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Pixlr Photo Editing

Posted on February 16, 2012 By Tom No Comments on Pixlr Photo Editing
Internet, Photography

Aviary pixlr-com Picture 1

I had tried Pixlr a long time ago, but had completely forgotten about it until my friend and fellow instructional tech geek Tony Thompson posted something about it on his blog last month. With Picnic being assimilated by Google and with Aviary acting a bit weird, I was hoping another option for online photo editing would come along, and Pixlr seems to be the best option right now.

Pixlr comes in several flavors.  There is the full-fledge photo editor, but there are also several quick tools for adding preset effects.  There is Pixlr Express for quick touch-ups and Pixlr-o-Matic for effects such as vintage photos, etc.  Android and iOS apps are available for these last two services.  There is also Pixlr imm.io, an image sharing service and Pixlr Grabber, a screen capture plugin for Firefox and Chrome.

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Cool 3D Tools

Posted on April 6, 2011 By Tom No Comments on Cool 3D Tools
Photography

Dogwood Anaglyph

I’ve discovered a treasure trove of 3D tools. Japanese developer Muttyan has put together HUGE collection of applications for viewing and creating stereoscopic images and videos. These include side-by-side stereographs as well as anaglyphs using a variety of color and polarizing schemes.

Screen shot 2011-04-06 at 7.31.06 AM

Online since 2003, the site design looks like it’s stuck in the 1990’s, but the content is current and comprehensive, and that’s what matters.

I first stumbled onto the site looking for a way to create 3D views of Google Earth.  I had wondered if there was a way to create an off-set image that could be converted to anaglyphs.  I found Muttyan’s Stereo Google Earth page, and started exploring.

This page uses two instances of the Google Earth plugin to present side-by-side images of chosen locations.  I started with an overhead screen capture, such as this one of downtown Greenville…

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Not Quite Normal

Posted on March 3, 2011 By Tom No Comments on Not Quite Normal
EdTech, Internet

Some time ago I had a teacher ask me about Xtranormal as a possibility for digital storytelling. I took a brief look at it, and it appeared fairly simple and easy to use. You type in some text, and animated characters act and read what you typed in a mechanical voice. It seemed fairly simplistic, … Read More “Not Quite Normal” »

Document Sharing with Scribd.com

Posted on January 8, 2009 By Tom No Comments on Document Sharing with Scribd.com
EdTech, General Technology

Keeping up with other education blogs often leads me to some cool new tools. Such was the case with Scribd.com. Scribd is a document sharing site that allows you to upload documents from multiple formats, then converts them into iPaper documents so that they can be viewable on the web. These documents are similar to … Read More “Document Sharing with Scribd.com” »

Starting from “Scratch”

Posted on October 30, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Starting from “Scratch”
EdTech

This is the first of two applications I’ve come across this week which I’ll be highlighting here. First is Scratch, a free downloadable programming application from MIT modeled on the old Logo programming language. Later I’ll be taking a look at DimDim, a free alternative to the popular GoToMeeting application. I first learned about Scratch … Read More “Starting from “Scratch”” »

Flowgram and BeFunky

Posted on September 4, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Flowgram and BeFunky
EdTech, Entertainment, Internet, Photography

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I came across a couple of interesting web discoveries this week. One looks very useful (Flowgram), the other is just for fun (BeFunky).

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Online Tools for Digital Storytelling

Posted on May 19, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Online Tools for Digital Storytelling
EdTech, Internet, Photography, Uncategorized

Via Wes Fryer’s blog, I came upon a list created by Alan Levine which describes 50+ tools for digital storytelling. Alan has broken these down into Slideshow Tools which primarily use images with or without music background, Mixer Tools which include video as well as photos, Timeline tools, Comic Tools, Scrapbook Tools, Audio Tools, Video … Read More “Online Tools for Digital Storytelling” »

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