Another good site
I found the following site… it talks about good software available on the net.
http://blogs.business2.com/business2blog/2007/09/liveblogging–1.html
The following links is a preview of the things you can find in this blog. Check it out:
BeFunky
: Turns photos and videos into cartoons. Sort of makes everything look like A Scanner Darkly. Also lets you create “uvatars” that look exactly like you. (They are hand-drawn now, but will soon use the same “Cartoonizer” technology you can already apply to photos and videos). Startup is from Turkey. Cool FX. Panelist MC Hammer thinks its funky.
Kerpoof: A new Website for kids where they can write stories, create art, and make movies. They pick a scene, grab characters, make them bigger or smaller. Kids can print them out and make birthday cards or coloring books, and also share their creations digitally. (This startup secretly wants to teach kids object-oriented programming). Guy Kawasaki likes this one.
Orgoo: Consolidates all of your e-mail and IM accounts in a single browser pane. Also lets you send video messages and create chat rooms where you can invite friends or colleagues for a real-time conversation, complete with video streaming.
October 24, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Thanks for the new tools. I’m going to try the BeFunky tool.
October 24, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Hi Cheryl,
I haven’t tried every single tool. I will try them this weekend. Too many things on a go. Yes…we could also take a HotChalk course online to learn how to use it. I’m thinking to take my course in December. It would be fun. We should also organize a workshop day at the school to train to teachers on how to use this wonderful too.
October 24, 2007 at 9:47 pm
All I can say is thanks too. You’ve certainly been at it. Now if you could find an avatar maker that takes off a few pounds and makes me 10 years younger we’d be in business!
October 25, 2007 at 1:17 am
All right. I can stop working on my blog. What a waste of time. I think I will just set your blog as my default home page and go from there. Wow, I just saved myself a pile of time! Thanks, Lili.
October 25, 2007 at 2:05 am
Thanks for the sites. I haven’t visited any of them yet although I am interested in perusing the Kerpoof one. I distrust some of what I perceive as the ‘prepackaged’ creativity for children out there and would welcome a site that convinced me otherwise.
October 25, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Thanks for the link to UTube for the “RSS in plain English”. I also viewed “Wikis in Plain English”. This really helped me see the process better! I was a little lost on their purpose. This was important clarification for me. Thanks, again!
October 26, 2007 at 3:42 am
Oakvilleboy…pretty funny!…well at least we know what we can do on our free time…fool around with these amazing tools to spice up our teaching.
October 26, 2007 at 4:02 am
Mike, you are pretty funny!…
October 27, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Linda I can see that you have been very busy. Thanks for the sites. I will try and look at them this wekend.