HAVING FUN WITH ENGLISH

... The End

2011-09-25T21:50:00.001+02:00

Hi kids!
I’ve decided to close this blog for the time being. Most of my time is dedicated to other educational projects for this school year, leaving little time to share new tools and activities on this blog.
Visit our page Web Tools For Kids every week to continue publishing your creations on your blogs. New tools are waiting for you!

This final post is to say thank you to you, my dear pupils, and everyone who has visited and enjoyed this blog.
Bye!

2011-06-21T11:08:00.004+02:00

Tomorrow is the end of the school year, so I´ll have to say goodbye to my dear 6 Year pupils who will go up to Secondary school next year. I´m going to miss you a lot but I´m glad we had a chance to spend wonderful time and work together during three school years. You have created excellent works. I´m very proud of you!

Bye kids and good luck. I wish you all the success in the world!

Enjoy your summer holidays!!

INTERACTIVE SPELLING BEE

2011-06-12T17:00:00.000+02:00

Hi kids! Do you want you practise your spelling skills?

Christy Carlson Romano gives you 100 words from 20 different categories and you have to click one among three choices on the screen.

This interactive spelling bee game is really fun. Enjoy!

CREATE YOUR MEEGO MASCOT

2011-06-06T16:07:00.007+02:00

* Use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome

Intel- MeeGo Avatar Creator is a very simple app where you can create a fun avatar by choosing body types, hairstyles, accessories and pets. You can also change colours for each item you add to your mascot.

When you have finished, right click to save your avatar on your computer.

Enjoy!

PLAY WITH ART

2011-06-01T10:45:00.002+02:00

Hi kids!

Show your artistic skills and flair at Playing by Art where you can combine different styles and elements from the best artists of all time to easily create your own masterpiece.
Choose a background for your painting, select elements from the categories, change their position, size and angle, choose contrast, brightness, opacity... and your creation will be unique and personal!

CHANGE YOUR LOOK!

2011-05-29T18:49:00.004+02:00

Hair Mixer is an online tool which allows replacing a hair style with another one which looks funny. Just upload your photo or choose from several celebrities from the gallery, then adjust the picture on screen and mix your face with the hairstyle of someone else.

Come on kids, change your look and enjoy!
Here’s Penelope Cruz hairmixed with Paris Hilton and Brad Pitt. Which hairstyle do you like more?

CREATE AN INFOGRAPHIC ABOUT YOURSELF

2011-05-25T09:52:00.010+02:00

Complete a short quiz about means of transport you use, your favourite food and animal, number of email accounts, hours you sleep... and Ionz will use your answers to create a map of your personality comparing your choices to other users who have also used Ionz.

You can also customise the colours, layout and upload your photo.

Click on the image below to enlarge and take a look at my personalized infographic.

CREATE LONDON OLYMPIC MASCOTS

2011-05-21T21:02:00.009+02:00

Hi kids!
Do you know who is Wenlock, the London 2012 Olympic mascot and Mandeville, the London 2012 Paralympic mascot?
Visit 2012 London Mascots website where you can meet these cute mascots and create your own in a variety of ways. You can choose the colour of your mascot, clothes, hairstyles, and accessories. Once you're done customizing your mascot you just save him in the public gallery to share with friends and let others see your creation.
Enjoy!

MAKE YOUR OWN LEGO COMIC STRIP

2011-05-17T12:05:00.003+02:00

At Lego Comic Builder you can make possible your creative writing skills if you are a Lego enthusiast. There are a variety of characters, scenes, props and layouts to choose from. Objects can be resized, rotated, sent to front or back and you can add speech bubbles too.

When you have finished, your comic can be printed or downloaded as a PDF.

Take a look at this LEGO Comic Builder Demo Video to help you to start with your creation.

CREATE AN ARCIMBOLDO PORTRAIT

2011-05-10T21:10:00.001+02:00

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was an Italian painter best known for creating many pictures building faces from fruit and vegetables and sometimes creatures, books and other objects.
Try to create a portrait using just fruit and vegetables at Archimboldo Art Creator.
Drag items you like best and enjoy creating your own artwork to describe it on your blogs.

CREATE YOUR OWN INTRU 3D CREATURE

2011-05-08T12:41:00.003+02:00

Hi kids! Here is a new amazing site called Intel Me InTru 3D where you can create 3-Dimensional avatar creatures with custom textures and animations, play games and win points.

Visit the site and follow these steps:

1- Click on "Modify Creature".

2- Select parts of the body, textures and add facial features by clicking items to place them on your creature.

3- Animate your 3D creature with classical dance moves (disco, hip hop or ballet)

4- Choose different backgrounds and take photos of your creature.

5- Download the photos you like more to your computer.

Enjoy!

CREATE YOUR NARNIA DRAGON

2011-05-03T20:55:00.005+02:00

Visit The Chronicles of Narnia-Dragon Creator, a great site where you can explore the world of Narnia, play games and create your own creature.
To get started with your creation:
- Select dragon parts from the gallery.
- Edit size, position and colour using the tool bar.
- Choose a background.
- Save your dragon to publish on your blogs.
Have fun!

