This afternoon I will be giving a presentation to a couple of classes on using digital media in presentations. I’ll also be talking about some exciting and useful tools that they can use. This weekend I’ll upload a copy of the slides I used for the presentation (minus the animation). Feel free to download and use it!! (you will see the animation used when you download the file to view the slideshow)

Links to resources mentioned during the presentation:

PowerPoint Resources:

PPT QuickGuide
Quick Tricks (22 great tricks on using PPT)
Introduction to PowerPoint (if you are totally new to PPT, you can go through this tutorial to learn all the basics)
SlideShare, or AuthorSTREAM (upload and search PPTs for free!)
Presentation Alternatives including SlideRocket (documentation)

Images

Flickr (sign up for a free account or use your yahoo id)
Flickr Creative Commons Search (this is under the “Explore Menu”)
100+ Tools for Flickr Addicts
Google Image (be careful of Copyright infringement)
stock.xchng, Public Domain Pictures, StockVault (make sure to use the ‘free’ images, not the ‘premium’)
Citizen Journalism Toolkit to Using Images (checklists, ideas, and resources)
Fair Use Copyright Checklist

Audio

Audacity Download
Audacity Quick Guide (simple directions for recording audio and creating a MP3 file)
Audacity Help Page: Quick Reference, UserGuide (for more detailed information)
GarageBand UserGuide (PDF), GarageBand Introduction Tutorial Part I (there is also a part II)
FreeSound Project (use search box on top right), A1 Free Sound Effects
Read the Words (upload a document or select a website, choose a reader, and download the file)

Video

Windows Movie Maker download for XP (Introducation, UserGuide) and for Vista (Quick Tutorial)
iMovie on Apple Site (iMovie and GarageBand are part of the iLife package), iMovie QuickGuide
Jumpcut: Jumpcut QuickGuide
MuveeMix: MuveeMix QuickGuide
KeepVid: download movies from sites like YouTube
Media Converter (use this to save videos as .avi files if you want to embed then in PPT)

Social Bookmarking

del.icio.us
Blog post on using social bookmarking (video and links)

Firefox

Download Firefox
View Firefox Add-ons
My delicious links to Firefox Add-ons mentioned in the presentation
Campus Edition: comes with Zotero (Userguide), StumbleUpon, and Foxytunes

RSS

What are RSS Feeds?
How to find RSS Feeds
RSS Toolbox
More about RSS

More Resources and links:

Mashable’s 90+ Essential Music and Audio Websites (like Pandora, LastFM)
TED: Annual conference of the world’s greatest doers and thinkers
Mashable’s 230+ Shortcut Keys for Top Web Services
How to Friend on Facebook Safely, 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
Best Facebook Applications for College
Mashable’s 150+ list of Facebook Powertools
PageFlakes
Twitter (follow me on twitter: kris10_)
50 ideas on using Twitter in Education

Q: When you are adding text to Powerpoint or Keynote presentations, how do you know whether it’s the right size? Will the people at the back of the room be able to read it?

A: Fortunately, there’s a simple rule of thumb. Measure your monitor diagonally. Take the number of inches, and then step back that many feet from the screen. Can you still read the text? If not, make it larger until you can.

Bonus Tip: If you don’t have ruler handy, most Fordham PCs have 17″ monitors, and most Fordham Macs have 24″ monitors.

More useful video tips…

Have you ever gone back to look at a video that you bookmarked, but it’s not there anymore? There are several sites that can help you download videos from sites like youtube, teachertube, or hulu.

Keepvid: Just enter the page url and click “Download”.

Video sites (YouTube is not the only show in town!):

TeacherTube: It’s the Education version of YouTube, for teachers and students.
Godtube: It’s a Christian version of YouTube. All things Christian welcomed.
5min – Collection of videos that can visually explain anything in 5 minutes.
Travelistic: – A video sharing site that allows users to post video content specific to travel.
TED: Talks given by the world’s leading thinkers and doers.
Discovery Science Channel Videos
Hulu: Movies and TV shows