Elements of Language: Creating a Multimedia Presentation
Step-by-step guide for creating multimedia presentations, including design, planning, and choosing the right tool
Blog posts
7 things you should know about Creative Commons
Educause introduction to Creative Commons for educators
YouTube - A Fair(y) Use Tale
Humorous look at fair use with clips from Disney videos
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright and fair use guidelines for educators, with specific discussion of new technology
A Visit to Copyright Bay
Interactive site where you can quiz yourself on copyright and fair use issues
The 20 Questions Fair Use Copyright Quiz
True/False quiz on fair use and copyright for multimedia in education
Travel USA - Project Learning
Jane Krauss on the changing roles of teachers and students with project-based learning
The Future of Instruction: Teacher as 'Co-Learner' : June 2008 : THE Journal
How technology and 21st century changes affect the role of teachers, casting them as co-learners with students
Effects of Introducing Technology on Teacher Professionalization
How technology-based reform improved collaboration and engaged teachers in activities for professional growth
Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students
Information from the Department of Education on how classroom technology encourages collaboration, supports complex tasks, and improves student motivation
Professional Learning Communities in Schools
Podcast on professional learning communities and how they support student achievement
NETS-T Standards (pdf)
NETS standards for teachers
NETS-S Standards for Students (pdf)
Technology standards for students from ISTE
Education World® : State Standards: Table of Contents
State-by-state standards for K-12 education in most subjects
Technology Integration in the Classroom -- Unit 5: Multimedia Project Activities
List of some of the types of multimedia projects possible
How Can We Eliminate Roadblocks to the Information Highway?
Education World article from 2000 with numerous quotes from teachers on barriers to technology integration in the classroom
Bloom's Taxonomy
Comparison of the old and new versions of Bloom's taxonomy
Essential Questions
Sample chapter from a book by Jamie McKenzie on essential questions, explaining how they differ from traditional "school" questions. Examples for different age levels are provided.
Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally, Andrew Churches
Connects levels on Bloom's taxonomy different types of actions with technology. For example, this categorizes tagging as an analysis skill, reflective blogging as an evaluation skill, and podcasting or animating as a creation skill.
Creating a Storyboard
Brief introduction to storyboarding for multimedia projects with examples of a paper storyboard and a flowchart/mindmap in PowerPoint.
Using Storyboards: Thinking Through Visual Storytelling
Step-by-step guide for creating linear storyboards for multimedia projects
plugincinema - Interactive Storyboard exercise
An interactive exercise where you create a story to go with the pictures in the storyboard, which change every time you load the page. It's a good way to show how the images alone aren't enough to explain the action in a storyboard; you have to have text and directions.
Are your visuals saying what you want? Part 1 Visual Elements » VisualsSpeak blog
Part 1 of a 3-part series on visual communication, focusing on dominant lines and shapes. Even though this is specifically about images on blogs, the principles can be applied to any visual communication.
Seven Elements of Visual Art
Seven elements of visuals: line, shape, form, space, value, texture, color
Composition and Design Principles
Principles of visual design with tips for teaching them to children
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.
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.
CogDogRoo - FindingPhotos
Tips for finding Creative Commons licensed images
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.
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