2018-2019 Hot Links of the Day
2018-2019 School Year
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
2019.05.24
Science Bob
“Science Bob” Pflugfelder is a science teacher, author, maker, and presenter that knows how to share the world of science like never before.
2019.05.23
Gravity Points
Gravity Points is a digital "pen" created by Akimitsu Hamamuro, and it is quite mesmerizing. The website simulates the effect of gravity by allowing you to plot small gravity centers across your screen.
https://codepen.io/akm2/full/rHIsa
2019.05.22
This is Sand
Draw things with sand.
2019.05.21
Weave Silk
Draw stunning symmetrical images with the click of a mouse.
2019.05.20
A Soft Murmur
Just play around with the sliders to achieve your perfectly calming background noise. It’s impossible not to try every one and each has its own unique charm (we could listen to ‘fire’ all day every day).
2019.04.20
Hacker Typer
Type any gibberish and it comes up as code in that black/green colour from every hacker movie ever. This will excite and entertain you for 30 seconds as you pretend you are hacking into some important mainframe like some sort of spy.
2019.04.19
Learn 10 Key By Touch
The 10 key pad is the group of numbers and symbols on the right side of most keyboards, it can also be a number pad with no keyboard attached. Ten key speed is measured with a Keystrokes per Hour Test.
http://official-typing-test.com/test/ten.html
2019.04.16
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Can you win?
https://www.rock-paper-scissors-game.com/
2019.04.15
Sanger DK (Pug Love)
Sanger DK publishes a funny site...
2019.04.12
Stinkmoji
Switch on your speakers. Turn on your webcam. And make a face at your computer. Stinkmoji is a face recognition experience that uses a 3D emoji to mimic the faces you make at the camera. It even includes an Easter egg when you open your mouth wide enough. NOTE: You must have a connected camera to use this App.
2019.04.11
The Secret Door
The Secret Door won’t open into a dark nook at Hogwarts, but it can take you to equally unexpected places around the world. The idea is simple — open the secret door and let Google’s Street View transport you to an interesting place on the globe.
http://ww3.safestyle-windows.co.uk/the-secret-door/
2019.04.10
Drench
Drench gives you a board with different colored tiles, and you use the buttons to flip the colors around. Do this until your board is full of tiles of a single color only. It’s a bit more difficult to explain, but once you get the hang of it, it can be really addicting and for some, relaxing.
http://www.flashbynight.com/drench/
2019.04.09
Internet Live Stats
Internet Live Stats shows you a whole bunch of statistics, like the number of websites that exist right now, the number of Google searches run today, and even the number of sites hacked today. It’s weirdly fascinating.
http://www.internetlivestats.com/
2019.04.08
Fidget Spinner
Fidget spinners are some of the best toys for adults to relieve stress. And as the craze took off, someone decided we needed a virtual fidget spinner on the internet. I feel a little embarrassed to admit it’s really well made and I actually like this. Take it for a spin.
2019.04.05
Click to Remove
Do what the title says. Then do it again and again until you win. But the question is, can you really win?
2019.04.04
Zoom Quilt
Another trippy site, Zoom Quilt keeps zooming in on the center of an image. And then you discover there’s more to that image. And then even more. It’s an endless zoom of cool art with different styles. Think of it as what Escher would make if he knew how to add a zoom function to his concoctions.
2019.04.03
Gravity Points
Gravity is a cool scientific law. But what’s even cooler is to play around with that law. In this little online experiment, you can add gravity points at different parts of the screen. And then you can increase or decrease the number of particles on screen to see how they interact with those gravity points. You’ll never get tired of this one.
https://codepen.io/akm2/full/rHIsa
2019.04.02
Wilhelm Scream
Click to listen to the Wilhelm Scream, a sound you have heard many, many times before. It’s an audio clip of a man screaming in pain, which has been used in 372 movies and countless TV series. Naturally, the internet had to make a web page dedicated to it
2019.04.01
Paper Toilet
Paper Toilet Maker is not real complex and kind of funny. NOTE: This site works better on a touch screen!
2019.03.29
Avatar Maker
Avatar Maker is a very powerful creator however saving is a bit tricky. If you use this editor you must take a screen shot (CTRL+PRINT SCREEN) and then open Microsoft Paint. Paste the screen shot in Paint and then crop the image that you want. Save the image as a PNG or JPG to use with another project.
