General+and+Favorite+Sites

General Sites and Downloads


 * ~ Site Name ||~ Description of Site ||
 * [|Beautiful Dorena] || A free App that allows kids to make drawings with all different types of effects. Includes use of camera if you have one. For Mac only ||
 * [|Tux Paint] || **Tux Paint** is a free, __ [|award-winning] __ drawing program for children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6). It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Windows and MAc versions presentation. ||
 * [|Sam Animation] || SAM Animation is user-friendly software designed specifically for students and teachers for classroom use. Designed with sustained input from teachers and students across the world, SAM Animation allows users to make stop-motion animations of whatever content they choose. PC and MAc ||
 * [|Stykz Animation] || Stykz is the first multi-platform stick figure animation program in the world (as far as we know), so you'll be able to use Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux* to create, edit and preview your animations. (*Linux is in internal beta but will be available soon.) ||
 * [|Voice Thread] || With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with **no software to install**. Basic registration is free. ||
 * [|Prezi Free presentation software] || Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery. ||
 * [|Wordle Art with words] || Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. ||
 * [|Drawberry] || DrawBerry is a free vector drawing software application for Mac OS X. ||
 * [|Sketchup] || Tool for designing 2-D and 3-D objects and scenes. Very powerful tool used in upper primary and secondary. ||
 * [|Google Earth] || * Find any place around the world.
 * See 3D buildings, imagery, and terrain.
 * Find cities, places, and local businesses. ||
 * [|Image Tricks] || Image Tricks is a freeware application for editing your photos and images using Mac OS X Core Image filters and Quartz Compositions that unimaginably transform your photos. ||
 * [|Open Office] || OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading **open-source** **office software suite** for **word processing**, **spreadsheets**,**presentations**, **graphics**, **databases** and more. It is available in**many languages** and works on all **common computers**. It stores all your data in an **international open standard format** and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely **free of charge** for **any purpose**. ||
 * [|Skype] || Use your computer to talk to others on their computer anywhere in the world for FREE! Use it to call cell phones and landlines for VERY cheap! (My favorite) ||
 * [|Stickies] || Stickies is a PC utility written to try to cut down on the number of yellow notes you might leave stuck to your monitor. It is a computerised version of those notes. Stickies are yellow rectangular windows onto which you can put some text notes. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away. Just like a real sticky piece of paper. ||
 * [|VLC Media Player] || VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. ||
 * [|Scratch - Story, Game and Music maker] || A site for upper level primary students to create their own movies or stories and share them online. Free! ||