DESIGN YOUR OWN ARTS & CRAFTS TILE

2011-05-01T17:45:00.001+02:00

Create your own designs inspired by the tiles of Willian de Morgan at V&A International Arts and Crafts.
Choose shapes and drag them onto your tile, change the look of the selected shapes, the tile background colour and add the number of tiles to put together.
Save your finished design in the gallery, make a screen capture to publish on your blogs or send it to a friend.
Enjoy!

CREATE A COMIC: DIGGER AND THE GANG

2011-04-27T21:40:00.023+02:00

Hi kids! Here is a new comic tool.
Visit BBC- Digger and the Gang homepage to meet the characters (Nash, Sprat, Flick and Digger) and enjoy with fun games and activities.

Then create your exciting Digger and the Gang adventure:
- Pick a comic strip: Digger in the city, Digger in the jungle or Digger at sea.
- Type text into the speech bubbles.
- Change some images by clicking on them.
- Make a screen capture to save your comic.

CREATE YOUR EMOTIONAL FACE

2011-04-26T08:10:00.010+02:00

Hi my dear pupils, welcome back!
How do you feel today? Face Place is a site where you can create an avatar with the face you want to show by choosing from different hairstyles, face features, clothes, accessories... and adding your mood: sad, happy, angry, optimistic, bored, tired, in love...
Enjoy!

EASTER FUN STUFF

2011-04-10T12:37:00.004+02:00

Custom-Dyed Easter Eggs: Choose colours, line styles, upload your own photo or type a messagge to create your own Easter eggs.

Talking Easter eCards: Type in the box what you want the bunny or the kitty says and choose a voice for your pet.

- Talking Easter Kitty at American Greetings

- Talking Easter Bunny at Blue Mountain

The Peter Rabbit Puppet Show: Your very own puppet adventure can be customised by adding information of your choice, your name, your favourite Beatrix Potter character and you can even upload your photo.

CHESTER´S FEED GAMES

2011-04-06T20:30:00.011+02:00

Chester´s Voice Modulator

Type in a message in the box and Chester the character will speak that out. Then you can send the message to your friends.

Giant Cheetos Pet

Create a funny pet by adding facial features, accessories, hair and background. When you have finished your creation, you can play with him to make him feel happy.

TAKE A STAND TOGETHER

2011-04-04T10:20:00.002+02:00

Take a Stand Together is a site where you can build an avatar and choose an anti-bullying statement to be shared on the site.

The site also features a gallery showing all avatars of other students who are taking a stand.

Come on kids, say no to bullying and remember to save your avatars to your computer to publish on your blogs.

CREATE MEGAMIND HEROES

2011-04-01T10:29:00.010+02:00

McDonald´s - Megamind allows you to create your own family of heroes, customize them and fight crime in four different games:
- Rooftop Rescue!
- Museum Flooding!
- Help Megamind!
- Mega Car Chose!
Come on kids, Metro City needs new heroes!
Enjoy!

CREATE A PEPPER

2011-03-30T00:00:00.001+02:00

Hi kids,
At Chili´s Create a Pepper you can let your imagination run wild as you draw, paint, illustrate and accessorize a chili pepper.

Once you perfect your unique creation, add a border, choose a background colour and save it to your computer or send it to a friend.

Have fun!

DESIGN YOUR OWN WATCH

2011-03-27T16:10:00.014+02:00

Create your own personalized watch at Timissimo website. You can choose the case, the dial , the strap and its colour and add text if you want.

The dial can be a personal picture or a theme image from the gallery: flowers, sports, music, cinema, computers, Geography...

There are watches for men, women and kids. Make your choice and create it yourself now!

EARTH HOUR 2011

2011-03-25T10:33:00.015+01:00

At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011 , lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour.
Take a look at this promotional video and then do the activities below to contribute on that day. Together our actions add up!

1- Virtual Light Switch : pick a switch and choose a wall, then switch off your light!
2- Make a lantern for Earth Hour: choose shape, colour, add decorations and send your lantern to your friends.

CREATE 3D PIXEL ART ONLINE

2011-03-23T11:18:00.005+01:00

At Q-Block you can create 3D pixel art for free using its easy to use tools. You can edit, copy and extrude pixel layers, change colours, customize background, show/hide canvas and rotate 360°.

Check out popular arts created by other Q-Block users because you can select any art image you like and load it inside the editor to make additional changes and later download it to your computer.

Save your arts online or download them as wallpaper or animated GIFs.
Have fun!

DESIGN YOUR OWN VANS SHOES

2011-03-20T12:45:00.002+01:00

At Vans Custom Shoes you can design your own Vans by choosing from the slip-on, old skool, era, or the 106 style shoes to customize! There are men, women, boys, youth, and even toddler sized shoes. Choose from many different colours and patterns to create your very own.
Enjoy!

CREATE A BAG PUPPET

2011-03-15T09:38:00.003+01:00

Create your own Fandango Bag Puppet with customized hair, eyes, nose, mouth, clothing and accessories. After creating your bag puppet, enter a name and click on "Preview" button to put your puppet into action.

You can email it to your friends and upload to a gallery where other site visitors vote on the best of the best!

CREATE YOUR OWN INF. CHATBOT

2011-03-13T11:53:00.010+01:00

Hi kids!
Can you imagine a world of intelligent bots that can talk with humans? Visit Inf.net website and create a digital character that your friends can hold a conversation with.

Choose your Inf's own style: clothes, hairstyle, facial features, accessories... and define its background information and personality if you want (take a look at the video)
Your Inf character can be an online version of yourself (a girl or a boy) or a different character like an animal or a robot.

