On this page you can find various articles and presentations on the topic of
learning and teaching Hebrew Language On-Line
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The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers
Adopting a new communication tool is not easy. Figuring out the best way YOU can use Twitter is even harder. Luckily you are not going it alone. We have culled the following resources from an array of websites that try to help anyone understand and better use Twitter.
http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-twitter-guidebook/
http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-twitter-guidebook/
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Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally.
http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/index.html
http://electronicportfolios.com/digistory/index.html
Top 20 2.0 Must Haves for Every 21st Century Classroom
Edureshet
"אדיורשת" למתעניינים ביישום טכנולוגיה בחינוך. אדיורשת הוקמה ב2007 ומורכבת מאנשי חינוך שנמצאים בשלבים שונים של שילוב הטכנולוגיה בעבודה שלהם. יש בינינו מורים, מדריכים, מפקחים, מנהלים, והורים. מטרת אדיורשת להיות "מקום" בה ידענים ומגששים יכולים לדון על הנושאים שמעסיקים אותנו בצורה שמאפשרת גיבוש תובנות שיתרמו לכולם http://shluvim.macam.ac.il/pg/groups/374//
The Jewish Education Project
Online learning uses the power of the internet to bring inspiring teachers and deep content into the classroom.
Inviting North American day schools to explore online learning.
http://digitaljlearning.org/what_is_online_learning.php
For more information about exploring online learning contact: [email protected]
Inviting North American day schools to explore online learning.
http://digitaljlearning.org/what_is_online_learning.php
For more information about exploring online learning contact: [email protected]
מדריך פדגוגי בעידן תקשוב (קבוצה בשלובים- הרשת חברתית-מקצועית של מכון מופ"ת, לעוסקים בחינוך ובהכשרת מורים)
יוצר הקבוצה: צביה לוטן חברי הקבוצה: 81
הקבוצה הוקמה על ידי צוות החשיבה "מדריך פדגוגי בעידן תקשוב" כדי לדבר וליישם פדגוגיה דיספלינארית מתוקשבת בהוראה ובהדרכה במכללה ובהוראה-למידה בבתי הספר.
הקבוצה מנסה לזהות צרכים של קהילת מורי המורים בתקשוב הוראתם ולתת במה למורי מורים שמתקשבים את הוראתם. בשלב זה הקבוצה מתמקדת ביצירת מאגר דפים של מודלים פדגוגיים, באיגום של כלים שיתופיים והשימוש בהם ובכל סוגיה רלוונטית אחרת
http://shluvim.macam.ac.il/pg/groups/1049/--/
הוראות הקניית עברית כשפה שנייה
http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/Olim/HoraatIvrit/
שימוש בחומרים אותנטיים להוראת השפה העברית כשפה שנייה
www.nmelrc.org/documents/Snunit-1.ppt
השפה העברית אתר על השפה העברית עם המון הסברים ודוגמאות
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/twitter-expanding-pln
יוצר הקבוצה: צביה לוטן חברי הקבוצה: 81
הקבוצה הוקמה על ידי צוות החשיבה "מדריך פדגוגי בעידן תקשוב" כדי לדבר וליישם פדגוגיה דיספלינארית מתוקשבת בהוראה ובהדרכה במכללה ובהוראה-למידה בבתי הספר.
