Multimedia

Master List of Resources: Hall Davidson, DEN

 

Webinars

Hall Davidson's Media for Motivated Minds
John Kuglin's Google Earth using unitedstreaming
Kathy Schrock's The Magic of Technology Gadgets for Educators; Webinar Resources
Kathy Schrock's Home Page
Alan November's Building Learning Communities: Things to Do
Steve Dembo's Teaching With the Tech Tools of the New Generation; Webinar Resources
http://www.discoveryeducatorabroad.com/  [Discovery Webisodes w/Josh Wolff]
http://www.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm  [unitedstreaming webinars]
 
unitedstreaming Tutorials from Michelle Adams, DEN Field Manager, VA & WV
Download hyperlinking_a_video.doc  [how to hyperlink video clips]
Download embedding_video.doc  [how to embed video clips]
Download hyperlinking_vs. Embedding.doc [embedding v. hyperlinking]
 
 
unitedstreaming and Third Party Software from Danielle Abernathy, DEN Field Manager, North FL
Third Party Software in PDF includes tutorials for HyperStudio, Inspiration 7, Microsoft PowerPoint, Timeliner 5.0
unitedstreaming and Third Party Hardware from Danielle Abernathy, DEN Field Manager, North FL
Third Party Hardware in PDF includes tutorials for DVD Burning and unitedstreaming and Projectors and PCs
 
 
 
Cool Tools for Mobile Devices: from Steve Dembo, DENs Online Training Manager
http://www.gcast.com/   [mobcasting:RSS feed, iTunes, mp3 files, full URLs =  instant podcast]
www.technorati.com  [real-time search engine tracking the blogosphere; very cool tools here]
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/vanity/axim?c=us&l=en&s=gen  [Dell Maxim handheld]
http://www.cellflixfestival.org/  [First US Cellflix Contest = Cell Phone Film Festival; open to high school/college]
http://www.answers.com/ [mobile translator]
http://www.languagetolanguage.com/  [for second-language learners word by word]
http://www.convertit.com/Go/ConvertIt/  [major reference converter]
http://school.discovery.com/  [BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper]
http://www.google.com/mobile/  [Gmail plus all the regular tools]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapedia  [mobilizes Wikipedia]
http://semacode.org/  [URL bar codes; web taggers]
http://www.semapedia.org/learnmore/index.php  [connects the virtual & physical world, or a wikipedia for semacode]
http://www.lucagalli.net/  [QuizFaber = .html quizzes for mobile phones]
http://mobilicio.us/  [mashup that combines del.icio.us online bookmarking with Google's Mobile Search tool]
http://mob5.com/index.aspx?__redir=1  [mobile homes]
http://www.winksite.com/site/index.cfm  [mobile homes]
www.mob5.com/teach42  [mobile uses, but you may need to access it from your cell phone]
 

eBooks

www.gutenburg.org [17,000 free eBooks]
http://librivox.org [free audio books]
www.powerlibrary.org [Power Library to PA]
http://www.short-stories.co.uk/  [Short Stories]
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/  [UPenn's On-line Collection; 25,000 eBooks]
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/  [University of VA Electronic Text Center; my favorite]
 

Google Earth

www.googleearth.com [3-D]
http://www.gelessons.com/  [Google Earth Lessons & Resources]
www.gearthblog.com  [Google Earth Blog]
Two Roundtrip Tickets to Anywhere in the World: Google Earth and unitedstreaming [Lance Rougeux, DEN Field Manager; PETE&C 2006]
http://maps.google.com/ [Google Maps]
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0  [online Google Earth Community]
http://sketchup.google.com/  [3D modeling program that enables you to explore the world in 3D]
http://sketchup.google.com/product_3dwh.html  [a feature of SketchUp that lets you search, share, and store 3D models]
http://www.google.com/mars/  [Google Mars]
 
Planet Interfaces
http://local.live.com/ [Windows Live Local]
http://www.flashearth.com/ [mashup of Windows Live Local and Google Maps sattelite view]
http://strawberry.resnet.mtu.edu/pub/celestia/index.html [3-D space simulator]
 
Podcasting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting [podcasting defined]
http://edupodcasting101.wikispaces.com/Creating+Podcasts  [how to create a podcast]
http://www.gcast.com/   [mobcasting:RSS feed, iTunes, mp3 files, full URLs =  instant podcast]
 
