Anna Lee Bell
EDU 3043: Instructional
Technology
April 1st,
2014
1. Livebrush
Livebrush is an easy to use drawing application for
digital art. It employs an easy-to-use brush
tool that reacts to your gesture. It is definitely a fun way to create unique
graphics. Students can use this brush tool in order to
create new works of art more freely instead of having to click on a mouse every
time they want to make a brush stroke on the computer. Students can share styles and see how others
combine their brush with your ideas or vice versa.
2. Your
Fonts
Your Fonts is an online font generator that allows you
to create your own fonts. It allows you to create your own digital signature to
sign contracts. Not only that but Your Fonts can be used in programs such as
Microsoft Word and more. Students can create appropriate signatures for their digital
art works that accurately reflect their style and go with the piece. Students
can also use these fonts and use them in graphic pieces where they can further
manipulate them.
3. Go
Animate
Go Animate allows you to create animations and share or
use them. It allows flexibility with working in that you can use
scripting/storyboarding, voice
recording, create visual excitement, and publish works. It includes unlimited
creation, downloading, and hosting for animated videos. Students can express
themselves artistically while learning important artistic skills in technology
that can prepare them for real world jobs. Students can also use Go Animate to
social network themselves in the business world and even create animated
resumes to impress future employers.
4. Clay
Animate
Clay Animate is a Claymation and stop motion creation
site. ClayAnimator.com contains the most in depth information on the clay
animation and stop motion animation process. The Clay Animator website
demonstrates the stop motion animation technique by using interactive
tutorials, lessons, pictures and video. Students can discover the art and
science of creating, animating, and editing clay and stop motion animation
projects. Students can also explore what all goes into clay animation and stop
motion to see if they would like to go down that path for their artistic
careers.
5. Panther
Panther is a programming language aimed at young users
with only a small knowledge of programming. Panther offers you a more advanced
version of Scratch, a simple programming language developed at MIT. With new
features such as file and webpage manipulation and advanced color sensing,
cloning and much more besides, Panther provides advanced usage for avid
Scratchers around the globe as well as new programmers looking for a fluid,
easy to understand starting language. This could help students learn new skills
at an earlier age to help them later in school. Not only that, but it could
even give them an upper edge for finding a career.
6. Kodu
Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and Xbox via a
simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity,
problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to
make a game, young children as well as adults with no design or programming
skills. Students could use this to express themselves creatively and explore
what all they can do as individuals. This could give students an insight on
what making video games for a living could be like.
7. Stencyl
Stencyl
is the quickest and easiest way to creating a game. It allows anyone to publish
their games to iPhone, iPad, Android, Flash, Windows & Mac games without
needing any codes. Stencyl allows the user to freely create avatars and worlds
for the settings of their games. Students could use this program to create
something an find out how other users would feel about their concept. This way
students can get feedback on their creations and make improvements while still
keeping their original idea intact.
8. Google
Sketch Up
With Google Sketch Up you start by drawing lines and
shapes. Push and pull surfaces to turn them into 3D forms. Stretch, copy,
rotate and paint to make anything you like. If you want to be productive within
a couple of hours, you’ve come to the right place. Students can use this tool
to visualize what it would be like to draw physically the object. This can also
help students to visualize 2D and 3D objects so they can get a better sense of
how to set objects and subjects into space and on planes for other areas of
their artwork.
9. Chogger
With Chogger, users can create their own artistic comic
strips. It allows you to draw pictures, use real life taken pictures, and use a
variety of different tools to create your comic. It also comes with an easy to
understand layout. Students could use this tool to follow an assignment I give,
such as if this happened, what would follow. It would allow students to creatively
express themselves while still learning critical thinking and problem solving
skills from the teacher.
10. OoVoo
With Oovoo you can video chat with up to 12 different lines
of interaction. Their video technology automatically detects and adjusts for
connection speed, which means less dropped calls. When your email can't do the
heavy lifting, use ooVoo to send large
files (up to 25 MB per file) to your friends. This is great for students to
interact with other art students at different schools or to try and communicate
with other children in a different country. It will help them collaborate with
others and expand their understanding of diversity and culture.
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