הקבוצה מנסה לזהות צרכים של קהילת מורי המורים בתקשוב הוראתם ולתת במה למורי מורים שמתקשבים את הוראתם. בשלב זה הקבוצה מתמקדת ביצירת מאגר דפים של מודלים פדגוגיים, באיגום של כלים שיתופיים והשימוש בהם ובכל סוגיה רלוונטית אחרת
http://shluvim.macam.ac.il/pg/groups/1049/--/
הוראות הקניית עברית כשפה שנייה
http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/Olim/HoraatIvrit/
שימוש בחומרים אותנטיים להוראת השפה העברית כשפה שנייה
www.nmelrc.org/documents/Snunit-1.ppt
השפה העברית אתר על השפה העברית עם המון הסברים ודוגמאות
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/twitter-expanding-pln
תוכנית הלימודים בלשון - בישראל - 2011-2012
מצ"ב קובץ מעודכן עם קישורים ליחידות לימוד באתר גליםלפי תוכנית הלימודים במשרד החינוך
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חינוך לשוני
מאמרים וקישורים בנושאים כמו אוריינות,חינוך לשוני, ספרייה ועידוד קריאה, עברית כשפה שנייה, הרצאות ומאמרים מהמרכז לטכנולוגיה חינוכית
http://www3.cet.ac.il/FieldsPage.aspx?ID=Language
http://tapbb.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/the-day-facebook-took-over-jewish-education/
Facebook is possibly the most significant advancement in Jewish education in several decades. In 2011 one needs Facebook almost more than anything else if your desire is to offer the highest quality, most relevant Jewish education to the largest number of learners. Probably unbeknown to its founder, who grew up in White Plains, had a Bar Mitzvah and describes himself as an atheist, Facebook has indeed become the utility, at least in Jewish education that Mark Zuckerberg had always claimed it to be.
50 Reasons to Invite Facebook Into Your Classroom | MindShift
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/08/50-reasons-to-invite-facebook-into-your-classroom/
mindshift.kqed.org
mindshift.kqed.org
http://www.stanford.edu/class/hebrew/mmedia/
Learning tools, resources, video clips, listening comprehension, literature, grammar, interviews and much more!
I Love Hebrew
eTeacher is the world's foremost online language academy. Students participate in a virtual classroom and learn from certified, native instructors located half a world away.
Websites http://eTeacherHebrew.com/hebrew_lessons
http://eteacherbiblical.com
http://www.eteachergroup.com
http://blog.eteacherbiblical.com
http://blog.eteacherhebrew.com
http://www.learn-hebrew-phrases.com
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il
Websites http://eTeacherHebrew.com/hebrew_lessons
http://eteacherbiblical.com
http://www.eteachergroup.com
http://blog.eteacherbiblical.com
http://blog.eteacherhebrew.com
http://www.learn-hebrew-phrases.com
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il
Technology in the language classroom:
Puzzles and other games
Hebrew instructional sites
Documentaries about the Hebrew langauge
Music in the Hebrew Classroom
Grammar excersises
Listening comprehension
and much more at: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/hebrew/personal/naph/toolbox.shtml
Hebrew instructional sites
Documentaries about the Hebrew langauge
Music in the Hebrew Classroom
Grammar excersises
Listening comprehension
and much more at: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/hebrew/personal/naph/toolbox.shtml
The Jewish Teachers' Network
The Jewish Teachers' Network will offer a forum for the exchange of ideas, lesson plans, curricular development, and teaching information in a way that allows users to organically contribute content and receive feedback from their peers.
www.jewishteachersnetwork.com
www.jewishteachersnetwork.com
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011
http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/2011.html
Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT)
A resource site for the use of new technologies for working and learning
Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT)
A resource site for the use of new technologies for working and learning
THE SMART WORKER
The Smart Worker's Guide to using Social Media - in 30 Days
http://c4lpt.co.uk/workingsmarter/index.html
http://c4lpt.co.uk/workingsmarter/index.html
80 Online tools, References and Resources
We all know that teachers are always looking for tools, references, and resources for classrooms. Well, here's 80 "must see" trial, free, and paid websites recommended by Edutopia community members.
http://www.edutopia.org/groups/technology-integration-high-school/57108
http://www.edutopia.org/groups/technology-integration-high-school/57108
How Students use Technology
Globaloria
Established by the World Wide Workshop Foundation in the spring of 2006, the Globaloria Program prepares young people ages 12 and up to create educational games and interactive simulations, for their own personal and professional development, and for the social and economic benefit of their communities.
Globaloria students work independently or in small teams to develop their own original games from idea to finished product. They learn game design and programming through a hands-on online curriculum that teaches Adobe Flash.
