.html 

 

Another lemonade stand http://www.omsi.edu/visit/featured/moneyville/activities/lemonade/lemonadestand.htm 

 

Oregon trail on line  http://woz.commtechlab.msu.edu/courses/447sp04/oregontrail/play.htm 

 

 

 The coffee shop a new take on the lemonade stand http://www.armorgames.com/games/coffeeshop_popup.html 

 

Technology Options

 

Create a Web Page  http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/WebPlus/default.asp 

 

Slideshows/Presentations: Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net

 

Spresent   http://www.spresent.com/v2/

 

Magic Studio http://www.magicstudio.co.uk/home/what_is_magic_studio enables you to build and share interactive learning resources quickly and easily, with no specialist skills required. It's an online service so you don't have to install any complicated software

 

 A Really Different Place http://areallydifferentplace.org

 

 Virtual Field Trips

EFieldTrips

Tramline

More Virtual Field Trips

Even More Virtual Field Trips

List of Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips

 

 

 

webquests

 

Introduction to Webquests

More Webquests

ESL Webquests

More ESL Webquests

Quest Garden

Citebite (excellent tool to assist in Webquests for English Language Learners)

Webquest Information

More on Developing Webquests

Webquest Locator

Webquests 101

Webquest Strategies

Creating a Webquest

More On Webquests

The Learning Power of Webquests

Trackstar 

 

 

Web 2.0 In General

Introduction to Web 2.0 In The Classroom

New Technologies For Teaching and Learning

Web Tools in Education

Go2Web20

Simple Spark

EduWikipedia

 

 

 

Website Development

Build A Free Website

Google Page Creator

Scholastic Home Page Builder

Weebly

WebJam

Site Kreator

Easy Site

Web Design Toolbox

Spruz

Tuplix

Jimbo

Jottit

Pagii

Leafletter

Synthasite

Uber

 

 

Wikis

PB Wiki

Wikispaces

Introduction to Wikis

Wikis In the Classroom

Classroom 2.0 Wikis

 

 

 New Things to Try!

 

Create-A-Scape Create-A-Scape

Create-A-Scape is a website that provides resources for creating digitally-enhanced learning experiences, using mobile technology to experience location-sensitive sounds and images that have been ‘attached to’ the local landscape. Free web tool: all ages/subjects.

Go to: www.createascape.org.uk

Enquiring Minds Enquiring Minds

Enquiring Minds is an approach to teaching and learning that takes students’ ideas, interests and experiences as its starting point, and provides them with more responsibility for the direction and content of their learning. Free web resource: all ages/subjects.

Go to: www.enquiringminds.org.uk

Exploratree Exploratree

A free web resource (currently in beta version) which can be used for downloading, using and making interactive thinking guides. Thinking guides can be useful for supporting independent and group research projects with frameworks for thinking, planning and enquiry.

Go to: www.exploratree.org.uk

Iya-ola Iya-ola

Iya-ola is a collection of language learning games with a difference: the player can only progress through collaborating with a learner in a different country. Initially focusing on English and Spanish, it has the potential to be developed for other languages. Prototype: KS2 languages

Go to: Iya-ola download page

Language Train Language Train

The Language Train aims to create engaging tasks for students aged between 5 and 11 to practice phoneme recognition, by modelling different versions of words in Spanish. Prototype: KS1/2 languages.

Go to: Language Train download page

MediaStage MediaStage

Developed by Immersive Education with research support from Futurelab, MediaStage is a fully immersive 3D production studio that puts control of scenery, props, actors, cameras and lights into the hands of learners. Commercial product: KS3/4 media studies, English, drama.

Go to: www.immersiveeducation.com/mediastage

Moovl Moovl

Moovl is an interactive unique online tool which allows children to create images that move according to the dynamics of a simple set of physics rules. Working demo and commercial product: KS1 science, literacy, creativity.

Go to: www.moovl.com and www.moovl.co.uk

Racing Academy Racing Academy

Racing Academy is a racing videogame built on an advanced physics simulation engine. This prototype version has been trialled with older teenagers, and there is scope for it to become a multi-generational learning environment. Prototype: KS4 engineering, physics.

Go to: Racing Academy download page

 

For OpenSource Kids Programming check out the Programming Languages for Kids

 

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