multimedia

=Multimedia Production Tools=

Adobe Premiere Express __Online__ __Video Editing__ []Edit video __online__ for __free__!

Animoto for Education [] Create stunning video presentations in a matter of minutes! Animoto creates actual wide-screen videos out of your selected sets of images (from your __hard disk__ or from image-sharing sites) and with your preferred __music__ in a matter of minutes and in a completely automated way (it even has an __engine__ to determine transitions according to musical accompaniment). Animoto videos can be embedded on blogs, wikis, and other web pages or downloaded to your computer. Animoto can also upload your video directly to Youtube and Facebook. Note: This may expire after awhile, but you can just re-sign up with the same username for another go at it. [|Tutorial] Examples: [|Fractions], [|Magnetism], [|Free at Last], [|Tibet and China], [|Bill of Rights].

[|Audacity] Teach __students__ how to create podcasts in the library or the classroom through the use of the __free__ download program. An example of how this works is in the August issue of [|Library Sparks.] Additional information about podcasting is available at: http://schoollibrary2point0.wikispaces.com/Podcasting //**Library Sparks**// article:

[|BigHugeLabs] Teach __students__ to create posters, cards, puzzles, and more for classroom projects, notes, letters, or programs. Digital photography and the ability to use limited, yet powerful words to grab attention, can be used for various subjects at the 4-12 grade levels.


 * **Create motivational posters for fun......** || [[image:motivator3518440.jpg width="195" height="170" align="left" caption="Just when you thought it was safe to come out to play!"]] || =====...or for instruction>===== || [[image:web2_0.jpg width="256" height="191" align="right"]] ||

Blabberize [] Make your pictures talk!

Creaza [] Create, publish and share your own digital stories (Incorporates Mindomo for planning, Cartoonist, Movie Editing and Audio Editing)

Cropp Me @http://cropp.me/ Quickly and easily crop photos online

Dipity @http://www.dipity.com/ Digital multimedia timeline

Dumpr @http://www.dumpr.net/ Upload your photos and manipulate them in a variety of ways

Flickr [] Photography

Fotobabble [] Add your voice to any photo

Fotoflexer http://fotoflexer.com/ Billed as "the world's best __online__ photo editor"

Free Music Archive @http://freemusicarchive.org/ An interactive library of high quality, legal audio downloads

Glogster [|http://glogster.com] How I've used it: This is from a problem-based __learning__ lesson focused on an engineering activity. The scenario was that each group designed their own model airplanes and created a process for mass production. Then, they had to convince "the powers that be" that their town and production process were the best. They used Glogster to make the case. Examples: [|Crescent], [|Shawnee], [|Ripley], [|Keys]

Go Animate [|http://goanimate.com/]Use cartoon characters to create a short video - Example: @http://goanimate.com/videos/0xgB3Wc0__hU?utm_source=emailshare&uid=0wLJ8GHm-RyI media type="custom" key="5863699"

Kerpoof! [] Create stories, cards, pictures and more!

Kowmia @http://www.knowmia.com/ Create, share, and view video lessons

LetterPop [] Excellent template-driven printable newsletters, etc.

Little Bird Tales [|http://littlebirdtales.com/]Create digital stories under teacher and class __accounts__

Magisto @http://www.magisto.com/ Online video editor for iPhone or __via__ web browser Magisto is now incorporated into YouTube's __video editing__ - see tutorial from Mashable

Memov [] Create animated videos!

Meograph @http://www.meograph.com/ A digital storytelling tool that creates a presentation much like a Google Earth tour Example on Women's Rights: http://www.meograph.com/channel4kvwm/10/womens-rights-in-the-usa#

MiddleSpot [] Mashup the Web: collect and organize anything on a borderless, drag and drop surface.

Mindomo [] Create an __online__ mindmap with animation and multimedia

Mobigratis @http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html Free music for not-for-profit producers and filmmakers

Museum __Box__ @http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ Place multimedia items in a virtual box (think shadow box) for __online__ presentation

__Music__ Shake http://eng.musicshake.com/#!/ Create your own __music__ to personalize your presentation or production

Myna @http://advanced.aviary.com/tools/myna __Free__ audio editor __online__

OVGet @http://www.ovget.com/ Save web-based videos

Picfull @http://www.picfull.com/ __Free__ online photo editing

Picnik [] Web-based image editing program

Picozu @http://www.picozu.com/ Online paint and photo editing

Pixlr @http://pixlr.com/ A suite of online photo editing tools

Pixton []Create your own digital cartoons!

PowerPoint with [|Digiscraps] Forget the tape and scissors! Teach __students__ how to create their own "digital scrapbook pages" for reading, literature, social studies, history, __science__, and more! It's all __free__ and it's waiting for your creativity to __complete__! For tons of resources, digital __scrapbook embellishments__, and directions for using PowerPoint as a digital scrapbook in the classroom, go to the School Library 2.0 wiki.

Photoscape [] Photoscape is the __FREE__, fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to __fix__ and enhance photos.

PowToon @http://www.powtoon.com/ Online animation tool

PhotoStory3 []

PrimaryAccess [] PrimaryAccess is a suite of __free__ __online tools__ that allows __students__ and teachers to use primary source documents to complete meaningful and compelling __learning__ activities with digital movies, storyboards, rebus stories and other __online tools__.

ProCommunicator @http://www.procommunicator.com/video/secret-to-great-video-is-lighting/ A great site for tips and tricks for improving your multimedia presentations.

Reel Surfer @http://reelsurfer.com/clip/create Watch and clip your favorite videos from the web

__Roc__ @http://advanced.aviary.com/tools/music-creator Simulates dozens of musical instruments and create and edit your own music in an audio file.

Royalty Free Music http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html Free royalty free stock music for education

SchoolTube [|http:/schooltube.com] Digital Story created using PhotoStory3 and posted to StudentTube: [|The Best Place in the World to Grow Up] Does your school block __YouTube__? Here are instructions to view a YouTube video through SchoolTube: []

Smilebox [] Want to make your next booktalk a bit more jazzy? Looking for a way to introduce the Sequoyah books to your students? See how Smilebox can help you create a fast and fun way to showcase your __new__ books. Here's how Jan McGee from Louisiana used it for her school's state award books: @http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?sendevent=4d7a59774e5459334d3377334d6a49344d6a6b790d0a&sb=1

Sound Bible @http://soundbible.com/ Free sound clips, sound bites, and sound effects

Stop Frame Animator [] Create your own stop frame animations

Storyboard That @http://www.storyboardthat.com/ Online storyboard creator

Tag My Doc [] Upload a document and add a QR code.

Tagxedo @http://www.tagxedo.com Word clouds with style!



Textorizer [] This is fun. . . put in the URL of an image and your text, and the site combines the two.

ThingLink ThingLink Make your images interactive. Add clickable tags to any photo.

ToonDoo [|http://toondoo.com] [|Global Warming lesson cartoon]

Travel DK []Create your own travel guide TubeChop [] Edit YouTube videos to the length you need.

Visual.ly [] Explore the best infographics on the web and create your own

Weebly @http://www.weebly.com Easiest site for creating a free website. Sample: Ronald Reagan as a Leader

WeVideo @http://www.wevideo.com/ A collaborative __online__ video creation tool

XtraNormal [] This site allows you to make a 3D movie with the text you type in as the audio and use their 3D characters. This would be great to use as a storyboarding activity!

YouTube Audio Library @http://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary Free background music for online or offline multimedia projects.

YouTube for Education @http://www.youtube.com/education


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