2019.03.28
Windows Basics by Russ Harvey
This page discusses basic Microsoft Windows terminology and how to perform some basic Windows tasks. This page is not exhaustive, and will be developed as the need arises.
https://www.russharvey.bc.ca/resources/windowsbasics.html
2019.03.27
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Turning multiple mouse clicks into a simple press of a key or two may not seem like a lot, but if you are an avid user of keyboard shortcuts you've likely noticed just how helpful they can be.
https://www.windowscentral.com/best-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts
2019.03.26
Patatap
Patatap lets you make some cool sounds, beats and melodies easily online. NOTE: This site works on Google Chrome but not on Internet Explorer!
2019.03.25
Draw a Stickman
Draw a Stickman is a neat interactive drawing game using Flash Player to animate your creation!
THIRD GRADING PERIOD
2019.03.22
Wheel Decide
Wheel Decide is a free online spinner tool that allows you to create your own digital wheels for decision making, prize giveaways, raffles, games, and more.
2019.03.07
Two Foods
Can’t decide what to have for lunch? Put your two options in here and it will directly compare their health attributes on different levels. Perfect for when you just can’t choose what to eat.
2019.03.06
Hacker Typer
Type any gibberish and it comes up as code in that black/green colour from every hacker movie ever. This will excite and entertain you for 30 seconds as you pretend you are hacking into some important mainframe like some sort of spy.
2019.02.14
Learn 10 Key By Touch
The 10 key pad is the group of numbers and symbols on the right side of most keyboards, it can also be a number pad with no keyboard attached. Ten key speed is measured with a Keystrokes per Hour Test.
http://official-typing-test.com/test/ten.html
2019.02.04
The Google Doodles Archive
Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists.
https://www.google.com/doodles#archive
2019.02.03
The Noun Project (Collections)
The Noun Project (by Gonzalo Bravo) provides formal definitions and name for most of the icons and buttons that you have seen online.
https://thenounproject.com/webposible/collections/
2019.02.02
The Noun Project (Menu Icons)
The Noun Project (by Gonzalo Bravo) provides formal definitions and name for most of the icons and buttons that you have seen online. This page is for menu buttons.
https://thenounproject.com/webposible/collection/menu-icons/
2019.02.01
Music Map
Music Map allows you to type the name of a musical artist and it will find similar artists.
2019.01.31
Optics for Kids
Try out some of these illusions and discover just how tricky it can be for your brain to accurately interpret the images from your eyes.
https://www.optics4kids.org/illusions
2019.01.30
Word Mark
Word Mark shows all the fonts on your computer (or all the Google fonts) and how they each look using a word or phrase. (TIP: Type your name and see how it appears using different fonts!).
2019.01.29
3D Brain
This interactive brain model is powered by the Welcome Trust.
http://www.brainfacts.org/3d-brain#intro=true
2019.01.28
What Day Were You Born On?
What day of the week were you born on?
2019.01.25
Virtual Piano
This site lets you tickle the ivories without ever leaving your mouse!
2019.01.24
Skateboard Science
Many of my students love their skateboards. Sorry to ruin your fun but here is the science behind what you do complete with diagrams and videos.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/index.html
2019.01.23
Patatap
Patatap lets you make some cool sounds, beats and melodies easily online. NOTE: This site works on Google Chrome but not on Internet Explorer!
2018.01.22
Draw a Stickman
Draw a Stickman is a neat interactive drawing game using Flash Player to animate your creation!
SECOND GRADING PERIOD
2019.01.16
Thingverse
Thingverse is a search engine for 3D printable models.
2018.12.18
The Verge - HEIC Format
New Apple iPhones may be set to take photos in High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIC) which is a new image container format from the developers of MPEG, a popular audio and video compression standard. This format may be unusable in a Windows 10 PC. Here is more information and the recommended workaround. For those of you with newer iPhones this is a MUST READ!
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/19/16332192/apple-ios-11-heic-iphone-image-format
2018.11.15
Fusion 360 Gallery
The official platform from Autodesk for designers and engineers to share and download 3D models, rendering pictures, CAD files, CAD model and other related projects.
https://gallery.autodesk.com/fusion360/#filters=%5B%5D&sort=popularity
2018.11.13
Learn 10 Key By Touch
The 10 key pad is the group of numbers and symbols on the right side of most keyboards, it can also be a number pad with no keyboard attached. Ten key speed is measured with a Keystrokes per Hour Test.
http://official-typing-test.com/test/ten.html
2018.11.08
How to Use Windows 10
Laptop Magazine has a GREAT article on using Windows 10.
