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Digital Storytelling Opportunities

A digital story is a short (3-5 minute) movie which uses images, voice, and music to tell a story. Digital stories are a way of talking about something that conveys not only information, but emotion and significance as well.  The OSU Digital Storytelling Program, a cross campus collaborative project between the Digital Union (part of …Read more at the full article: Digital Storytelling Opportunities

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How to add links to a PDF

In Adobe Acrobat Pro, you can add links to web pages and to other pages within your document.
To link to a webpage
In your browser:

Open your browser and find the page you want to link to.
Highlight the URL and select Edit > Copy.

In Adobe Acrobat Pro:

Open your PDF and find the page you want to link …Read more at the full article: How to add links to a PDF

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Getting Edgy

When Adobe announced its new animation tool, Edge Animate, for building interactive motion graphics using web standards that are compatible with mobile, tablet and desktop environments, I was anxious to give it a try.
Adobe Edge Animate is a part of Adobe’s collection of tools and services for creating web sites, enabling designers to create flexible …Read more at the full article: Getting Edgy

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Storyboarding

 
A storyboard provides insight to help you think about ways to use images, sound effects and the sound track to help tell your story as you sketch out key story actions over time.
Why storyboard?
Whether you are working on a simple photo story, an animation or a full-blown video, storyboarding helps you focus your message. Your …Read more at the full article: Storyboarding

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Collaborative Video Editing in the Cloud

I was instantly intrigued when I heard about a cloud-powered collaborative video editing tool called WeVideo. How might this tool might be used for Digital Storytelling, to create content for courses, or to collaborate on academic projects?
As a cloud-based solution, there is no software to download or install; all the video editing takes place in …Read more at the full article: Collaborative Video Editing in the Cloud

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ACCAD Motion Capture Open House

On Friday, February 24th, ACCAD hosted its Motion Capture Open House. Motion Capture catches human or animal motion and recreates the motion in three- dimensional space. The dancer in the photo is wearing a special suit with sensors. As he moves, cameras along the walls pick up data from the sensors to record his movements. …Read more at the full article: ACCAD Motion Capture Open House

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Use your iPad to create screen videos with ScreenChomp

Have you ever wanted to to create a video to share with your students or friends visually explaining a concept as you sketch out an idea or jot down information on an image? ScreenChomp enables you create videos of your screen on an iPad.
It works like a digital whiteboard that records your voice and screen …Read more at the full article: Use your iPad to create screen videos with ScreenChomp

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We Feel Fine

Valentines Day is a day for feelings. Have you ever wondered how people feel on Valentines Day compared to other days?  Or, how people in their 50’s feel on this holiday compared to people in their 20’s.  Perhaps you’ve wondered if people in Montana generally feel happier than people in Ohio. How do women in …Read more at the full article: We Feel Fine

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Create Stories, Paint, Draw and Have Fun with Photos on Your iPhone or iPad

Let your creativity flow! Explore iPhone and iPad apps that help you create interesting visuals. Here are a few that I’ve found to be useful or just simply entertaining.
Image Stories
Storie. Create a story using a sequence of photos and images with captions. You can tell your story as it’s happening, or import existing photos from …Read more at the full article: Create Stories, Paint, Draw and Have Fun with Photos on Your iPhone or iPad

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Digital Storytelling

Stories provide affective learning that can lead viewers to a desire for more cognitive learning. As a result, storytelling is becoming a valued method of communication in a variety of academic fields and professional venues. A digital story is a short (3-5 minute) movie which uses images, voice, and music to tell a story. The …Read more at the full article: Digital Storytelling

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