Software & Web Apps

How to view .pub MS Publisher files on a Mac

Microsoft Publisher is not one of the major desktop publishing applications. However, it has found a very strong and dedicated following especially in the learning and teaching communities.

How to open or view PUB MS Publisher files without software

Can’t open PUB, MS Publisher files on your system? You have come to the right place. If you don’t have Microsoft Publisher or any of the third party software that can open and view PUB files, we have solutions for you and it doesn’t involve buying or installing any application.

Free Online Graphic Design Tools For Your Next Project

Need to design a flyer, business card, presentation slide or brochure? Or if you are a digital native, a long Pinterest post, Instagram story, YouTube Art for your channel or even animations and videos, use one of these design maker tools. Not only are they free, they are quick and easy to use too, allowing […]

15 Ways to Make the Most of Notes in iOS, iPadOS and macOS: Go beyond just a text editor

The free Notes app gets more and more features added. Apart from having all your notes synchronised across all your devices be it iPhone, iPad, MacBook and iMac via iCloud, you can use it to collaborate with others too. Here is a quick guide to help you make the most of the app, exploring features […]

Top 15 Websites for Life-long Learners: new skills, knowledge or just plain interest

Formal, structured schooling might end on your graduation day, but actual learning never ends. No one is ever too old to learn new life skills like baking and making dresses, or even technical skills like digital marketing or coding.

Recommended Generic Apps for School Use: 8 Must-have essential apps for every students’ tablet

We take a quick look at some of the common apps that will help you in school and education setting. With ease of access to mobile hardware today, you will have the option to download and install a unique suite of mobile apps specifically designed for the classroom. Most of these are usable in any […]

Top 12 Free Online Course Sites for online learning

We scoured the web for free online courses that you can sign up and start right away. These are mainly short courses with some including completion certificate at the end. Here are the 28 free online course sites that we will be looking at.

8 Ways to Schedule & Host Online Events: one-to-many live video streaming & webinars

More and more schools and educational establishments are looking to virtual solutions for teaching and learning. These tools allow them to schedule and host online events for a large group of viewers with one-to-many live video streaming or a webinar involving a small to medium group of participants.

8 Free Tools to Keep In Touch With Friends & Family: Group video calls for everyone

If you have to be stuck at home, use these apps to start voice and video group calls with your friends and family. Each participant will have their live video feed allowing you to see everyone in the group at the same time. Multiple people in different location can chat with each other. A perfect […]

The Best Websites to Build Word Clouds – A Visualisation of Words

Although the saying goes, ‘A picture paints a thousand words’, a thousand words also does make a pretty picture. There was a time when word clouds used to sit in the sidebar of most blogs, listing the Categories or Tags in a playful visual.

Learn Latin Online With These Free Online Courses & Resources

Latin forms the basis of almost all European languages. While it is no longer a living language, its strict structure and grammar helps learners in their understanding of how the European languages function and have developed.

Collaborative Blogging as a Reflective Learning Tool

Blogging or web logging has long been used as a journaling method; the recording of one’s written thoughts and sharing it to the public space.

Best Free Apps for Taking Notes on Tablets & Laptops in Schools

Note taking app is one of the must have essential apps for school, college and university. Even more so when attending lectures and working on an assignment but which app is best to help you make the most of learning.

Top 5 Best Free Online Photo Editors

We pick five of the best free web based online photo editors, no software or plug-ins to install, no online payment or lock-in subscription, just good old photo editing right off your browser.

Best Animated Video Creator Tools

Tired of the old PowerPoint presentation? Want to make an impact and a lasting impression with your students or teachers? Then, check out these video creation tools that lets you create great animated presentations in next to no time.

Top 20 Web Apps to Create Picture Quotes and Meme Posters

Ever wondered how people create and share quotes as images. There is definitely value in creating and displaying these quotes in the education context. Here are some tools to help you do that.

Wordle.net: a Fun Tool for Learning

Just for fun, we put Colour My Learning through wordle.net, the web tool that generates your blog or website’s ‘word cloud’ based on the text that actually appears on the feed of your site and this is what we got.

Free Online Photo Backup with Google Plus

If you are like me and enjoy taking snaps on the smartphone (both Android and iPhone), you would also have to frequently clear out the snaps to make way for new ones. Here is a service from Google that provides you with unlimited online backup of all your photos.

Top 5 Completely Free Blogging Platforms

More and more teachers and educator are starting their own blog to publish education related content from lesson plans, course materials to video tutorials. This provides the students that they teach, access to targeted learning resources. Being on a blog also meant that these resources are available online for other students and schools. This indirectly […]