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Pretty cool 3D modeling tool - free - can be used to create and tinker with 3D models, export them to 3D printing, etc. "Features & Benefits Solid modelling Designing physical models either for manufacturing or visualization requires solid modeling. All operations in Tinkercad are guaranteed to generate proper solids. Cloud storage The 3D designs created with Tinkercad are stored in the cloud for easy access from anywhere. We always use SSL encryption (same as online banks). Laser Cutting The SVG export in Tinkercad is specifically tailored for laser cutters. The standard workplane will cut a slice through your model which can then be laser cutted. Shapes Shapes are the basic building block of Tinkercad. Any shape can add or remove material and in addition to pre-existing shapes you can also import your own. Share models As Tinkercad is a web app you can easily share your models just by copying the link. Tinkercad also lets you fork someone elses model and develop it further. Import 2D With 2D import you can create vector shapes in your favorite vector editing tool and import them into Tinkercad and extrude them into solids. Great for adding logos or images. Grouping By grouping together a set of shapes you can create a new shape to work with. By building more and more intricate shapes you can create extremely detailed models. 3D printing Tinkercad supports all 3D printers on the market that accept the industry standard STL file format. You can also download VRML files for color printing. Import 3D Tinkercad features revolutionary 3D import that lets you turn an external file into a editable Tinkercad shape. There is a growing number of supported formats. Web based Tinkercad runs in any web browser that supports HTML5/WebGL be it on Windows, Mac or Linux. Suggested browsers are Google Chrome and Mozille FireFox. 3D printing services With direct integration with 3rd party printing services you can print a design from Tinkercad with just a few clicks of the mouse. F

"It's all about people-powered products: We are a community of people passionate about well designed everyday products. By sharing our loves, hates and ideas, we can challenge the one-size-fits-all approach to assistive equipment through the use of clever modern design. "

Get inspired by different small creative projects that are shown on this website. Also interesting: Instructables.com

very nice website that contains lots of good tutorials about design.

Teachers can ask students who are interested in design, to follow one of the beginner tutorials and create a design, model or drawing of a car, building, or something else they like.

very nice explanation about the difficulty (and value) of making timelines in a learning context.

very cool community making cool designs

Quirky offers three different areas: You can help to develop new products of and product ideas of all different kinds. You can buy products. You can promote products via facebook and twitter. Last you can be a part of the community. Pedagogical uses:languages skills, creative designing, tag: Intermediate level, English languag skills requierd, art

interesting art websites

It is a collection of 10 fascinating web sites. Pedagogical use: For learners in the subject of web designing gives some nice examples. For our react learners can be used as a demonstration and game tool for these that are not familiar with ICT especially the sites "We choose the Moon" and "99 rooms".

These webs have in common that they stand out with their amazing concept and design, stretching the limits of digital culture and internet art.

Vidzor is an online interactive video platform that allows anyone to create and publish interactive videos on the web. The Vidzor team has designed a video editing solution for both artists and their audience that accelerates and maximizes the power of short online videos.

best mockup tool I've seen so far. design an interactive website in minutes.

create mockups of websites. Easy, intuitive interface. Easy to use. Pedagogical uses: creativity, web-design.

Seems that this application currently do not support Internet Explorer. It works with Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome.

Artician is a new community for creative professionals! We provide an effortless way for anyone to build, manage, and fully customize their portfolio. We also like to promote and feature creative talent, let's show your work to the world. It's free, sign up below!

This tool allow student to show and promote his/her creative works. Pedagogical uses: presenting creative projects with images. This could be a good tool to show final creative projects to other countries students.

Very nice wireframing tool that allows you to create wireframes by choosing html templates and edit those. Basic CSS and html knowledge required, but very flexible with basic templates built in.

Design collaborative activities with students to learn about geography, geology, environmental sciences

MAKE Magazine brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. We celebrate your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will. Published as a quarterly since February 2005, MAKE is a hybrid magazine/book (known as a mook in Japan). MAKE comes from O'Reilly, the Publisher of Record for geeks and tech enthusiasts everywhere. It follows in line with the Hacks books and Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks, but it takes a highly visual and personal approach.

one of my favourite publishing tools

With pixer.us you can edit photos online using only your browser.

Pedagogical uses: Develop students creativity, visualizing concepts, sharing graphic information, transform pictures into collages, personalized images, ilustrate presentations ... Designing logos and covers for presentations.

Stripcreator is a website that allows users to create and save their own comic strips. Pedagogical uses: creativity developement, icebreaking Novice level Tags: free, illustrations, creativity

Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart's content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.

Pedagogical uses: Develop students creativity, visualizing concepts, sharing graphic information, transform pictures into collages, assemblies, personalized images, presentations ... Designing logos and covers for presentations.

visualization website..

After registration (for free) the collaborative collection of ideas can start. The participants can work on the mindmap simultaneously. It is possible to add links or attachments, to highlight ideas by using emoticons. The mindmap can be downloaded to the own computer, linked to a website, ... Members are invited by e-mail to collaborate with the mindmap. pedagogical use: collaborative designing e.g. of the familarization phase, illustration of the various phases, organisation of project ideas, steps, results

Collaborative mind mapping in your browser Manage all your ideas, whether alone, twosome or working together with the whole world - collaborative, browser-based and for free.

Typeform allows users to easily build, design and publish 'typeforms'. Really beautiful and easy tool to use for small questionnaires or forms. Very nice interface.

Online tool that makes it easy to create, share, and collaborate on a wide range of diagrams.

Tool to create charts, diagrams, technical drawings, floor plans, etc. with templates very easy to use. Pedagogical uses: Develop student creativity, sharing graphic information, visualizing concepts, hierarchy relationships.