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Friday, February 18, 2011

LINKS AND RESOURCES (FOR FACULTY)

LINKS AND RESOURCES (FOR FACULTY)
The following list features recommended links and resources for Pomona College faculty. Please contact the FLRC if you wish it try recommended software. There are FLRC funds dedicated to new software available. Please also submit any links or resources that should be posted here.


Video Database
Mason Library Book DatabaseCopyright at the Claremont Colleges
Essential Online Resources
Word Champ
Rikai
Realia Project


Web 2.0 Resources
Woices – Voice Recording and Maps Mashup; recommended
Chinswing – Online Voiceboards

Flowgram – Create narrated multimedia presentation, incl. web navigation. Highly recommended.

EyeJot – Create and send video mails
XTimeline – Create interactive timelines
Circavie – Create interactive timelines
UStream – Stream live content

Overstream – Add comments or subtitles to online videos (incl. Youtube)

Fuzzwich – Create small animations; cannot record voice but upload pre-recorded audio
Yugma – Web conferencing
VoiceThread – Create narrated digital narratives; highly recommended
vuvox – Media creation tool
Bookr- Create quick online books

YackPack
Closed voiceboards; pay servirce; recommended
The 20 Questions Game – Try out this free online version in many languages

Blabberize – Create talking heads with your own images and add your voice. Not only for Monty Python fans…

Comiqs – Create online comiqs. Free and simple.

Jumpcut – Edit your videos online

Bubbleply – Add Bubbles to any video

ToonDoo – Comic Creator
Flickr creative commons – Find images that can be used legally

Tumblr – Super simple blogging

Makebeliefscomix – Create Comics Online
ccmixter – Find audio resources that can be used legally

Podsafeaudio – Find audio resources that can be used legally

Pixton – Online Comic Creation
Recommended Software
Creative Software
Comic Life Deluxe
(Mac)
Comic Book Creator (PC)
Audio Recording and Editing
Audacity (free, multiple platform)
Dartmouth College Recorder (free, multiple platform)
Sound Recorder (Mac – free – simple)
Digital Storytelling and Narrated Photo Stories
Photo Story Maker 3 (PC)
Windows Movie Maker 2 (PC)
iMovie (Mac)
Digital Storytelling Guide
Pulpmotion (Mac)
Easy Video Production
Windows Movie Maker 2 (PC)
iMovie (Mac)
Pulpmotion (Mac)
Still and Video Screen Capture
FRAPS (In-game screen capture – to create Machinima (PC only))
Snapz Pro (Mac)
Debut Video Capture (PC – free)
Copernicus (Mac – free)
Screenshot Plus (Mac widget – free)
Capture (Mac widget – free)
Camtasia and SnagIt (PC)
Cam Studio 2.0 (PC – free)
Jing Project
Other Multimedia Production Software
iStopMotion (Mac)
Photo To Movie (PC + Mac)
YouTube Downloader
Ares Tube (free – PC)
Tube TV (free – Mac)
Computer-Mediated Communication

Skype
High-Speed ConferencingSkypecasting
Tandem Learning: Mixxer
Tandem Learning: JyveiChat AV (Mac only)
Gizmo
Podcasting
iTunes Podcasts
The Education Podcast Network

Podcast Alley
Useful Hardware
Snowball USB microphoneFlip Flash Camcorder
Further Information and Research on Language Learning and Technology
Language Learning & Technology Journal
Language Learning and Technology Wikibook (ATALL)
Top 100 Language Blogs
Useful Sites and Resources for Individual Languages:
(sorry, still under construction…)

French
French Songs through Singing
German
Great German Podcasts: Tagesschau; Heute Journal; Sendung mit der Maus; Extra 3; Quarks und Co.; Podcast der Bundeskanzlerin; …
Japanese
Chinese
Spanish
Nuevos Horizontes – Student Companion Site
Nuevos Horizontes – Instructor Companion Site
Learning Spanish with Songs (Colby College)
Russian

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