Audio, Video and Image Resources
Multimedia can be used to provide multiple means of representation, expression and engagement. These resources support the gathering, manipulation and sharing of multimedia materials.
Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. For lesson plans, tutorials and more information, click here
CamStudio - camstudio.org/ - CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs) [from http://camstudio.org/ ] For lesson plans, tutorials and more information, click here
Hassle Free Clip art - www.hasslefreeclipart.com/ - Clipart without numerous clicks and strings attached.
Instructables - www.instructables.com - It is a website specializing in user-created and uploaded do-it-yourself projects, which other users can comment on and rate for quality. It was created by Eric Wilhelm, a mechanical engineer, and launched in August 2005. Instructables is dedicated to step-by-step collaboration among members to build a variety of projects. Users post instructions to their projects, usually accompanied by visual aids, and then interact through comment sections below each Instructable step as well in topic forums. [ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instructables]
Jing - jingproject.com/ - Jing is free software for capturing screenshots and more. Use Jing to capture anything you see on your computer screen and share it as an image or a video. For lesson plans, tutorials and more information, click here
MixBook - www.mixbook.com/ - Mixbook software makes book creation easy and fun, it also allows groups of people to build books together. Multiple people can access and upload photos and text to create a shared album or mixbook.
NaturalReader - www.naturalreaders.com - NaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod. [from www.naturalreaders.com/] For lesson plans, tutorials and more information, click here
TeacherTube- www.teachertube.com - Collections of videos to support instruction. Alternative uses could be as a form of assessment, students prepare and add content on an assigned topic.
TubeTilla - www.tubetilla.com/ - a free program you can download to convert YouTube videos and more.
Voice Thread - http://voicethread.com/ - A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or phone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded on web sites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs as archival movies. With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. [from web site http://voicethread.com/]
YouTube - www.youtube.com - Collections of videos to support instruction. Alternative uses could be as a form of assessment, students prepare and add content on an assigned topic.
This project was funded partially by the Cape May County Technical School District and the Technology Infused Math Education (TIME) grant
Website/resource designed by jstratton@capemaytech.com and dstelacio@capemaytech.com
last modified March, 2010