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Website: fiftythree.com
Apple App: itunes.apple.com/us/app/id506003812?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lt9Z
Description: This is an astounding digital canvas app for drawing, sketching, painting, note-taking, writing, annotating photos and even making to-do lists. The input is pressure sensitive, meaning that you can produce some amazingly detailed drawings and painting which look as good as doing it with traditional methods. Customise the app to your needs by downloading the free tool sets.
Category: Digital & Web Tools > Office Suites, Word Processors, Notepads & Annotation
Category: Art, Craft & Design > Drawing, Painting & Designing Applications
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nowdothis.com
While the default choices of 'have a nap' would be a pupil's dream, the lists of this little tool can be edited to what ever you wish. You can do maths, give rewards, or change the direction of a story by adding a condition.
e.ggtimer.com
A great tool for timing things in your classroom. There is a special option for a keep fit session.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/school_report
The BBC's School Report page where children report on the news.
twittermagnets.com
A word magnet wall with the option to post on Twitter. Worth visiting just for the musical background.
squareleaf.net
A great online notepad/post it website. Never forget anything again. Assess your notes from any web connected device.
teach-ict.com/glossary/A.htm
A nice ICT glossary can be found at Teach-ICT
cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/writer.asp
Make PDF files on any program that you can can print from. Download both file to install Cute PDFWriter and you will see this appear as one of your printers. Simply print using this virtual printer and a 'Save As' screen will appear with your PDF. Great for making worksheets. I use this resource all the time. Download will begin when you click the links.
dweeber.com
Complete homework collaboratively with Dweeber - a platform to share ideas with text and drawings.
microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3
Never worry about problems opening a docx and other Office 2007 & 2010 file again with this free download from Microsoft that lets you open them in Office 2003.
flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/sets/72157625298744518/with/4245901278/
A collection of guides to a variety of useful websites for education.
personalizemedia.com/media/socmedcounter.swf
A flash resource showing various statistics for media, including number of worldwide Tweets, facebook comments and SMSs sent.
a.freshbrain.com/solvr
An interesting tool to discuss problem solving in a group by sharing a link. Similar to micro blogging in use.
swfspot.com/swfspot/samples/flash8/3d_Rotating_Image_Cube
A nice photo cube flash resource that you can embed on to your website.
csfsoftware.co.uk
A great set of downloadable programs for making your own games and more.
harmonyhollow.net/hat.shtml
Download this small program which allows you to enter and then randomly choose from that list. Great for choosing children in your class.
pica-pic.com
This site has virtual versions of handheld computer games from the past. It makes me feel very old. Some of these should be in a museum. Great when looking at the history of computing.
remouse.com
A lovely little program that lets you record and play mouse and keyboard actions. Great it you currently repeat the same actions again and again.
ictearlyyears.e2bn.org
A nice site with ICT advice and resources for teachers of Early Years.
weblist.me
Publish and share multimedia lists online, including videos, documents and website.
twiddla.com
This is a amazing resource which is designed to host meetings, it's great for holding remote online lessons in real time where everyone can collaborate. It has a whiteboard, chat window with VoIP, notepad and you can highlight webpages and view/exchange documents together. No sign in or sign up required. Just share the link with others. Make sure you sign up for the free educational account which unlocks lots of features. A must try site.
gzaas.com
A simple and stylish way to send a message. See my example at gzaas.com/J3F7.
newspapermap.com
A good Google Maps mashup which shows newspaper website from around the world and translates them.
cameramouse.org
A superb downloadable program that replaces a mouse with the movement of the user's head to control the cursor. A useful resource for children with limited movement. Check out the downloads page for extra goodies. Discovered via@stevebunce
redkid.net/generator/sign.php
A lovely collection of sign makers, ideal for classroom displays and for websites.
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/stuff-of-smartphones/stuff-of-smartphones.swf
Take a look at just how smart your smart photo really is with this good guide to the technology.
littlebirdtales.com
A nice site that lets children upload artwork and add audio/speech and text.
zunal.com
Zunal is a site which makes and hosts webquests. Pages are easy to edit and supports different types of embedded media.
flash-gear.com/puzzle
Make a simple online puzzle with an uploaded image. Play or embed on your site or blog. [Be aware - site contains advertising]
boxmeupapp.com
Moving classrooms or just putting things in storage? This clever site stores the list of items and provides a QR code with details for each box.
volunteerspot.com
A great site that lets you organise volunteers/parents for your events. Useful for meeting your adult/pupil ratio on school trips.
cueprompter.com
Planning a speech? Use this online autocue with your class when making movies or as part of a reading exercise.
posterini.com
Make magazine covers and posters by uploading a photo to this site and setting the templates, images, fonts and text until it's just right.
dinopass.com
A superb site which I have been using to generate child friendly passwords for children at my school. It uses a huge word bank and you can choose from two difficulty levels.
youtube.com/mooojvm
A YouTube page guaranteed to make all but the youngest of us feel old, by showing technology that is obsolete. Great for showing the iPod generation the wonders of cassette tapes and vinyl records.
tools.e2bn.org/speech
A good, child-friendly resource for preparing a speech. Record audio and use a teleprompter to help.
