Video-Multimedia Resources
Links to Online Resources
Following are some helpful web sites for teachers and students involved in video/multimedia production. If you’d like to suggest a site for this list, contact Jeff Gray at KET, jgray@ket.org.
- Kentucky Department of Education and Other Government Sites—including Kentucky state price contract information for computers and software
- Education Technology Resources
- Copyright Information
- School and Video Producers’ Sites
- Telemedia Literacy
- Video/Multimedia Production
- Teaching with Video/Multimedia
- Film/Video Sites
- Online Magazines
Kentucky Department of Education and Other Government Sites
- Kentucky Department of Education
- KDE: Technology Resources
- KDE: Technology Standards for Students, Teachers, Administrators
- KDE: Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP)
- KDE: Implementation Manual for Program of Studies
- KDE: Directory of Kentucky Schools
- KDE: Kentucky School and District Web Sites
- No Child Left Behind—national standards
Kentucky State Price Contract (KETS) Links—PC and Apple Computers and Software
- PC and Apple PC Workstation Price Sheets
- PC and Apple PC Software Price Sheets
- PC and Apple PC Computer Workstation and Laptop Comparisons
Other Education Technology Resources
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- National Education Technology Standards Projects (NETS)
- Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation
- techLEARNING.com—online resources from Technology & Learning magazine
- PBS Teacher Source—searchable by topic
Multimedia Copyright Information
- The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use by Hall Davidson
- Copyright Information for Schools—excellent and easy-to-read tutorial slide shows from Keystone Schools, Pennsylvania
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act Guide from the American Library Association
- Copyright Term Extension Act Guide from the American Library Association
- Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia from the Music Library Association’s Copyright Guide
- Fair Use Guidelines Background Information—a report prepared for Congress, with links and a PowerPoint® presentation
- Copyright Links from the University of Iowa
- Final Report on the Conclusion of the Conference on Fair Use, 1998
- Articles on Copyright from Stanford University
School and Video Producers’ Web Sites
- Appalachian Media Institute at Appalshop, Whitesburg, KY
- School Technology Resources from Bret Foster, Anderson County Schools—includes tutorials
- Fayette County Schools Instructional Technology Page by Jeffrey Jones—with tutorials
- Kentucky High School Journalism Association
- Kentucky Academy of Technology Education at Murray State University
- Digital Media in the Classroom by Heather Hansen
- Center for Digital Storytelling
- School Video from KQED-TV/San Francisco
- Free Online TV Production Course by Dr. Ron Whittaker
- School Television Network
- Articles on Meaningful Classroom Video Production from George Lucas’ Edutopia
- Video Production Resources from the Washington State Technology Education Association
Telemedia Literacy Resources
- PBS Teacher Source: Media Literacy
- Arthur’s Guide to Media Literacy from PBS Kids
- Cringely Crash Course on Digital TV from PBS
- Introduction to Media Literacy by Dr. David Considine, Appalachian University
- VidKids—a media literacy program from the University of California, Riverside
- Center for Media Literacy
- Citizens for Media Literacy
- Encyclopedia of Educational Technology—articles on instructional design and education
- Youth Media Projects from Just Think
- Media Awareness Network
- Media Literacy Clearinghouse—includes links and lesson plans
- Medialiteracy.com—includes links and lesson plans
- Media Literacy Review from the University of Oregon
- Media Violence and Media Literacy from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Media Literacy for Prevention, Critical Thinking, and Self-Esteem
- Newswatch—reviews of the accuracy and fairness of news coverage
- Benton Foundation—articles and links on violence and media
- Alliance for a Media-Literate America
Video-Multimedia Production Resources
General Information
- Desktop Video from About.com
- Digital Video from About.com
- Digital Video Cameras from About.com
- How Films Are Made from Annenberg/CPB
- Camcorder Info.com
- How Stuff Works: Video Editing
- How Stuff Works: Camcorders
- VideoGuys.com—includes extensive video links, articles, etc.
- 2Pop—a digital video resource site
- DV, DVCam, and DVPro Information from Adam Wilt
- DivX Digest
- DVinfo.net—information on digital video making
- Editor’s Net—digital video editing information
- Articles on Video Production from the Hotwired Webmonkey
- Digital Video Production Articles from eMedia
Digital Video Editing
- iMovie DV Editing Software from Apple Computer
- Digital Video Editing
- Premiere Editing Software from Adobe
Equipment Information/Reviews
Web Streaming
- Quicktime Information from Apple Computer
- RealVideo Information
Tutorial Sites
- iLife How-To Guides for Classroom Digital Multimedia Production—from Apple Computer
- iMovie3 Online Tutorial from Atomic Learning; Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, iDVD, others also offered
- Blue-Screen Shooting and Chroma-Key information by Steven Bradford
- Lighting for Video by Bill Holshevnikoff
- Berkeley Multimedia Research Center Tutorials—includes Adobe Premiere and others
- DVD Creation with Adobe Premiere from Dan Gordon Productions
- PC Video Editing Tutorial from TechTV
- TutorGig—tutorials for video and other media
- Tutorials for Teachers and Students from the University of Montana
- Camcorder Video Production Tutorial from Butte College, Oroville, CA
Software
- Turbine Video Encoder to Flash Video—free software
- Freeware MPEG Encoders
- The DivX Video Format
- FreePlay Music—free music for video production
Teaching with Video/Multimedia
- Apple Computer’s iLife—includes examples of student-produced classroom multimedia projects using iMovie, iPhoto, and iTunes software
- The Director in the Classroom—school video production
- Resources for Youth Media Production from the Freechild Project
- Video Production Articles from ePanorama.net
- DigitalFilms.com—includes a utility that lets you make and e-mail a Flash movie and other production demos
- Edutopia—ideas for integrating video projects into classrom studies from the George Lucas Educational Foundation
- Educational Applications of Audio/Video—an online course from the University of Alaska
- Cyber Film School—online magazine
- A Complete Training Manual of Videotaping and Editing Techniques by William Ames
- Articles on Video Production from Video University
- DVD Format Information
Film/Video Sites
- Pixar Films Shorts—animated films and a slide show of how it’s done
- The New World of Online Films from Apple Computer