Sequoia High School
Mobile Apps Links Page

 

      

 

Sites Used in this Course | Open Source Software | Sound | Music | Computer Shopping | Career Links |

http://www.citationmachine.net

Sites used in this course:

Site Description

Mobile CSP

This is the Mobile Computer Science Principles site we will be using all semester
You will need to register using your Sequoia gmail account.

This is the second instructional site we will be using for this course. This site is from USF

This is where you will create your apps. Create an account using your Sequoia google account.

Blown to Bits

This is one of two books we will be reading in this class. It is on-line so you do not need a hard copy.
App Inventor 2 - Create Your Own Android Apps
This is the second book we will be using for this course, also on-line.
QR Code Generator
Convert your download link to a QR code that can be scanned by mobile devices.
How the Internet Works
A series of videos from Code.org about how the internet works.

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Tools and Utilities:

Site

Description

http://cutmp3.net/

Allows you to quickly and easily cut MP3 files.

Microsoft Defender - AntiSpyware Software

Spyware has become such a problem that Microsoft provides a free antispyware program.

Spybot Search and Destroy

Another free antispyware program

Prezi

An on-line presentation program

Creately

An on-line tool for creating UML diagrams

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Open Source Software:

Site

Description

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows

Audacity - a nice audio editing program. Can be used to create your own podcasts. Requires LameFe to convert files to MP3s.

www. blender.org/
Program for 3D effects
www.mozilla.com/en-US/ firefox/
Alternative Web Browser
www. gimp.org/
Photo editing program similar to Photoshop

www.download.com/ JetAudio-Basic/3000-2167-10013740.html

Jet Audio - audio recording program.

www. openoffice.org/

Similar to office but free

www.sourceforge.net/projects/ pdfcreator/

PDF Creator - if you can print it you can PDF it.

http://www.bruces-place.info/

ZD Soft Screen Recorder

http://www.7-zip.org/

Unzipping Program

http://www.nvu.com/index.php

Web page editor program like Dreamweaver

http://portableapps.com/

A suite of applications that you can take with you anywhere on your USB flash drive.
http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html
Another free paint program. Requires the .NET framework
http://www.buildwebsite4u.com/resources/html-editors.shtml
Commercial and free HTML editors
FileZilla
free FTP program
7Zip
free file compression tool
   

 

Sounds

Audacity - a free sound editing program
SoundBible.com - royalty free sounds (just sounds, no music)
www.audiomicro.com
commons.wikimedia.org - royalty free sounds, images and videos
free-sfx.com - free sound files - requires registration
freesound.org -
free sound files- requires registration
freesfx.co.uk -
free sound files- requires registration
FlashKit.com -
a site just for flash, also includes tutorials on using sound in flash.
Partners in Rhyme
- just right click and choose "save target as" to download the sounds.
Templateswise.com
GRSites - large collection of free sounds in both WAV and MP3 formats

Television Tunes
WebPlaces.com - free sounds but you must register to download.
Looney Tunes Sound Source - find quotes from your favorite Looney Tunes characters, bugs bunny, porky pig...
FilmSound.org - history of film sound and how they create the sounds for famous films.
AudioCookBook.org - recipes for sound design
acoustica.com/sounds.htm - another source of free sounds
http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/ - more free sounds
incompetech.com - royalty free music

Royalty Free Music

trackonerecordings.com- music you can use for background with your video
www.jamendo.com
www.newgrounds.com

mobygratis.com - requires that you create an account

 

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Computer Shopping:

Site

Description

CNET.COM

Excellent site for comparison shopping

tigerdirect.com

Another great site for good deals

www.anandtech.com

If it is electronic it is here

Pricewatch.com

Mostly computer hardware

PixelUSA.com

San Jose store
If you need to buy memory this is a very helpful site

outpost.com

Fry's on-line store

Egghead.com

Electronics available from Amazon.com

NewEgg.com

Large selection of items

PCConnection.com

Another site with lots of selections

ewiz.com

Just too many on-line stores to list them all

CompUSA.com

Store web site

BestBuy.com

Store web site

iBuyPower.com

Good site for putting together that gamer system

zipzoomfly.com

Funny name but good site

gameve.com

Take a look at the cases they have for sale.

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Career Links:

Site

Description

DataMasters

Provides Salary Survey Results - what can you make as an IT professional?

CompTIA Tech Career Compass

Good resource for IT career information

Resume Action Words

These are the words you should include in a resume

More Action Words

These are the words you should include in a resume
   

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