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“Leveraging digital media across the higher education campus”
On 08/31/2010,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, education technology, new media literacies, professional development opportunities,
by Daniel Christian
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On 08/30/2010,
in digital audio, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, disruption, journalism, multimedia, new media literacies,
by Daniel Christian
College journalists: Master new media or disappear – from USAToday.com
Last month, a college newspaper adviser from Florida, writing in the Huffington Post, took student journalists to task for failing to exploit their multimedia savvy. He’d been judging a contest and concluded that, except for some clear standouts, most of the stories on college newspaper websites looked like they were “tossed online without much thought. Or pictures, graphics, or video.”
Here, Jerod Jarvis, a senior majoring in journalism at Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., challenges aspiring scribes everwhere to “be on the forefront of this revolution” and “move the industry forward.” Take it away, Jerod:
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On 08/30/2010,
in digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Using VoiceThread to give students a voice outside the classroom — from The Chronicle by Shannon Polchow, an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of South Carolina Upstate.
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On 08/30/2010,
in Nursing, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, iPad, journalism,
by Daniel Christian
Journalism class to test iPad as reporting tool – from USC
Also relevant (some of these addendums):
- Notre Dame to launch iPad pilot program
- New Stanford medical students to receive iPads
- Chicago Public Schools Launches iPad Trials
- Oregon universities put iPads to the test
- Rutgers to put iPad to the Test in new Digital Marketing Program
With Apple’s help, innovative technology becomes integral to executive education course
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On 08/23/2010,
in Apple, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, iPad, iTunes U,
by Daniel Christian
Digital Storytelling with the iPad — by Apple Distinguished Educators Cindy Huson, Karen Bosch, Sherri Clemens, Jerome Burg, Jim Harmon, Paul Devoto
Digital Storytelling can transform your students’ writing into a visual masterpiece that is filled with voice and emotion, while enhancing critical thinking skills. The iPad takes digital storytelling to a new level by making the process easier, and even more engaging for students of all grade levels as well as for their teachers. This site will help guide you in what you need for success in the iPad Digital Storytelling classroom.
Resources
Storytelling Articles:
- How Do I Come Up with a Story Idea?
- Digital Storytelling with the iPod Touch
This site has many examples of how to use various iPod touch apps for digital storytelling.
Web 2.0 Resources
- Flickr’s
Creative Commons Collection (Web 2.0) Very simple interface, works well with the iPad and Keynote. Tens of millions of images. Free!
Miscellaneous Resources
- Apple iPad Connection Kit ($29.00) Gives two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera: using the camera’s USB cable or using the included SD card reader.
- SoundPaper ($4.99) A great app to repurpose for digital storytelling!! Record the brainstorming process, take notes, and draw. Miss something? Click a word and SoundPaper automatically jumps to that portion of the audio.
General Digital Storytelling Sites
- Digital Storytelling in the Curriculum- by Sherri Clemens, ADE 2007
- Center for Digital Storytelling- The Center for Digital Storytelling is a California-based non-profit 501(c)3 arts organization rooted in the art of personal storytelling.
- Digitales- Welcome to a world of resources, examples and training opportunities to inspire your own digital storytelling tales!
- Tech Head Stories- Great list of links related to digital storytelling.
- Stories for Change- “Stories for Change is an online meeting place for community digital storytelling facilitators and advocates.”
- Jason Ohler- Jason Ohler is the author of Digital Storytelling in the Classroom.
- Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling- From the University of Houston
Digital Storytelling and iTunes U
- Read It, Write It, Tell It- WOUB-http://www.woub.org/readwritetell/
- The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling- University of Houston College of History
- Digital Storytelling- The Maine Writing Project
- UMBC Digital Stories- An iTunes site that features digital stories in video form.
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On 08/17/2010,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, Connectivism, K-12 related, Technologies for your home, Walmart of Education, blended learning, change, changing business models, collaboration, convergence, dangers of the status quo, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, expectations, face-to-face, future, game-changing environment, global / globalization, hybrid learning, innovation, interactivity, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, multimedia, network based learning, online learning, online media, social learning / networks, telecommunications, trends, videoconferencing, virtual K-12 schools, virtual field trips, virtual tutoring, virtual worlds, vision, webinars,
by Daniel Christian
Online collaboration: New innovations pave the way for convergence — from prnewswire.com
Merger of television and computer takes giant step closer as innovative online tool suite is released
CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Anticipating the coming paradigm shift that will merge your television and your computer, NxtGenTV has just released the most cohesive system of online tools to facilitate the ultimate interactive communication platform. Four years of innovating has resulted in NetConference.com, an elegant, easy-to-use online meeting system that supports the diverse requirements of single users, small and medium size businesses as well as enterprise and nonprofit organizations. Creating a new opportunity for the global audience to interact online in even greater and more efficient ways is only one of the many benefits of building a social media broadcasting system that facilitates Communication, Collaboration, Presentation and Education.
An industry leader in online games, apps, widgets, banners and rich media development for major entertainment brands, The Illusion Factory created a new company, NxtGenTV to develop and patent cutting-edge online technologies such as shared synchronized visual media and other key innovations that will further blur the lines between computers and television. “We have been passionate about creating the cumulative new systems that will drive Convergence,” shares Brian Weiner, CEO of The Illusion Factory, “our creation of NxtGenTV will lead the push for truly interactive television.”
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On 08/14/2010,
in English/writing, K-12 related, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, iPad, multimedia,
by Daniel Christian
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Developer Website: www.shakespeareinbits.com or Mindconnex Learning Limited
iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shakespeare-in-bits-romeo/id370803660?mt=8
Reviewer Name: Elisabeth LeBris who blogs at lebrisary.blogspot.com
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On 08/12/2010,
in collaboration, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital video, education technology, elearning, global / globalization, multimedia, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
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On 08/11/2010,
in Apple, digital audio, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, e-books, e-readers, iPad, innovation, journalism, new business models, new media literacies, publishing, trends,
by Daniel Christian
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On 08/10/2010,
in Adobe, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, higher education, multimedia, new media literacies, teaching & learning, tools,
by Daniel Christian
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