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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Summer is for exploring



So here I am, once again exploring websites. I have a habit of looking for one and thing and finding many other things that are even closely related to what I was originally looking for. Isn't that how all the famous discoveries happen? By accident? Remember though, with any site, you should always preview and look for anything that would not be suitable for your students.

 iFakeText
Fun site that lets you create a fake iPhone text conversation. The one on the left is a conversation between my dogs. Your students could use this web tool to create conversations between any two people or animals or anything you like. Such as 2 different shapes. No account needed and no mention of under age 13 use not permitted. The site does contain adds.


Newspaper Clip Generator
Create what looks like a newspaper clip. You choose the paper's name, headline, date and write a brief "article".  Once generated, there is a download link for your image. You can't direct link to the image and the images are deleted from their servers after a short time. It is recommended that you do not use real names of people or newspapers. There nothing in their privacy about use by under age 13 and there are no accounts created. Drawback: The site is not independent of other generators and they may not be appropriate for your students.


Copy Paste Character  ♬ ☺
Looking for a special character? ✿ This neat little site lets you copy a character by just clicking, go to where you want it and paste. Simple. ✯ And if you use a Mac, there are also emoji 🐶 to use. If you prefer the html code for the symbol that is available also. ☠ Fun! No account is necessary to use this website. I do not see any other issues you may have with your students, whatever their ages.






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