Quest 5 - Tech Trek Playhouse!

Time out for fun!

Your Quest this week, should you choose to accept it, is to catch up with Quests 1 to 4 if you need to, then we invite you to have some fun! How? Try exploring some of these interesting websites this week! You are NOT required to post a blog entry about any of them. We just want you to have a good time exploring!

Discovery Exercise

Here are some websites you can explore!

• BigHugeLab's Trading Card Maker - Upload a picture of you or someone you know to create a customized trading card! People always enjoy goofing off online, and sites that offer interactive photo fun are always popular.



• Simpsonize Me! - Speaking of unexpected fun & photo manipulation, who would have guessed that a website advertising Burger King & the Simpsons Movie could be so much fun? Upload a picture of yourself and the site will turn you into an animated Simpsons character!



• ImageChef - Trading cards and Simpsons characters are great, but what if you want to spice up a blog post or web page with a unique graphic? Check out ImageChef, where you can put your comments on their pictures. (Want to see an example? There are two right here in this post!)



• Pandora - But what do people listen to while playing with all these pictures online? Try Pandora, a site that turns the Web into your own personalized radio station! Type in the name of a song or the artist, and the site automatically builds a customized station that plays only songs by that artist or sound like that song!



• Craig's List - Ever been to Craig's List? It's a lot like the classified ads in the paper, only they're free to post and free to search online. Find a friend or a date, a ride to share, garage sales, used furniture, books, a job, or discuss topics of interest--all with people who live just in the Charleston area!



• Palmetto Biz Buzz - Another local interest site is Palmetto Biz Buzz, where you can read & write reviews of businesses in South Carolina. Look up your most or least favorite business to see what other people think or share your own opinion online.



• Trip Advisor - The next time you plan on heading out of town, you might want to remember Trip Advisor. You can search over 10 million reviews of hotels, vacations and more travel-related stuff. If you want to sound off about your trip, you can post your own review to share with other people if you want.

Want more fun sites to explore? Quest 6 is right around the corner!