While you’re working on a project in Movie Maker, you should periodically choose Save from the File menu to save your project file. But when you’re ready to share your movie with others, keep in mind that you can’t actually share this project file. This is your original project file that works only in your […]
For most video projects, you will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping and trimming selections, adding title cards and transitions, and exporting them in web-ready format (m4v, wmv, mov). You should be able to do everything you need to do using a free or inexpensive […]
You can use the apps on this page to create presentations with beautiful templates and simple animations as well as slideshows with music or captions. Also see: WEB APPS for Creating Infographics Wideo.co Wideo is a web-based video creator that lets you easily make keyframe animations and short videos. This intro video shows how easy […]
If you want to make a video you posted on YouTube visible only to people who have the URL (like our class), you can change the Privacy setting from Public to Unlisted. That way others can view your video if you send them the YouTube link or if you embed it in a blog post. […]
I created this help page for students who will be making video blog entries or video interviews for the first time, using iMovie ’11. The steps below are very basic and apply only to live video recording, not to video editing or to working with photos or audio. For help with those aspects, browse the […]
If you make your audio essay in GarageBand, you will need to export it as an mp3 file before you can share it with the class (on the blog or Google Drive), or with anyone for that matter. When you’re ready to share your recording, follow the steps below. These steps won’t change anything about […]
NOTE: Apply the steps below only to images you created from scratch or that you have a legal right to re-use, as described on: GUIDE – Finding Images You Can … Continue reading RELATED RESOURCES: The RIGHT Way to Save Images from the Web How to Make Your Images Web-Ready POP QUIZ! Of the following […]
When you download or create an image to work with, aim for the highest quality possible so that you have plenty of detail available. But when you’re ready to put the image on the web (in a blog post, as a header, etc.), follow the steps below to make it “web-ready” by reducing its width […]
If you’re working on a project that would benefit from having clips from videos, such as scenes from TV shows, and you’re only able to find the full episode online, you have several options for getting the clip you need. If you want to learn how to do this on your own, try the options […]
This guide explains how to format your documents in Microsoft Word so that they follow the standard rules for formatting academic papers as described in most MLA and APA style books for undergraduate writing. These rules apply to most of the papers you will submit in your college classes, but in some cases your professors […]
I’ve designed the support site to function the way nearly all modern web sites do: with categories and tags that enable viewers to sort content based on their own interests. Post titles also start with a keyword that lets you know what kind of material the post contains, such as samples, tips, guides, how-to’s, and […]
If you do a test screencast and discover it has no audio, try the steps below. CHECK YOUR QUICKTIME SETTINGS Choose “New Screen Recording” from the QuickTime Player File menu. … Continue reading NOTE: For related posts, browse the tag archive for: screencasting A screencast is a video recording of whatever is displayed on the […]
For most video projects, you will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping and trimming selections, adding title cards and transitions, … Continue reading I just saw this on Elise’s blog and thought I’d share it here. The video gives a great demonstration of how you […]
For the majority of Americans, this economic recession indicates a time when adults and parents are forced to work more hours, sometimes at multiple jobs, for less wage and spending less time at home with their kids. As a result, middle-lower class children may have to turn to non traditional sources to learn normative behavior. […]
