Crow Park: 2016-02-07

Friday 12 February 2016

Mostly an introvert

My house Jan 2016 - or one rooster on the porch

So the journal assignment for the week involves reflecting on the video the power of introverts. I found the video easy to watch and inspiring. We all have something different to contribute. Lets not shame and isolate introverts. I feel like I am an introvert who needs and likes stimulation from other people. We all need balance and the world needs all of us. Great motivational speech, great images of the speaker showing up at camp with her bag of books and misplaced expectations. A funny look at growing up and a meaningful look at one of the little accidents made by a society that sets norms and expectations.

http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

A fellow students list of digital resources. I am impressed and think this list is valuable.

Here are links to resources to help with creating a Digital Story. If you have others please add them below.
All working links

Free/Trial Software for Recording A Project

Video Scribe (thanks Doug)
http://www.videoscribe.co/
Windows Movie Maker
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/movie-maker
iMovie for Mac
https://support.apple.com/kb/dl859?locale=en_US
MS Powerpoint
https://office.live.com/start/PowerPoint.aspx
Prezi (presentation software that uses motion, zoom and spatial relationships)
https://prezi.com/business/
WeVideo (cloud based video creation platform)
Free version = 5min/month, 2GB max
Paid = $10/month, 1HR, 5GB max
https://www.wevideo.com/
Powtoon (create animated videos)
http://www.powtoon.com/
Capzles (Create rich multimedia movies, timelines, etc)
http://www.capzles.com/
Slidestory (free narration over pictures software)
http://www.slidestory.com/
Zeega (interactive slideshows)
http://zeega.com/

Photos and Videos (Creative Commons)

Creative Commons (Free Images, Video, Music)
https://creativecommons.org/
Flikr: Creative Commons (Non-Copyright Online photos)
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Archive.org (free pictures, movies and pictures -- non-profit)
https://archive.org/
Morguefile (catalogue of high res stock photos)
http://www.morguefile.com/
Wikimedia Commons (free, shared photos)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Bigfoto (free photos)
http://www.bigfoto.com/
Fromoldbooks (Free scanned pictures from old books)
http://www.fromoldbooks.org/
Stockvault (Free stock photos for non-commercial use)
http://www.stockvault.net/

Music

Audacity (Free Multi-track audio editor and recorder)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/
FMA (Free Music Archive)
http://freemusicarchive.org/
Freesounds (Free music & sounds -- Creative Commons)
http://www.freesound.org/browse/
SoundCloud (mix of free to download tracks & paid)
https://soundcloud.com/
Opsound (Free music)
http://www.opsound.org/

Software - Membership/$ based

Zimmer Twins (Animated Digital Storytelling)
$9.95/month
http://zimmertwins.com/splash
Animoto (professional videos using predesigned templates)
$16/month (personal), $42/month (professional)
https://animoto.com/
https://animoto.com/blog/business/how-to-narrate-your-video/