classtools

=Classroom Tools=

Below is a list of online and downloadable applications and websites that might be useful in teaching moving image activities in the classroom.

media type="youtube" key="NN2I1pWXjXI" height="260" width="320" [|Edublogs] [|Typepad] [|Blogger] [|Livejournal] [|Wordpress]
 * Blogging**

media type="custom" key="3184672" [|Twitter] - very small micro-blogs

[|Seesmic]
 * Video and Audio Blogging**

media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU" height="260" width="320" [|Netvibes] [|Pageflakes] [|Yourminis] [|Google Reader] [|Newsgator] [|Technorati] Learn more here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU
 * Feed Readers**

media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY" height="260" width="320" [|wikispaces] [|Wikipedia]
 * Wikis**

media type="youtube" key="y-MSL42NV3c" height="260" width="320" [|Odeo] [|Apple iTunes] [|BBC Podcasts]
 * Podcasts and video podcasts**

media type="youtube" key="x66lV7GOcNU" height="260" width="320" [|Delicious]
 * Bookmarks**

Websites for viewing and showcasing pupil work [|Youtube] [|Google Video] [|Daily Motion] [|Films for learning] [|TeacherTube]
 * Video Sharing Tools**

[|Jumpcut] [|Celtx]- a free pre-production program for scriptwriting, storyboarding, scheduling etc
 * Video Editing Tools**

media type="youtube" key="vPU4awtuTsk" height="260" width="320" [|Flickr] -
 * Image Sharing Tools**

[|Picnik] - edit images easily online (links in with Flickr) [|Paint.net] - free alternative to graphics programs like Photoshop [|Artrage] - wonderful graphics program, very therapeutic!
 * Image Editing Tools**

[|Toondoo] - create comic strips online [|ComicBrush] - create comic strips online [|ComicLife] - program for creating comics, easy to use and not too expensive [|Photostory] - free program
 * Cartoons**

[|Scratch] - make games, programs and animations [|Slideshare] - upload and share presentations [|rockyou.com] - share photos and slideshows in different social networking sites
 * Animations / Multimedia / Presentation**

[|Garageband] - create and mix music (Apple Mac only) [|JamStudio] - an online music factory (a bit like Garageband) [|Audacity] - free audio editing program
 * Audio Tools**

[|Open Office] - the free alternative to Microsoft Office [|Google Docs] - online word processor and spreadsheet [|Buzzword] - online word processor [|Zoho] [|Slideshare] (for sharing presentations, not creating them) [|Scribd]
 * Office Applications**

Student note takers and organizers
 * [|Notecentric]
 * [|Notely]
 * [|NoteMesh] (part note taker, part wiki, part social network)
 * [|Google Notebook] (This is a tool that lets you keep a scrapbook of web stuff. It's part doc sharing and part social bookmarking.)

Survey tools
 * [|SurveyMonkey]
 * [|PollDaddy]
 * [|Zoho Polls]
 * [|Google Docs]

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 * Sources for free video (available for use in education)**


 * Sources for free images (copyright-free)**


 * Sources for free sound and music (copyright-free)**