Make and share your own learning resources.
Small Learning Curve - Nice user interface - embed code provided for VLE and/or other web presences and URL. Well worth a closer look.
Visit http://en.educaplay.com/index.php to find out more.

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Looking for a quick fun way to add text to web resources? Look no further -

Visit http://www.redkid.net/generator/sign.php to try it out and to see the current range of images available.

Note: Other generators are available on the site including...

• banners;
• avatars; and
  
• road signs.
  

Visit http://www.redkid.net/generator/generator.php.

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SnackTools is a suite of rich Internet applications that aims to offer user-friendly tools for creating web content.

As the technology advances rapidly, learning provider stakeholders are starting to use Internet-enabled devices regularly. This is one of the main reasons for the rise in popularity of web-based applications.

Most learning providers have a web presence and are looking to create rich content.

SnackTools currently offer...

• BannerSnack - A high-quality application for ...

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AmMap is a tool that lets users have functional maps in any HTML page (web page), or inside another Flash movie; they can also be used in PowerPoint presentations.

Using amMap learners, administrators and practitioners can add interactive Flash maps to any application or presentation that they have to put together. Practitioners, in particular, can employ these maps as part of any e-learning tool that they are creating.

With amMap, users can...

• customize every detail of your map - size...

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Adventure Maker was brought to my attention by Lillian Soon, when we met briefly at the RSC Yorkshire and Humber Annual Conference.

We don't meet up very often and perhaps we should especially as Lillian points me in the direction of such resources.

Adventure Maker is an innovative tool that allows users to create...

• point-and-click games; and

• multimedia software...

in minutes, without any scripting or programming.

It runs on Windows, and it allows users to produce these resources for...

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For the times when practitioners want to create a simple online quiz, they should check out QuizMaker.

QuizMaker is a simple online quiz generator based on JavaScript that lets users create a quiz online without writing any code.

They can begin by entering...

• a question;
• up to 5 possible answers; and
• a feedback for each answer.

The application lets users add as many questions as they want and to insert a link or an image into a question.

Users can also give their quiz a title and s...

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Creating diagrams with traditional software is not an easy task however there are many diagram creation tools which make drawing diagrams easy and quick. One such tool is Cacoo.

Cacoo lets users create diagrams by just dragging and dropping items. You can use it to...

• create flowcharts,
• UML diagrams,
• Wireframes,
• Sitemaps or
• any other form of diagrams.

Cacoo is also great when it comes to sharing diagrams with others and collaborating with them in real time. Simply invite colleagues by pro...
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Scanimation is an animation technique which can create the illusion of motion on plain paper!

Scanimation involves two layers...

• a background image, usually a black and white silhouette, and
• a transparent sheet having black bars, called scanlines.

The image appears to be blurry or jagged at first, but when a transparent sheet with scanlines is placed on top of the image and the sheet moved horizontally across the background image, something magical happens.

Watch the video below.....

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MagoFun serves a popular function, that of letting users take any picture and have some fun with it.

MagoFun allows users to upload a photograph and put it on the cover of a magazine. There are currently about 60 to choose from and once the cover is ready it can easily be published by the user in VLEs, websites, blogs and just any corner of the WWW.

The process is as easy as...

• uploading the photo and
• choosing a cover from the many on offer.
• The resulting file can be downloaded to a com...

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You can make your own word searches, and more, at Worksheet Genius; be warned... worksheet genius uses java so the resulting resources may not be accessible by all learning providers.

• Completely free
• Randomized worksheets
• Design your own
• Easy to differentiate
• Quick to download
• Desktop publishing quality text and images

Try it out at http://worksheetgenius.com/index.php; word searches at http://worksheetgenius.com/html/word_searches.php.

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