To help teachers and students get started with multi-media projects here are some links to online resources that you can use. Video Resources YouTube Editor - an online video editing tool Vimeo Video School - lessons on how to make higher quality videos Video Production 101 - a complete online production course for video and film Resources for Filmmaking in the Classroom - Videos and links to more great information on filmmaking Royalty Free Music - its always best to create your own music, but sometimes you need something quick. Movies at Home: A Guide to Film Editing - Great lessons and tips from a theatre seating company (h/t to Mia!) Photojournalism Resources Understanding and Appreciating the Basics of Photojournalism - great Article! Digital Photography Tutorial - online courses for beginning and advanced photographers & photography tips Faking It - Manipulated photography before Photoshop, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art How to Shoot on iPhone 7 - A playlist of short videos demonstrating photographic techniques on iPhone Desktop Publishing Resources Canva.com - very simple graphic design software How to do Desktop Publishing - desktop publishing tutorials from AboutTech Learning Resources for Adobe InDesign - from the Adobe Education Exchange Seeding Comic Studio - a free iPad app for creating comic book style projects Computer Graphics Resources Pixlr.com - online image editing Learning Resources for Adobe Photoshop - from the Adobe Education Exchange Learning Resources for Adobe Illustrator - from the Adobe Education Exchange SketchUp - Free 3D design software that is fun and easy to learn and use ThingMaker Design - Free 3D design software for iPad from Mattel 3D Creationist - Free 3D design app for tablets Sketchfab - Online 3D creation tool Animation Resources Scratch - an online tool for creating animations and interactive multi-media by programming Stop Motion Studio - animation app for iPad Lego Movie Maker - another animation app for iPad from the makers of Lego blocks JellyCam - simple and free stop motion software for Mac & PC Making Claymation in the Classroom - an e-book in PDF format with great tips for doing animation in the classroom Pixar in a Box - a series of lessons from the Khan Academy video website from the folks at Pixar Web Page Resources W3Schools.com - the worlds largest web developer site, learn HTML! Google Sites - an online tool for creating web sites Weebly - free and paid web site creation and hosting Wix - another site with free and paid web site creation and hosting Presentation Resources Prezi.com - an online presentation authoring tool Pics4Learning.com - and online library of photographs for educators that are copyright friendly The Secret Structure of Great Talks - a TED video about how great speakers structure their talks for maximum impact BrainyBetty - templates, backgrounds and tutorials for Microsoft PowerPoint Digital Storytelling in the Classroom - an e-book in PDF format with tips for storytelling in the classroom Other Media Related Resources Multimedia Resource Kits for Download - from Tech4Learning. These kits are designed for elementary teachers who want to enable their students to explore the curriculum and demonstrate their understanding as they create projects using text, images, diagrams, voice recording, and more. Teaching Copyright - A website that provides lessons and ideas for opening your classroom up to discussion, letting your students express their ideas and concerns, and then guiding your students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law. Admongo - This interactive online game from the Federal Trade Commission aims to educate tweens (kids ages 8 to 12) about advertising so they can become more discerning consumers of information. The goal of the campaign is to boost advertising literacy. Free Technology for Teachers - A blog written by teacher Richard Byrne,updated daily with free resources on the web. |