Tutorials - Comic Creation with Google Tools Here is an overview of the basic steps for making a single frame comic as a Google Drawing. It starts by showing how to import the image from a device using the Google Drive app. Instead of using Drawings, I usually just show how to build multiple frames in Slides now when I teach others about this process. The comic tools are the same, but the advantage is that the newly updated Slides app now lets you import directly into the presentation using only a couple taps: First, use a computer or the device to create a new Slides presentation. On a blank slide, click the + sign and select Image.
Forensically, free online photo forensics tools - 29a.ch Forensically is a set of free tools for digital image forensics. It includes clone detection, error level analysis, meta data extraction and more. It is made by Jonas Wagner. You can read a bit more about it in this blog post. You should think of forensically as a kind of magnifying glass. It helps you to see details that would otherwise be hidden.
10 Best Websites to Create Free Cartoons from Your Photos Creating cartoon avatar of yourself is fun and interesting. You can convert your photos into cartoon effects using free online tools which you can use on your online profiles like Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and any other place you want. Cartoon yourself make you look funky as well as make you look different in your online profile. You don’t need to have photo editing skills to cartoonize your photos, all you need is upload your photo to any of the websites listed below, choose the cartoon style you want to transform into and create one with a click.
Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com It’s an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it. Why use Snappy Words visual dictionary? Easy to use dictionary and thesaurus. Learn how words associate in a visually interactive display. Google Drive De-Mystified Once you've gotten the lay of the land in Google Drive, go back to your practice documents and experiment with add-ons for Docs, Sheets, Forms and Drive. Add-ons are usually created by third-party developers to layer additional functionality onto Google Apps. There are also add-ons for Google Drive which you can access through your red Create button.
Teachers Learn how to use Preceden to create timelines with your students. A Quick Introduction Preceden is a web-based timeline maker that makes it really easy to create amazing timelines. Because it is 100% web-based you don’t need to download any software. All you need is a computer with access to the internet. These are the world’s “most creative” countries Commuting is generally not an experience to be relished. The hours lost in a useless limbo traveling to the workplace and back, day in, day out, are not generally ones that are well-spent or enjoyable. In the past, my family and I have moved towns in part because the commute was getting us all down. Mainly me, because over recent years I’ve been the one doing the daily slog in and out of London.
Education Technology Posted by Rebecca Paddick | December 08, 2015 | People Justin Beck, Kaltura, 2016, edtech 1. Learning from Data Being able to easily access and export data from ‘open’ learning tools will no longer be a nice to have but a requirement for all those in the ed tech ecosystem. The days of closed silos are gone. Institutions, providers and students all have a vested interest in getting access to as much useful data as possible. Schools lament shortcomings of Apple's iPad as some opt instead for Chromebooks By Sam Oliver Even as Apple's education sales boom, some schools have begun to transition students and classrooms away from the iPad in favor of laptops — including Google's cheap cloud-based Chromebooks — as weaknesses have begun to emerge with the tablet form factor. Some teachers and administrators — such as those in Hillsborough, New Jersey — cite the lack of a physical keyboard on the iPad as a major drawback, according to The Atlantic.
How to Accept Guest Posts Without Allowing Dashboard Access It’s a pretty common occurrence nowadays to set up a WordPress site with multiple authors. These authors contribute posts on a regular schedule, adding value and diversity to sites all across the web in every industry. Typically, these authors are assigned a role by the admin and given a username and password to access the dashboard. However, there may be some cases where you don’t want to do this. Let’s take some time to discuss some reasons why you may not want to allow dashboard access here, from convenience to security.
How To Create Doodle Videos For Language Teaching Did you know that Doodle Videos can be a great way to teach languages? We don’t learn a language only by reading, or only by listening. Learning a language is a multi-sensory process. Looking at a text or listening alone is not enough. We need to listen, speak, read, write and observe in order to acquire a new language.
Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu) The teaching professions face rapidly changing demands, which require a new, broader and more sophisticated set of competences than before. The ubiquity of digital devices and applications, in particular, requires educators to develop their digital competence. Download your copy of the framework here! The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) is a scientifically sound framework describing what it means for educators to be digitally competent.