Media/hypermedia - teachers uses and creating student projects
MICROSOFT'S POWERPOINT
****Baltimore
Public Schools Office of Instructional Technology - scroll down to see PowerPoint
tutorials.
http://www.bcps.org/offices/oit/software.asp
PowerPoint 2003 -
available to download in Word or as a PDF. This 24 page document explains PowerPoint
in easy to understand terms.
http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/powerpoint/
Fun PowerPoints -
fun PowerPoints
http://www.edzone.net/%7Emwestern/funppt.html
Step by step directions to a slideshow,
"The ice cream sundae - It's an American Invention!" (PowerPoint 2000)
http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/PowerPointStepByStep.htm
PowerPoint 2000 Tutorials
http://www.misd.net/il/Docs/PPT/viewlet/Power2000.htm
Excellent site to learn how to use PowerPoint. (version 97,XP, 2003)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm
PowerPoint tutorials:
This site gives several excellent tutorial sites for learning how to use
PowerPoint.
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/PowerPoint/PowerPoint.htm
HYPERSTUDIO
HyperStudio Tutorial - Under the topic heading "On-Line Practive Modules" go
HyperStudio on the dropdown menu.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm
Includes some lessons and ideas for using HyperStudio.
http://mypage.direct.ca/g/grewal/
HyperStudio Quick Reference
A good resource with simple directions for various tasks.
http://www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/clt/workshops/hyperstudio/quick_ref/
HyperStudio Website
The official Website of HyperStudio. Includes sample stacks and lesson plans.
(Will need plugin to view samples)
http://www.hyperstudio.com/
LAYOUT & DESIGN
Quick PowerPoint Tips
http://www.roadtools.com/tips.html
Design Basics
http://graphicdesign.about.com/library/weekly/aa012700a.htm
Sun Microsystems Open Gateways Curriculum for Teachers - Slide Show Design &
Presentation Tips
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/comm_invest/ogp/training/downloads/mod5_presentation_tips.pdf
ARTICLES ABOUT CONCEPT MAPPING
NEW Benefits of concept-mapping software by Kathy
Schrock
http://www.creativeclassroom.org/ma01tech/quest.html
Article 1
The Power of Visual Learning
http://www.inspiration.com/vlearning/index.cfm
Article 2
What is Concept Mapping ?
http://users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm
Essential questions challenge students to think at the highest levels of Bloom's
Taxonomy by requiring critical evaluation and reflection. Following are
examples of teacher-developed essential questions created using Inspiration®
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/essentialquest.htm
A review of Kidspiration from EducationWorld.com posted on
3-20-2002:
For Leadership in Learning
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/volume4/johnson_v4n10.html
INSPIRATION & KIDSPIRATION
EXAMPLES
The Inspiration home page
to see some examples of using Inspiration go to Professional Development to
Workshop resources.
http://www.inspiration.com/home.cfm
NEW Scores of Kidspiration and Inspiration examples
in all curricular areas, plus links to many other inspired web resources from
Oswego School District in NY.
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/inspire
NEW Downloadable Kidspiration templates created
by Lawrence Public School teachers
http://www.lawrence.org/edlinks/menu.htm#KIDSPIRATION%20TEMPLATES
NEW Kidspiration Templates - downloadable
templates.
http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html
Inspiration & Kidspiration lesson plans
http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/curriculum/conceptmaps/index.htm
Samples of students using Inspiration.
http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/Ins/inspiration.htm
After reading Escape from Shady Glade, second grade students create story webs
using Kidspiration.
http://stewart.gardencity.k12.ny.us/LearningCenter/2ext.htm
Teachers Using Inspiration - Many good examples from elementary level, high
school to staff development.
http://PutnamValleySchools.org/Lakeland/EDTECH/Inspir.htm
Review and Examples: Great resources and examples of both Inspiration
and Kidspiration by Walter McKenzie at Innovative Teaching:
http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/inspiration.htm
INSPIRATION/KIDSPIRATION TUTORIALS
TUTORIALS on using Inspiration in your classroom
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/inspiration.htm
Excellent site with many tutorial links.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpfs98/mod3.html
KID PIX
Kid Pix Template Files - Many, many good examples of how teachers have used Kid
Pix in their classrooms.
