Tools

The digital tools that can be utilized to implement these activites are listed below. This list is by no means complete. Technology is ever-evolving, and it is likely that some of the applications will become obsolete or replaceable by something better. This is just a first step.

Most of these sites are web based and are free.Click on each name below to visit the site to learn more about how to use the application. Additional tutorials will also be linked to each application/platform. Of course you are invited to add more applications as you discover them. **Please make sure that you insert links to tutorials and explanations regarding how to use them.**

Animoto - Free web based site for creating slideshows with a soundtrack; Audacity - Free downloadable program for creating podcasts on both PCs and Macs; Garage Band - Part of the Mac operating system: For creating podcasts; iMovie - Part of the Mac operating system for creating Vodcasts (video podcasts); Windows Movie Maker - Part of the MS Windows operating system for creating Vodcasts on PCs; jing - Free downloadable program for creating screencasts; Glogster EDU - Free online program for creating virtual multimedia posters; Voicethread - Free online program for creating online multimedia discussions and presentations; Make Beliefs Comix - Free online program for creating comic strips; Voki - Free online program for creating a speaking avatar; Skype - Free downloadable videoconferencing program; PowerPoint - PC based multi-media slide creation tool that is part of the MS office suite;
 * Click here to see a short introductory tutorial I created.
 * Go here to visit Animoto's help page - it's very helpful and full of information.
 * Click here to learn how to create an education account.
 * [|This site] will help you convert Animoto mp4 files into mp3 or wav format.
 * Click here to go to their help page - a lot of info and tutorials.
 * Here's an explanation of how to create a podcast using GarageBand.
 * Here's an explanation of how to use Movie Maker.
 * Click here for Jing's "learning center". It has short webinars that will teach you everything you need to know about this program.
 * Click here and here for some tutorials on how to get started with glogster.(The last minute of the second tutorial can be ignored, unless you want to learn how to add a glog to a ning.)
 * Click here for an introductory tutorial on VoiceThread.
 * Click here for a short "how-to".
 * Click here for a general tutorial on how to use Voki.
 * Here's their support page.
 * This is an explanation of PowerPoint basics.

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