June 2013
4 Pics 1 Word
4 Pics 1 Word (free from iTunes) is
a word games where you have to find the correct word by looking at a
word puzzle with 4 pictures on the screen. Each of the four pictures
have something in common. What is it? If you can make the correlation,
then you have your answer. A great way to to relax, while still
challenging yourself.
GeoGuessr
Geoguessr is an interactive website where you get dropped in a random place in the world using photos from Google Maps. Using clues from the scenery around you, you guess as to where in the wold you are by clicking your position on a map. After a number of places in the world, you get a result of how close or far off your guesses were. Great game for people who love travel!
May 2013
Create your own Wordle cloud and QR code address to reach more students.
April 2013
iDrate
Fun websites and apps for the month of March 2013
Words with Friends (App)
Words with Friends (free) is for die-hard Scrabble fans, and 20 million people are addicted to the word building. It is free and interactive. Chat with friends and new acquaintances. No need to take the Scrabble board on vacation, or look for the missing pieces.
Seussville (website)
Akinator (AED 7.29) can read your mind and tell you which entertainment character you are thinking about, just by asking a few questions. Think of a real or fictional character and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Will you dare challenge the Genie?
Happy Library Week!
4 Pics 1 Word
GeoGuessr
Geoguessr is an interactive website where you get dropped in a random place in the world using photos from Google Maps. Using clues from the scenery around you, you guess as to where in the wold you are by clicking your position on a map. After a number of places in the world, you get a result of how close or far off your guesses were. Great game for people who love travel!
May 2013
Find my iPhone
Find my iPhone (free from iTunes). If you misplace your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, the Find My
iPhone app will allow you to use another iOS device to find and protect
your data. Simply install this free app on another iOS device, open it,
and sign in with your Apple ID. Find My iPhone will help you locate your
missing device on a map, play a sound, display a message, remotely lock
your device, or erase all the data on it.
Wordle
Wordle is an app for generating
“word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds
give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently
in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different
fonts, layouts, and color schemes.
The images you create with Wordle are yours
to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them
to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
QR Codes
A QR Code (Quick Response Code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read using smart phones or dedicated QR reading devices. The QR code is linked directly to text, emails, websites, phone numbers and many more applications.
You can make your own QR Codes using a designated 2D barcode generator. The code generators (many are free) give step-by-step directions on how to create your own QR code.
Instead of typing a long URL to link a website, a document, email or remembering a phone number, you can scan the QR code that will take you instantly to the web address.
April 2013
iDrate
iDrate (free from iTunes) is THE way to keep track of your water intake. With simplicity and gesture-based interaction at it's core, iDrate makes it quick and simple to log your water levels and check how hydrated you are. It can even give you a gentle nudge when the app isn't running should you need the extra incentive!
Fit Brains
Fit Brains (free app and website) has the highest quality brain training games on the web! It is important to train your brain and these games will make it fun as well. Whether you are focused on completing your latest brain training session or you just dropped-in for a few rounds of Uber Brain (our mental cross-trainer), these games will have you both entertained and challenged. This app and website will also keep you occupied on the beach or during a professional development session.
Airlinemeals.net
Do you want to know what your food on the airplane trip to your vacation would look like? Airlinemeals.net is a website where travelers take pictures of their meals. Thousands of pictures compare the different food options that one has on a plane trip.
Fun websites and apps for the month of March 2013
Words with Friends (App)
Words with Friends (free) is for die-hard Scrabble fans, and 20 million people are addicted to the word building. It is free and interactive. Chat with friends and new acquaintances. No need to take the Scrabble board on vacation, or look for the missing pieces.
Seussville (website)
Visit Seussville and celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday on 2 March with Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, and all the colorful characters.
Akinator (App)
Akinator (App)
Happy Library Week!
Just for Fun: February 2013
The successes of Valentine's day are measured not only in how many red roses and red carnations are sold, but also on how much money is spent in restaurants and on sweet, heavenly chocolate products. Valentine's day is also for many the last nail in the coffin on the New Year's resolution on diets and calorie intake.
MyFitnessPal to the rescue...
MyFitnessPal is an interactive website and iPad App that calculates your calorie intake per day, and projects how much your weight will be in 5 weeks. This great site and App indicates how much calories you have left as you update your profile.
MyFitnessPal is a diet and fitness community built with one purpose in mind; providing you with the tools and support you need to achieve your weight loss goals.
Download the App or sign into the website, and enjoy Valentine's day to the max!