http://members.aol.com/MrsGoudie/templatefiles.html
KidPix resources - includes lesson plans, rubrics, and sample projects.
http://san-miguel.lausd.k12.ca.us/kid_pix_resources.htm
This Web site includes 3 training modules: 1) Tools 2) Save and slide production
3) Making a slide show
http://www.learningspace.org/prof_growth/training/Kidpix/KidPixOverview.html
Teacher Examples of using KidPix - Includes lesson for creating story postcards
for 5th graders and Magnetic Alphabet book for 2nd graders.
http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/reinhart/
The KidPix website
http://www.kidpix.com/
HTML
A Beginners Guide to HTML
http://www.draac.com/
HTML - An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners
Is written in easy to follow language and includes practice sessions throughout.
http://davesite.com/webstation/html/
HTML Crash Course for Educators - This easy to follow tutorial will introduce
you to the basics of HTML design
and style.
http://www.edwebproject.org/htmlintro.html
SCANNERS
This site is an excellent site where you can get some basic information and tips
about scanning.
http://scantips.com/
PICTURES, CLIP ART, SOUND FILES
Copyrighted Pictures
Legal images for your classes to use in projects. Contains many topic categories.
http://pics.tech4learning.com/
Flickr
- this site includes images that are in the creative commons category, which
means that some of the images the authors have given varying levels of rights
for others to use. At the bottom of the home page click on the Creative Commons
link for the varying levels of use.
http://www.flickr.com/
USDA On Line Photography Center
http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opclibra.htm
Multimedia
Links to help quickly locate sound clips that can be used in web page
creation. Music can often add an inviting quality to your webs. You can find
music that fits the theme of your page
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/webdesign/multimedia.htm
A collection of on-line tutorials and related information on software frequently
used in schools. The author has clearly "been there - done that."
If you'd like to do more with the programs on your computer, start here. Includes
a collection of usable photos.
http://www.electricteacher.com/
The Amazing Picture Machine is a database of links to graphic resources that
have been found on the Internet and cataloged by NCRTEC staff. You must inquire
about the copyright status of the image you are want to use.
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
38,234 images of plants, animals, people, and landscapes put together through
the UC Berkeley Digital Library Project. Most of the photographs are available
for non-profit use.
http://dlp.CS.Berkeley.EDU/photos/
Barry's Clip Art
http://www.barrysclipart.com/
Clipart
Looking for some cute clipart to dress up your newsletters. Check this site
out! It lists topic areas such as holidays, technology, awards and students
on the main page.
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
A collection of clip art from Teacher Files.com includes images that are especially
useful for educators.
http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm
Another good clipart site!
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/
Just Jane's Graphics
http://members.tripod.com/~jane2bob/index.html
American Memories - - over 7 million digital items from the Library of Congress.
Primary source materials includes digital images, sounds files, documents relating
to the history and culture of the United States.
http://memory.loc.gov/
Clipart for educators organized by Month.
http://clipart.apte.com/index.cfm?CFID=1136095&CFTOKEN=4572422
This site provides lots of animated GIFs in a searchable database as well as
links to thousands of clip art images in ten separate collections.
http://www.clipartconnection.com/
Clipart 101 - Good basic information about clip art file types. Includes information
about copyright issues.
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech015.shtml
Clipart organized by topic. Included many buttons, backgrounds, menu bars, etc.
http://www.cksinfo.com/index2.html
Image Library - Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
http://www.pedbikeimages.org/index.cfm
Sound - Public Domain Music - to download music when the midi file opens go
to the file menu to save as and save the music file. It will be saved as a Quicktime
movie, but it can be imported to iMovie.
http://www.pdmusic.org
Sound - Civil War Music - check the copyright rules before using
http://members.tripod.com/~cmikew/civilwarmusic/index4.html
Sound - The Internet Piano Page - Classical masters here. Works range from 1600
to 1943
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/3486/index.htm
Sound - Sound files and sound effects
http://www.webplaces.com/html/sounds.htm
Free WAV Sound File Resource
http://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Sounds/Free_WAVs/
Web-based
audio editing tool - FREE
http://www.jamglue.com/
Backgrounds
Free Backgrounds for Web pages
http://www.backgroundcity.com/
Contains many, many free backgrounds
http://www.grsites.com/textures/
Clipart
for Schools
http://www.clipart4schools.com/
PORTFOLIOS
ENC Focus (Eisenhower National Clearing House's magazine for classroom
innovators) scroll down to subtitle "Classroom Assessment" and click on the
article "Implementing Portfolios and Student-Led Conferences." You will find
this an excellent article with many good links.
