How to give your webcam video an audio punch: Use a shotgun microphone — from ReelSEO Video Marketing by Grant Crowell
On 07/26/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital video, tools, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/26/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, flipping -- inverted learning, future, future of higher education, global / globalization, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, media/film, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, personalized/customized learning, play, social learning / networks, social media, storytelling, streams of content, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Intel predicts Smart TV is the device of the future — from nyxiotechnologies.com’s blog
Chipmaker Intel believes that the Smart TV is the electronic device of the future, in the living room anyway.
Excerpt:
The Smart TV is already upon us, in its various forms from various manufacturers. It has arrived with 3D capabilities, web browsing and social networking and applications. Currently Samsung and LG seem to be two of the big players pushing the Smart TV to consumers.
Also see:
On 07/24/2011,
in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, creativity, digital audio, digital video, Europe, graphics, innovation, interactivity, multi-touch, multimedia, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
On 07/24/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, education technology, internet, IT in HE, learning spaces, library / librarians, multimedia, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
Aruba MOVE delivers high-quality video simultaneously to 100 iPads in a single classroom at the University of Ottawa — from ArrubaNetworks.com
Multimedia applications included Apple Facetime and AirPlay, Blackboard Mobile™ Learn, Distribution Access Learning, HaiVision and Turning Technologies
Excerpt:
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13, 2011 – Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) today announced that it and several application partners delivered the next-generation classroom experience at the University of Ottawa. Validated by the university information technology (IT) department, the classroom experience consisted of six leading multimedia educational applications delivered to 100 iPads, concurrently. Each of the applications was delivered simultaneously to all 100 iPads with the highest quality and without any noticeable jitter, delay or frame loss. 100 percent of the iPads passed the multimedia Service Level Agreement (SLA), as measured by VeriWave WaveInsite, which was also used to objectively verify sustained performance of 1Mbps of multimedia streaming to each iPad.
From DSC:
I think there may be something here for the Smart Classrooms of the future. I can’t help but think of some of our courses in astronomy, for example, and that I think that sometimes we are using the wrong technologies to display images and videos to our students. Without investing an enormous amount of money on very high-end projection systems, we lose too much detail with a variety of images that feature galaxies, constellations, etc. with a projected image.
What about if a student could control where they want to zoom in on an image — and not lose any resolution or brightness? What about if they had such high res images available for viewing directly on their iPads? Sounds very interesting to me.
Also see:
- Haivision Acquires KulaByte and MontiVision; Forms Internet Media Division
Haivision driving toward $50 million revenue with new division combining Internet streaming and cloud transcoding to enable over-the-top media delivery
MONTREAL and CHICAGO — July 21, 2011 — Haivision Network Video, a leading provider of the most advanced video networking, digital signage, and IP video distribution solutions, today announced that it has acquired both KulaByte Corporation of San Marcos, Texas, and MontiVision Imaging Technologies based in Germany. The technologies of both companies, including advanced encoding, transcoding, cloud computing, and workflow solutions, will be combined to form Haivision’s new Internet Media Division.
On 07/20/2011,
in business, communications, corporate / business world, digital audio, digital video, productivity / tips and tricks, telepresence, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Steelcase sets out to discover where HD video links will take the next-generation office — from Crain’s Detroit Business by Matthew Gryczan
MATTHEW GRYCZAN/CMB
Ideo Chairman David Kelley (on screen) in Palo Alto, Calif.,
and Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett are constantly connected
from Hackett’s office in Grand Rapids.
On 07/19/2011,
in corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, Europe, television, training / L&D,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/14/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, animation, Apple, art, changing business models, convergence, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, generational differences, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, love of learning, media/film, multimedia, new business models, new media literacies, publishing, quality, reading, storytelling, technologies for your home, tools, trends, user experience (UX), user interface design, using teams,
by Daniel Christian
Check out:
- Fantastic new children’s iPad book by author William Joyce — from curiositycounts.com as curated by Maria Popova
Also see:
- iTunes Preview of “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” by Moonbot Studios LA, LLC
- The Making Of Morris: Part 4 (Invitations To Adventure)
- The Making Of Morris: Part 3 (Thousands Of Books)
- morrislessmore.com
- MOONBOT Studios: An interplanetary creative expedition of story and art
From DSC:
This also nicely illustrates why I believe we need to use teams of specialists to create and deliver our learning materials (June 2009).
