1. INJECTING SOME CREATIVITY INTO THE PORTFOLIOS
Suggested online platforms to host whole Portfolio projects
www.wix.com - free website builder
www.moonfruit.com - free website builder
www.wordpress.com - free blog builder
www.blogger.com - free blog builder
Some creative online tools/websites useful for THE research, planning and
evaluation stages
Tools
www.wordle.net - an online tool to produce creative thematic word clouds/brainstorms
www.bulbbl.us - online brainstorm/mindmap creator
www.prezi.com - interactive presentations
www.pixton.com - an online comic strip creator
www.scrapblog.com - online scrapbook tool
www.mashuparts.com - the ability to combine multimedia to form another product
www.sketch.odosketch.com - online sketching
www.mindmeister.com - online mindmap creator
www.smartdraw.com - create 3d graphs or spider diagrams
www.spicynodes.org - online organisation tool for websites
www.gliffy.com - flowchart creator etc
www.evernote.com - upload photos and make notes on top to preserve ideas
www.springnote.com - create group notebook online
www.glogster.com - online poster construction
www.my-diary.org - free online diary
www.goanimate.com - create animations for free
www.polljunkie.com - create online polls/questionnaires
www.animoto.com - create short 30 second videos out of photos or video clips
www.voicethread.com - upload docs and allow people to leave comments
www.authorstream.com - upload and share powerpoints to blogs/websites
www.slideshare.com - upload and share documents to blogs
www.mixbook.com - create photo albums and share online
www.timeglider.com - create online timelines for projects/research
www.timetoast.com - create online timelines for projects/research
www.voki.com - convert text to speech – online voice for websites
www.prezentit.com - online presentations
www.vcasmo.com - synchronise videos and slideshows side by side
www.worditout.com - word cloud generator
www.sketchfu.com - Create a drawing, save and play back as a movie of the drawing being created. Embed
into any webpage
www.a.freshbrain.com - decision making tool
www.openstreetmap.org - online editable world map useful for location details
www.tadalist.com - free to-do list creator
www.video2mp3.net - convert videos from youtube to mp3
www.wallwisher.com - online comments board
www.jigsawplanet.com - jigsaw puzzle maker – turn images into puzzles
Some useful websites
www.artofthetitle.com - analyse the opening titles of films
http://thefilmstage.com/2010/09/03/the-25-most-memorable-opening-scenes-in-film/ - top 25 most memorable
film openings
www.watchthetitles.com - a focus on the titles used in openings
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/19/30-unforgettable-movie-title-sequences/ - 30 unforgettable film
openings
www.petesmediablog.blogspot.com - Pete Fraser’s blog with great advice for students and teachers
www.bbfc.co.uk - film classification site
http://www.madtuts.com/2010/02/85-famous-tv-movie-fonts/ - film fonts for analysis
www.stonewashed.net/free-music.html - copyright-free music