 

Images

http://www.simplestar.com/index.php [photo & video editing software to use w/unitedstreaming]

http://www.pics4learning.com [copyright-friendly images]
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html [search here for Prints and Photo Catalogs]
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html  [JSC NASA Collection]
http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp  [private, non-commercial use]
http://historyimages.com/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html  [American Memory Collection]
 
 

Sound/Effects

http://school.discovery.com/edtechconnect/halldavidson/ resources/SoundResources.doc
http://audacity.sourceforge.net  [cross-platform sound editor]
http://findsounds.com [sound effects]
http://freeplaymusic.com [music]
 
 

Software

http://www.morpheussoftware.net [photos, morph movies, warp images]
www.writely.com [web-based word processor; edit, transport, & collaborate group projects w/o flash drive...]
http://crazytalk.reallusion.com [facial animation and lip-sync software]
http://www.springdoo.com/  [talk your emails/IM-up to 10 minutes recording]
 
Search Engines and Blog Engines
www.nettrekker.com Research Resources [my educational favorite]
Search Engines
http://classblogmeister.com/  [David Warlick's Landmark Project]
 

Research

www.crossreference.org [DOIs for research content]
www.answers.com [online dictionary & encyclopedia]
http://school.discovery.com/edtechconnect/halldavidson/ resources/LibraryOfCongress.doc [Library of Congress]
www.massanswers.org [real time Q & A sessions with librarians]
http://www.cbsd.org/holicong/jendorman/curriculum_internet_links.htm {Jennifer Dorman, DEN PA America History Links]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_Channel  [Wikipedia sheltered resource list for students]
http://lookwayup.com/free/  [dictionary, thesaurus, spelling correction]
 
Technical Dictionaries
http://www.webopedia.com/ [internet terms & technical support]
http://whatis.techtarget.com/ [information technology & definitions]
http://techdictionary.com/ [high-tech online dictionary]
http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/ [14,000+ definitions]
 
Online Reference Tools
http://www.vrd.org/locator/subject.shtml  [Virtual Reference Desk]
http://www.ipl.org/  [Internet Public Library]
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/refbanne.htm  [links to reference materials]
http://www.lii.org/  [Librarians' Internet Index; comprehensive online resource]
http://www.libraryspot.com/  [my favorite library site; comprehensive indices]
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/glossary/  [catalog of literary terms]
 
Citation Makers
MLA Bibliography
www.easybib.com
http://citationmachine.net [Steve Dembo's favorite]
http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/
 
File Managers
http://www.mailbigfile.com/ [email file compression for dial up/large files]
http://www.whalemail.com/ [similar to mailbigfile]
 
 
 
Storyboarding
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ricky/etec/
 

Language Translation

http://www.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_ translator.html
http://www.freetranslation.com/
www.babelfish.altavista.com
http://www.languagetolanguage.com/  [for second-language learners word by word]
 
Tutorials
http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2  [iMovie and Movie Maker]
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/HowToMovieMaker.aspx [Movie Maker]
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx  [Movie Maker}
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/HowToMovieMaker.aspx [Movie Maker]
http://www.mightycoach.com/articles/mm2/index.html  [Movie Maker]
http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Flash/1  [Flash MX]
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/documentation/fl_mx_tutorials.html [Flash MX]
http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/default.asp  [Flash MX]
http://www.cbtcafe.com/flash/index.html  [Flash MX]
http://www.jakesonline.org/photostory.pdf [Photo Story 3]
 
 

Museums

http://school.discovery.com/edtechconnect/halldavidson  /resources/ Museums.doc
http://vlmp.museophile.com/  [Virtual Library Museum Pages]
http://www.musee-online.org/  [Museum Search Directory]
http://www.si.edu/  [Smithsonian Museum]
 
Grammar and Style Tools
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlists.htm  [grammar lists]
http://www.libraryspot.com/grammarstyle.htm  [grammar and style links]
http://www.itools.com/lang/ [iLanguage tools]
http://www.bartleby.com/141/ [Strunk's Elements of Style]
http://www.bartleby.com/64/ [American Heritage Book of English Usage]
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/grammar_handbook/grammar_handbook.htm [Writers' Workshop Grammar Handbook]
 

Graphics

http://school.discovery.com/edtechconnect/halldavidson /resources/GraphicResources.doc

 

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