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Budget Ideas (Instructional Design, E-Learning and things I love)

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DIY Video Set Up

If you’re trying to set up to film for classroom instruction, use a conference room. Set up a backdrop – use a solid color background. You can purchase seamless paper from a photography store. Grey is a great color, but you can get any color you want. Savage Paper is a great supplier. Can put […]

Pantry Labels

Here’s a great site to help you figure out what kind of labels you want to organize your pantry with. Here is the file I created. Remember to install the font first or it won’t look like what it’s meant to look like. You’ll need to install the free font called Sanford on your computer. […]

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Free Logo Design

Came across this free logo design site, called DesignMantic. I checked it out and it worked pretty good. You’ll need to make sure you read their terms of service and use. I did it for fun and it was easy to use. The only problem I had is after going back a few times, I […]

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Audacity

I love Audacity. I love it because it’s a great tool, it’s easy to use and it’s free. Main Window This is not a tutorial on how to use Audacity, but how to change some basic settings to get the best view and output.  Set Up (Edit > Preferences) Here are the screens to update. […]

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Fonts/Typography

If you’re like me, you are a font hoarder.  My collection is over 28K and counting.  Yes, I have an addictions to fonts.  Seriously, I really don’t have an addiction to fonts, but I am a collector.  I collect fonts for several reasons,  but mainly because I am a digital artist and typography can add […]

Handwritten Fonts

Ever needed a handwriting font?   Here is a meaty list of fonts to get you started.  I also downloaded and sorted through about 120 popular handwriting fonts.  I created ZIPs for easy downloading (a-l_handfonts / l-z_handfonts/ Font) so you do not have to. Most are completely free or for personal use only.  I do not own these fonts. […]

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