NetSmartz.org
Resources for internet safety for educators and families, including information on cyberbullying
Getting Started on the Internet: Developing an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Guidelines for creating an Acceptable Use Policy for students
Internet Safety - Working With Your Kids - Basic Rules
Guidelines for keeping kids safe online from the NY Division of Criminal Justice Services
Idea : Docs for Teachers - Google Docs Help
Examples from real teachers about how Google Docs can be used in the classroom
14 Best Google Doc Tricks « WeirdGuy
Tips and tricks for working more effectively with Google Docs
Flat Classroom Project
Home page for the international educational collaboration projects with Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay
Create an Interactive Story Format with Multiple Endings
Step-by-step directions to create an interactive branching story in PowerPoint
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Create Pictures from PowerPoint Slides - Save PowerPoint as JPG
Directions to save PowerPoint slides as image files. Useful if you want to create text slides in PowerPoint to include in an Animoto video
CogDogRoo - StoryMedia
Sources for Creative Commons and public domain images, audio, and video for use in digital storytelling
No time to make a video? No problem with Animoto! » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Quick overview and examples of music videos created in Animoto
Visual Design for Instructional Multimedia
Online book about visual design for multimedia. The content is a bit old (originally written in 1996), but the principles of layout and color are still relevant.
CogDogRoo - StoryTools
Over 50 tools for digital storytelling, categorized by tool type
Web-based animation, video and storytelling options grow » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Overview of numerous tools for digital storytelling, including VoiceThread, Animoto, Fuzzwhich, Shapeshifter, and UStream.
Adobe - Photoshop Custom Shapes
Download custom shapes from the Photoshop Exchange
Free Photoshop Shapes Downloads
Free vector shapes for Photoshop
Average Pricing for Learning Management Systems in 2009
LMS pricing for low-cost systems for different sizes of implementations. I've seen complaints on the eLearning Guild discussion board that $50K for 100K users for Moodle was too high. Considering that the average price for that size is over a million dollars, $50K seems quite reasonable to me.
Kirkville » Blog Archive » Kirk’s Eight Rules of Effective Podcasting
Guidelines for effective podcasting
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Evaluation of Podcasts - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Checklist of qualities for good podcasts
Langwitches » Digital Storytelling Part VIII- Audacity
Tips for using Audacity for digital storytelling, personalizing a story with the author's voice and sparking the audience's imagination
Tutorials - Audacity Wiki
Collection of tutorials for Audacity
Writing For Multimedia: Script Guidelines
Tips for writing for multimedia, including specifics for writing audio scripts and software tutorials
Presentation Zen How to Design & Deliver Presentations Like a Pro (pdf)
Basic concepts for using PowerPoint effectively for delivering presentations, using multimedia learning principles from Richard Mayer. Includes a list of selected readings and example slides.
Flickr: Will Lion's Photostream
Inspiration for effective use of text with visuals to create powerful messages
Visual literacy K-8
Free resources for teachers with information on visual literacy, focusing on visual sources of information like maps, diagrams, timelines, and storyboards
Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
Lots of different ways to visualize content and create graphics. Good place to go if stuck on how to represent something visually and create relevant graphics.
CogDogRoo - FindingPhotos
Tips for finding Creative Commons licensed images
Flickr: The Commons
Copyright-free images from the Library of Congress and a number of museums and other organizations. Primarily historical photos, with lots of great primary source material.
Picnik - edit photos the easy way, online in your browser
Online application for editing photos and other images. Basic tools available with a free account.
Composition and Design Principles
Principles of visual design with tips for teaching them to children
Seven Elements of Visual Art
Seven elements of visuals: line, shape, form, space, value, texture, color