Learning Tools

Sharing learning notes and takeaways from L&D Call- presented by Julie Wedgwood with the The Learning & Skills Group. Hopefully some of you will find some of the links useful and may incorporate in day to day job with presenting, learning, as a subject matter expert, etc.

FREE Polaroid Image Maker-Polaroid Picture sample-can post into word, put up in Website. www.poladroid.net Notes:Makes amateur photos acceptable, L&D, newsletters, other

FREE Instant Screencasts for Twitter, Record your screencast-
http://screenr.com/

Create a Polaroid, page curl image effect in PPT2007: http://screenr.com/pV8
http://mywebface.comhttp://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/

FREE automatic photo collage maker-http://www.shapecollage.com

FREE create your own motivational posters
http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php put in text, load in photograph and it creates- easy to create posters
or http://bighugelabs.com/colors.php

FREE stock photo site: http://www.sxc.hu/
Pixie is a utility made especially for webmasters and designers. It is a color picker with few extra goodies: http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.php

FREE image manipulation programme, can be used for photo retouching, image authoring, image composition, etc: http://www.gimp.org/

FREE screen effects for presentations and more:http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidazzle/

FREE accessibility tools
Rapid set- good and free helpful for dyslexia- allows individuals to change color, etc.
Spr-Ort
Orato
Sonar

Big and chunky mouse pointers
mouseketeer
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidazzle/ - MAC mouse

FREE color schemer generator online
here’s one that matches a palette to a single colour that you enter http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html
Graphics manipulation tool for windows (similar to gimp) ‘IrfanView’ - www.irfanview.com

FREE virtual magnifying glass, open source screen magnifier: http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
Do you use music when instructing and presenting, for setting moods, introducing topics, etc. (copyright issues so be aware) Copyright for music: http://www.televisiontunes.com- can download must read legal statement on how you can use.

May need a broadcast license- prs-
http://www.prsformusic.com/Pages/default.aspx
PRS for music site: http://www.prsformusic.com

FREE test to movie maker! Make movies FREE! Can use for role play too, script writing and playing, sharing, use for blogs, etc.
http://www.xtranormal.com/

Animated sequences and working with case studies, etc. drag and position! Props for learning and case studies, etc. http://www.iwantoneofthose.com