For Windows PC users, Microsoft Movie Maker is often the first port of call for amateur editors, whereas iMovie is a good option for Mac / IOS users. However, Freemake Video Converter, despite its name – has a brilliantly simple editor included.… Continue Reading
Flattyshadow allows you to create an individual or a custom set of icons in a ‘theme’ to suit your learning object or even module , including a shadow that gives them a modern design appearance. There is a limited set… Continue Reading
Clear signposting for learners is really important but getting a consistent style to a site or learning unit can be difficult. Google have released 750 icons as a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) resource that provides a large number of formats… Continue Reading
Video is an integral part of many activities but when they are viewed on tablet devices (usually in full screen mode) it can be difficult to highlight important subjects or content while the video is being watched. wireWAX is a… Continue Reading
https://mapsengine.google.com/ Although you will need a Google account to create one, annotated maps can be made and shared publicly on to those who have a link – the same model used in Google Docs. It is also possible (like a… Continue Reading
http://udutu.com/ Udutu is a free content authoring tool (in the same way that Xerte is), with a reasonable feature set. You will need to register with an email address. Hosting with watermarks is free for quickly testing content, but you… Continue Reading
https://www.haikudeck.com Focusing on content rather than presentation, Haiku Deck cuts presentations down to the bare minimum. There are some basic built in animation/transitions when displayed on an iPad, but these don’t distract. Slideshows are very much in the ‘page swipe’… Continue Reading
This needs a Google account! See http://morganiseit.com/2013/06/10/timeline-js-easy-timelines-using-a-google-docs-spreadsheet/ or http://timeline.knightlab.com/ if you just want to jump in. It also has to pop up in a new window – it can’t be reliably embedded in NILE. Boo! Here is the result (from the dummy data template)