You are going to love this site. Enjoy!

*This is my Inf character. Do you want to chat with me?

GENERATE AN ARTISTIC DREAM

2011-03-09T17:37:00.002+01:00

Leonardo Solaas’ Dreamlines is a generative drawing machine that creates unique paintings after words you choose. Enter a couple of keywords that define the subject of your dream and the machine will create a slow visualization based on your words with animated drawings, morphing and changing over time without ever showing the images explicitly.

Enjoy your dreams, kids!

* My dream: "Under the rainbow"

MASKS AT THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE

2011-02-28T17:17:00.001+01:00

Venetian masks are characterised by their ornate design, featuring bright colours such as gold or silver and the use of complex decorations in the baroque style. Many designs of Venetian masks stem from Commedia dell'arte. They can be full-face masks or eye masks.

Do you want to know them? Take a look at this slide.

TRY ON COSTUMES ONLINE!

2011-02-26T18:27:00.016+01:00

Carnival is coming, my dear pupils. Have you got your costumes ready? If you don´t know which costume you are going to wear, you can visit Funny Photo! and try on one!

All you have to do is upload your photo or an avatar image and become a celebrity, a movie star or whoever you want to be in seconds.

For example I chose these costumes: Iron Man, Darth Vader in the Star Wars, James Cameron´s Avatar and Gollum in the Lord of the Rings.

Now enjoy yourself!

Visit "Web Tools for Kids" to find more similar sites to add fun effects to your photos.

CREATE YOUR LLOYDS TSB CHARACTER

2011-02-22T22:04:00.030+01:00

A new avatar is here!
Lloyds TSB has launched a microsite to create avatar characters in the style of the bank’s longstanding TV campaign.
The process is both fun and intuitive.

Character creation tools include height, body type, skin colour, hair, facial features, clothes, accessories and the background environment.
Look at an example. This is me!

*Visit YouTube channel for Lloyds TSB where you can watch an entire series of commercials from Lloyds TSB starring the bank’s animated characters.

DESIGN AN ARTISTIC QUILT

2011-02-20T12:32:00.002+01:00

At International Quilt Study Center & Museum you can design your own unique digital quilt, which can then be emailed or posted in an online gallery.

Click on "Making a quilt" and select patterns, make variations on them, pick the fabrics you like, choose a border and apply geometric patterns to add the final layer of design to your quilt.

You can place your fabrics to all the blocks in your quilt or design each block individually.

Here are two examples. Now, design your own and enjoy!

CREATE YOUR OWN AMINAH MASTERPIECE

2011-02-16T10:10:00.002+01:00

Aminah Robinson is an artist from Columbus-Ohio who combines traditional art materials with found objects and everyday materials (buttons, cloth, leather, twigs, shells...) to create two and three dimensional works of art.

Learn more about this great artist at Aminah's World and create your own masterpiece by following these steps:
1- Choose a background
2- Choose a suply category (mud cloth, miscellaneous fabric, feathers, paper, ties, buttons & shells ...)
3- Click on objects to place them on your canvas
4- Drag items to another position and resize them on the canvas to create your art.
5- Share your artwort to the gallery or download it to your computer.

CREATE AN ANIMATED VALENTINE´S DAY CARD

2011-02-14T10:29:00.005+01:00

Click on the image and design animated Valentine's Day cards by dragging and dropping icons onto the stage:
-Drag your favourite icons from the gallery.
-Move and resize the icons to the position that you want.

-Select a message in the Tools tab to display and a background colour.

-Click on the Animate button to animate your Valentine's Day card.
-Email the card to your friends or download as JPG file.

Have fun!

SEND A TALKING VALENTINE MESSAGE

2011-02-12T17:11:00.000+01:00

Celebrate the month of love sending a talking Monk-e-mail to your friends:

- Choose your favourite monkey.

- Add fun accessories.

- Choose a background.

- Write a text-to-voice message.

- Send it to your friends.

Come on kids, remember that Valentine´s Day is next Monday.

Enjoy!

VALENTINE HEART GENERATORS

2011-02-11T12:26:00.001+01:00

Hi kids,

Valentine’s Day is near and if you’re still looking for a cool, funny or romantic way to express your love to your family or friends, create your personal messages on custom hearts. Enjoy!

1- Neoformix Word Hearts

2- Glass Giant chocolate cookie

3- Candy Heart Message Generator

4- ImageChef Poem

CREATE A BIRDBOT

2011-02-09T20:40:00.005+01:00

Visit The PosterQuake Birdbot Factory to design your own papercraft Birdbot.
- Select your base coat (beak, wings, body, feet and tail)
- Add accessories.
- Name your Birdbot.

You can download your design as a PDF, print it out at home, and then assemble it or take a screen capture to publish on your blogs.
This is mine. Now create yours!

DENTURE YOUR DOG!

2011-02-07T20:46:00.004+01:00

Hi kids,

Ever wonder what your dog would say if it could talk? Well, make it happen!

Visit the site Denture Your Dog, upload a photo of your own dog or choose one from the gallery, pick up a denture and write your text to make the pet talks!

DESIGN YOUR OWN FOOTBALL UNIFORM

2011-02-06T19:45:00.001+01:00

Hi, football lovers!

