Free Web-based Tools

Google Documents

This was a very interesting program. At first I thought it was just another program like office word, but even if it was I liked it because you can access it from anywhere and don’t need your personal computer or flash drive to open/save your work. I liked that it’s a free program and you don’t have to download or buy the software to run it. The amazing thing about Google Documents is that 50 people can work on a document at a time and from different locations. Whoever has permission to work on the document can without having to upload attachments or searching for files. The real time collaboration is a great way to view and communicate what others are editing in the document. I would recommend this program fro my coworkers and students to use when working on group projects. Each member of the group could work on the project from home or at a different location other than at school. Quite an interesting program and it’s FREE!

FotoFlexer

FotoFlexer’s slogan is “the world’s most advanced online image editor”, and I would definitely agree with that. I found this program to be really neat. What I really like is that you don’t need an account to use the program, you just upload a picture from anywhere on your computer. This is so convenient because you can grab a photo from your desktop or from an online website such as facebook and flicker. Once you upload a picture, you can tweak it in many creative ways. You can add effects, text, shapes, and frames to your picture. You can even erase blemishes and smooth wrinkles! I really liked this program. Once you are finished customizing your photo you can save it to your computer, post in on facebook, or email it to a friend. I definitely would recommend FotoFlexer to coworkers, students, friends and family to use. It’s a fun, easy, and a creative way to make pictures more personal. It would be of great use and save you money if you were into scrapbooking I often take photos of my students while they do projects or experiments such as frog dissections. I think students would get a kick out of transforming their photos into creative keepsakes.