Below are some tools that are either free or have free versions (with limited functionality) that will allow you to upload images, audio, and/0r video, and to then embed what you produce on Blogs@Baruch.
It is a good habit to keep copies of what you’ve done locally and not to depend completely on a third party site to retain your work. Keep a copy of your images, and, if possible, record your audio narrations as MP3 or WAV files that you then upload to the site and integrate with your slides.
Documentation for how to use each tool exists on each site.
When you’re done, you’ll want to get embed code that you’ll then paste into the HTML view of a post your write on Blogs@Baruch (when you click into the “Add New Post” page, click on the “HTML” tab instead of the “Visual” tab in the space above where you write your post, and paste the content there). You MAY run into difficulty since some sites send out bulky embed code that other software does not like. If this is the case, send Luke me an email (lucas.waltzer@baruch.cuny.edu) and I’ll help you embed your slideshow.
But remember… keep local copies of everything you produce so that if something goes wrong you won’t have much trouble reproducing it!
Here are the tools:
Video Tools
YouTube Editor: http://www.youtube.com/editor
Allows basic editing– clipping, remixing, adding soundtrack (including approved audio from the YouTube music library) , transitions, adding titles. Check out this guide:
JayCut: http://jaycut.com/
A more robust hosted video editor with options beyond what the YouTube editor provides. Here’s a good guide to using JayCut.
Slideshow Tools
Slide Share http://www.slideshare.net/
Upload PPT, PDF, and then upload accompanying MP3.
Slide Six http://slidesix.com/
Import presentations (PPT/PPS, PDF, ODP/SXI, MOV) and then layer audio over
Show Beyond http://www.showbeyond.com/
Max of 24 images, 30 seconds of audio per image
Can upload audio files in MP3 or WAV format
Photo Peach http://photopeach.com/
Upload photos, easily arrange into a slideshow, but requires premium account for upload of MP3s ($3 a month)
Animoto http://animoto.com/
Analyzes an uploaded set of images and creates a “professional” music video based on a secret artificial intelligence logic.
Pricing comparison for the plans: http://animoto.com/pricing
One True Media http://www.onetruemedia.com/
Upload images and audio for story track. Embed in blogs or directly post to YouTube/Google video, mySpace, Google Groups. A range of choices.
Pricing comparison for plans: http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/subscription_benefits
Perspiration:
Embedding disabled… click on link to see scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5D1aeNB2Bc
Inspiration:
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WORKSHOP
Digital Storytelling for Beginners: 50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story
Thursday, May 5, 12:30-2:15pm, 6th Floor Computer Lab, William and Anita Newman Library
Learn to create, experiment, and express yourself with words and images on the web. Not long ago, producing multimedia digital content required expensive equipment and deep levels of technical expertise. Now anyone can create, publish, and share compelling works with nothing more complex than a web browser. Free, open licensed texts, images, video, audio and other media are easy to find and re-use in your own creations. Combining this with your own content and a set of free tools gives you tremendously powerful ways to express ideas beyond text and bullet points, whether for a presentation, to share with friends or family, or for a class project.
This hands-on workshop, presented by the Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute and the Baruch Computing and Technology Center (BCTC), and led by Alan Levine (see below and http://cogdogblog.com), will teach participants the basics of creating, publishing, and sharing a story in any free web 2.0 tool, using images, audio, and/or video. Your “story” can take many forms: a personal tale, a humorous anecdote, a presentation for a class, part of a research project, or anything else. For a list of some of the tools available to you, visit http://50ways.wikispaces.com/
This workshop is open to all Baruch students, faculty members, and staff. RSVP to Communication.Institute@baruch.cuny.edu
Alan Levine is former Vice President, NMC Community and CTO for the New Media Consortium (NMC), and currently is exploring his next venture. He is widely recognized internationally for expertise in the application of new technologies to educational environments, such as blogging and web-based storytelling, and was a pioneer on the web going back to 1993.