Puma Tribes allows you to design your own customised football team uniform using a simple palette to change colours and models.

It also generates a 3D simulation movie with your creation.

Some of you are going to love this site!

CHINESE NEW YEAR

2011-02-01T20:45:00.010+01:00

Chinese New Year 2011 is Year of the Rabbit (3rd February) according to Chinese traditional calendar.

Click on the book and learn about Chinese New Year: customs and traditions, symbols, food, decorations...

Do you want to know which Chinese animal are you?
Click on the picture and discover your animal, your positive and negative character traits and what famous people also share your sign.

CREATE YOUR ANTI-BULLYING POSTER

2011-01-30T19:51:00.006+01:00

Visit Bullying UK Poster creator to create your own. Follow these easy steps:
- Select a background for your scene.
- Build your characters just as you want, selecting from body types, eyes, mouth, hair, shoes, bottoms, top & extras.
- Add speech bubbles to your scene.
- Submit the poster to the Gallery to save it. Enter your first name, surname and your email address.
Stop bullying now!

SCHOOL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE AND PEACE

2011-01-27T19:08:00.015+01:00

The “School Day of Non-violence and Peace”, founded in 1964, is an initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, celebrated in schools all over the world.

As you know, 30th January is the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, the great Indian man whose life was based on the principles of truth and non-violence.
Here is a slide with beautiful quotes from some famous Peace Heroes. The song is "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon, one of the world´s great musician and peace activist.

How many of these peacemakers do you know?

DESIGN YOUR DREAM BIKE

2011-01-26T22:34:00.000+01:00

Hi kids,
It´s a great time to visit this week Project One at Trek and design the bike of your dreams:

1- Select a bike model to customise (Madone or Speed Concept)

2- Pick up your paint scheme and add your initials or signature to the top tube.

3-Personalize it by selecting the components you want (draff box, wheelset, tires, bar tape and saddle)

Once you're done with your custom bike you need to register to send it by email but it´s better you do a screen capture to publish and describe it on your blogs.

VISUALIZE YOUR OWN DREAM

2011-01-23T11:51:00.005+01:00

Hi kids! What did you dream last night?

At Max my Dream you can type in what you dreamed and instantly turn your dreams into an animated experience with illustrations and sounds that you can share with your friends.

For example I dreamed that aliens invaded my city. Click on the picture above to watch my experience.

Try yours now. Sweet dreams!

TRICK-OUT YOUR MOUSE!

2011-01-19T20:18:00.004+01:00

Try out different wheels, paint styles, headlights and accessories to Trick-out your own mouse with your unique sense of style. You also can choose a background and a soundtrack (country, funk, hip hop, pop, reggae...)

When you´re satisfied with your creation, give your tricked out mouse a name and share it with your friends.

Enjoy!

CLAY YOURSELF!

2011-01-14T20:18:00.026+01:00

Hi kids!
Create your digital clay character that resembles your facial characteristics and captures your personality at Clay Yourself!
To save your creation and to have more fun customizing (generate a name or record a custom script) you need to register but you can´t submit your custom image to the “Star in a hotels.com Commercial” contest because you are underage.
I hope you enjoy creating this new avatar, kids!

DESIGN A CUSTOM HOODIE

2011-01-12T20:23:00.010+01:00

Using simple drag-and-drop navigation, it's really easy to make the hoodie you have never seen at Champion Hoodie Remix .

Choose patterns or different colours from the menu to decorate: hood, inner lining, strings, zipper, logo, chest, pockets, arms and wrists.

Check out the gallery first and take a look at some cool creations from other users.
Enjoy!

CREATE A CHEESTRING CHARACTER

2011-01-09T21:06:00.012+01:00

Hi again, kids!
Have you enjoyed your holidays? Tomorrow we´ll begin a new term. Do you want to start with a funny activity?

Well, then you can try creating a Cheestring character. First, choose a body shape (round, square or triangular) and then drag over and adjust eight simple moves on it to develop your own unique character.
At the end, enter a truly colourful world, meet other user´s characters and begin looking for four hidden clues to discover a special surprise!

2011 NEW YEAR´S RESOLUTIONS

2011-01-03T22:00:00.012+01:00

Hi kids!
Don’t have any ideas for some New Year’s Resolutions in 2011? This New Year’s Resolutions Generator will give you some funny ideas.
Press the "Gimme more" button to generate a different resolution for your own list.
For example, I chose this resolution because I don´t like vegetables. Now try to find the best one for you. Enjoy!

WELCOME TO 2011!

2010-12-31T12:04:00.004+01:00

Lots of kisses from Maria Pita Square my dear children.

I hope the New Year is much better than the old year to you all, full of joy and happiness.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2010-12-21T19:27:00.006+01:00

My dear pupils: Christmas holidays begin tomorrow and I say goodbye singing "I wish you a Merry Christmas" for you all (click on the play button)
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

* You can convert a photo into a talking character in 3 easy steps at Talking Photo:
1- Choose an actor or upload your own image.
2- Drag the feature points for the eyes and mouth.
3- Choose a script to talk.

DECORATE YOUR OWN WRAPPING PAPER

2010-12-20T21:53:00.000+01:00

At Mini Christmas Paper Maker you can design your own wrapping paper to your presents this Christmas by dragging and dropping elements from a palette of Christmas icons: trees, snowflakes, stockings, presents... and select your favourite background colour.