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/how-to-use-windows-10
2018.11.07
Virtual Pumpkin Carving
Carve your own Jack'O'Lantern without all the mess. This site is labeled K-5 but big boys and girls love it too!
http://www.abcya.com/pumpkin_carving.htm
2018.11.05
Fright Geist with Google
Fright Geist pairs with Google Trends to enable you to see what the world is searching for this Halloween.
https://frightgeist.withgoogle.com
2018.11.02
Pumpkin Gutter
Pumpkin Gutter showcases the amazing talents of Scott Cummins, Extreme Pumpkin Artist.
2018.11.01
Ray Villafane Studios
Ray Villafane is an extreme artist who (every October) specializes in pumpkins!
2018.10.31
Akinator - The Web Genie
Akinator, the Web Genie is a really cool example of Artificial Intelligence. You think of a character and answer the Genie's questions and eventually he will tell you who you are thinking about. (Special Thanks to MacKenzie Pasquarella for this one. This originally appeared in April of 2014 and I have watched so many students still playing with this I brought it back for this school year!)
2018.10.30
Patatap
Patatap lets you make some cool sounds, beats and melodies easily online. NOTE: This site works on Google Chrome but not on Internet Explorer!
2018.10.29
Draw a Stickman
Draw a Stickman is a neat interactive drawing game using Flash Player to animate your creation!
FIRST GRADING PERIOD
2018.10.23
3D Brain
This interactive brain model is powered by the Wellcome Trust.
http://www.brainfacts.org/3d-brain#intro=truehttp://www.brainfacts.org/3d-brain#intro=true
2018.10.22
Ocearch
Ocearch provides research about our world's oceans and has real time tracking information for sharks, dolphins, trutles and other tagged sea creatures.
https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/?list
2018.10.17
Theme Music (TV Tunes)
Browse our huge archive of 32,189 theme songs.
http://www.televisiontunes.com/
2018.09.25
Ohio Means Jobs - Jobs in Demand in Ohio
Jobs in demand in Ohio:
http://omj.ohio.gov/OMJResources/State-AllOpenings.stm
2018.09.12
Tech Donut - Screen Resolution
Tech Donut is an online magazine dedicated to all things technology. This article explains screen resolution.
https://www.techdonut.co.uk/blog/13/02/what-screen-resolution-and-why-does-it-matter
2018.09.11
Mac World (What is HEIC?)
Mac World is an online magazine dedicated to the world of Apple. This article helped a Web Design student find a solution to a unique problem regarding image file types.
https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iphone/what-is-heic-3660408/
2018.09.10
Wheel Decide
Wheel Decide is a free online spinner tool that allows you to create your own digital wheels for decision making, prize giveaways, raffles, games, and more.
2018.09.05
MERGE Cube Apps
MERGE Cube has a number of downloadable Apps for devices.
2018.09.04
MERGE Cube
MERGE Cube is a hologram that you hold in your had and represents Augmented Reality.
2018.08.30
Akinator - The Web Genie
Akinator, the Web Genie is a really cool example of Artificial Intelligence. You think of a character and answer the Genie's questions and eventually he will tell you who you are thinking about. (Special Thanks to MacKenzie Pasquarella for this one. This originally appeared in April of 2014 and I have watched so many students still playing with this I brought it back for this school year!)
2018.08.29
Avatar Maker
Avatar Maker is a very powerful creator however saving is a bit tricky. If you use this editor you must take a screen shot (CTRL+PRINT SCREEN) and then open Microsoft Paint. Paste the screen shot in Paint and then crop the image that you want. Save the image as a PNG or JPG to use with another project.
2018.08.28
Windows Basics by Russ Harvey
This page discusses basic Microsoft Windows terminology and how to perform some basic Windows tasks. This page is not exhaustive, and will be developed as the need arises.
https://www.russharvey.bc.ca/resources/windowsbasics.html
2018.08.27
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Turning multiple mouse clicks into a simple press of a key or two may not seem like a lot, but if you are an avid user of keyboard shortcuts you've likely noticed just how helpful they can be.
https://www.windowscentral.com/best-windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts
2018.08.24
Patatap
Patatap lets you make some cool sounds, beats and melodies easily online. NOTE: This site works on Google Chrome but not on Internet Explorer!
2018.08.23
Draw a Stickman
Draw a Stickman is a neat interactive drawing game using Flash Player to animate your creation!