December 2006
U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights - Yahoo! News
by jlesage
Film professors can copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations.
Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions
by jlesage
The site poses problems in lateral or logical thinking, from easy to hard, with both hints and answers. Great party conversation and something kids will like.
November 2006
Mojiti-video commentary software
by jlesage & 11 others
useful for teachers making clips to analyze in class; "personalize any video with your story. With visual spotlights, you can narrate your personal videos, add captions or subtitles, or comment on any scene."
What Can We Do With Flickr? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
by jlesage
how to create hotspots with popup notes on Flickr. Very useful for image analysis and assignment requiring students to comment on social aspects or formal aspects of image; or to formally critique them.
Incredible Art Lessons
by jlesage & 1 other
many art lessons from preschool through college; lots of stimuli for the imagination, lots of detail if you are a parent or teacher
Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: The Intro Textbook: A Comparison
by jlesage
an entry in a film blog that I like that compares and contrasts the Film 101 textbooks commonly used
Sequence Analysis
by jlesage & 1 other
by a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 3
by jlesage & 1 other
Oct 06, review of software potentially useful to students and teachers; overview useful for folks interested in thinking about Internet and education in new ways
October 2006
Dr. Helena Sheehan / Home Page
by jlesage
much material on her media and society courses, including powerpoint lectures
Tracking Down Educators that Use Photo Sharing (flickr) | Teaching Hacks.com
by jlesage
aiding social networking and sharing of resources for using photography in education
Lesson Plans for Digital Storytelling
by jlesage
this is a lesson plan that could be adapted for different ages or kinds of classes, e.g., composition or video production or narrative arts
Department of Anthropology
by jlesage
The University of Alabama's Anthropology Department has links to course materials, lectures, resources developed by students, and outside links. A model for Internet academic resources institutionally.
July 2006
Center for History and New Media - Syllabi
by jlesage & 1 other
searches 704,039 syllabi at the Center for History and New Media and over 500,000 syllabi via Google
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