Computer Tricks Help Guide

From PSS210 IT

Lynda.com (email Barry Stewart for more info)

Prairie South Web Page Tutorial

Web Based Tools (If you find a new one please let me know)

Wikispace Website: You are already there, so create your own and share!!!

Random Picker: Pick Names at Random! Helps with Presentations

Classroom Tools: Collection of teaching tools to help with, in the classroom

CoolText Graphics Creator: This site will allow you create some great logos for your banner on your wikis

Wordle: Create word art out of text. Great for Poetry unit or Word Expression

Toondoo: Create your own comics using graphics or your own pictures. Great for retelling a story!

Prezi: Create online presentations using text, video, and pictures. This is like PowerPoint 2.0 (but way better) Great for online collaboration plus can create anywhere you have internet.

Audacity:Free music and sound editing program you can download.

Glogster: Poster Youself. Create online posters using text, video, and pictures. You can post these to wikispaces and other websites. Great for Verbal Visual Essays

BeFunky: A great site for editing photos. Reminds you of Picnik!

PicMonkey: Another great site for editing photos. This one is from the makers of Picnik!

ImageChef: Free Photo Editing site

PhotoShop Express: Use PhotoShop for free (basic tools and ease of use, but does a great job for advanced stuff)

FotoFlexer: Free Photo Editing Site

ROVER Videos Saskatchewan : Saskatchewan resource for online videos (requires STF certificate to use)

Create your own Videos - A list of online video editors

Resources found by Mr. Brett Young's Grade 8 students (2014)

Voki You can create any person or animal that you want.

The Idiot Test Kind of like an IQ test, but in a fun, video game way

Fantastic Contraption It's a fun brain game where you create a contraption and try to destroy levels

IMDB (Movie Database) Place to find info on movies

ClickTeam Create your own video games

FotoFlexer: Free Photo Editing Site

Quizlet This web tool helps you make cue cards and study for a test, it's also an app

Scratch Create "video's" or slides. Similar to Toondoo but you can make the charecters walk and make sound.

Armor Games jacksmith which is a game that allows to make weaponry and fight creatures of unknown origin

Google Maps allows you to look at a street view of any city on earth


PicMonkey: Another great site for editing photos.

GoAnimate You can make cartoon videos

Animoto Create slide shows with music and pictures


HTwins Thy web tool can be summoned using the incantation above, to measure any spectacle of giant or miniscule size.

Tumblr You can view posts from other people weither it's inspiring quotes or just a picture

Quotev Here you can write awesome stories, create your own polls, and your own quizzes. Along with reading other peoples creations

Wattpad Here you can write your own stories and also view other peoples.

Lumosity A place to train your brain!

SurveyMonkey A place to create and take surveys

Sploder - Create your own video games

Pivot Animator Create animations using stickmen

PowToon - Create presentations using toons