Using Digital Cameras

Introduction to Digital Photography * Digital Communications

Does your classroom have digital cameras, computers, printers, and access to the Internet? Then you're set to have your students "go digital" - shoot, edit, organize, and share digital photos - as they create information about the subject matter they study. From digital storytelling to powerful presentations, students learn better when they create as they learn, which is an aspect of 21st century learning. What are the steps you need to know? Follow this tried and true organization, and you'll have it all under control.

Introduction to Digital Photography | 21st Century Connections

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Video Games - Educational Vale

Understanding Video Game Players * News Summary

Game players are more rooted in reality than film viewers, says a new report. The project supports a virtually unanimous opinion among gamers that play does not need lead to real life violence.The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has released, Video Games, a report intended to give insight to why people play video games and what impact they think playing games has on them. BBFC is an independent, non-governmental body which rates films, videos and video games. This qualitative research project involved video games players ranging from children as young as seven through players in their early 40s; parents of young games players; games industry representatives; and games reviewers.

Understanding Video Game Players | 21st Century Connections

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CleanDesk

CleanDesk is an AppleScript that, within a given folder, moves files in folders by kind based on the file's extension.One-click on the CleanDesk icon in the Dock will automatically organize your Desktop while a cleaning "Leopard like" animation takes place!Your current applications will be hidden and your Finder windows will be minimized. Click their icon in the Dock to restore the windows.

CleanDesk 1.4 - MacUpdate

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ZamZar

A free onine file conversion utility - ever need to convert a file from one format to another?  Cool.  Useful.  Something we will all be using to ensure different formats are supported on different platforms.

ZamZar

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CrowdAbout

Need atool to help you know more aboutwho is listening to podcasts?  This may be a solution

So you have a podcast, and you are pretty sure you have an audience of some sort, because your download statistics have real numbers. But numbers don't tell you anything about the people listening or viewing your show. Those statistics don't tell you that Aunt Fannie in Missouri loves it when you talk about your cat, or Pierre in Paris wishes you'd mention your Ducati bike more often. Did you even know that Aunt Fannie and Pierre had names and faces? Do you know who is listening to your show?

CrowdAbout - Tour

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Celtx

Celtx looks great for digital storytelling - a free program to tackle storyboarding and more!

START TO ENDCeltx is the first, cross-platform media application that provides support for the entire pre-production process.

celtx - Overview

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ArtRage

Having something for everone - here is an art program - that will set schools back $20 id they go for the full version, or free - amazing stuff

This is the homepage for ArtRage, the easy to use, stylish painting package that lets you get painting from the moment you open it up. You can paint with oils, sketch with pencils, sprinkle glitter, and more. You can paint with gold leaf, silver foil, and other metallic colors. You can even load in your photos as Tracing Images to help you recreate them as paintings.

ArtRage 2

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The Secret Lives of MP3 Files

I heard this site discussed as a resource on GEEKed - and thought it might be worth all of us taking a look at -

The Secret Lives of Podcasts

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Levelator

More resources for all of us in the world of moving ewducation forward

Do you believe in magic? You will after using The Levelator to enhance your podcast. And you'll be amazed that it's free (for non-commercial use).

So what is The Levelator? It's software that runs on Windows or OS X (universal binary) that adjusts the audio levels within your podcast or other audio file for variations from one speaker to the next, for example. It's not a compressor, normalizer or limiter although it contains all three. It's much more than those tools, and it's much simpler to use. The UI is dirt-simple: Drag-and-drop any WAV or AIFF file onto The Leveler's application window, and a few moments later you'll find a new version which just sounds better.

GigaVox Media, Inc. » The Levelator™

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Joost

Getting caught up on the myriad of things I read about or hear about.  Another interesting concept on how the media is changing.

All the things you love about TV, fused with the interactive power of the internet – just the way you want it. Enjoy the ride!

Joost™

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I'm In Like With You

A whole new concept of Web 2.0 stuff

http://www.iminlikewithyou.com/

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ArtRage

Too much software, so little me.  Heard about this program on the GEEKed Podcast this morning coming in to work.  Only $20 for full version, and other version free.  Have to find an artist to put it through it's paces.

This is the homepage for ArtRage, the easy to use, stylish painting package that lets you get painting from the moment you open it up. You can paint with oils, sketch with pencils, sprinkle glitter, and more. You can paint with gold leaf, silver foil, and other metallic colors. You can even load in your photos as Tracing Images to help you recreate them as paintings.For the professional user, ArtRage also offers multiple Layers for painting, and layered PSD document import and export so you can easily use it alongside your existing tools.

ArtRage 2

technorati tags:Art

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Hot Potatoes

While I have not yet looked at this - I thought it might be a useful program for those of us in education.  Seems to be windows - but a Java version for the mac.

The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Hot Potatoes is not freeware, but it is free of charge for those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions, who make their pages available on the web. Other users must pay for a licence. Check out the Hot Potatoes licencing terms and pricing on the Half-Baked Software Website.

Hot Potatoes Home Page

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flirga

Good grief - what good could come of this...

Send fake emails - so those parents who are not web savvy could think an email came from a teacher - but it does not.  Seems like trouble brewing - even more than SPAM.

flirga

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Professional Development

David Jakes has some interesting ideas in this article.  Many of them are what we are doing in one of the classes I am teaching to Educators.   I wonder what other items should be integragted.

Professional Development and Web 2.0
David Jakes
from Technology & Learning

Professional development in most schools has a predictable look and feel: summer workshops, brown-bag luncheon trainings, and the infamous in-service day. These events can be successful, and there is no doubt they have helped numerous educators become better at what they do. But Web 2.0 opens up a new world of professional learning.

Techlearning > > Professional Development and Web 2.0 > April 20, 2007

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Pandora

What will the Radio Equity Act, H.R. 2060 do - all but kill good resources like Pandora.  We need to open up information not shut it down.

Can you help me discover more music that I'll like?Those questions often evolved into great conversations. Each friend told us their favorite artists and songs, explored the music we suggested, gave us feedback, and we in turn made new suggestions. Everybody started joking that we were now their personal DJs.We created Pandora so that we can have that same kind of conversation with you.

Pandora Internet Radio - Find New Music, Listen to Free Web Radio

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Pandora

What will the Radio Equity Act, H.R. 2060 do - all but kill good resources like Pandora.  We need to open up information not shut it down.

Can you help me discover more music that I'll like?Those questions often evolved into great conversations. Each friend told us their favorite artists and songs, explored the music we suggested, gave us feedback, and we in turn made new suggestions. Everybody started joking that we were now their personal DJs.We created Pandora so that we can have that same kind of conversation with you.

Pandora Internet Radio - Find New Music, Listen to Free Web Radio

technorati tags:RIAA, Music

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