I started a student research group in Diigo but have not used it yet. It sounds like a great idea!
I started a student research group in Diigo but have not used it yet. It sounds like a great idea!
This page is full of links to pdf's and tutorials about media production, fair use and copyright law.
This site provides free and legal music resources. Music can be added to multimedia productions such as PhotoStory3, PowerPoint, Windows Movie Maker, etc. Depending on the level of permission, music files could be mashed up to create new creative works.
This site allows you to type in a word and have it spelled with flickr images. The image could be used for headings, titles, banners, etc. The best way to capture the image is to do a "print screen", copy to Paint, and select the portion you want to use.
This site has quotes, poems, proverbs, stories, essays, and more. Its site name clearly outlines its purpose, Wisdom Commons. It is a searchable site that could provide text resources for projects created around a theme.
Free-Loops provides sound clips for free. These clips could be added and sound effects and background sounds to podcasts and other multimedia projects.
This site has an outstanding library of animal images. These photos are searchable and could be used in multimedia projects. Edit them to make motivational posters or cards. They could be added to webpages about animals or included in music videos, etc.
NASA provides an outstanding library of images with scientific explanations. This site is searchable.
“A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.” From VoiceThread
Description: Glogs are online, interactive posters. ”A valuable teaching tool that integrates diverse core subjects including math, science, history, art, photography, music and more for individual learner portfolios, unique alternative assessments, and differentiated instructional activities.” From Glogster EDU
Description: Wallwisher is an online post-it board. It can be used for making announcements or for posting polling questions. No user registration is required. Works like a notice board. You can choose the level of control; who can view, who can post, and authorize all posts before they go “live”. Visit my wall to post your thoughts about this Web 2.0 tool. You can link your sticky notes to videos, images, and websites. http://wallwisher.com/wall/greatwebtool
This site is wonderful for younger students and older ELLs. Using exquisite art graphics from an extensive library of images children create online storybooks. The fanciful and beautiful graphics inspire the creator to write a story. The program then publishes the online book with a default “private” setting. This site appears to be carefully monitored and supervised. Excellent for ELA.