Cool sites to check out...
Web 2.0
http://www.go2web20.net/
Thousands of cool online apps. Use the purple tags to narrow results, or type in the search bar. Try “Art” for great apps.
There are also a lot of good ones for video or slide show creation.
Scribbler
http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/scribblertoo/
One of the coolest drawing programs I’ve ever seen
Math / English Games
http://www.brainnook.com
http://www.mathchimp.com
http://www.yummymath.com
http://www.hoodamath.com
These sites are all focused on math games, or how math is used in real world situations
Photoshop Tutorials
http://psd.tutsplus.com/
http://goo.gl/AZWTS
Want to learn a photoshop skill or effect? Some of these may be complicated, but you can search for basic tutorials.
Google SketchUp (not installed on our macs yet)
http://sketchup.google.com/download/
Download the free version (SketchUp 8). This is a 3D drawing program to build houses (think “The Sims”)
Scratch (not installed on our macs yet)
http://scratch.mit.edu
Learn how to program with code. You can create animations & games.
Ed Heads
http://www.edheads.org/activities/stem3/index.shtml
Different activities such as- design a cell phone, perform heart surgery, learn about simple machines
Engineer Girl
http://www.engineergirl.org/
Interested in Technology or Engineering? Find out more info about the career and famous women engineers
Design Squad Nation
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/
Kind of like a "myth busters" for kids. Learn about engineering, experiments and things you can build at home
http://www.go2web20.net/
Thousands of cool online apps. Use the purple tags to narrow results, or type in the search bar. Try “Art” for great apps.
There are also a lot of good ones for video or slide show creation.
Scribbler
http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/scribblertoo/
One of the coolest drawing programs I’ve ever seen
Math / English Games
http://www.brainnook.com
http://www.mathchimp.com
http://www.yummymath.com
http://www.hoodamath.com
These sites are all focused on math games, or how math is used in real world situations
Photoshop Tutorials
http://psd.tutsplus.com/
http://goo.gl/AZWTS
Want to learn a photoshop skill or effect? Some of these may be complicated, but you can search for basic tutorials.
Google SketchUp (not installed on our macs yet)
http://sketchup.google.com/download/
Download the free version (SketchUp 8). This is a 3D drawing program to build houses (think “The Sims”)
Scratch (not installed on our macs yet)
http://scratch.mit.edu
Learn how to program with code. You can create animations & games.
Ed Heads
http://www.edheads.org/activities/stem3/index.shtml
Different activities such as- design a cell phone, perform heart surgery, learn about simple machines
Engineer Girl
http://www.engineergirl.org/
Interested in Technology or Engineering? Find out more info about the career and famous women engineers
Design Squad Nation
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/
Kind of like a "myth busters" for kids. Learn about engineering, experiments and things you can build at home