Students learn to use a wiki; make social profile pages and team game pages; produce and post interactive game content, prototype videos, simulations, graphics, music and sound effects; and write blogs about their gaming ideas and content research. They receive feedback and support from their classmates, Globaloria students at other schools, and professional game makers. http://www.worldwideworkshop.org/programs/globaloria
Established by the World Wide Workshop Foundation in the spring of 2006, the Globaloria Program prepares young people ages 12 and up to create educational games and interactive simulations, for their own personal and professional development, and for the social and economic benefit of their communities.
Globaloria students work independently or in small teams to develop their own original games from idea to finished product. They learn game design and programming through a hands-on online curriculum that teaches Adobe Flash.
Students learn to use a wiki; make social profile pages and team game pages; produce and post interactive game content, prototype videos, simulations, graphics, music and sound effects; and write blogs about their gaming ideas and content research. They receive feedback and support from their classmates, Globaloria students at other schools, and professional game makers. http://www.worldwideworkshop.org/programs/globaloria
3 Keys for a Successful E-Portfolio Implementation
E-portfolios can be used to do more than just demonstrate student progress toward standards. They can also allow students to show who they are as individuals, while also providing a means to track a student's growth from kindergarten all the way through high school and beyond.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/06/29/3-keys-for-a-successful-eportfolio-implementation.aspx
Digital Generation
Edutopia 's in-depth coverage of students from around the country reveals how young people are using new media to learn, communicate, and socialize in new and exciting wayshttp://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation
The Seven Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/07/the-seven-golden-rules-of-using-technology-in-schools/
'Safe' Social Networking Tailored for K-12 Schools
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/15/35mm-social.h30.html?tkn=RTLFCe3+rKV1ufp2NSvD3YDQQsJz%2FK5j1mgA&cmp=clp-edweek%3Fintc%3DEW-MM11-FB
E-portfolios can be used to do more than just demonstrate student progress toward standards. They can also allow students to show who they are as individuals, while also providing a means to track a student's growth from kindergarten all the way through high school and beyond.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/06/29/3-keys-for-a-successful-eportfolio-implementation.aspx
Digital Generation
Edutopia 's in-depth coverage of students from around the country reveals how young people are using new media to learn, communicate, and socialize in new and exciting wayshttp://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation
The Seven Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/07/the-seven-golden-rules-of-using-technology-in-schools/
'Safe' Social Networking Tailored for K-12 Schools
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/15/35mm-social.h30.html?tkn=RTLFCe3+rKV1ufp2NSvD3YDQQsJz%2FK5j1mgA&cmp=clp-edweek%3Fintc%3DEW-MM11-FB
פורטל תוכן בהוראה והכשרת מורים
http://portal.macam.ac.il/about.aspx
- מכון מופ"ת למחקר ופיתוח תכניות בהכשרת עובדי הוראה הקים בשנת 2004 פורטל תוכן חדש בתחום הכשרת מורים - "מסע מופ"ת סובב עולם".
- בשנים האחרונות אנו עדים להתפתחות של מרכזי מידע באינטרנט אשר נועדו להציג לצרכנים תמונה יותר שלמה של המידע. מרכזי מידע אינטגרטיביים אלו ידועים בשם פורטלים, נקראים לעתים, פורטל ורטיקלי ולעתים פורטל תוכן. הפורטל אינו רק פתרון טכנולוגי לבעיית פיזור ופיצול המידע, אלא גם תפיסה שיטתית של סינון, זיקוק והאחדה של מקורות המידע.
- בפורטל מס"ע מידע רב ערך וחיוני עבור קהילת אנשי החינוך, למורי המורים, לעוסקים בתחום הכשרת המורים, למנהלי מכללות, למרצים באקדמיה, לסטודנטים ועוד.
- התכנים של פורטל מס"ע (מופ"ת סובב עולם) כוללים: מרכז חדשות ומאמרים בכל הקשור לנושאי חינוך והכשרת מורים בארץ ובעולם; עדכונים בנושאי חינוך מתקדמים כגון רפורמות בחינוך; שיטות הערכה בחינוך; תפיסות פדגוגיות בחינוך, פיתוח תכניות למידה מקוונות ומתוקשבות ועוד.
