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= Bookcast Transaction-Cost Production Matrix = Planning Your Production -- For a simple seven-step process to producing digital stories, including storyboard templates, see Digitales. Process V || Video || Audio Slide Show || Audio || [] || Flip Cam-Like CameraRead Review by Educator
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 * Time || Wide range with Flip being quick and easy and editing programs requiring lots of time. || Less than an hour for PhotoStory; longer for iMovies but still relatively quick || Some phone recording Web programs like Gabcast are a cinch but only 5 minutes are free. Editing programs may take lots of time to learn. If interested, Evoca has a $4.95 month fee for phone recordings from 30 users. Could be good for classroom use.
 * Cost || Wide range || Free || Free ||
 * Capture or Recapture || Capture Your Own

Regular Video Camera or Digital Still Camera that Captures Video Common Craft Animated Style Sample bookcast from ECI 521 “The Chocolate War”

Recapture Tools for Remix from the Fair Use Remix Site ( includes how to use Google MyMaps) http://www.remixinstitute.net/?cat=4

http://digitalartifacts.blogspot.com/2007/09/saturday-tasks.html || Stills from digital camera, scanning, *copyright free or fee paid Web sites
 * Digital Artifacts -- directions for remixing with iMovies/Windows Movie Maker and making GoogleEarth videos

Cool, contemporary technique with PowerPoint || Record with computer (external mic preferable) || iMovies (may need Perian free download)
 * Edit || Can only stop and start with Flip Cam software.

Windows MovieMaker (PCs)

Free Online Editing Note different tools provide different features:

Music Video style with Animoto for Education (You can create 30 second videos with the regular Animoto but longer ones are available with free Educator account. || PowerPoint + PhotoStory (PCs only) PhotoStory download & tutorial

iMovies (Macs) || Audacity (PCs)Tutorial

Garage Band (Macs)Tutorial || YouTube (Bookhenge Channel) || iTunesU YouTube (Bookhenge Channel) || iTunesU ||
 * Upload || iTunesU
 * Promote || VoiceThread || VoiceThread || VoiceThread ||


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[|Copyright Free Images] Collection of free images in high resolution, free for any private or commercial use. [|Alegri Free Photos] - Collection of free Creative Commons images [|4 Free Photos] - Over 3000 free images Free Photo Gallery - A gallery of free images, usable to any purposes [|Public Domain Images] Cpyright friendly - public domain images, free for any private or commercial use. Flickr is the best thing around. Be sure to search for images that may be used under Creative Commons and follow any specifications for attribution that the producer requires. Morguefile offers free images for many uses including remixes. iStock also has great images for a small price (often $1 per image). But, of course, the best source of images is your own digital camera. You can develop your own image library using family, friends, pets, and the stuff of everyday life. These are often much more compelling than any you could find or buy.

Sources for free or inexpensive music?
Incompetech -- Amazing range of royalty-free music! The Kavhi Collective provides free electronic music licensed under Creative Commons. Please note any requirements for attribution as you select music. As educators, we can help Kavhi achieve its goal: making "sound a power that really can change the world." Formats for Bookcasts. . . in addition to dramatic performances, Bill Ferriter suggests a talk-show format that could work well for book clubs.

Ann Collier of Net Family News and Connect Safely has proposed creating a mash-up that combines the two so that students are learning that "with great power comes responsibility" (Peter Parker cited by Henry Jenkins).
 * Media Literacy Meets Digital Citizenship**

Remember to respect copyright laws if you’re re-capturing video or audio or still images originally posted by others. For guidance in making sound decisions about using digital media as you teach and model for students, see The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education developed by American University's Social Media Lab. The [|MultimediaLibrarian Wikia] is an excellent repository of the current information and thinking about copyright. Temple University's Media Lab has a [|fair use curriculum] for students at all levels.