Tag Archives: YouTube
Video For Print: A Beginner’s Guide
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by Michael Hernandez.
Now that your print publication has an online presence, it’s time to embrace your convergence and take full advantage of the new medium by adding video to your site. Video will enhance your content, entice your audience, and better prepare your staff for future employment. Chances are, you’re already making sound slides, which are practically [...]
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Top 10 Video Apps for your iPhone or other mobile device
Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by Don Goble.
The ease and accessibility to create videos is a great excuse to utilize videos for your school publications. You don’t need a professional camera, a production studio, or an editing bay to add videos to your online publications. Take a look at these 10 apps to help students create simple, but effective videos for their [...]
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How to Embed Video from Youtube to your WordPress site
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required.While your WordPress site allows you to host video there, I’m a fan of uploading my videos to other hosts and using the embed code to place the videos in WordPress. There are a lot of great options for hosting your video like Schooltube, Youtube and Vimeo. Each [...]
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Storify captures moments, mood through social media
Posted on 02. Nov, 2011 by David Schwartz.
If your staff is online and hasn’t yet discovered Storify, do. Like, now. If social media is the ultimate source of mined community data, Storify is the pre-designed bow around the gift that keeps on giving.
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Let students learn broadcasting through watching tutorials and teaching by example
Posted on 07. Sep, 2011 by Don Goble.
My name is Mr. Goble, and I teach Broadcast Technology and short film making. In other words, basic video production to high school students. But an amazing phenomena has occurred over the past few years. People from all over the world are doing my job now. What do I mean? Well, I can’t help but [...]
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10 Ways to Learn WordPress
Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
WordPress CMS is the tool of choice for many schools making the jump online. As a result, staffs and advisers are wondering where to go to learn how to use the program. There are a plethora of resources out there – some cost and some are free. Here’s a list that the Digital Media Committee [...]
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Save time with Splicd to create video excerpts
Posted on 26. Aug, 2011 by Sarah Nichols.
The power of YouTube is pretty tough to deny. Even in school districts where the site is blocked, teachers find and store or share great clips to use with their journalism students. What always bothered me, though, was finding a somewhat useful video with one true gold nugget buried deep in the middle. Do I [...]
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Editing Videos Online with the Youtube Video Editor
Posted on 20. Oct, 2010 by Aaron Manfull.
While the Youtube video editor isn’t a powerhouse program like iMovie or Final Cut, it can serve a purpose for many schools out there. Reasons why I like it: It’s free. Students can work at school (if Youtube isn’t blocked) or from home if they have an internet connection. The Youtube Editor is easy to [...]
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New York Times article discusses online speech due to cyberbullying cases
Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by JEA Digital Media.
Online cyber bullying off-campus is challenging the balance of free speech online and in schools. Administrators dealing with upset parents are put in positions of exploring disruptions at school caused by mocking YouTube videos and Facebook comments from teens in their critical years of social development. Parents are seeking support from school administrators to resolve [...]
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