Multimedia Tools and Projects
Want to add multimedia projects to your class, but can't afford the software? Your students will love creating movies, pod casts, web-casts, and blogs using free web--based down-loadable software.
COPYRIGHT
You should always start with copyright issues when developing multimedia projects. Important points to remember:
Copyright Resources:
This is a very good web site that addresses teaching students to legally use images online.
COPYRIGHT
You should always start with copyright issues when developing multimedia projects. Important points to remember:
- No more than 30 seconds by an artist is all the music that can be used
- No more than 5 pictures from any one collection can be used.
- No more than 10% or 5 minutes of a video can be used
Copyright Resources:
- United States Copyright Office
- Copyright Basics: The Teach Act - This is a good site for copyright issues for Educators. It is designed to help educators learn about Fair Use and what they can and can't do within the category of, teaching.
- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia
- COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER
This is a very good web site that addresses teaching students to legally use images online.
Audacity
AUDACITY - Free Open Source for recording and editing sounds
Radio Commercials
- Audacity Tutorial
- Audacity Quick Guide
- Practice: Find some text to read.
Find some background music to go with your text.
Find a sound effect or two to add to your production.
Save as an MP3 file
- Assignment: Favorite Five Music Mix Assignment sheet
- Adding the LAME encoder for MP3
- Assignment: Favorite Five Music Mix Assignment sheet
- More Ideas
- Twenty Three Interesting Ways to use Audacity
- Royalty free music resource
Radio Commercials
video creation - OpenShot
OPENSHOT - These assignments are for any video editing program, however, my favorite FREE video editor is OpenShot. I also recommend Animoto or WeVideo.
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- OpenShot Tutorial
- OpenShot Beginner YouTube Tutorial
- Dream Vacation Assignment Sheet
- Dream Vacation Rubric
- Dream Vacation Reflection Sheet
- Music Video Assignment Sheet
- Music Video Reflection Sheet
- Video Editing Need-to-Know Items
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Lesson Plan and Ideas for Projects
Here are additional assignments for multimedia (video, presentation, etc.) that can be altered to fit your specific project.
Blogspot
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FREE Clipart and Sound Files
Pixabay - Free images and videos you can use anywhere
School clip art—you still must cite the source
http://www.school-clip-art.com/
http://pics.tech4learning.com/
http://www.picfindr.com/
http://www.open-video.org/
http://worldimages.sjsu.edu/
Free and free-to-use audio files
http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/
http://www.uniquetracks.com/ (not free but royalty free)
http://sampleswap.org/
http://freeplaymusic.com/
http://soundation.com/studio --create your own song and download
http://www.baroquemusic.org/
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/index.htm
10 Royalty Free Music Sites Every Online Video Creator Should Know
6 Places Video Creators Can Find Royalty-Free Music
Copyright Friendly Images
School clip art—you still must cite the source
http://www.school-clip-art.com/
http://pics.tech4learning.com/
http://www.picfindr.com/
http://www.open-video.org/
http://worldimages.sjsu.edu/
Free and free-to-use audio files
http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/
http://www.uniquetracks.com/ (not free but royalty free)
http://sampleswap.org/
http://freeplaymusic.com/
http://soundation.com/studio --create your own song and download
http://www.baroquemusic.org/
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/index.htm
10 Royalty Free Music Sites Every Online Video Creator Should Know
6 Places Video Creators Can Find Royalty-Free Music
Copyright Friendly Images