Don´t forget to add a message expressing how you feel.

Have fun!

CREATE A VIDEO GREETING CARD

2010-12-19T22:20:00.005+01:00

*Click on the picture to watch an example

At Joy to my small World you can create a video with dolls to represent you and your family or friends. Customise them and add your personal message. Enjoy!

SEND CHRISTMAS eCARDS STARRING YOU!

2010-12-18T16:19:00.006+01:00

1- Become a talking elf at American Greetings (upload your photo and add audio)

2- Toon Boom Holiday eCard: Dress-up your own Christmas snowman

3- North Pole Dancing: Help Santa to dance in a pre-selected sequence you choose.

4- My Holiday Sweater: Create your own sweater by adding Christmas ornaments.

5- Santa Yourself: Turn yourself into a dancing Santa Claus.

DESIGN YOUR UNIQUE TOY FOR CHRISTMAS

2010-12-15T10:06:00.005+01:00

At Mr Magnorium´s Wonder Emporium you can select a type of toy (doll, car, robot, bear...) and then drag on the workspace the parts you would like to use to build your toy. Each part can be resized, rotated, sent in front of or behind other parts, and deleted using the four options around each part. You can also change colours, flip parts, make copies, and reset the parts.
When you are finished, choose a background and save, send or export the image of your new toy. Enjoy!

SANTA CLAUS QUIZ

2010-12-13T22:37:00.008+01:00

What do you know about Santa Claus, my dear pupils?
Here are some questions that will help you evaluate just how much you know about this jolly man wearing red clothes who spreads Christmas cheer to every little boy and girl around the world.
Have fun!

CREATE A PAWTRAIT E-CARD

2010-12-12T18:09:00.016+01:00

At Holiday Pawtraits from Petsmart you can create an adorable e-Card starring your family and pets by following these steps:
-Choose a holiday background.
-Add family members (persons or pets)
-Customise your characters.
-Add a Christmas message.
-Share your Pawtrait with your friends and family.

This is me with my virtual dog. Now create yours!

"YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS!"

2010-12-09T22:48:00.003+01:00

The story was based on the 1897 true story of Virginia O'Hanlon, an 8 years old girl, who inspired the most famous newspaper editorial of all time by asking :"Is there a Santa Claus?" Virginia O'Hanlon had always loved Christmas until someone tells her and the other children that Santa Claus doesn't exist. Not sure what to believe, Virginia and her friend, Ollie, venture into the streets of New York City to uncover the truth and she decides to write a letter to the New York Sun newspaper to find out if there really was a Santa Claus. A veteran newspaper man Francis Pharcellus Church answered her question.

At Macy´s a Million Reasons to Believe based on Yes, Virginia (2010) you can write your own letter to Santa, decorate it and share it by email with your friends.

DESIGN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

2010-12-07T18:55:00.024+01:00

Hi again, kids!

Here are some websites where you can personalize Christmas ornaments for a very special Christmas gift to share with your friends or family. You can use your own images and text tools to include a warm personal message.

Hurry up! Christmas is coming!

CustomInk: Glass Tree Ornaments

Zazzle: Custom Ornaments

Hallmark: Personalized Christmas Plates

PetSmart: Pet Adornaments

CREATE YOUR OWN SELF PORTRAIT

2010-12-02T18:27:00.008+01:00

Hi kids!
At ArtisanCam Self Portraits you can create your artistic self portrait. First select a boy or a girl and drag the lines of the face until it represents you. Then choose colours for clothes, background, skin tone and hair colour.
At the end write your name, occupation and date and send it to the gallery or a friend.

CREATE A CUSTOM DOLL

2010-11-30T13:22:00.007+01:00

The Doll Parade allows you to create a wide variety of dolls by customizing their arms, legs, faces and apparel. You can choose a face from the gallery or upload your own photo.
When you have finished your creation, save your doll on your desktops to publish on your blogs.
Enjoy it!

DOCTOR WHO COMIC MAKER

2010-11-28T18:30:00.013+01:00

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme is about the adventures of a mysterious humanoid alien known as the Doctor who travels through time and space in his spacecraft, the TARDIS. With his companions, he explores time and space, helping others and righting wrongs.

Explore BBC-Doctor Who Comic Maker site, search comics from the gallery and create your very own graphic Doctor Who adventure. Come on kids!

TURN YOURSELF INTO AN UGLY DANCER

2010-11-25T18:38:00.006+01:00

Hi kids!
Click on the picture and look at me doing The Ugly Dance!
If you want to do the same all you have to do is upload a picture of yourself and pick up a body (leopard, slacker, gym rat, the suit or the chimp)
Don´t miss it! It´s really fun!

CREATE AN ONLINE RECYCLED PUPPET

2010-11-24T18:06:00.006+01:00

Make do and Mend is a game created by artist Alison Stockmarr where you can create a cute puppet using recycled materials. It´s very easy:
- Pick up a puppet from the suitcase.
- Choose utensils and clothes you will need to make your puppet.
- Click and drag them into the frame.
- Name your puppet and write about what kind of recycler you are.
Have fun!

