Technology

**Technology Tools & Keyboarding**

 * Cool Tech Tools**

[|Portrait Illustration Maker] - create your own avatar [|10 Great Photosharing Services] - good information and comparisons [|Webspiration] - "Think visually. Work Collaboratively. Anywhere. Anytime." Site stores your work. [|Show Yourself] - Combine your online profiles into one widget [|Word Clock] - could make a cool screen saver [|100 Helpful Tools for Every Kind of Learner] [|Tag Crowd] - Create your own tag cloud from any text to visualize word frequency. [|Wordl] - Another tag cloud creator that allows you to change fonts, layouts, and color schemes. [|Tagxedo] - like Wordle, but a step farther as text can be used to build cool images [|xtranormal] - text to movies, fun! [|School Clip Art] - Lots of copyright free images [|Free School Clipart] - copyright free clip art and animations [|PPPST] - scroll down for lots of free images [|Me and My Movie] - online filmmaking community where you can learn how to make your own films, etc. [|TypoGenerator] - enters text and then click "generate" to see it change into a graphical design...fun! [|Foldplay] - Make your own kaleidocycles, moving paper sculptures that turn in an endless cycle

Cool Image Tools
[|fd's Flickr Toys] - helping you do cool stuff with your digital photos [|10 Great Photosharing Services] - good information and comparisons [|Dumpr] - cool effect to make your digital images even more interesting [|Splashup] - photo editing tool and manager [|Block Posters] - make wall-sized posters from your images, for free [|AndreaMosaic] - a photo mosaic is an image composed of many tiled photos, create one using your own pictures [|Pixlr] - free online photo editor [|Befuddlr] - Create slider puzzles from images, it's fun! [|BigHugeLabs] -Helping you do cool stuff with your digital photos: motivational poster maker, magazine cover maker, etc. [|Blabberize] - make your images speak [|Picjoke] - have fun w/ photos by uploading them into entertaining templates [|Picasa Tutorial] - YouTube video explaining how to use Picasa a free downloadable picture editor [|Compfight] - search Flickr images by tag; searchable by Creative Commons [|FlickrStorm] - search Flickr images by tag; searchable by Creative Commons [|Tuxpi] - photo effects and frames [|Photos8] - Thousands of free, high quality images, easy to search [|Pics4Learning] - copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students

[|Online typing course by Good Typing]Register for free using email address to access the good stuff [|Dance Mat Typing]12 levels of typing practice from BBC Schools [|Free Typing Games]Let us know which ones you like! [|Keyboarding Practice]More Keyboarding Practice [|Keyboarding] More Keyboarding [|Typing tutorials, exercises, tests, and games] - many great links for keyboarding practice and reinforcement
 * Keyboarding**


 * Internet Safety**

[|Surf Swell Island] Learn about Internet safety and manners by playing this fun game
[|Wired Kids]Internet Safety Information for Kids [|Wired Safety]Internet safety info for kids, tweens, and teens [|NetSmartz Teen]For teens, keeping you safe on the Internet [|NetSmartz Kids]Kids Internet safety games and activities [|That's Not Cool] - Where do you draw your digital line? [|I Keep Safe] - games and much more