When I created my blog, I was looking for ways to make it look neat. I took a look at some of the blogs created by other students in the class. If I saw something I liked, I added it to my blog. One of the features I really liked with the bookshelf on Shelfari. I didn't realize at the time that this would be related to a future assignment for 23 Things Kansas.
I signed up for Shelfari and added my bookshelf to my blog. Since then, I have gone in and edited it to add more books and to rate the books. I haven't done a lot with the other features, but I really like the fact that if you click on the cover of one of the books on the shelf it takes you to a site where there are reviews of the books.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Week 13--Slide Sharing--Animoto
In the past, I have created several slide shows on PowerPoint and recently experimented with Windows Movie Maker. But I had never tried any of the web-based slide sharing software.
I chose to use Animoto. Setting up an account in Animoto was simple. The first thing I did was import some photos that I had uploaded to Facebook. This feature was nice because I did not have to take time to upload anything from my computer and the process was fairly quick. Since I was using the free version of Animoto and you are limited to videos that are 30 seconds, I had to narrow down the number of pictures I was using--I just used the delete feature.
Next, I added music. Animoto has a selection of song clips that you can choose from. Finally, I added a title slide and a credits slide, clicked finish, and waited for my video to be processed.
Then, I wanted to add my slide show to my blog. I finally figured out how to do this, and there is a link to the video below.
I found that the free version of Animoto is very limited as to what you can do with it. If I were to create slide shows in the future, I would probably opt to continue using PowerPoint or Movie Maker as I have access to the full features of both and would not have to pay a subscription fee.
Wildflowers
I chose to use Animoto. Setting up an account in Animoto was simple. The first thing I did was import some photos that I had uploaded to Facebook. This feature was nice because I did not have to take time to upload anything from my computer and the process was fairly quick. Since I was using the free version of Animoto and you are limited to videos that are 30 seconds, I had to narrow down the number of pictures I was using--I just used the delete feature.
Next, I added music. Animoto has a selection of song clips that you can choose from. Finally, I added a title slide and a credits slide, clicked finish, and waited for my video to be processed.
Then, I wanted to add my slide show to my blog. I finally figured out how to do this, and there is a link to the video below.
I found that the free version of Animoto is very limited as to what you can do with it. If I were to create slide shows in the future, I would probably opt to continue using PowerPoint or Movie Maker as I have access to the full features of both and would not have to pay a subscription fee.
Wildflowers
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Week 10--Video on the Web--YouTube
It was easy to sign up for an account on YouTube. Since I already had a login on Google, I could just use it. The user name was a little harder. The one I usually use was already taken by someone else, so I had to come up with a different one. I finally settled on ruthmusic81.
Figuring out what to take a video of was a little difficult. Since I work in a school library and can't just shoot a video of my students and post it, I had to come up with something unrelated to school or libraries. My nephew was kind enough to let me videotape him playing his drums. Actually uploading the video to YouTube was easy. It just took several minutes to upload due to the slow speed of our internet service.
I did not attempt to edit anything on the video and it was already in a format that was YouTube friendly, so I didn't have to worry about that. I used my Sony Cyber-Shot DSC F828 to shoot the video. Although I've had the camera for several years, this was the first time I used the video feature.
I've uploaded a copy of the video below or you can view it on YouTube at the following address:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ6KWDi8N8s
Figuring out what to take a video of was a little difficult. Since I work in a school library and can't just shoot a video of my students and post it, I had to come up with something unrelated to school or libraries. My nephew was kind enough to let me videotape him playing his drums. Actually uploading the video to YouTube was easy. It just took several minutes to upload due to the slow speed of our internet service.
I did not attempt to edit anything on the video and it was already in a format that was YouTube friendly, so I didn't have to worry about that. I used my Sony Cyber-Shot DSC F828 to shoot the video. Although I've had the camera for several years, this was the first time I used the video feature.
I've uploaded a copy of the video below or you can view it on YouTube at the following address:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ6KWDi8N8s
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