public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags users & digital

November 2006

Google Help : Web Search Features

If you click on About Google on its home page, you can get to this page which lists the multiple services Google offers, an amazing array.

Office 2.0 Database

by 41 others
Oct 06 list of numerous web2.0 apps related to office functions, plus links to reviews of them, when available.Effort to have all apps be on web and not desktop, including photo, sound, and video editing, web publishing, drawing.

Mojiti-video commentary software

by 11 others
useful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."

Sharpening 101

by 1 other
an explantion of what sharpening in Photoshop does and the theory behind it, plus workarounds

soundtoys.net -

ejournal; interactive web soundtoys, artworks and related texts

What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

how to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.

lens culture: contemporary photography magazine

by 4 others
Photographyy internationally: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, lyrical, personal, abstract, human, and street photography. Essays, interviews with photographers, reviews of exhibitions and photo books.

Center for History and New Media

by 1 other
extensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center

Free, Comprehensive Audio and Video Course

Television Production--A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production by Ron Whittaker, from cybercollege

tinygrow

wonderful interactive flash animation; I could spend a lot of time with this simple and attractive project

The Mirror Project: Adventures in Reflective Surfaces

by 4 others
collection of images from people who photographed themselves in reflective surfaces; since this is a favorite tactics of lovers of light, many images are well composed and intriguing

October 2006

STORYTRON - Interactive Storytelling

Software for something between a game and literary hypertext. "Storytronics uses Verbs to define what may happen in interactive storytelling. Each Verb represents one possible dramatic action, like a kiss, a demand, or an advice." Looks like fun.

Digital Story Examples

a page leading to many examples, things you could make with imovie; from more than decade of practice from 1990-2003

September 2006

KQED

major station hosts digital storytelling initiative; good examples, handbook, model

July 2006

KQED - About Our Workshops

"The Art, Skill, Craft, and Magic of Digital Storytelling: A How-Come, How-To Guide"--pdf file

June 2006