- פורטל התוכן מס"ע (מופ"ת סובב עולם) הוא "מרכז איסוף וסינון" של חומרי גלם חינוכיים, שאינם מגיעים, בדרך כלל, לידיעתם של החוקרים ומורי המורים. חומרים אלה עוברים במכון מופ"ת תהליך של מיון, סינון, תרגום לעברית, שיכתוב ועריכה על ידי צוות הפורטל.
- צוות הפורטל סורק באופן קבוע את מרבית ספריות המכללות ואת ספריות בתי הספר לחינוך באוניברסיטאות. נסרקים באופן שוטף מעל 400 כתבי עת אקדמאיים ומרכזי משאבים חינוכיים באינטרנט.
- בנוסף לכך נסרקים דרך קבע ע"י צוות הפורטל גם מאגרי המידע המרכזיים בחינוך (כגון ERIC ו - Wilson full text).
- הפורטל מביא חומרים חינוכיים מכל העולם (ארה"ב, איטליה, הולנד, ספרד, אוסטרליה) הרלוונטיים גם לישראל, לרבות מכנסים מקצועיים.
מתוך המדור
הבלוג כמקור הכנסת המידע של המורה לאתר הכיתתי באינטרנט
http://portal.macam.ac.il/ArticlePage.aspx?id=4096
הדגמה לנושא
http://www.orianit.edu-negev.gov.il/h/sites/homepage/t10/
"תערוכה וירטואלית" כסוגה להפעלת תלמידים באינטרנט
http://amisalant.com/?p=1021
Webquest
חקר הרשת בלמידה מתוקשבת
http://amisalant.com/?p=1057
42 New Digital Media Resources
Have a hunger for social media and tech news and tips? You came to the right place.
http://mashable.com/2011/08/21/digital-media-resources-28/
Forvocan best be described as an audio wiki for word pronunciations. One of the problems with learning to speak a language that is not phonetic is trying to figure out how to pronounce the words. Forvo hosts hundreds of recordings of word pronunciations by native speakers. Along with word pronunciations, Forvo provides some basic demographic information about each language. Forvo's content is user-supported and user-generated. New pronunciations are added on a regular basis.
WordSteps is a resource for learning the vocabulary of your choice of nine languages. To start learning vocabulary with WordSteps select the language you are trying to learn then choose a set of vocabulary words in that language. WordSteps provides six types of practice activities for each set of vocabulary words. The sets of vocabulary words are called dictionaries by WordSteps. You can use the dictionaries made by other WordSteps users or create your own dictionary. WordSteps can be used without creating an account, but in order to create your own dictionary you must create an account. The languages supported by WordSteps are English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, German, Japanese, Italian, and Portuguese. The vocabulary practice activities are Flash Cards, Translation Variations, Words Variants, Alphabet Soup, Write Translation by Word, and Write Word by Translation.
WordSteps is a resource for learning the vocabulary of your choice of nine languages. To start learning vocabulary with WordSteps select the language you are trying to learn then choose a set of vocabulary words in that language. WordSteps provides six types of practice activities for each set of vocabulary words. The sets of vocabulary words are called dictionaries by WordSteps. You can use the dictionaries made by other WordSteps users or create your own dictionary. WordSteps can be used without creating an account, but in order to create your own dictionary you must create an account. The languages supported by WordSteps are English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, German, Japanese, Italian, and Portuguese. The vocabulary practice activities are Flash Cards, Translation Variations, Words Variants, Alphabet Soup, Write Translation by Word, and Write Word by Translation.
LangMedia
LangMedia, produced by Five Colleges Incorporated, provides resources for learning languages less-commonly offered by high schools and colleges in the US. Some of the languages for which LangMedia offers educational resources are Arabic, Bulgarian, Persian, Thai, and Urdu. For these languages LangMedia provides course outlines, practice dialogues, and lists of resources necessary for completing the requirements of each course. In addition to resources for learning languages, LangMedia offers a section called Culture Talk. LangMedia Culture Talk is a collection of video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries, of different ages and from different walks of life. The videos are intended to give viewers insight into the cultures of peoples around the globe. Some of the videos feature English speakers while other videos do not. Those videos that are not in English are accompanied by a written English transcript.
