Ringwood North Primary School's iSchool
www.ischool.net.au

'Screen It!' Winners at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
www.acmi.net.au/video_kids.htm

Queensland Stories, State Library of Queensland
http://qldstories.slq.qld.gov.au

School Shoebox Stories: by students and teachers in Wales
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/digitialstorytelling/sites/schoolshoebox/index.shtml

Telling Their Stories: interviews conducted by high school students in the US
http://www.tellingstories.org/

iCan Short Film Festival: San Fernando High School, California
http://sfett.com/

Springfield Public Schools Digital Stories
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/movie/

The Portable Film Festival
www.portablefilmfestival.com

The Diamond Nine grid
http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php/?diamond9
As mentioned in the lesson plan.

(See also Music and Images, below.)

Apple Learning Interchange - Videography for Educators
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=365

Adobe - Digital Kids Club
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/

Mind mapping software: Bubbl.us
www.bubbl.us

Mind mapping software: Mindomo
www.mindomo.com

The Internet Movie Database - Poster section
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Posters/
Note: you need to scroll down the page to 'Poster Power Searches' and choose a genre, year/s, actor or words from the title. In the results, click on a movie name to see poster examples.

Posteritati Movie Posters Online Gallery
http://www.posteritati.com/

Worst Previews
http://www.worstpreviews.com/comingsoon.php?display=alpha&type=7

Movie trailer examples
http://www.apple.com/trailers/

Drew's Script-o-Rama
http://www.script-o-rama.com/

Plotbot
www.plotbot.com
Web-based screenwriting software. You can write your script with as many or as few people as you want - there's nothing to install, it's free, and it's easy to use.

Script Buddy
www.scriptbuddy.com
A fully-fledged screenplay software program. Script Buddy handles the proper screenplay format automatically, so you can concentrate on your story.

Celtx
www.celtx.com
This site contains programs that deal with all stages of pre-production including storyboarding. Celtx can be used for the entire pre-production process: writing scripts, storyboard scenes and sequences, developing characters, breakdown and tag elements, scheduling production, and preparing detailed and informative production reports for cast and crew.

Scripped
www.scripped.com
A free web-based scriptwriting software application you can use in your web browser.

Comic Life
http://plasq.com/comiclife
Simple software for turning still images into comics (or digital storyboards). Now available for Windows and Mac.

Apple Learning Interchange - Videography for Educators
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=365
Tips and techniques to assist in the creation of quality video projects. Provides sample planning documents and video examples to illustrate concepts and skills, all presented in a manner relevant to classroom teachers.

Adobe - Digital Kids' Club
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/ Photography and video lessons to help introduce the art of film and video into the classroom.

Midori Kitagawa's (Ph.D.) homepage at Ohio State University
http://accad.osu.edu/~midori/Materials/camera.html
A detailed run-through of camera angles and framing, as well as some of the rules of camera work. Contains clear pictorial examples of each type of shot. Great background information for teachers who aren't familiar with these concepts.

Knight Digital Media Center at Berkeley University
http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/video/
Tutorials on all aspects of video making, from choosing the right cameras to purchase, to tips on how to use them. Also contains a step-by-step tutorial of how to use the main different editing programs as listed below.

Project Based Learning with Multimedia
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/index.html
A host of multimedia-based classroom activities and some student examples. Check out the 'Tech Support' section for well-indexed and easy to use technical support on all aspects of making a digital story.

Apple - iLife
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
Information concerning the video, photo and audio programs available free on all Apple Mac computers.

Apple - Final Cut Pro
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/
Teachers wanting more out of their video production may be interested in extending themselves with the professional aspects of Final Cut Pro.

Microsoft - Movie Maker
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
Movie Maker is included free with most PC computers. This site will give you access to tutorials and upgrades.

Adobe - Premiere
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/index.html
Program for editing video, photos and audio, for both platforms (PC and Mac).

Ulead - VideoStudio
http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm
Another program for editing video, photos and audio.

Avid - Pinnacle Studio
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/
Editing program for video, photos and audio, with a variety of add-ons.

FreePlayMusic
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
A database of royalty-free music and sound effects. You can search and download these tracks legally and at no cost.

Jamendo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/
On Jamendo, artists allow anyone to download and share their music. It is free, legal and unlimited.

Wavcentral
http://www.wavcentral.com/
Free sound effects and music.

Pics4Learning
http://pics.tech4learning.com/
A categorised list of images that are copyright-free for educational purposes.

Flickr - Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons
Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license. Check the specific license terms for any content you wish to use.

Kitzu
http://www.kitzu.org/
Download 'digital kits' that provide photos, sounds, video and graphics relating to each topic.

stock.xchng
http://www.sxc.hu/
A huge database of images, all of which are free to use. Check the guidelines posted with each image regarding crediting or informing the originator of any specific images you want to use.

