iSpring Free version is a free PowerPoint to Flash converter and creates web-friendly Flash movies from your PowerPoint content keeping its visual parameters and animation effects during conversion.

“…and hyperlinks”!!

iSpring Free works within PowerPoint, transforming it into a fast and easy Flash authoring tool. Just click Quick Publish and iSpring will generate a Flash movie from your PowerPoint presentation in just a few seconds.

180+ PowerPoint animations, All PowerPoint slide transitions, Hyperlinks and action buttons, Animations and hyperlinks on Slide Masters, One click conversion, Embedded audio and video clips play too!

“…and hyperlinks”!!

Unfortunately, you can’t use this on a Mac. As that is what I am sat at at the moment, I am chomping at the bit to test the hyperlink facility more carefully.

With the “Keep Calm and Carry On” mania that seems to have swept our nation, there have been some delicious variations,
“Keep Calm I’ve Kept The Receipt” being a favourite, along with
“Keep Calm and Have A Cupcake”!
Keep Calm and Make your Own with the Keep-Calm-o-Matic

How about making one for the classroom, (especially when studying WW2) the office, staffroom, or home, as I have done here.
Remember: “Printers have Ears”

As we travel around different schools and establishments, we often share files with others by means of USB drive pens; we all do it, it’s quick & easy.

However, recently we needed to consider the risks attached to this practice, should there be excutable files stored on the drive. With this in mind, we think the following link would be useful to consider:

Safe use of USB drives when sharing files.

There are 4 easy steps ensuring that Autoplay (Autorun) is disabled on all your drives, including the USB. This will then remove the risk when inserting other people’s USB drives in to your computers that might automatically run a .exe by using a *.inf file.

A bit geeky but worth knowing.

BBC.co.uk have a great little site, called Pinball, that is designed to help pupils throw their ideas around in some simple, yet fun, ways.

A few good little ideas on here. One of them, is a great way of making a one armed bandit which selects from your choice of text and uploaded images. Quick and effective. An interesting discussion starter?

Try using the mind mapper, image editor, & sorter too.

We have mentioned this before but it is such a joy to explore once more: Build Your Wild Self makes it easily artistic to apply some of the elements of SwitchZoo to your own human form.

An enchanting mixture of elf/fairy-like graphics, and interesting scientific information, makes this a great little application to explore with children of many ages.

Build a “you” then add animal characteristics that transport you in to a world of fantastic creatures and beyond.

Well done & thank you to all at the New York Zoos & Aquarium.

My Wild Me has the following features:

Fennec fox ears – Fennec foxes are the smallest of all canines but have the largest ears for their size. My Fennec fox ears not only help me hear better, they’ll help me get rid of extra body heat to keep cool in the hot African desert.

Giant tree frog arms – My sticky fingers are actually giant tree frog toe pads. They help me cling to trees and climb vertically anywhere I want.

Pintail duck legs – My pintail duck webbed feet help me move gracefully on the water. Plus, they help me dive and swim deep underwater to find food.

Monarch butterfly wings – My monarch butterfly wings can beat five times per second. Can you flap your arms five times in one second?

Give Build Your Wild Self a go!

It would be lovely to see some of your results.