Branching scenarios can be a pain to design. Happily, you can use a simple tool called Twine to easily draft the scenario and produce it. In this post we'll look at a scenario that I wrote to demonstrate Twine's basic features and to make a point about teaching through stories.
In the scenario, you're a journalist in a hurry to get to a hot story in Zekostan, and your "guide" can't speak English or drive. You have to quickly learn the necessary Zeko terms to navigate the roads and respond to events along the way. The scenario was inspired by a language-learning activity designed by Kinection.
Try the activity, keeping in mind that it's a casual, unfinished experiment. Then come back here for more about Twine and my design decisions.
Martin Burrett 08 Aug 11 11:42:18This downloadable tool allows you to print large images on multiple sheets of paper to create posters. Great for classroom displays.
Google Image Chart Creator is a free web tool provided to you by Google. It lets you create a variety of graphs by entering data points. In addition to plotting the data, it lets you customize various aspects of the graphs such as colors and margins. When you first visit the site you view thumbnails of different types of graphs that you can select from.
Dumpr is a cool web application that lest you customize your photos online and share them on your social profiles…
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DrPic is an AJAX based online image editor. It does not require Adobe flash exist crop rotate adjust brightness auto fix brush text blur sharpen raise frame Polaroid grayscale spread and oil paint options
PicGhost handles all image edits:Upload multiple images at once (max 40).Each image up to 10MB! means you can upload up to 400MB at once.Select images to upload from your computer or website.Apply effects on some or all of your images.Process multiple images at the same time.Resize your images using very simple settings.Protect your images by adding text and watermarks.Preview all images after upload and before download.Download all images at once in a zipped file.Process images from any computer, no software needed.PicGhost proudly provides all these features for free.No Pro version, or hidden fees.More image editing features are coming soon.
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Reduce glare and wrinkles. Remove red-eye and blemishes. Air-brush for a smoother skin-tone. Use Citrify to bring out your natural beauty without damaging the integrity of your photos.
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Ever wonder how you would look as the Incredible Hulk? How about turning your Italian vacation photos into an artistic pencil sketch? And don't forget to check out our popular "Obamify" effect.
Simplicity and Power
Quickly adjust photo brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, size, and orientation. Citrify's highly polished user interface puts you in the driver seat.
Accepted Everywhere
Citrify works wherever Flash is supported. That includes Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7, and Linux.Eye-popping Effects
Ever wonder how you would look as the Incredible Hulk? How about turning your Italian vacation photos into an artistic pencil sketch? And don't forget to check out our popular "Obamify" effect.
Simplicity and Power
Quickly adjust photo brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, size, and orientation. Citrify's highly polished user interface puts you in the driver seat.
Some features of Host-d.oddcastHere are the main features that Host-d.oddcast offers to its users :It is freeIt does not require any sign upIt has a user friendly interfaceIt is dead simple and easy to useYou can upload your photos from your hard desk or use your webcam to get oneYou can use the photos they provide if you do not want to use yoursYou can use different smiles to your pictureYou can customize your picture with hair , hats, facial art , and costumesYou can caricature your face ,add fish eye or brow liftYou can add a prerecorded audio and record yours to use with your pictureYou can change race and gender of your photoYou can even change age and weight of your characters in your photoYou can share your image using email or download it . You can also post it facebook , or get the embed code to use in your wiki , blog or website.
Flash required so not an option for iPad users just yet
This in similar to dumpr in terms of the special effects it allows you to create.
Some features of Image EmbellisherHere are the main features that Image Embellisher offers to its users:
It is freeIt does not require any registrationIt is simple to useIt allows you to apply special effects to imagesYou do not need to install any special software on your computerYou can run it on Windows, Linux, Mac and other systemsYou can download the final version of your image to your computer
Zoom.it is a great photo tool. It allows its users to view and share high resolution imagery. It creates a display of your images in such a way that you can zoom in, zoom out and scroll around any image to see all its beautiful details and explore the whole image no matter how large it is. Zoom.it uses the Deep Zoom technology to give its users a new way to experience their imagery.
Some features of Cartoonatic
Here is a list of the main features that Cartoonatic offers to its users
It is free
It is simple to sue
It is easy and quick
It offers intuitive navigation
It allows its uses to turn their videos into cartoons
It offers 9 cool video effects created by cartoon artists
It also offers real time preview of all these effects
It lets you add music and create animated masterpieces out of your videos
You can use the speeding up option to turn your videos into a real fun
Instantly share via YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or E-mail
Some features of RoundPicHere is a list of the main features that RoundPic offers to its users:
It is freeIt is easy to useIt has an intuitive interfaceIt lets users edit their imagesIt lets you make rounded corners for imagesIt lets you upload a picture from the web or hard driveIt supports different formats such as JPEG, .JPG, GIF, .BMP or .PNG.You can save rounded images to your pcIt does not require any email or registration
Some featres of Pixlr-o-maticHere is a list of the main features that Pixlr-o-matic offers to its users:
It is easy to useIt has a user friendly interfaceIt lets you customize your pictures the way you wantIt allows you to add awesome retro looks to imagesYou can upload images from your pc or webcamNo sign up is needed
Flash player 10 or higher is needed. Not an option for iPad users just yet
I am a Canadian teacher who has been working in El Salvador since 1994. I currently teach ICT as well as run the new Learning Resources Centre. Our staff and students have taken to web 2.0 in a big way and we hope to continue expanding our digital toolboxes.