Technology

Technology
The Whangarei Cluster technology teachers are tagging useful technology sites with the tag **whgtec** (for Whangarei Technology). Search with this tag to find their favourite sites and use it to tag useful technology sites for others to share.

http://www.technologystudent.com/ Lots of animated worksheets on different topics from pulleys and gears to health and safety and computer control

GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. It makes GIMP look and feel much more like Photoshop.

Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, http://www.inkscape.org/

Wings 3D is a free program for 3D model drawing

Wax is video compositing and special effects software. It can work as a standalone application which would appeal for home users/beginners, and as a "plug-in" to video editors/ such as Pure Motion EditStudio and Adobe Premiere®. Keith Cave, Tauraroa Area School uses this software to create 'blue screen' effects. [|Download from here.]