T- SHIRT MAKER

2010-11-21T17:34:00.009+01:00

At CustomInk.com you can create easily the perfect T-shirt design in a matter of minutes by selecting the following steps:
- Swap item: choose a t-shirt style for man or woman and pick up your favourite colour.
- Add text: choose font, colour, shape text, size and outline text.
- Add art: explore the extensive clipart from the gallery or upload your own artwork.
- Send by email your creation to your friends and family.
Enjoy!

DESIGN YOUR OWN GRAFFITI GRAPHIPCS

2010-11-18T18:14:00.010+01:00

Graffiti Creator.net allows you to create custom graffiti style artwork online. Write your name or logotype and choose fonts, colours, shapes, shadows, backgrounds... any way you like!

The font I chose to write my username is Potent Font. It´s my favourite.

Try it yourself now. Come on, kids!

CREATE A SPEAKING GREETING CARD

2010-11-16T22:24:00.005+01:00

Hi kids!
Here is a great app by ReadSpeaker where you can practise your speaking skills by text-to-speech tool.
- Choose a character (man sportly, woman chic, woman hip or man chic)
- Choose an ocasion (have dinner, have a drink, go to a sports event or go shopping)
- Type a short text into the box (be careful with your spelling!)
- Listen to your character speaking.
- Send your creation by email to a friend.

BE A SUPERHERO!

2010-11-13T15:08:00.018+01:00

Do you want to become a superhero, kids?
All you have to do is complete your secret identity, choose your hero colours, select gender, hair colour and eye colour and write the details about your alter ego superhero.
When you finish to do this, wait a few seconds and your transformation will begin!
So, what are you waiting for? Click on Be a Superhero.

*Download your Superhero kit

CREATE FUNNY SNAPSHOTS

2010-11-09T20:46:00.014+01:00

Take snapshots of yourself at Samsung 2Views ST600/ST100 Camera.

Upload your photo or your avatar image and start your adventure! Along the way you will see "Click" signs that indicate fun photo opportunities on different sceneries: Street, Jungle, Circus, Stadium and Beach. Don´t miss a single one!

Just click!

SPARK CAR DESIGNER

2010-11-07T11:37:00.006+01:00

Hi kids!

Design your own modern, dynamic and stylish Chevrolet Spark at The Holden Barina-Designer Spark .

You can choose your favourite car´s body colour, patterns and shapes to decorate it and complement your car design with a colourful wall.

Enjoy!

CREATE YOUR VERY OWN BUSY FIDDLER MUSIC VIDEO

2010-11-04T20:59:00.018+01:00

At Fiddle a friend you can create a personalized music video with a cute beaver playing a fiddle.

The steps are simple:

1- Select the kind of music you like more (euro pop, hip hop or country)

2- Create your own lyrics.

3- Add your photo.

4- Preview the video and share it with your friends.

*Click on the photo to watch an example

LEARN ABOUT BONFIRE NIGHT

2010-11-03T16:56:00.006+01:00

In this educational movie at BrainPOP UK Bonfire Night you can learn how and why is celebrated Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes' gunpowder plot to blow up parliament and James I of England on November 5th.

Watch the video first and then take the quiz to test your knowledge about this festival.

CREATE A VIRTUAL DONUT

2010-11-01T21:35:00.016+01:00

Hi kids!
I´m sure you all love eating donuts. Check out the Create Dunkin´s Next Donut and make your incredible donut creation by following 5 easy steps:
1- Select the shape (ring, stick or round shell)
2- Choose the dough texture and flavour.
3- Choose the filling (kreme, fruit kreme or fruit jelly)
4- Select your frosting (icing, glaze or sugar)
5- Choose one or two toppings to decorate it.

When you have finished your delicious donut share it with your friends or save it to your English folders.
Have fun!

TURN YOURSELF INTO A ZOMBIE

2010-10-28T09:27:00.010+02:00

Do you want to turn yourself into a spooky green zombie for Halloween?
Make Me Zombie is a generator that turns your face into a zombie automatically. All you have to do is upload your photo.
Look at me!

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VAMPIRES

2010-10-26T21:49:00.007+02:00

On Halloween many people dress up as monsters and some as vampires but what do you know about them? Who was the most famous vampire or the most famous female mass killer?

In this video at Tales of Curiosity you can find interesting facts about these beings. A feast of blood!

PUMPKINS FUN STUFF

2010-10-24T11:29:00.019+02:00

1- Pumpkin Patch: Become a talking pumpkin at American Greetings (upload your photo and add audio)

2- Carve your very own Jack-O-Lantern at Halloween Builder.
3- Decorate a pumpkin at Decorate your Pumpkin Game

4-Create a message at Caption.iT - Pumpkin Photo Frame Text Generator.

5- Play Halloween Pumpkins (online flash game)

6- Play with a skeleton falling down through pumpkins at Hall-O-Ween Games

Watch How To Carve a Pumpkin on Howcast

HALLOWEEN QUIZ

2010-10-21T21:41:00.007+02:00

Next week is Halloween. What do you know about this old festival?
How did it start? What do people do?

Come on kids, try this quiz!

DESIGN YOUR OWN CONVERSE SNEAKERS

2010-10-20T17:06:00.017+02:00

Hi kids!

Converse sneakers are some of the most classic pieces of footwear. I´m sure you all have a pair of them.

At Converse Web site you can design your own Converse sneakers to fit your wants and needs. The process is simple:

- Choose your sneaker style.

- Select colours for: eyelets, lace, stripes, outside and inside body, tongue...

