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37 free tools on the net TTLA'11
1. 37 Free Tools on the Net
Mark Buckland
mbuckland@hurupaki.school.nz
twitter @mjbuckland
Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership
2. 3 types of tools:
• Freeware
• Web 2.0 Tools and Services
• Firefox Add-ons
4. Firefox
An Internet Web
Browser. A ‘faster’
alternative to Safari on
the Mac, or Internet
Explorer on the PC.
5. Vienna
An RSS (Rich Site
Summary) feed reader. This
means it automatically
retrieves information and
articles from websites that
you regularly visit.
6. Skype
A communication tool.
Free calls, video calls and
instant messaging over the
internet. Also has the
ability to make paid calls.
7. VLC
A media player. Plays
almost any video file type.
Available in Mac and PC
versions.
8. Handbrake
A DVD Ripper. Creates
video files on your
computer of DVDs.
Copyright issues very
‘fuzzy’. Requires VLC.
9. Jing Screen capturing. Easily
capture a short movie of your
screen, or a portion of it, and
save as a flash movie file.
10. Flip4Mac
Components that you add
to Quicktime to enable
playback of Windows
Media Video and
Audio(.wmv and .wma)
files.
19. Disk Inventory X
Maps out your hard drive
so you can see where all
your space has gone. Fully
integrates into Finder.
Next is Web2.0 tools...
20. Web 2.0 Tools/Services
•Cool Tools for Schools
a ‘one stop shop’ for
anything you want or need
on the Internet.
•Google Searches
•Magazines, eg. Interface
21. Delicious
Bookmark storing website.
Allows you (and class) to
store your websites online,
so they are accessible
from anywhere with a
connection.
22. Live Binder
Just like a real binder, you
can store resources. Save
files, bookmarks, videos,
pictures, and so on.
23. Voicethread
A website that holds
multimedia and allows
people to comment, create
and join discussions relating
to specific topics.
24. Wordle
A website that creates
word clouds from a list of
words of a body of text.
28. Piratepad / Typewith.me
Collaborative writing. Allows multiple users to write
simultaneously on one document in real time.
Uses EtherPad protocol, whose has been
bought and shut down by Google.
30. Pic Lits
Writing / Poetry
Site. Allows users
to drag pre-set
words to create a
sentence in
response to a
picture. Can also
write ‘freestlye’
31. Slideshare
Presentation
sharing. Users
upload
presentations for
others to view and
download.
32. Tutpup
Maths and Basic Facts Practice.
Students compete against others
from around the world to answer
the more questions.
33. Searches Flickr for images
Compfight with keywords, providing
faster and more accurate
results.
34. Copy a link from YouTube (or
ZamZar other video sites) and have a video
converted into any format.
35. bit.ly Shorten long web addresses for
greater ease of use.
tinyurl.com is an alternative,
customisable, but popular, so
most have already gone
Next are Firefox Add-ons...
36. Firefox Add-ons
•In Firefox, click on Tools, then
on Add-ons.
•Google Searches
37. Cooliris View a large group of photos
easier and faster.