This will be my last post of the 2010-2011 year... wow the year went by fast! I have already started making plans for the upcoming school year and I know many classroom teachers are as well. This site was recommended in my Twitter feed this morning and it looks like a fun way to share content so when you are thinking about projects for next year, keep this site in mind:
flipsnack .
What
flipsnack does is takes a PDF file and turns them into an online book. I don't have lengthy self-created PDF files on my computer so I just used one that I was reading today:
<a href="http://www.flipsnack.com">Flipsnack </a> Here is another very short one of some of my own Publisher files. I just combined three different Publisher posters together into one Publisher document, printed it as a PDF using the free CutePDF Writer, and uploaded it to
flipsnack .
To view this flipping book you need to have Flash Player 9 or newer installed and JavaScript enabled. Flipsnack is a <a href="http://www.flipsnack.com/" title="Page flip software">flash video player</a> that allows you to create stylish flipping books out of your PDF document. How cool would it be to have your students create posters on topics they are studying and then to put the projects together in a PDF, upload it into a book and have that book available online for review? Or maybe create a book to show off final projects? Registration is required and final books can be embedded in a blog like I have done or the book's direct link can be shared with others.
So along with
flipsnack came a few other "snack" applications, accessible from the same site (bottom of page) using the same login. One is
bannersnack , which changed my individual images into an animated image. Mine includes only two images but you can make longer ones, you can pick different sizes, and you can add text.
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To view this animated banner you need to have Flash Player 9 or newer installed and JavaScript enabled. BannerSnack <a href="http://www.bannersnack.com/" title="BannerSnack - Free flash banner maker">flash banner creator</a> is very easy to use, but allows you to achieve professional results. There is also
quizsnack . If you create a poll (only one answer can be marked) or a personality quiz (like ones you might have seen on FB) you can see the responses when you log into your account. Unfortunately, while users of free accounts can make surveys (visitors can mark as many answers as they wish), users cannot see the results for free so Google forms might be a better option in that case. Here is a short poll I created...
To view this quiz you need to have Flash Player 9 or newer installed and JavaScript enabled. QuizSnack is a <a href="http://www.quizsnack.com/" title="Online survey software, web poll & questionnaire tool">web poll</a> service that allows you to build polls and surveys. Response data can be put right on the widget for all to see or kept private so it is only available when you log into your account
Guilt free snacking! Gotta love that!