http://enc.org/focus/assessment/
Technology Article - Electronic Portfolios in the K-12 Classroom
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech111.shtml
A good summary of electronic portfolios.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596r/students/Abrenica/Abrenica.html
FRONTPAGE TUTORIALS
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Tutorial with downloadable pictures to put in.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6cf0abc2-a6d8-43d1-b1d8-ac4bf751aaac&displaylang=en
Easy to follow tutorial.
http://www.actden.com/fp2000/java/intro.htm
Gerry Davis's FrontPage instructions
http://www.intranet.nwoet.org/gdavis
Dreamweaver
Macromedia Dreamweaver Support Center - using Dreamweaver MX Tutorials in
PDF
http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/documentation/dwmx_tutorials.html
To view some school
web sites
http://www.noeca.org/district.htm
http://www.noacsc.org/schools/
PHOTOSHOP
PhotoShop Elements 3.0 Tutorials from Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/photoshopelwin.html
PhotoShop Elements 3.0 easy to follow tutorials - party invitation &
anniversary card
http://www.wacom-asia.com/products/graphire4/tutorial1.html#01
Wonderful easy to follow tutorials for using PhotoShop 5.0 and higher.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/compute/graphicssoft/cs/photoshopbasics/
PHOTOSHOP
Tips and tricks for using PhotoShop.
http://webdeveloper.internet.com/design/index.html
ADOBE ACROBAT TUTORIALS
http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/acrobat.html
Explains what is a PDF and the benefits of using this format.
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/seminars/acrobat/pdf-handouts.html
COPYRIGHT
**Copyright
Bay - copyright is presented in a fun and easy to understand way.
http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/
**Copyright
for Kids - copyright is explained in very kid-friendly terms. Includes sample
permission letters, the copyright challenge quiz and more.
www.copyrightkids.org
**Fair
Use Checklist - electronic and in pdf format
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm
**Copyright
Resources
http://www.halldavidson.net/downloads.html
Article "What Do
You Mean Copyright Does Not Mean I have the Right to Copy?" by Diane D.
Painter
http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=23902530
Pamphlet - "Fair Use of Copyrighted Works: A crucial Element in Educating
America" - online pamphlet by the consortium for Education Technology in
University Systems.
http://www.cetus.org/fairindex.html
Pamphlet - "Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
-
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf
"Final Report to the commissioner on the Conclusio of the Conference
on Fair Use - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/confu/confurep.pdf
"10 Big Myths
about Copyright Explained by Brad Templeton
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
Copyright
Management Center servers the Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis
(IUPUI) and the larger Indiana University community.. Check out the copyright
quickguide to learn about copyright quickly or check the fair use checklist.
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu
Copyright - by Friends of Active Copyright Education is an easy to understand
web site about copyright. It would be a good site to direct students from
elementary age through adult. There is even a quiz you can take called the "copyright
challenge".
http://www.copyrightkids.org/whatcopyframes.htm
FAIR USE GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA - this document is located on
the Penn State University's Web site.
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/guidelines.html
COMPLETE FAIR USE GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA - complete document
in pdf format - 197 pages.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/confu/confurep.pdf
Intellectual Property in the Information Age:
A Classroom Guide to Copyright
http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/papers/copyright/ipdummie.html
U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
Copyright Tutorial - Crash Course includes 12
question test at the end.
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright
RUBRICS
Tools to create rubrics
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr248.shtml
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING WITH
MULTIMEDIA
Project-based learning - George Lucas Foundation
http://www.edutopia.org/modules/PBL/index.php
Project-based learning: What is it?
http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
Project Approach in Early
Childhood & Elementary
Education
http://www.projectapproach.org/
Multimedia
tutorials & manuals
- includes Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Go Live, Media 100, etc.
http://mll.arizona.edu/workshops.shtml?tutorialpdfs