Screen Video Recorder - How to Record Computer Screen 6 Web-Based Alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint is the ubiquitous solution to presentations on most computers. But with a profound move to the cloud, there’s a range of alternatives (most free) based on the web. These solutions offer not only features similar to the desktop app, but the ability to load your presentation anywhere you get an internet connection and, in most cases, download a copy for offline shows and/or further customization in PowerPoint itself. In this roundup, we’ll look at a range of web-based alternatives for PowerPoint and in a future one, look at alternatives for Excel. Google Docs Google Docs is, of course, the first solution that comes to mind. The presentation tool is basic, but gets the job done in most cases. While all of this is nice, one important loss is the lack of animation. SlideRocket SlideRocket is one of the more featureful solutions on our list. I’m personally really amazed at the range of features available in this app. Acrobat Zoho Show Prezi 280 Slides Wow!
Combine Images - Free Online Tool Online tool to merge some images into one. Up to nine images can be combined. (Up to three horizontally, up to three vertically) Up to nine texts can be added. Enter texts in the blank text fields. Drag the mouse to change the text positions. This tool can generate images with width and height of up to 8,000 pixels each. If width/height of the loaded image is larger than 4,000 px, it will be shrunk to 4000 px. The image can be shrunk. The loaded images will not be sent to the server. Click "Generate image" button to download your merged image. The default download location of most of browser is "Downloads" folder. Free online tool to combine multiple images into one Combine Images
DuckLink DuckCapture: simple and ease-to-use screen capture tool Read More Review about DuckCapture by FindMySoft.com DuckCapture comes with four capture modes that make screen capture easy! Capture a window on your screen, region of your screen, or the contents of a tall web page that scrolls. You can easily edit, and share a screenshot. Don’t waste time cropping your captures. 4 Capture Modes: Window, Region, Scrolling and Full Screen Add Annotations on Screenshot DuckCapture provides rich editing tools to add more captured areas or add informative annotation on screen shot. Add Captured Areas Once you have selected one area and entered into the editing mode, you can use the “Add” tool to combine more screen areas in one image, organize them by moving blocks, or adjust the selected area by grip editing. Draw Annotations DuckCapture provided tools to draw simple basic graphics, including text, on captured screenshots. Save and Share
CamStudio - Free Screen Recording Software 10 Tools for Digital Storytelling in Class Digital storytelling is simply using computer-based tools to tell stories. There are many different ways to do this – from making movies, recording voices, creating animations or electronic books. In schools they can help to take a task that might be seen as mundane – write a report, write a story, explain a process, describe an experiment – and turn it into something a whole lot more interesting. There are a great many tools out there that could be used for digital storytelling. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. For more help and information on Digital Storytelling, take a look at this site from the University of Houston and for more tools you really need to take a look at Alan Levine (CogDogRoo) 50 web2.0 Ways to tell a Story wiki. Got any favourites?
Screenbird Recycled magazine coasters My latest after-dinner-while-watching-TV project: woven coasters made from magazine pages. To make a coaster like the green one above: 1. Tear out 6 magazine pages. Cut off the ragged edge on each, then cut each page in half lengthwise. I stacked them and cut them all at once with an X-acto knife and ruler. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.