with external links
Media Awareness Network
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
Resources and support for everyone interested in media and information literacy for young people. To learn how to get the most out of the tools and resources on this site, visit the help section and the site map.
Year:
up-to-date
Table of contents:
Categories
* Blog & News
* Media Issues
* Research
* Educational Games
* Special Initiatives
* Resource Catalogue
SURFmedia Video Portal
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
SURFmedia: on-demand and live streaming media service by and for Higher Education
" This media library ("mediatheek" in Dutch) consists of a diverse and well searchable collection of audiovisual materials which is continually built further by teachers, researchers, students, Beeld en Geluid, and others ...
Upload, stream and download audio and video files in different formats. Appreciate the quality and applicability of the media file in your educational activities, write a review or add tags. Organise your own and other people's media files into thematic collection of categories."
Year:
up-to-date
Length:
video repository
Media Education Foundation (MEF)
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political and cultural impact of American mass media.
Year:
up-to-date
Table of contents:
* videos to purchase with video previews
* study guides
For example:
View the trailer for this film on You Tube / video preview on MEF site
In this section:
Summary
Logistical Information
Biographical Summary
Reviews and Comments
Screenings and Festivals
Articles
Digital Storytelling Project
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
This page provides hands-on experience on developing digital stories, outlines the challenges and advantages of media production in education; discusses strategies for integrating media into the curriculum, offers suggestions and online resources for producing video in the classroom with minimal resources and equipment, describes students' experiences with documentary storytelling, using telecommunication tools, and showcases their projects.
Also included: downloadable guidelines (.doc) to make an animation / movie with Powerpoint slides and Windows Movie Maker to enable teachers to create their own animations with sound.
Year:
2007
Virtual E-Race-ing through Digital Discoveries
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
This is a list of Media Activist Organizations. Blogpost from 2005
Year:
2005
6.912 Introduction to Copyright Law
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
This course is an introduction to copyright law and American law in general. Topics covered include: structure of federal law; basics of legal research; legal citations; how to use LexisNexis®; the 1976 Copyright Act; copyright as applied to music, computers, broadcasting, and education; fair use; Napster®, Grokster®, and Peer-to-Peer file-sharing; Library Access to Music Project; The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act; DVDs and encryption; software licensing; the GNU® General Public License and free software.
Year:
2006
Length:
4 videos + course material
Table of contents:
1 Introduction; Basics of Legal Research; Legal Citations
2 LexisNexis®; 1976 Copyright Act
3 Copyright applied to Music, Computers; Napster®; Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
4 Software Licensing; DVDs and Encryption
Audio/Video Courses
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
This site is a subsection of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
What is MIT OpenCourseWare?
MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT. There is no registration or enrollment process because OCW is not a credit-bearing or degree-granting initiative.
Year:
up-to-date
Length:
video repository
Table of contents:
For all the different Departments' courses:
# Complete video lectures
# Complete audio lectures
# Faculty introductions
# Sample video lectures
# Sample audio lectures
# Special features
# Student-created contentt
# Image Galleries
National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
The National Association for Media Literacy Education (formerly Alliance for a Media Literate America) is a national membership organization dedicated to advancing the field of media literacy education in the United States. While much of this website showcases the programs and activities of NAMLW, this section provides information on NAMLE as a national non-profit organization - its history, how it runs, by-laws & policies, elections, boards and more.
Year:
up-to-date
Making Movies - Learn how to edit video and create professional-looking DVDs.
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
PC Magazine is the Independent Guide to Technology. This article (january 2005, p. 147-162) by Jan Ozer "teaches amateurs the basics of video editing and DVD authoring, and reviews 20 applications to help us get the job done."
Year:
2005
Length:
16 pages
Table of contents:
* Video editing
* DVD authoring
* Reviews
Digital Video in Education
Submitted Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 16:35Description:
This is a segment of Keith Lightbody's continously updated web site (http://www.zardec.net.au/keith/index.html) of which he says "This site is about helping everyday people use technology to do a quality job - quicker, easier, smarter! The focus is on achieving good solutions cost-effectively, calmly and simply. I aim to help the 80% of people who just want learning technology to be easy to use and reliable."
Year:
2007
Length:
14 subsections
Table of contents:
1. Quick Start
2. Curriculum Benefits
3. Recent Advances
4. Possible Uses
5. Buying Camcorders
6. Project Planning
7. Video Production
8. Video Output 9. Software Tips
10. Camcorder Tips
11. Hardware Tips
12. Glossary
13. Helpful Resources
14. Site Credits