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Love them or hate them - all those Mac vs PC adverts since 2006 are available HERE
This is my all time favourite...
Banner Zest Liven up your website and blogs with original banners you create in minutes Update it in 30 seconds by dropping new images in it and clicking "Publish" again Cost: $49/US for single user
School website example:
Cluster website example:
http://tamaki.net.nz/index.php?family=6,41,1456
Year One blog example
(Scroll down right side bar > "Our Kid Pix")
Year 6 blog example
Shift / Command / 4 Amazing there are still people out there who don't know this VERY cool keyboard shortcut!Why convert your Kid Pix, Hyperstudio, Keynote etc etc slides to upload to a blog or your school website?All your web and blog image uploads taken care of in one quick screen capture.
Shift / Command / 4 > draw the cross hair over the part of the screen you want > voila!
The file sits on your desktop numbered and named (it used to be called Pic 1 etc)
Upload it just as it is
Keynote to create web images Whether for your blog, a wiki or your school website Keynote is a really simple, free tool to create some cool images for your online spaces. If you have a size restriction eg a blog header that you need to be 600 x 150 pixels
Start with a blank white slide in Keynote
Use the rectangle shape tool and draw the shape you want
Get the size exact using the inspector tool
Now this is your background - just to guide the size - we will delete it at the end
Layer your image and text on top of the shape
When it looks how you want, delete the original shape in behind it all
Use Shift/ Command /4 to snap it
Upload to your online space - prefect size fit for the space!
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iPad's BEST appFlipboardIt's your personalised social magazine.
iPhone apps iStudy Alarm (still awaiting approval in Apps Store) from NZ's own Karen Boyes - Teachers Matter etcGoogle Mobile app - photo and voice search app - AMAZING! In App store seach for "Google Mobile App"
I work at Pt England School in Auckland and am PD facilitator for the Manaiakalani Cluster of schools in our area. This website explains more of what that is about. My blog is called.... Manaiakalani Our student outcomes of the Manaiakalani Projects can be followed on Twitter @clusternz
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