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VISUALIZE: Digital Media Collages
Today Maryanna talked about digital media collages.
What are digital media collages?
A digital media collage is a way of combining pictures, video, music and text online to capture your audience, share your memories and even make learning fun!
Read about Vuvox here
Watch an introductory video of how to create a Vuvox collage here
Platforms for making a digital media collage: Vuvox, Animoto, Flogram
COLLABORATE: Wiki
Today Maryanna and I talked about wikis.
What is a wiki?
A wiki is a webpage that can be edited by anyone who is given permission to do so. With a wiki, you can collaborate with coworkers, colleagues, friends and family anywhere in the world.
Read about wikis on Wikipedia, one of the biggest and best-known wikis, here.
Watch the Common Craft video on wikis here, for a simple explanation of wikis and how they can be used.
Read “7 Things You Should Know About Wikis” from Educause.
Platforms for making a wiki: Wikispaces, PBWiki, Wet Paint, Google Sites, Zoho Wiki
ORGANIZE: Digital Notebooks
On Friday, February the 13th, Jason and I gave a quick rundown of digital notebooks.
What is a digital notebook?
A digital notebook is a platform for taking notes, organizing and sharing information and keeping track of files and projects. You can use a digital notebook for almost anything: school assignments, project portfolios, meeting notes, to do lists, etc. Notebook pages can be connected to one another through hyperlinking and enhanced with digital media (audio, video, images), tables and graphs.
Have you used a digital notebook? Share your experience with us!