- Type in your pessonal ID.

Enjoy!

MASHON SPORE COMIC CREATOR

2010-10-17T11:12:00.009+02:00

MashON Spore Comic is a fun way to share your stories online and bring your creatures to life! You can find awesome graphics based on the Spore game and it´s very easy to use:

- Click and drag a page style to begin.

- Add creatures, sceneries, words, buildings, vehicles, ufos...

- Save your comic (you must register)

- Share your comic by email or get embed code to publish on your blogs.

This is an example I created for you. Click on the image to enlarge.

TRANSFORM INTO A DISNEY CHANNEL CHARACTER

2010-10-14T17:35:00.012+02:00

At October Takeover you can upload your photo to try on different masks and see yourself as a virtual character from popular Disney Channel series.

Look at some examples I created with my avatar.

- "Phineas and Ferb"

-"Wizards of Waverly Place"

- "JONAS LA"
- "Sonny with a Chance"

Try it yourself and share your creations with your friends.
*Remember: Halloween is coming soon!

AVATAR CREATORS

2010-10-12T19:44:00.004+02:00

Making avatars is a fun way to create virtual representations of what you really are or what you really want to be.
Here are a few of the best avatar creators available on the web.

You can use the most of them without registration. If you want to save your creations send it by email or do screen captures to publish on your blogs.
Come on, kids! Make your own avatar collection!

CREATE YOUR OWN BAND AND MIX YOUR TUNES

2010-10-06T21:36:00.002+02:00

At Nat Geo Music Mixer you can become a star! Create your band, mix your tunes, and put on a show:
1-Click on a musician's name or their instrument and select "Edit" to change the musician's appearance, name and outfit or the look of their instrument.
2-Pick a musical style by clicking on the blue button and your band members will automatically have the instruments they need to play the song.

3-Select a loop for each instrument and you've got a song playing.
4-When you're ready to record a mix for the ages, hit the Record button.

Enjoy!

MAKE A SCOTT PILGRIM AVATAR

2010-10-02T20:55:00.019+02:00

Scott Pilgrim is an online comic so popular that a film will be released soon. Take a look at the official trailer "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" by Edgar Wright.
The cartoon character is a boy lover of video games and comics and he plays bass in a band called Sex Bomb Omb. With the release of the film, Scott Pilgrim site Avatar Creator offers a great online generator avatar graphic design.
Create your avatar easily by adding elements that you want and the end result can download it as wallpaper like this.

LEARN PHONETICS IN A FLASH

2010-09-26T11:23:00.009+02:00

Hi kids!
Improve your pronunciation skills with 10-part interactive pronuciation tutor.
It´s a funny way to practise English sounds: consonants, vowels, diphthongs, syllabes, voiced and unvoiced sounds and much more.

Click on each Unit at Pronuciation Pro to take a look.

CREATE A SCRAPBOOK DESIGN

2010-09-10T18:30:00.012+02:00

You can start your introductions on your class blogs with this tool called Smilebox following these steps:
1- Choose from hundreds of designs in Design Catalog.
2- Add your photos, videos, words and music.
3- Preview what you have created.
4- Send it to your friends or post it on your blogs.

*To save your own projects you need to create a Smilebox account.

WELCOME BACK!

2010-09-09T11:46:00.006+02:00

Are you ready for the 2010-2011 school year to begin?
You are probably feeling excited and may be a little sad that summer is over but... don´t worry, it will be an exciting year - full of great learning, lots of laughter and wonderful friendships.

I´m glad you are here again. See you tomorrow!

CREATE A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS

2010-06-20T17:47:00.013+02:00

Hi again, my dear pupils!

Do you want to create a beautiful bouquet of flowers? At Virtua Flowers you can do it. It´s quick, easy and great fun:

- Select a vase.

- Plant your favourite flowers (you can change their size, move them and rotate them)

- Select a background mixing the colours red, green and blue.

- Decorate the background with a pattern.

- Add a short message to your bouquet (choose font and colour)

- Send it to your friends.

Enjoy!

MAKE YOURSELF A TOY!

2010-06-17T22:03:00.011+02:00

At Toy Story 3 Toy Creator you can make a virtual toy of yourself easily. Choose your hairstyle, facial features, skin colour and clothes. To save your toy you have to register and you will get wallpapers with your creation.

This is me with the toys Woody and Buzz.

Check out Disney- Pixar´s official Toy Story site, watch the Toy Story 3 trailer and meet new characters at the bottom of the page. The film will be in cinemas soon!

MAKE COLLAGE PHOTO WALLPAPERS

2010-06-15T22:07:00.005+02:00

Photovisi is a is a cool application that allows you to make your own collage photo wallpapers out of your photos and images. Just select a template and upload your favourite photos or the images of your screenshots stored in your English folders on your computer. For example, I created one with the pictures of my avatars.

Once you are satisfied, save your collage and download the wallpaper in your desired screen format.

Try it out! The steps are simple and easy.

CREATE A VIRTUAL ART GALLERY

2010-06-13T18:09:00.007+02:00

Hi kids!

Photo!3D Platform is a fun tool where you can create 3D Photo Galleries or 3D Albums with your favourite pictures stored on your computer.

Here is an example with great caricatures of famous music artists. Now, create yours. Enjoy!

