Software Applications Used in My Projects & in Building this Site
On this page you will find a brief description of the digital applications and the corresponding links to their websites should you wish to try out some of the software used in both the creation of this site and in many of my assignments.
Of particular importance to me in both developing this site and in choosing technologies for my assignments or presentations, was that it should be open source software. I chose these primarily because I wanted the building of this website and all of the artifacts contained on it to be available to anyone regardless of their income or technical abilities. Except for Photoshop and Camtasia, (which offer free trials) all of the software on this page is free and fairly easy to use. So, have some fun and explore the creative possibilities they offer.
Photoshop: This is creative editing software for your digital images, whereby you are limited only by your imagination. For a free trial of this software visit the site at: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopfamily.html?promoid=ITXQN
Bubbl.us: This is an easy to use brainstorming or mind mapping software that can be found at: https://bubbl.us/
Camtasia: This software can easily generate effective videos for all your needs, but it is not free. To try the software visit the site at : http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
Issuu: This is an online interactive publishing site where you can collect, share and publish your documents at: http://issuu.com/
Jing: This is a screencasting software in which you can create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly at: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Personal Brain: This is a mind mapping software that syncs your ideas from your desktop, web browser, or mobile device and can be found at: http://www.thebrain.com/
Prezi: This is an online presentation software that is quite simple to use and share at: http://prezi.com/
Smilebox: This site has something for everyone, choose from invitations, greetings, slideshows, collages and more. Check it out at: http://www.smilebox.com/testing/tell-a-friend-c.html?partner=googlec&campaign=smilebox&gclid=CJ7qgaPeyKsCFaEBQAodZCFP1g
Udutu: This software offers online learning solutions designed to help small and large organizations build and distribute online training courses at: http://www.udutu.com/
Wiki Spaces: This site offers an online environment for projects or groups of people looking for a place to collaborate at: http://www.wikispaces.com/
Wordle: This is fun site for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide at:http://www.wordle.net/
XtraNormal: This is a movie making software in which you simply type text, choose your characters, and the software turns it into a movie at: http://www.xtranormal.com/
YouTube: This site allows anyone to make, watch or share originally-created videos at: http://www.youtube.com/
Yudu: This is an online interactive publishing site that allows you to upload your PDFs to create page-turning publications that can be emailed or added to your website at: http://free.yudu.com/
Big huge Labs: This site allows you to design creative projects with your digital photographs for creating magazine covers, movie posters and much more at: http://bighugelabs.com/
Window Live Movie Maker: This site provides a free download for windows movie maker, which can be used to create your movies before uploading them to YouTube for publication at: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-movie-maker-get-started
Of particular importance to me in both developing this site and in choosing technologies for my assignments or presentations, was that it should be open source software. I chose these primarily because I wanted the building of this website and all of the artifacts contained on it to be available to anyone regardless of their income or technical abilities. Except for Photoshop and Camtasia, (which offer free trials) all of the software on this page is free and fairly easy to use. So, have some fun and explore the creative possibilities they offer.
Photoshop: This is creative editing software for your digital images, whereby you are limited only by your imagination. For a free trial of this software visit the site at: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopfamily.html?promoid=ITXQN
Bubbl.us: This is an easy to use brainstorming or mind mapping software that can be found at: https://bubbl.us/
Camtasia: This software can easily generate effective videos for all your needs, but it is not free. To try the software visit the site at : http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
Issuu: This is an online interactive publishing site where you can collect, share and publish your documents at: http://issuu.com/
Jing: This is a screencasting software in which you can create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly at: http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Personal Brain: This is a mind mapping software that syncs your ideas from your desktop, web browser, or mobile device and can be found at: http://www.thebrain.com/
Prezi: This is an online presentation software that is quite simple to use and share at: http://prezi.com/
Smilebox: This site has something for everyone, choose from invitations, greetings, slideshows, collages and more. Check it out at: http://www.smilebox.com/testing/tell-a-friend-c.html?partner=googlec&campaign=smilebox&gclid=CJ7qgaPeyKsCFaEBQAodZCFP1g
Udutu: This software offers online learning solutions designed to help small and large organizations build and distribute online training courses at: http://www.udutu.com/
Wiki Spaces: This site offers an online environment for projects or groups of people looking for a place to collaborate at: http://www.wikispaces.com/
Wordle: This is fun site for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide at:http://www.wordle.net/
XtraNormal: This is a movie making software in which you simply type text, choose your characters, and the software turns it into a movie at: http://www.xtranormal.com/
YouTube: This site allows anyone to make, watch or share originally-created videos at: http://www.youtube.com/
Yudu: This is an online interactive publishing site that allows you to upload your PDFs to create page-turning publications that can be emailed or added to your website at: http://free.yudu.com/
Big huge Labs: This site allows you to design creative projects with your digital photographs for creating magazine covers, movie posters and much more at: http://bighugelabs.com/
Window Live Movie Maker: This site provides a free download for windows movie maker, which can be used to create your movies before uploading them to YouTube for publication at: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-movie-maker-get-started