Desktop+Publishing+Resources

Desktop Publishing

 * [|Open Office]  – alternative to Microsoft
 * [|Thinkfree]  – Office bundle
 * Windows Live Skydrive  – Microsoft Office live or virtual office apps
 * [|Letterpop] - create free incredible looking newsletters here!
 * Beeclip Edu  – create photo, digital scrapbooks or ebooks. FREE
 * Nanoogo - create a free picture blog like page
 * Simplebooklet  – create a free online book with text, images, audio, video and more! A+++
 * TweenTribune <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – teens and tweens writing the news and current events! A++
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Story Jumper <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create free online childrens’ books then print them out.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">PowToon <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create fun animated presentations A++
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zooburst <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create 3D digital ebooks – pop up books and ecards can be created. Fun for all ages
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Inklewriter <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – write free collaborative stories with this fun and simple tool
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Story Maker <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – from Carnegie, create fun story books
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Zinepal] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create great looking magazines or newsletters with web site links or rss feeds. A great way to read what you want!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Kerpoof -] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> create pictures, stories, and movies here. Fun and interactive.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Toondoo -] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> create great looking comics here. Even use your own photo.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pikikids <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create fun looking comics with this site for kids
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Bitstrips] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create fun comic strips for writing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Make Beliefs Comix] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- great comic tool for kids to write graphic novels or stories
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Mutapic] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- design artwork in a free online graphics generator. Great for Art students or designing logos.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">** Ebooks ** – create great looking ebooks with <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|mixbook] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|myebook] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> , <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">storyjumper <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|tikatok.] [|Book Builder] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Read Write Web Flipbook] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Create Free eBooks – anyone can write and publish for free!!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flipsnack <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create ebooks from your pdf files. simple, free and easy
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Read Write Think <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> interactive tools for writing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Suessville Storybook creator <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, fun and easy
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|CK-12 Textbooks] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create your very own textbook!!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Lulu] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – publish and sell your writings
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Book Builder] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Create Free eBooks – anyone can write and publish for free!!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Project Poster] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> ** - ** kids can create simple web sites in a snap. Great for quick and easy projects.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Scribbls] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- Draw and collaborate
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Postalz] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create engaging digital postcards
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Issuu] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- create your own online magazine issue.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|It’s Our Tree -] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> create a free online family tree.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Scribus] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- create great looking desktop documents for free!! Download and install for free.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Openzine] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create online collaborative interactive magazines
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Awesome Clipart for Educators] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> free clipart resources
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Museum Box] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Create a 3D interactive learning cube or collection of video, audio, images, text and links AWESOME!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|PocketMod] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Create a free fold-able with so many options. Create note cards and reminders…. Excellent tool!!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Kids on the Net] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> -creative writing and interactive activities
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Calameo] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- create, publish and share your work
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Atlantis Word Processor] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – free word processor download… great application
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Ajax13] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create docs and flow charts instantly in the browser based ajax app
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Plasq aps] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – download and create fun comics
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wordle <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tagul TagCrowd <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- Create cool looking word and tag clouds – tagul offers hyperlinks to words in cloud.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Word it Out <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- just like wordle almost seems like too close to wordle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tagxedo <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – turns words, speeches, documents into stunning word clouds save the cloud as an image
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Magnoto <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – very similar to Glogster create fun looking interactive pages
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pekay <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- an application for the little ones who want to write – even play it on Facebook!!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thesis Builder <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Tom March’s online thesis builder for kids
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Twisty Noodle <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – find coloring pages and handwriting pages to print and use with your students
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pen.io <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – a very simple page creator, no sign in required bare bones

<span style="color: #0e0459; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Dictionaries/Glossaries/Data

 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Visuwords] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – a visual for new vocabulary connections
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Instagrok] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – an amazing site to collect vocab details, text, images, video and more <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|MetaGlossary] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- get real meanings, links and more for vocab
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Refdesk Directory <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – an amazing resource for all types for education resources
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Visuwords] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- visual mapping for vocabulary, expands and builds meaning and relationships
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Wordnik] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – find and create new vocabulary meanings and pronunciations great dictionary alternative
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|The Photographic Dictionary]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Google Dictionary] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – great and easy!
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Visual Dictionary] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Merriam Webster
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Visual Thesaurus] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – Thinkmap’s visual thesaurus and concept make builder
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Visual Dictionary] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – real photos for any word
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Sign Language Dictionary] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – learn how to sign and communicate with the deaf with this great dictionary
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|3D Dictionary] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – get a 3D representation of many words
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|InfoVisual Dictionary]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Wordia] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – create and watch video definitions for new vocabulary
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|WordlyWise 3000] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – learn with this new dictionary type ap comes with audio
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|eyePlorer] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – a visual vocabulary building tool… create vocabulary connections
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Data.Gov] <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – a complete database search for any data set possible…. well just about
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Linguee <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">- an online translation search engine/dictionary
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0d17cc; font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lingoes <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> – download software to define and translate A+++