My pal, Sandra Gluth, told me about this interesting tool the other day. From the site: “Para is a prototype digital illustration tool tool that uses direct manipulation to define and edit procedural artwork. Through creating and altering vector paths, artists can define iterative distributions and parametric constraints.”
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The URL: http://www.paradrawing.com/
My pal, Rob Petrovic, passed on this site. As you think about incorporating sound into your animation or classroom, MP3cut.net is a Web site that allows you to upload a file and trim the in and out points (start and finish) in order to take out unwanted portions of an audio file. There are several formats available – .mp3, iPhone ringtones, .wav, .aac and .amr. It’d be interesting to see how students think about how to utilize this one!
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The URL: http://mp3cut.net/
This one is pretty self-explanatory. We all know The Google is huge but how huge is it? Check out this interactive infographic that loads live data about what’s going on with Google.
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The URL: https://www.buddyloans.com/blog/google-in-realtime/
My pal, Angela Stolk, passed this site on the other day. I’m going to keep an eye on this new site as UK teacher and owner, Dexter Williams, add to his tutorial base. He starts with “Beginning ActionScript”, a series of lessons will “teach you the basics of ActionScript programming and show you how to start creating your own computer games or applications. Each booklet should take about 1 hour to work through and by the end you will be able to create your own Space Invaders game.” If what Mr. Williams ships in the future is as solid as this series, he’ll make very valuable contributions to CTF and CTS resources here in Alberta and around the world.
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The URL: http://www.wissp.com
Wow, you can tell I’m swamped when The Teacher List is being neglected. It’s been a while so here’s a good one that I got from SketchUp Expert, Bonnie Roses. 3D printer manufacturer, Afinia, is offering at no cost, their 3D Printer-Enhanced Educators eBook. “Download the eBook and read about Afinia customers who have used their 3D printers to accomplish great things for education.” (You need to provide a name and email for access.)
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The URL: http://www.afinia.com/3d-printers-and-printing/announcing-the-afinia-3d-printer-enhanced-educators-ebook
Here’s another idea similar to Plickers – a smartphone/tablet app that replaces physical (and expensive) hardware to play gameshows in class. From the site: “One phone acts as the ‘Quiz Master’, and any number of Contestants (on separate phones) connect to the quiz. When you’re ready to start, the Quiz Master starts the first round, and the buzzer buttons on all the Contenstant’s phones light up. The first Contestant to press their buzzer is rewarded with a satisfying sound, and locks all the other Contestants out. Then the Quiz Master starts the next round, and off you go again! “
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The URL: http://www.ibuzzedfirst.com/