November 2006
Visuarios: broadcast your skills
how-to videos or, more commonly, audio/slideshows; useful rhetorically for both technical writing and instructional video learning; web2.0 sharing of video that is perhaps instructionally more useful than YouTube.
Mojiti-video commentary software
by 11 othersuseful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."
Lifehacker, the Productivity and Software Guide
by 79 othersblog; always something interesting here about software or web sites that could be useful
JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing
many of the past issues were on thematic concerns; ever of greater importance in academic and knowledge communities is the how-to of electronic publishing
Sequence Analysis
by 1 otherby a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
Visual thinking school on Squidoo
by 1 otherbasic concepts broken down into useful small steps, with many visual examples to guide process. Web 2.0 in that it provides for interaction and author's introduction to sections.
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb
by 7 othersThe invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.
Free, Comprehensive Audio and Video Course
Television Production--A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production by Ron Whittaker, from cybercollege
Internet Search, Web Design, Online Marketing & more ...
an overview search site that gives information on various kinds of search engines and how to improve search; very useful for teaching; can do search from this site, too
Cambridge in Colour - Digital Photography Tutorials
by 24 othersuseful how-to information, broken down into phases
Teaching Art in the Context of Everyday Life
a useful essay for all production teachers who want students to see the world around them anew
Teach and Learn Online
a large wiki network of people interested in all things eLearning, flexible delivery, online education, networked learning, and web 2.0
Screencasts
edublogger gives screen grabs and audio explanations - demonstrating ways of using information and communication technologies for teaching and learning online; effective demos
walking as knowing as making
a concept of walking = knowledge building sensorially; bibliography of readings linked to here
The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"descriptive list which was created by Georges Polti to categorize every dramatic situation which might occur in a story or performance"; tips for screenwriters looking for ideas
Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps
basic tips by J.D. Lasica on preparing for doing an audio/slideshow in narrative form, perhaps a first person recollection, tightly crafted. Makes a good handout.
October 2006
Self Publishing Blog: 101 Resources for Self Published Writers
tips for creative folks looking for story ideas, fiction or non fiction; links to many sites that stimulate writing
Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way
by 1 otheralways looking for new ways to interest students in certain kinds of projects involving visual narrative, autobiography, documentary
Blogs for Learning
"provide information and resources surrounding the technical, legal, and pedagogical aspects of blogging in the classroom"
academhack
by 1 other"Tech should make teaching easier and more effective, not harder and more frustrating."
Welcome to the Information Processing Content Web Site
very useful lesson plans for Internet theory and use, digital photograph, desktop publishing
HowStuffWorks - Learn how Everything Works!
by 4 othersCheck out how blogs work, how MySpace works, how DSL works, how digital cameras work; also how to buy....
September 2006
WorkBook
See Sept 1, 06, for teaching carnival for college teachers