*Use mouse or arrows keys to move around the room and press space bar to switch to manual or auto mode.

DESIGN NATURAL ART SCULPTURES

2010-06-10T16:20:00.011+02:00

ArtisanCam´s Trees & Tides allows you to create a sculpture with stones on the beach or leaves in the woods. Choose where you want to go first and then play with the objects around you.
Here are some tips for making the most of the resource:
-The stick can be used to dig a black hole.

-The leaves can be rotated using the arrow keys.
-The iron stone near the stick can be used to scratch other stones.
When you have finished your creation, take a photograph with a virtual camera to save and share it with your friends. Enjoy!

CREATE YOUR WORLD CUP 2010 HOUSEBLING

2010-06-08T16:39:00.009+02:00

Do you want to decorate your house or the street where you live for the World Cup 2010?

Just enter your address and postcode at the Shelter World Cup Housebling site for a photo of your house taken from Google Street View and then decorate it using flags, banners, balloons and add text if you want.

I created an example with our school in Arteixo. Take a look by clicking on the picture.

Create your own and share your Housebling with your friends!

CREATE EMOTIONAL AVATARS

2010-06-06T19:24:00.008+02:00

Check out this technology demo to apply expressions to it (click on the picture)

Then you can add facial expressions to your own photos at Photo Face. It´s very easy:

1- Upload your photo.

2- Customise your face.

3- Choose an emotion (smile, sad, angry or surprised)

4- Add audio by text-to speech tool.

5- Send your face to your friends.

Look at Mona Lisa. She is smiling at last!

BECOME AN M&M´s CHARACTER!

2010-06-03T20:12:00.014+02:00

1- M&M´s Character Creator lets you create yourself as an M&M´s. You can choose the body type, facial features, hairstyle, clothes and accessories. You don´t need to register to save your creation. You can download to your English folders or send to your friends.

2- Enter the Candy Lab, a fun virtual laboratory where you can upload your photo, put the face on an M&M´s and make it talk or sing!

Get the embed code to publish on your blogs or send to a friend.

Enjoy!

TWIMERICKS

2010-06-01T20:42:00.022+02:00

Twimericks are a tongue twister and a limerick all mixed together. Take a look inside the book.
Twimericks are written as a poem and they are very funny and difficult to pronounce. They often contain onomatopeias,hyperboles, puns and other figurative devices.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand the Twimericks, just appreciate its rhythm, the places where pauses are made and the way the beats flow.

Listen to these children trying to say some of them.

Difficult, eh? Now try it yourself. Read a twimerick or two as fast as you can!

WORLD CUP ACTIVITIES

2010-05-30T17:53:00.017+02:00

1- Play World Cup online games and test your knowledge about countries, flags, football words, World Cup places ... at Teacher Planet.

3- Create your custom football T-shirt at ImageChef.

4- Design your own superflag with your favourite teams and discover the meanings of flags at We are multicolored.

4- Create your World Cup dancing at Univision: upload your own photos and join in on the fun!

5- Listen to "Waving Flag", the World Cup 2010 anthem by K´naan and do the activity at Quia (created by Reneé Maufroid)

Come on kids! World Cup 2010 in South Africa is coming soon. Have fun!

CREATE YOUR OWN HANDS SYMPHONY

2010-05-27T20:57:00.018+02:00

Hands-Only CPR- Hands Symphony is a great promotional campaign from American Heart Association. At the bottom of this website there is a video showing a demostration how to use your hands to help save a life while we are awaiting medical assistance.

Choose a style of music and click any pair of hands to create a full sound.

It´s incredibly fun! Try it and share it with your friends.

TUBEOKE: WATCH AND SING!

2010-05-25T22:57:00.009+02:00

At TubeOke you can find music videos and lyrics right next to it. So you can sing along while watching, learning and enjoying songs.
All you have to do is to search for a song you like, by typing in the name of the song and artist in the box. Once you have found the song you want to learn, watch the video and read the lyrics.
This is a great way to improve your listening, vocabulary and pronunciation, my dear pupils. Enjoy!

MAKE A THANK YOU MOVIE!

2010-05-23T20:09:00.013+02:00

Hi kids!
Do you want to be a hero for one day? Go on TackFilm and it will be done in a few minutes.
Click on the image and look at me! (pay attention to the subtitles)

Great video, isn´t it? So why not have fun with your own photo or someone you know and share it with your friends? Enjoy!

CREATE A CELL PHONE TALKING AVATAR

2010-05-20T21:28:00.023+02:00

U-DOO by Wirefly allows you to build custom avatars and select a message for the characters to speak.

It´s very easy to use:
1-Choose an avatar character from among 20 options. Facial features, hair color, clothing, accessories and background can be modified and personalized.
2-Add custom audio to your talking avatar. You can choose between pre-recorded files or record the audio by phone, but it´s better you type a message using text-to-speech tool.
3-Send your creation to a friend or get the Html code if you want to publish it on your blogs.

Have fun!

DESIGN YOUR OWN CREATURE

2010-05-18T17:51:00.012+02:00

Create your very own Underland creature in this activity based on the fantasy book series The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins.

1- Design a body and choose a scene.

2- Choose the gender and a name.

3- Answer some questions to give it a personality. For example: How does it live?, What does it like to eat?, What does it do? ...

Finally you will get a short biography with the main features of your creature. Enjoy!