Alternatives to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram 2021
Exploring the best alternatives to mainstream social networks to free yourself from the Zuckerverse.
Most Recent. In Free Apps.
November 22, 2023
On-Stage Teleprompter using Free Open Source Tools
Clip, organize, store, sync, and display your chord sheets using free and open source tools. This workflow is years in the making, now perfect.
February 10, 2023
The “Attention Method” for Effective Presentation Decks – Updated
This is an update to my previous post, The “Attention Method” for Effective PowerPoint Presentations. My Attention Method™ of presentation design is a philosophy...
May 6, 2022
Alfred for Mac — Ferocious Tools for Instructional Designers
Alfred is my #1 favorite productivity tool for the Mac, and over the years I have developed some ferocious tricks to support the tasks...
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Planning a Complex Project with FoldingText and Markdown MindMaps
I recently started planning a three-day live training event with a colleague, in which we had to design several active learning experiences, with the...
Use Twine for Branching Learning Scenarios
The open source writing tool Twine bills itself as an “Interactive Fiction” authoring program – a way for people to make text-based choose-your-own-adventure games...
Get Your News from RSS, not Social Media
In the article above, we see how bad actors are gaming the algorithms of Facebook and Twitter to spread disinformation. We have seen how the proliferation...
Best Markdown Editors for Writers and Coders 2017
Over the years I’ve been exploring Markdown as a content development tool, I’ve tried most of the Markdown editors available for Mac and Windows....
Loop is Google Play Music on your Desktop
Google Play Music is my favorite music streaming service — but running it in my main browser has some drawbacks. Luckily Loop has emerged...
Sandstorm.io for Teachers | Presentations
I’ve long been a believer that teachers should explore open source edtech tools as an alternative to all the free, freemium, ad-supported, and privacy-invading...
Teachers & Admins: Protect Student Data with Strong Passwords
As a system administrator, or even as a classroom teacher, you probably have several cloud app accounts that hold students’ names, grades, assignments, and...
Open Broadcaster Software — The Only Screencasting App You’ll Ever Need
One of the most valuable tools for an instructional designer is a great screencasting app. Being able to record your desktop with voice narration...
Site Builder Pingendo Lets You Build with Bootstrap Visually
Pingendo is a free, visual page builder site, letting you use Twitter Bootstrap design elements to build professional-looking pages. You construct a page using...
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