Module+7+-+Online+Media

Lead Instructor: Craig Magtutu (magtutu@yahoo.com) ** If a picture is worth a thousand words then what is video worth? The world is now multimedia-centric. All over the Internet, pictures are shared, slideshows are being created and videos and music are uploaded to sites like YouTube and TeacherTube every day. Video and audio are integral parts of web 2.0, from blip.tv to musical mashups, instant messaging to web conferencing. Photo sharing sites such as Flickr not only allow users to share personal photographs but are widely used as photo repositories. Like the video hosting sites, the photo sharing sites incorporate innovative social tools which allow photos to be tagged and browsed by users. Flickr now contains over 2 billion images. 
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 * INTRODUCTION:**

There are a variety of tools that allow you to edit and share photos online. Much like del.icio.us allows you to keep track of and share Internet bookmarks. In Flickr, for example, you can choose to make your photos public (so any and everyone can view them) or keep them private (so that only you or a select group of friends can see them). Looking for tools to edit your photos without spending a ton of money for a Photoshop? There are many online or downloadable tools that allow you to do some simple editing of photos. Two that we make use of are Photoshop Express (provides online editing on the Mac or PC), Picnik (online editing on the Mac or PC) or Picasa (which is downloadable from Google and allows editing and slideshow creation and sharing on the PC). If sharing photos is your goal then Flickr is a perfect tool for the job.

EXAMPLES:**
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**teachertube**, **youtube** , **schooltube** - educational videos spanning all content areas **iTunes** - Itunes University, ELL podcasts, foreign language learning (free download here)
 * Cool Tools for Schools** - a wide variety of 2.0 tools
 * blip.tv** -More than 48,000 independently produced Web shows reaching over 22,000,000 people. 2.4 million episodes available.
 * Slidesix** - multimedia content sharing
 * Vimeo** - a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing the videos they make.
 * flickr** - image warehouse, creative commons (free use images)
 * snapfish** - image upload for sharing with anybody
 * picasa** - image warehouse, make collages out of images
 * photoshop express** - upload, manage and share your images. Group albums allow a group of people to share photos in one place. Invite them to post, edit and add comments.
 * picnik** - fun with images
 * sliderocket** - high quality online slideshow creation and presentation
 * voicethread** - collaboarative audio and visual presentation creation
 * Mashups ** - (defnition)


 * **Musical Mashups** - combining multiple musical sources to create new content
 * **Video Mashups** - combining multiple musical sources to create new content
 * **Mashup Awards** - The best mashups on the web

** ASSIGNMENT: **
 * 1) View each of the above media tools and post a short review on **3** of them addressing how they could be used with students on your personal wiki, then post the link to the Class Online Media page.
 * 2) Learn about copyright issues regarding ethical use and copyright use for consumption and production of online media:
 * 3) Watch the Disney copyright video
 * 4) Explore the following copyright websites.
 * 5) Copyright Bay
 * 6) CyberBee
 * 7) DPS Copyright Issues and Information for Teachers
 * 8) Explore the following websited for MLA and citing sources
 * 9) MLA Formatting Style Guide (Purdue) Website
 * 10) Copyright Website
 * 11) David Warlick's Landmark Citation Machine
 * 12) Easy Bib
 * 13) Comment on the Course Blog regarding Copyright issues (See step 4 - 2 below).
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Create an online media presentation teaching content to your students and post the link to it on the Class Online Media class wiki page and then to your personal wiki.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example Secondary English Language Arts
 * 16) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example Secondary Math
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example Elementary Science: LIfe Cylce
 * 18) On the Course Blog, respond to the following:
 * 19) Why are online media tools considered effective teaching instruments?
 * 20) Discuss how you feel about the copyright issues as they pertain to online media and what you plan to share with your kids about ethical use and copyright on the course blog.

REMINDERS: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1. Respond to the Course Blog post and your personal Blog. 2. Email the Lead Instructors once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work. 3. Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).
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[|Flickr Getting Started.pdf] VOICETHREAD
 * TUTORIALS:**

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS: **
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 * Present your lectures in an online media format that students access outside of classtime to allow class time to be dedicated to creating more one on one content synthesis.
 * Online media presentations used for detailed explanations of content pieces often misunderstood by students.
 * Allow students to collaborate via the online media tools for shared content creation.
 * Students use these tools to create presentation of content that has a worldwide audience/parents.
 * The above student created content could then be shared as a body of evidence via virtual conferences.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://dps-learning2ohfall09-10.wikispaces.com/file/view/Classroom+Uses.pdf"]] [|Classroom Uses.pdf] - Classroom applications for digital images.
 * **[|pics4learning]** - copyright friendly image library
 * Try Getting Tricky with Wikis to enhance your wiki's look and capabilities.