The Australian Copyright Council
http://www.copyright.org.au/information/specialinterest/education-and-teaching/education.htm
We recommend The ACC's information sheets when you need to check your particular situation and what you intend to do with copyrighted images, video, sound or other works.

www.smartcopying.edu.au
www.smartcopying.edu.au

APRA / AMCOS
www.apra-amcos.com.au/musicconsumers/musicinbusiness/schools.aspx

CAL
www.copyright.com.au/educational_institutions.htm

Film Australia
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/learning/

Australian Screen Online
http://australianscreen.com.au/education/
May be able to provide permission for a public screening.

This section of the book introduces the main types of Web 2.0 cool tools, and how they can be effectively used in the classroom. Starting points, questions for teaching teams, and an overview of some of the best tools to getting started with, are included. These websites are discussed in this section.

Facebook
www.facebook.com

LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com

Skype www.skype.com

Ning
www.ning.com

Twitter
http://twitter.com

Plurk
www.plurk.com

Delicious
http://delicious.com

Diigo
www.diigo.com

Flickr
www.flickr.com

Photo Friday
www.photofriday.com

Illustration Friday
www.illustrationfriday.com

Twitpic
http://twitpic.com

Tweetdeck
www.tweetdeck.com

Snitter
http://getsnitter.com

Twitbin
www.twitbin.com

Twitterrific
http://twitterrific.com

Twitterfeed
http://twitterfeed.com

Twtpoll
http://twtpoll.com

Twission
http://twission.com

Global Teacher
http://globalteacher.org.au

Global Student http://globalstudent.org.au

Building a Better Blog
http://betterblog.ning.com

The Edublogger
http://theedublogger.com

VoiceThread
http://voicethread.com

Teaching Tips - Wikis in the classroom
www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001969.shtml

Cool Tools for Schools
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com

Teacher Tube
www.teachertube.com

YouTube
www.youtube.com

Common Craft
www.commoncraft.com

Learning Tube http://mylearningtube.com

Classroom20
www.classroom20.com

Guide to Innovation
http://guidetoinnovation.ning.com

Edulists
www.edulists.com.au

Oz Teachers Mailing List
xxoz-teachers-bounces@rite.ed.qut.edu.au

Global Education Collaborative
http://globaleducation.ning.com

Flat Classroom Project
www.flatclassroomproject.org

Elluminate www.elluminate.com

Day in a Sentence
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org

Projects by Jen
http://grou.ps/projectsbyjen

School Beyond the Walls
http://horslesmurs.ning.com

Onlineprojects4teachers
http://grou.ps/onlineproj4tchrs

Global School Net
www.globalschoolnet.org

Education Network Australia
www.edna.edu.au

ms1001tales
http://ms1001tales.wikispaces.com

es1001tales
http://es1001tales.wikispaces.com

Google Docs
www.docs.google.com

DiscoverE Virtual Classroom
www.globaldreamers.org/discovdepth.html

Timebridge
http://timebridge.com

Cover It Live
www.coveritlive.com

Dimdim
www.dimdim.com

WiZiQ
www.wiziq.com

My Avatar Editor
www.myavatareditor.com

Build Your Wild Self
www.buildyourwildself.com

Portrait Illustration Maker
http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml

Reasonably Clever
www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/kidsafe.htm

This section of the book introduces the main types of Web 2.0 and cool tools for connecting with others online, lessons plans for effective use of them in the classroom and supporting student activity sheets. These websites are discussed in this section.

Clustrmaps
http://clustrmaps.com

Weather Pixie
www.weatherpixie.com

Feedjit map
http://feedjit.com

Flag Counter
www.flagcounter.com

Clock
www.clocklink.com

The Edublogger
http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/07/21/what-are-the-different-roles-of-users

Spell City
www.spellingcity.com

SuperClubsPLUS
www.superclubsplus.com.au

Quest Atlantis
http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu

Poll Daddy
www.polldaddy.com

Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com

Global Student
http://globalstudent.org.au

My Avatar Editor
www.myavatareditor.com

Build Your Wild Self
www.buildyourwildself.com

Cover It Live
www.coveritlive.com

VoiceThread
www.voicethread.com

Skype
www.skype.com

Ning
www.ning.com

Blogger
www.blogger.com

Blogspot
www.blogspot.com

Blogmeister
http://blogmeister.com

Wordpress
http://wordpress.org

This section of the book introduces the main types of Web 2.0 and cool tools for communicating and interacting with others online, lessons plans for effective use of them in the classroom and supporting student activity sheets. These websites are discussed in this section.