bbc.co.uk/scotland/pinball
A collection of BBC tools for students to organising thoughts, sparking ideas and planning ahead.
ifttt.com
Automate your online world with this ‘must try’ resource. Set up ‘If this then that’ actions across your social networks, email and more. For anyone spending time on multiple platforms and sites, this will save you so much time.
passwordbird.com
A nice site for generating passwords for your class.
classroom.4teachers.org/FloorPlanR.swf
Design and plan your classroom layout without lifting a thing with this easy to use, drag and drop classroom designer.
infogr.am
A superb site which allows you to make interactive charts to embed on to your site or share. There will also be an interactive infographic function available soon.
android4schools.com
This is an amazing site for any educator with an Android device. See reviews about the best apps and tips on how to use them effectively in your class.
internet-map.net
Ever wondered what the internet looks like? Well, not like this site, but it does provide a stunning visual representation of thousands of the biggest websites and how they are connected geographically on the network. This is a great way to start student thinking about web and how we are all connected.
educreations.com
This is a wonderful site and iPad app where you can create and watch video lessons. Make changes to your whiteboard screen, type text, record audio and add images from your computer or Dropbox to create an immersive lesson on any topic you choose. Then embed or share the link for others to view.
showme.com
This is an iPad app and site where you can create video tutorials on a virtual whiteboard on an iPad and share it on the web to view on any device. The site has a extensive bank of shared tutorials from other educators on a range of topics, including maths, science, English, languages and more.
examtime.com
Preparing for a test or just learning new things? This site has a group of tools to help you, including mindmapping, flashcards, multi-media notes and quiz makers. It's a great assessment resource for teachers and their classes. It is designed to work seemlessly with mobile devices.
scootdoodle.com
A wonderful collaborative real-time drawing space which connects to your Google Plus account, allowing you to illustrate, explain and teach remotely across the world.
whensend.com/
I don't know about you, but I use my inbox as a virtual piece of string to remind myself about important things I need to do. This site lets you send a 'time-capsule' email which will be delivered on a day you choose in the future. Use the site to send reminders to colleagues, students and to yourself. Ask your students to send themselves emails with their targets and goals at suitable points throughout the school year.
mypopstudio.com
This site explores using media through a range of games and activities, where the player aims to be the best pop or TV star. There is also a section on being a savvy web user.
classmessenger.com
A simple communication system for educators to message parents and students online or via the Apple or Android apps.
sembly.io
Android and Apple app which connects teachers and students with assignments, resources, activities and announcements.
itunes.apple.com/us/app/chatterpix-kids-by-duck-duck/id734046126?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lt9Z
Apple app for adding audio to photos. Personalise images with filters and fun stamps and then record voice or music, and share via social media or email. Use as great as a self assessment tool by asking pupils to photograph their work and then talk about it.
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drive.google.com
Fantastic online office suite. You can share documents with your children or collegues and edit them together in real time. Best used when each child has an account, but Google only lets you sign up a few accounts on one computer per day, so setting up may be a summer holiday job. Also, store any small file online instead of using a USB stick.
scribus.net/canvas/Scribus
A really nice free alternative to MS Publisher, Scribus is easy to use and it can load/create compatible Publisher files for easy sharing. Lots of great functions including some useful templates.
quietwrite.com
A really simple online word processor which seems to work on any device. Easy sharing and exporting to blogs like Wordpress.
shutterb.org
A great quick online document editor. I often use this to start taking notes and download to finish later.
ietherpad.com
ietherpad is a superb real-time collaboration writing pad where you and others can write text at the same time.
springpublisher.com
A nice publisher program download that lets you design and print cards, flyers and leaflets.
titanpad.com
A great real-time collaboration writing pad where you and others can write text at the same time.
sync.in
A collaborative notepad where users can share the link and make changes together in real time.
hashify.me
A wonderful, but simple notepad site which generates a short link and QR code. Add text, links and images to your notes.
notes.io
A quick and simple notepad site. Write your note and share the shortened link.
pen.io
A text based, no frills notepad site. Works on every device I've tried it on (and I have many in various states of decay), so it makes an ideal site to work with text across platforms. Download text as a PDF or save it on the site and retrieve with a link and password.
onedrum.com
Ever wanted the full functionality of Microsoft Office with the collaborative element to Google Docs? Collaborate on documents in Microsoft Office with this great downloadable app. How very exciting!
wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Main_Page
A good office suite designed for young learners and is based on Open Office.
hackpad.com
A superb collaborative notepad site. Easily link to and embed videos, audio, images, websites and other notepad pages.
draftin.com
This is a simple, elegant writing site for a collaborative writing. Users don't writing in real-time like so other sites, but exchange versions which clearly show the changes made. The other users can accept or decline the changes. It is useful for groups to draft their writing and for teachers correcting pupils work. Each version is archived in case the team changes their mind about the accepted changes.
liquidtext.net
whinkapp.com
A great note-taking app for iPad. You can type, draw or write handwritten notes and save or share them.
fiftythree.com
This is an astounding digital canvas app for drawing, sketching, painting, note-taking, writing, annotating photos and even making to-do lists. The input is pressure sensitive, meaning that you can produce some amazingly detailed drawings and painting which look as good as doing it with traditional methods. Customise the app to your needs by downloading the free tool sets.