Monday, December 1st

We're past the midpoint for our "Passion Projects." Students have created wiki pages outlining their projects and goals. Criteria are available on the passion project wikispace. Here are some projects:
1. Poetry narration video and website
2. Short feature film (humour and drama)
3. Reality TV show series, trailer, website, and business card for production company
4. BMX video, magazine, business card, and website
5. Fashion video, business card, website
6. Self-authored CD compilation and CD promotional jacket
7. Golf video (10 minutes)
8. Claymation script, video.
9. Animation short films
The project deadline is December 17th, before Christmas break. Additional time will be granted if necessary, but on a per need basis.

Frontpage Webdesign Tutorial

Here are some links to online tutorials for Frontpage:
beginner tutorial
webworks.com
developingwebs.net

Animation Using Movie Maker Part 2

Animating in Movie Maker Part 1

Step by step on how to animate using paint, part one.

Windows Movie Maker Tutorial (11 mins)

Shows you how to do basic editing, including pictures, video, and audio.

BTC Using Movie Maker

Sept. 30th: Blogs and Google Docs

We've just finished an exploration of blogs and the blogosphere. The core activities are:

1. set up your own blog

2. publish a post

3. additional: embed a widget, subscribe to a group, create a group, etc.

Blogging is a way to post and share your interests--a way to "learn" informally.

We're working on our GoogleDocs module. So far, we've created an iGoogle page, and will be subscribing to blogs, websites, news etc. using GoogleReader, and RSS aggregator. Next up: GoogleDocs and GoogleNotebook.