Gif maker - http://gifmake.com suggested in comments with Simon's gif intro.
Flippity - this technology is applicable to assessment - using Google spreadsheet to create the questions and answers, you can create flip cards and an online quiz show similar to Jeopardy. See one example from CLMOOC - European Quiz Show.
Word cloud alternative to detect patterns in digital writing - Voyant
- Voyant (previously known as Voyeur)
- Text analysis tool (if Wordle took itself seriously) -- http://voyant-tools.org/ and http://hermeneuti.ca/voyeur
- Guide
- Voyant/Voyeur Quick Start Guide: http://hermeneuti.ca/voyeur/users
- Brief explanation of the tool
- http://www.dighist.org/2011/01/voyeur-a-text-analysis-tool/
- Meagan Timney’s text-analysis assignment using Voyeur Tools and other tools.http://mdouglas.etcl.uvic.ca/huma150/archives/664
- Advanced use of the tool to compare two speeches http://hermeneuti.ca/node/15
Google hangouts - masks http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/3/2841914/google-hangout-masks-effects
http://google.about.com/od/personalizedhome/ss/How-To-Get-Google-Plus-Hangout-Secret-Extra-Features.htm
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-hold-your-own-google-hangout-and-why-you-should/
and animations:
http://gappstips.com/hangouts/fun-google-hangouts/
and sound effects:
http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/listen-12-new-sound-effects-on-google-hangouts/106134
http://google.about.com/od/personalizedhome/ss/How-To-Get-Google-Plus-Hangout-Secret-Extra-Features.htm
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-hold-your-own-google-hangout-and-why-you-should/
and animations:
http://gappstips.com/hangouts/fun-google-hangouts/
and sound effects:
http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/listen-12-new-sound-effects-on-google-hangouts/106134