LangMedia, produced by Five Colleges Incorporated, provides resources for learning languages less-commonly offered by high schools and colleges in the US. Some of the languages for which LangMedia offers educational resources are Arabic, Bulgarian, Persian, Thai, and Urdu. For these languages LangMedia provides course outlines, practice dialogues, and lists of resources necessary for completing the requirements of each course. In addition to resources for learning languages, LangMedia offers a section called Culture Talk. LangMedia Culture Talk is a collection of video clips of interviews and discussions with people from many different countries, of different ages and from different walks of life. The videos are intended to give viewers insight into the cultures of peoples around the globe. Some of the videos feature English speakers while other videos do not. Those videos that are not in English are accompanied by a written English transcript.
Voxy
Voxy is an interesting approach to helping ESL students learn English. Voxy uses current articles from world news, pop culture, and sports to to help students acquire language. As students read an article they can click on highlighted words and hear them pronounced. Highlighted words when clicked reveal the Spanish translation. Clicking on highlighted words also adds them to a study list. The study lists can be used for quizzes and games. Voxy is available in English and Spanish.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us is an online library of copyright-free English texts and audio recordings. The purpose of Repeat After Us is to provide ESL students with a place to read and hear proper pronunciations of English words. The texts on Repeat After Us are arranged into eight genre categories including children's stories, prose fiction, and prose non-fiction. Recordings can be listened to online and or downloaded from Repeat After Us. All of the recordings match the texts. Texts range in length from one paragraph to multiple pages.
iMendi
iMendi is a new site, parts of it are still in development, for learning the basic vocabulary of English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Czech. To use iMendi just select the language you speak and select the language you want to learn. iMendi then gives you the choice of choosing a lesson (level 1, level 2, etc) or trying a randomly chosen lesson. The "lessons" are really just simple vocabulary matching exercises with a score and the correct answers revealed at the end.
Open Culture
Open Culture is devoted to the idea of sharing learning opportunities. Open Culture has an extensive list of free resources for learning thirty-seven different languages. All of the resources in the list can be downloaded to your computer or iPod. When available, Open Culture has linked to the iTunes feed for the learning resources.
Lingus TV
Lingus TV is a website featuring videos to help viewers learn conversational Spanish. The collection of videos includes lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners. The short videos feature actors having brief, realistic looking and sounding conversations. Each video is accompanied by the Spanish transcript and the English translation of the transcripts. The concept is great, but unfortunately the content of a couple of videos makes me question whether or not I would use them with students younger than high school age.
Hello World
Hello World provides games and activities for students to develop their knowledge of foreign languages. Hello World has games and activities in nine languages including Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese. Not all of the games and activities are free, but enough of them are free to warrant listing as a good place for free learning activities.
Ebooks and web references for digital storytelling.
One of the best people I know for advice about digital storytelling is Silvia Tolisano. Silvia Tolisano, the author of the excellent Langwitches blog, offers an awesome free ebook about digital storytelling.Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators is a 120 page guide to using digital storytelling tools in your classroom. The guide offers clear directions for using tools like Audacity, Google Maps, Photo Story, VoiceThread, and other digital media creation tools. Silvia's directions are aided by clearly annotated screenshots of each digital storytelling tool. Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators also provides a good explanation of digital storytelling in general and the benefits of using digital storytelling in your classroom. You can download the ebook for free on Lulu. You can also purchase a paperback copy of the book.
The Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide is a free twenty-eight page ebook produced by Microsoft. The guide outlines the basics of digital storytelling, offers ideas for digital storytelling projects for all grade levels, and provides examples of digital storytelling projects. Microsoft's Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide also offers instruction for using Windows Movie Maker and Photo Story in the classroom.
