Just+For+Kicks

This site is for web activities and ideas that sometimes make school just a little fun. 

** Saying "Hello" to the world! ** [|Geo Greeting] - Here is a site to leave greetings for people around the world as well as view a few of your own.

** Creating Music **http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm – great for teachers and students to create their own music instead of using commercial music Two areas: Chord section - can be long or short Instruments you wish to choose – layer instruments by using loop tool  Can be saved under free login, but must pay to download into MP3 ; Great for music teachers who want their students to create music or for a technology project you want certain background music for or that you don't have time to get permission from artists. Also you can record in Audacity or ppt for free without paying.

 **Voice Recognizing Text**  http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en   – typing text voice reading can be changed into MP3 and posted onto anything. Free voice recognition of text. Proofreading tool – listen to students text by cutting and pasting their text into the player then listening to see where punctuation and repeated words occur. Good for self editting.

     **Screen Recording Program ** http://www.jingproject.com/   - Free download requires Microsoft Net 3.0 Captures the screen you are working on and allows you to write on it and create boxes of text on top. Allows you to save to create handouts. Captures video – records voice and screen; can be saved to Jing or upload and render then embedded code which can be posted to your blog or website!!!! May need to go into settings section to tell it to give you the URL or embed code.