Wikispaces
www.wikispaces.com

Pbworks
http://pbworks.com

Wetpaint
www.wetpaint.com

Wikipedia
www.wikipedia.org

Flat Classroom Project
www.flatclassroomproject.org

ms1001tales
http://ms1001tales.wikispaces.com

VoiceThread
http://voicethread.com

Timeanddate
www.timeanddate.com

Doodle
www.doodle.com

Library Thing
www.librarything.com

Flickr
www.flickr.com

Picasa
http://picasa.google.com

Photobucket
http://photobucket.com

SlideShare
www.slideshare.net

Scribd
www.scribd.com

Imageloop www.imageloop.com

Prezi
http://prezi.com

Authorstream
www.authorstream.com

SlideBoom
www.slideboom.com

Animoto
http://animoto.com

Slide
www.slide.com

PhotoShow
www.photoshow.com

Slideroll
www.slideroll.com

Photopeach
http://photopeach.com

Twitter
http://twitter.com

Chatzy
www.chatzy.com

Tinychat
http://tinychat.com

Edmodo
www.edmodo.com

TodaysMeet
http://todaysmeet.com

Snapfish
www.snapfish.com

Taggalaxy
www.taggalaxy.com

Google Applications
www.google.com/apps

Wordle www.wordle.net

Tagul
http://tagul.com

IrfanView
www.irfanview.com

DiscoverE Virtual Classroom
www.globaldreamers.org/discovdepth.html

Elluminate
www.elluminate.com

Dimdim
www.dimdim.com

FlashMeeting
http://flashmeeting.e2bn.net

Learncentral
www.learncentral.org

This section of the book introduces the main types of Web 2.0 and cool tools for creating online communications, lessons plans for effective use of them in the classroom and supporting student activity sheets. These websites are discussed in this section.

Facebook
www.facebook.com

MySpace
www.myspace.com

Ning
www.ning.com

Clock
www.clocklink.com

IrfanView
www.irfanview.com

Chatty's Blog
http://chatty.globalstudent.org.au

BeFunky
www.befunky.com

Animoto
http://animoto.com

Creative Commons Australia
http://creativecommons.org.au

Smartcopying
www.smartcopying.edu.au

YouTube
www.youtube.com

Flickr
www.flickr.com

Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Jamendo
www.jamendo.com/en

Wavcentral
www.wavcentral.com

Blabberize
http://blabberize.com

ToonDoo
www.toondoo.com

MakeBeliefsComix
www.makebeliefscomix.com

Pixton
www.pixton.com

GoAnimate
http://goanimate.com

Bubbl.us
http://bubbl.us

Poll Daddy
www.polldaddy.com

Survey Monkey
www.surveymonkey.com

Vizu
www.vizu.com

Twitter
http://twitter.com

A

Asynchronous time - unlike real-time, communications that occur in asychnchronous time don't require both parties to be online at the same time.

Attention literacy - being able to pay attention and stay on task without being distracted by the many online options available when using a laptop, handheld or other mobile device. [Howard Reingold]

B

Back-channel - a tool whereby a text language chat is happening at the same time as a live, spoken presentation.

Blog - a personal online journal that is frequently updated and shared publicly.

C

Creative commons - an international non-profit that provides free licences and tools that copyright owners can use to allow others to legally share, reuse and remix their material.

Cyberspace - the world of information accessible through the World Wide Web. [www.wiktionary.org.au]

Cyber bully - a person who bullies online, in cyberspace.

Cyber safety - protecting your safety online. For example, not posting personal photos, contact details.

D

Digital citizenship - responsible online networking or usage.

Digital literacy - the ability to locate, organise, understand, evaluate and create information using digital technology, including the use of hypertext language, blogging, wikis and social networking.

H

HTML - the primary programming language used to write content on the web. It is an abbreviation for Hyper Text Markup Language. Hyperconnected - refers to person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organisations and networked societies via various means of communication, such as email, instant messaging, telephone, face-to-face contact and Web 2.0 information services.

M

Microblog - a blog of 140 characters or less.

N

Netiquette - using good manners in online communications.

Ning - a platform for creating social websites. It is used to create an online destination that weaves social conversations.

P

Plurk - a short message, viewed as part of a thread so you can track the development of the conversation. May be either private or public.

Podcast - an audio recording posted to a website and made available for download so it can be listened to on a personal computer or mobile device.

R

RSS feed - a web-feed format that is used to publish up-to-date information - as it happens - to other websites. You can also set up an RSS feed on your own site to include automatic feeds from other sites. RSS is an abbreviation for Really Simple Syndication.

S

Synchronous time - at the same time.

T

Tweet - a message posted using Twitter.

U

URL - is a worldwide web address. URL is an abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator.

V

VoiceThreads - a tool for online collaborative conversation.

Voki - is an animated avatar that can be used to customise personal animated IDs, add voice to communicate online or via a mobile phone. They can be embedded into blogs, wikis and other sites.

W

Web 2.0 - the second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking. [www.wiktionary.org.au]

Widgets - pieces of code that can be added to the sidebar or a post.

Wiki - a tool that creates a document that is accessible and editable by many users. Wikis can include text, links, images, video, podcasts etc.

These definitions are a guide only.