Digital storytelling guru Kevin Hodgson runs a website all about stopmotion movie creation. Kevin developed Making Stopmotion Movies as a how-to resource for teachers who are interested in having students create stopmotion movies. On Making Stopmotion Movies teachers will find downloadable storyboard and character development guides. Kevin provides an excellent outline of the whole movie making process. Visitors to Making Stopmotion Movies will also find video examples of real student productions.
The Digital Directors Guild is a project designed to help teachers develop digital storytelling projects for their classrooms. The Digital Directors Guild offers sample projects and teaching resources for all grade levels. The resources page of the Digital Directors Guild contains information regarding all stages of digital storytelling project development.
Tools for Creating Digital Stories.
Myna is a free web-based audio track mixer created by Aviary. Using Mynayou can mix together up to ten tracks to create your own audio files. The sounds you mix can come from the Mynalibrary, your vocal recordings made with Myna's recorder, or audio tracks that you upload to your Myna account. Using Myna you can record and save podcasts. You can then publish them to a free host like Blubrry.
Little Bird Tales is a nice site intended for younger students to use to create digital stories. Little Bird Tales walks users through each step of creating a multimedia story. Users can upload images, draw images, or record from their webcams. Stories can be written with text or narrated by students using microphones connected to their computers.
In the spring of 2010 JayCut relaunched its free, online, video editing service. JayCut has elements of iMovie and Movie Maker in a free online application. JayCut is free to use and your final product can be downloaded to your local computer. Here are some of the highlights of the JayCut editor:
ZooBurst is an exciting free service for creating digital stories. ZooBurst allows users to create 3D pop-up books using nothing more than public domain clip art and ZooBurst's web-based editing tools. Users can view ZooBurst 3D books in augmented reality by enabling their webcams (click webcam mode) then clicking the ZB button present on each story.
Simple Booklet is a free service offering online multimedia booklet creation and publishing. To create a book using Simple Booklet just sign-up for a free account and click create. Select the layout template that suits your needs. To add content click anywhere on the blank canvas and a menu of options will appear. You can add text, images, audio files, videos, and links to each page of your booklet. Each page of your Simple Booklet can have multiple elements on it. To include videos you can upload your own files or select from a variety of provides including SchoolTube, TeacherTube, YouTube, and others. To add audio to your pages you can upload your own files or again select from the online hosts Last.fm, Sound Cloud, or Mix Cloud. When you're done building pages in your Simple Booklet you can share it online by embedding it into a webpage or you can share the unique link generated for your booklet. My Ebook is a new service for creating rich multimedia ebooks. My Ebook allows users to create ebooks that contain text, images, and videos on each page. My Ebook users can create ebooks from scratch or upload their existing PDF files to display in a book format. When starting an ebook from scratch on My Ebook, users can import images from their Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, and Photobucket accounts or upload new images directly to My Ebook. If you don't have any digital images you can select some from My Ebook's gallery. Videos can also be embedded into the pages of My Ebook. My Ebook provides a good variety of themes and templates to give each ebook a different look and feel. Ebooks created using My Ebook can be embedded into blogs and websites or shared via email.
One word of caution about My Ebook, you might not want to let your students browse the library of ebooks without supervision. I didn't see anything that was explicitly bad (the terms of service forbid that type of content) but there is some material that you might not want middle school students accessing.For more information about creating videos using web-based tools, please see my free ebook, Making Videos on the Web.
One of the best people I know for advice about digital storytelling is Silvia Tolisano. Silvia Tolisano, the author of the excellent Langwitches blog, offers an awesome free ebook about digital storytelling.Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators is a 120 page guide to using digital storytelling tools in your classroom. The guide offers clear directions for using tools like Audacity, Google Maps, Photo Story, VoiceThread, and other digital media creation tools. Silvia's directions are aided by clearly annotated screenshots of each digital storytelling tool. Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators also provides a good explanation of digital storytelling in general and the benefits of using digital storytelling in your classroom. You can download the ebook for free on Lulu. You can also purchase a paperback copy of the book.
The Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide is a free twenty-eight page ebook produced by Microsoft. The guide outlines the basics of digital storytelling, offers ideas for digital storytelling projects for all grade levels, and provides examples of digital storytelling projects. Microsoft's Digital Storytelling Teacher Guide also offers instruction for using Windows Movie Maker and Photo Story in the classroom.
Digital storytelling guru Kevin Hodgson runs a website all about stopmotion movie creation. Kevin developed Making Stopmotion Movies as a how-to resource for teachers who are interested in having students create stopmotion movies. On Making Stopmotion Movies teachers will find downloadable storyboard and character development guides. Kevin provides an excellent outline of the whole movie making process. Visitors to Making Stopmotion Movies will also find video examples of real student productions.
The Digital Directors Guild is a project designed to help teachers develop digital storytelling projects for their classrooms. The Digital Directors Guild offers sample projects and teaching resources for all grade levels. The resources page of the Digital Directors Guild contains information regarding all stages of digital storytelling project development.
Tools for Creating Digital Stories.
Myna is a free web-based audio track mixer created by Aviary. Using Mynayou can mix together up to ten tracks to create your own audio files. The sounds you mix can come from the Mynalibrary, your vocal recordings made with Myna's recorder, or audio tracks that you upload to your Myna account. Using Myna you can record and save podcasts. You can then publish them to a free host like Blubrry.
Little Bird Tales is a nice site intended for younger students to use to create digital stories. Little Bird Tales walks users through each step of creating a multimedia story. Users can upload images, draw images, or record from their webcams. Stories can be written with text or narrated by students using microphones connected to their computers.
In the spring of 2010 JayCut relaunched its free, online, video editing service. JayCut has elements of iMovie and Movie Maker in a free online application. JayCut is free to use and your final product can be downloaded to your local computer. Here are some of the highlights of the JayCut editor:
- Every element of your video can be added through simple drag and drop motions. The play length of each element in your video can be shortened or lengthened by simply dragging the ruler tools.
- JayCut's API is free and allows you to put the JayCut video editor on your own website. Using their API you can install JayCut's video editor on your PHP-based website. JayCut offers step-by-step directions for installing their video editor on your website.
- JayCut has options for adding slow motion effects, direct recording from your webcam, a green screen, and color editing.
ZooBurst is an exciting free service for creating digital stories. ZooBurst allows users to create 3D pop-up books using nothing more than public domain clip art and ZooBurst's web-based editing tools. Users can view ZooBurst 3D books in augmented reality by enabling their webcams (click webcam mode) then clicking the ZB button present on each story.
Simple Booklet is a free service offering online multimedia booklet creation and publishing. To create a book using Simple Booklet just sign-up for a free account and click create. Select the layout template that suits your needs. To add content click anywhere on the blank canvas and a menu of options will appear. You can add text, images, audio files, videos, and links to each page of your booklet. Each page of your Simple Booklet can have multiple elements on it. To include videos you can upload your own files or select from a variety of provides including SchoolTube, TeacherTube, YouTube, and others. To add audio to your pages you can upload your own files or again select from the online hosts Last.fm, Sound Cloud, or Mix Cloud. When you're done building pages in your Simple Booklet you can share it online by embedding it into a webpage or you can share the unique link generated for your booklet. My Ebook is a new service for creating rich multimedia ebooks. My Ebook allows users to create ebooks that contain text, images, and videos on each page. My Ebook users can create ebooks from scratch or upload their existing PDF files to display in a book format. When starting an ebook from scratch on My Ebook, users can import images from their Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, and Photobucket accounts or upload new images directly to My Ebook. If you don't have any digital images you can select some from My Ebook's gallery. Videos can also be embedded into the pages of My Ebook. My Ebook provides a good variety of themes and templates to give each ebook a different look and feel. Ebooks created using My Ebook can be embedded into blogs and websites or shared via email.
One word of caution about My Ebook, you might not want to let your students browse the library of ebooks without supervision. I didn't see anything that was explicitly bad (the terms of service forbid that type of content) but there is some material that you might not want middle school students accessing.For more information about creating videos using web-based tools, please see my free ebook, Making Videos on the Web.
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