On 07/12/2011,
in 24x7x365 access, blended learning, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, higher education, hybrid learning, multimedia, online learning, tools, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Some items re: Blackboard’s announcement of their Collaborate product:
- Blackboard Collaborate: Overview — from Bb
- Blackboard Launches New, Real-Time Collaboration Platform Built for Education — prnewswire.com
- Blackboard Collaborate formally launched at BBWorld 2011 — from zdnet.com by Christopher Dawson
Talk about engaging students in music! Creative use of iPads by Neil Johnston from storevanmusic.com
On 07/05/2011,
in active learning, attention, collaboration, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, drama/theater, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, face-to-face, ideas, innovation, interactivity, K-12 related, learning, learning ecosystem, mirroring and/or multiple devices, multi-touch, multimedia, music, new media literacies, participation, passions, real-world assignments, social learning / networks, teaching & learning, UK,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
What a great way to engage, inspire, involve students in music!
See:
Also see:
- Neil Johnston from storevanmusic.com
- Originally saw at The Futures Agency
On 07/05/2011,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, media/film, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multi-touch, multimedia, story, storytelling, transmedia,
by Daniel Christian
Storytelling gets an upgrade: Beyond tactile stories — from digitalbookworld.com by J.C. Hutchins, novelist and transmedia storyteller
Excerpt:
Over the course of my two previous pieces on storytelling upgrades, I showed how tactile and kinetic features native to the iPad can be linked to traditional narrative devices, such as foreshadowing. However, where it gets really exciting is how the device can unlock a deeply interactive and immersive environment in which the “reader” is an integral part of a nonlinear story—all narrative features that cannot be rendered in print.
Up to now, I had been focusing on the tactile and kinetic, but there are dozens of ways exist to leverage the iPad’s other built-in features, including…
Also see:
StoryWorld Conference + Expo is a timely event for:
- Transmedia content developers
- Book publishing professionals
- Television development and acquisition professionals
- Film professionals
- Advertising agencies and multi-media marketing firms
- Game developers (including web, video, roleplaying and alternate reality games)
- Mobile developers
- Production companies
- Literary and entertainment agencies
- Writers and content creators
- Media consultants
- Any firm or professional in the business of producing cross-platform content
On 06/29/2011,
in 21st century, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, convergence, digital audio, digital video, future, internet, telecommunications, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/29/2011,
in communications, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, education, ideas, innovation, interactivity, library / librarians, multimedia, new media literacies, story, storytelling, teaching & learning, transmedia, writing,
by Daniel Christian
Teaching students to be multimedia storytellers — from Spotlight on Digital Media & Learning
From DSC:
With a special congrats out to Laura Fleming on her curation efforts:
We wanted to point Spotlight readers to a new, powerful collection on the National Writing Project’s Digital Is website. Reading and Writing Transmedia is curated by Laura Fleming, a library media specialist in River Edge, N.J., who blogs regularly about the connection between transmedia and education.
On 06/27/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, technologies for your home, television, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Excerpts (emphasis DSC):
What is interactive TV?
Interactive TV is technology that allows viewers to interact directly with content and brands through use of their TV remote control to request product samples, discounts and information, express opinions, engage in polling and trivia, and more. In a study, 82% of viewers said they would like to be exposed to additional interactive television advertising. (The Efficacy of Advanced Advertising and In-Program Interactivity, Canoe Ventures, 2010)
Also see Canoe Ventures (New York, NY):
The Next Great Digital Medium
Canoe VenturesTM is changing television. We’re creating innovative products and services for networks to enhance programming and empower viewers to interact with their TVs.
We are accelerating TV’s evolution by combining the impact and reach of traditional TV with new technologies and marketing solutions that will better connect consumers with brands.
Founded in 2008 by the country’s leading cable operators, Canoe is making TV the next great digital medium.
Addendum from later on 6/27/11:
- Apple expected to build 50-inch connected TVs — from rapidtvnews.com
- Connected TV set for huge growth — from rapidtvnews.com
- Online video to break billion user barrier in five years — from rapidtvnews.com
- icueTV – More Interactive TV features! — from newtechnologytv.com
On 06/21/2011,
in Apple, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Some of the other items/articles on this include:
- Final Cut Pro X — from LoudScreen.com
- Final Cut Pro X launches, $299 in the Mac App Store — from tuaw.com
- Apple announces Final Cut Pro X, rebuilt from ground up with 64-bit support (update: $299 in June) — engadget.com
On 06/16/2011,
in convergence, digital audio, digital video, Google, human-computer interaction (HCI), mobile technologies, telecommunications, telepresence, tools, vendors, web-based collaboration, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Announcing the Cisco umi Mobile App for iOS and Android–– from Cisco by Gina Clark
Excerpt from Cisco (emphasis DSC):
Today, I’m pleased to announce a new addition to the umi family — the Cisco umi mobile app is now available for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android devices.
The umi mobile app is a cool new way for umi subscribers to access video messages and recorded videos on the go. In addition, you can use your mobile device’s touchscreen to add/edit contacts easily with the onscreen keyboard, or even as a remote control for umi on your HDTV.
Relevant addendum later on 6/16/11:
- Fuze Meeting Now Integrates With High-End Telepresence Systems — from ReadWriteWeb by John Paul Titlow
