Just for Fun Tech

December 7, 2017
Alrighty, folks.  It's that time of year when we all can see the holidays on the horizon and just really need to make it to that last day of school before the two week break.  Therefore, I'm putting some fun things out there for you to just play.  Some are just silly, and some are simply entertaining, but they're all non-educational and worth it for a brain break or two.  Merry Holidays and Happy Christmas!  Here's an adorable laughing baby to get this party started.

Acrobots - a screen loaded up with bouncing acrobat bots that you can sling around and make bounce all over the place.  Change their colors and add more or less to your liking.  Cuz who doesn't love slinging around a bunch of little bouncy bots on a computer screen?

Open Puppies - Yep.  You guessed it.  Nothing but puppies and dogs running around being adorable!  Click the space bar to get a different puppy.  

Virtual Bubble Wrap - No explanation needed... :)

Bitmoji Chrome Extension -  Yes!  You can add your Bitmoji to any document, blog, or email that you want!  Just sign into your Bitmoji account on the Chrome extension and have fun!  Go to the web store to add the extension.

Awkward Family Photos - I know you've heard of it, but have you ever been to the website?  Very funny (albeit a little disturbing) photos!

Hey Girl - Sick of your Facebook friends?  News getting you down?  Instantly change all of the images on a webpage to Ryan Gosling.  Just drag a button from this site to your bookmarks bar and click it when you need a little more Ryan in your life! 

Spirograph Online - Create your own Spirograph images in lots of different colors and sizes.  You can even download them to your computer.  

Way Back Machine - This is a site that has archived the internet.  Just put in a site's name and click on the day and year you want to look at and it will show you what the webpage was at that time.  I looked at cnn.com from July, 2001, and found it quite interesting what the news was that day and how the webpage has changed over time.  

Internet Live Stats - Go there and watch in real time as the stats change.  You'll see things like: how many Google searches, how many websites hacked today, electricity used today, and even the CO2 emissions at the time.  

Gzaas! - Ok, so maybe this one is a tiny bit educational, but I couldn't help myself.  On this site you simply type in a message and it makes it full screen.  Great for a set of directions on the fly in your classroom.  It even lets you pick background colors and fonts.  

LMGTFY - Ever get tired of questions that could simply be answered if the person would just Google it?  Well, now you have a new tool.  Go to Let Me Google That For You.com and type in the same question they just asked you.  It then created a video of you typing it into Google and pull up all the answers.  You then just send the video link to that person.  Point made.  :)

Google Santa Tracker - Some fun North Pole themed games and a tracker for Christmas Eve using Google Maps.  

Google Trends - What is trending right now on Google?  Go to this site and add as many windows as you want and you will see live stats on what are the most popular searches in Google at that moment. 

Smarty Pins - Think you know where everything is located on a map?  Answer trivia questions by dropping pins on a map and see how accurate you are.  Your score is determined by how many miles off you are on your answers.  You can even choose specific categories like sports, history, entertainment, and science.

And, lastly, I couldn't forget about all the goofiness from Google!

Google Easter Eggs - Some fun Google search games that the guys at Google put in for fun.  Search "Atari Breakout" and go to images.  Your whole screen is now an Atari Breakout game.  Have fun.  OR Type in "Google gravity" and click the I'm Feeling Lucky button for your whole screen to crash down to the bottom because, you know, gravity took over.  OR  Have you ever seen the little dinosaur that pops up when your internet isn't working?  Well, click on it.  It's a game!!