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Introduction...

This Media Blog pulls together all Media related resources and applications; that have been included in John Dalziel's eMagazine, eMagazine Supplements, Blog (What DL is Happening?) and Audio Blog.

Go to http://www.only2clicks.com/pages/acljohn/266405 to access archived Media links in my 'Public only2clicks'

Frobee

July 31, 2010

Frobee is a flash slideshow maker.

If visitors decide to give it a try, they will find that Frobee supports a wide range of transitions and smart streaming, and that everything is kept in one place; i.e. the created slideshow...

  • doesn't require Frobee to link with original files - it all becomes part of the same file.
  • makes sharing effortless and safe in the sense that users won't ever share something that has become incomplete or obsolete.

Further features include the...

  • ability to add captions to the files that are displayed, and
  • option to actually use semitransparent captions.

Using this online resource costs nothing - simply...

  • choose the pictures to feature in the slideshow,
  • upload them
  • click on each thumbnail and
    • add a caption (if required)
    • choose the transition
    • choose the time for viewing and when complete...
  • Save
    and a .ZIP file including the finished piece will be ready to download...
Visit http://www.frobee.com/slideshow-maker to try it out.

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Slideshow 

 

vReveal

July 30, 2010

Here is one free video editor that practitioners should check out; not just for themselves but for their learners to use before submitting evidence for portfolios.

vReveal is software that offers basic one-click editing for videos allowing users to...

  • stabilize,
  • sharpen and
  • clear up blurry videos easily (I know because I've tried it out with a video clip taken by Colin)

Once vReveal has been installed, start by...

  • importing videos into the gallery;
  • select the video to edit and preview...

Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Video 

 

Sylights: Creating Lighting Diagrams

July 26, 2010

Lighting is an extremely important factor in photography.

Sylights is an online tool that helps photographers share their lighting suggestions with other photographers.

Sylights...

  • is a free to use web service.
  • helps people illustrate the position they place the subject within a photograph.
  • lets users create a diagram of their photograph setup. Using this technique, users create diagrams that remind them and/or show others how to get the best lighting effect.

Users...

  • start by sp...

Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Lighting 

 

Media Converter

July 10, 2010

A number of learning providers block video sites like...

  • blip.tv,
  • break.com,
  • dailymotion.com,
  • facebook.com,
  • livevideo.com,
  • metacafe.com,
  • myvideo.ch,
  • myvideo.de,
  • veoh.com, and
  • youtube.com

But so many of these sites have video clips that will enhance current teaching & learning.

Media Converter allows users to 'grab' a copy of these clips to use off-line.

Is it legal? In their words...

"This website operates in a grey area. So it is hard to say if it ...


Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Video 

 

Flickr Virtual Folder

May 7, 2010

Before you read too much note that this works with Vista and/or Windows 7 only. 

This Flickr Drive tool allows users to browse and edit your photos as if they were located on your own hard-drive.

Users can...

  • access features such as drag'n'drop to add photographs to their online Flickr photosets;
  • manage photographs by editing tag properties directly in Windows Explorer;
  • browse photographs from other Flickr users by adding accounts to the root of the Flickr Drive folder;
  • search for photogr...

Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Images 

 

How to Create a Claymation or Stop-motion Video

April 16, 2010

This Blog entry provides an overview of both...

  • Claymation - an animation technique used with clay figures. (Wallace and Gromit) and
  • Stopmotion - the original animation technique used to create cartoons. (Using toys -lego for example)

Learning providers, who have used claymation and/or stopmotion teach have found that it teaches learners...

  • patience;
  • attention to detail;
  • photography; and
  • communication skills.

Learners find that creating both types of movie very rewarding!

The blog c...


Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Animations 

 

Animation Library

April 7, 2010

Like most media, animations should only be used when appropriate. However I don't believe we should reinvent the wheel and Animation Library provides over 13,748 free animations for practitioners and learners to use on their websites, Interactive Whiteboards (IWB), Virtual learning environments (VLEs), ePortfolios, presentations, etc.

To navigate Animation Library, just use the Links in the menu at the bottom of the screen or on the sidebar. Users can also search the free animations using ...


Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Animations 

 

Royalty Free Music

April 7, 2010

If you have learners creating...

  • podcasts;
  • videos; or
  • other multimedia projects...
Royalty Free Music offers you and them music that they can use for free.
  • When creating an audio podcast or a video that uses music tracks, the sure way to avoid any worries about copyright infringement is to use music you created.
    Unfortunately, often that is not a feasible option for most of us.
  • The next best thing to using music you created is to use Creative Commons licensed music or royalty free music. ...

Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Audio 

 

Spreaker: Radio Station

March 6, 2010

Spreaker is an online service that will let anybody have their own web radio station and broadcast whatever they want.

The audio content can be created and shared all over the Internet, and users can create their own radio shows by mixing voice, music and sound effects.

Users can...

  • broadcast live, or
  • produce podcasts that anybody can listen to whenever they have the time.

Spreaker already takes integration with social networks into account.

This now makes it very easy to reach a g...


Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Audio 

 

Save the Newspaper Video...

February 15, 2010

Jesse Brown brings a sarcastic view on the need to save newspapers from the Internet.

"How will mankind survive if we let the Internet kill newspapers? Classifieds, crosswords, comics and ads MUST be delivered to our doors each day or society will collapse."



Continue reading...

Posted by John Dalziel. Posted In : Video 

 
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John Dalziel
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John Dalziel I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.

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