ProductionSites

=Production Sites=

There many Web 2.0 sites that let you manipulate content - either available online or uploaded from your computer. These sites allow a teacher to assign a project requires some amount of production, but does not limit the students to a specific lab or computer. Lots of potential for ALL students to go beyonfdthe confines of classroom resources.

Podcasting
Not one of my strengths. I've never really done one myself. Here are a couple sites that come recommended.
 * [|Podomatic]
 * [|Odeo]
 * Mashable has [|Podcasting Toolbox] with over 70 links

Video Editing
Any one who has made a movie in iMovie or Windows Movie Maker are probably a little skeptical of this concept. There are certainly limitations and perhaps is not the best place to edit your personal home movies, but these sites have made some real progress and have some cool features. I hope to use one of these for my student World War I poems.
 * [|Eyespot]
 * [|Jumpcut] - This one was bought by Yahoo and now links directly to your Flickr account.

Timelines
I just found this one a few weeks ago and will be using it with my students in a few weeks as we review for the AP World History exam. You get a sense of it with the Wright Brothers example. You can also make different timelines and compare two of them at a time. Definitely applicable to a social studies class, but perhaps language-arts or science as well.
 * [|Mnemograph]

Comics
Another potential opportunity for students to some a little creativity while manipulating some real content can be found at Comiq. You can upload your own images, add text, and create a story. I know there are some other ones available out there, but this one seems to be the best (so far at least).
 * [|Comiqs]

Image Editing
Either as a support to one of the above production tools or a tool by its own right, online video editing tools have come a long way. For many, the need for Photoshop is disappearing.
 * [|FotoFlexer]
 * [|Picnik]
 * [|SplashUp]
 * Even Adobe has seen the writing on the wall and has gotten into the mix with [|Photoshop Express]