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List of Fairfield University public labs and available software

iTunes U student user guide (PDF file)

Available on iTunes U: Windows Movie Maker tutorial; iMovie tutorial; Photoshop tutorial (in 2 parts); website instruction; FTP; PowerPoint lesson



Podcasting Resources:

Radio WillowWeb

Kansas State Historical Society

Learninginhand guides to help students create podcasts (PDF)

Penn State Podcasting Resources This website contains links and directions for downloading Audacity and the LAME plug-in (for exporting as MP3)

Portable version of Audacity that you can run off your flash drive

 

 

Web resources:

Cirino's Web Design

How to upload your files to Fairfield's server

Nvu open source web authoring software (free download)

Nvu portable

Nvu tutorial

Sample technology portfolio 1

Sample technology portfolio 2

Sample technology portfolio 3

Sample technology portfolio 4

Fairfield U sample websites


Digital imagery resources:

Adobe Photoshop Elements free 30-day trial

GIMP image manipulation program (free)

Paint.net image manipulation program (free)

Adobe Digital Kids Club (for ideas on using Photoshop with students)

Inspiration

Ideas for integrating digital imagery in the content areas from the Center for Technology and Teacher Education


Nonlinear PowerPoint

NorthSide Independent School District PowerPoint tutorials

 

Copyright resources:

Education World: The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use

The Library of Congress Questions and Answers: Copyright and Fair Use

Heartland AEA: Copyright Condensed (PDF)

Stanford University: Copyright & Fair Use

Practical Copyright: an Inservice Workshop for Albemarle Educators

The University of Texas System: Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials

Indiana University Copyright Management Center

California Student Media & Multimedia Festival Copright Resources

PBS Copyright Information for Teachers

From Now On vol 5 no. 7

Fairfield University's Copyright page

For current copyright news:

American Library Association: Copyright

wired.com (do a search on the site)

 

Web 2.0 resources:

seedwiki

wikispaces

del.icio.us share bookmarks

flickr share photos

TeacherTube share videos

Gliffy.com share diagrams

stu.dicio.us share notes

Google docs share documents

famundo share calendars

Zoho share pretty much anything

ning create your own social network

21Classes offers free classroom blogs and does not require students to have email addresses. Visibility can be completely open or securely walled in. Teachers can decide whether to review posts and/or comments before they are published.

Kathy Schrock's Web 2.0 page

NPR story on Social Networking

ISTE's Web 2.0 resources

Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0 blog

Shambles Web 2.0 in Education links

 

Some gaming sites:

Club Penguin

Quest Atlantis

RuneScape

Wonderville

Information on ISTE's Second Life Group

 

Some blogging sites:

Morocco blog

Blogarama

Educational Blogs

Fairfield library blog

Social Studies blogs

 

 

Other resources:

Audacity free download, also available in a portable PC or portable Mac version for your flash drive

TechLearning article on digital storytelling tips

YouTube Pay Attention video

YouTube A Vision of Students Today video

Life After Death by PowerPoint video by Don McMillan

Learn more about Creative Commons

News story: Teen finds her Flickr image on bus stop ad

Connecticut Educational Media Association

Historical Scene Investigation: Elvis & Nixon photo

The Webquest Page

Class blog

Historical Thinking Exercises from the Education Development Center

Videoclip from 1963 bus stop interview

The Wikivid website has how-to video tutorials on many different applications

NPR Social Networking broadcast

Zamzar converts file types online

Keepvid captures streaming video and save to your computer so you can show it to your students without worring about your online connection

Cell phones for learning wiki

 

 
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