6.+Resources

= Below are some resources for you to use as you create your own digital stories =

Make sure you are being responsible users of information...Use photos that are labeled for re-use or else cite your sources for pictures and music. Here's a link to a quick MLA guide: []

tutorial videos =**Presentation Tools ** =


 * **Audacity ** || [] || Easy to use audio editor for PC's ||
 * **Aviary** || www.aviary.com || Online audio and image editor. Some bandwidth issues. ||
 * **iMovie ** || Mac Only || Edit images and video to create your story. ||
 * **Moviemaker ** || Windows Only || Edit images and add sound ||
 * **Garage Band** || Mac Only ||  ||
 * **Pixie** || Software download for K-6 ||  ||
 * **Story Corps** || http://storycorps.org/diy/participate/ || This is a list of resources for interviews. Also take a listen to some of the stories. ||

**Music Sites**

[|http://findsounds.com] || Need sound effects? This list will direct you to a variety of sources. Find sound effects by keyword (i.e., "creaky door") ||
 * **Aviary** || [] || This is a one-stop shopping option for students with sound effects, screen capture, music and video editing options. ||
 * ** 10 free music sites ** || [|Last 100] || Ten sites for legal free music for use in podcasts and presentations. ||
 * **Royalty Free Music .com** || [] || Sign in as an educator and download dozens of free stock music clips. ||
 * ** Free Byte ** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; color: black; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This web site offers links to free music, software, music lessons, and sheet music. ||
 * **Mus Open** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] || Free Public Domain Classical Music. Access to copyright-free Mp3 files and sheet music. ||
 * **Freeplay Music** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] || Free Play Music is a great site for school multi-media projects. You can browse music categoriess with over 2500 tracks of music ||
 * **Pod Safe Audio** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] || [|PodSafe Audio] is a webite run by a collective of musicians who create music and share it for the purpose of fair-use in podcasts. ||
 * **The Free Music Archive** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] || Initially funded by The New York State Music Fund, this archive contains a number of common use music in a variety of genres. ||
 * **Sound Bible** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|http://soundbible.com] || Offers a ton of sound effects, sound bytes, and clips. ||
 * **Sound Effects** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[]
 * **Free SFX** || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">http://www.freesfx.co.uk || A large searchable collection of sound effects for podcasts. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** Photo options **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">** Peer Editing Guides **
 * **Google** || Advanced search || By choosing the advanced search option, students can set Google to search for pictures licensed to share. ||
 * **Copyright Friendly wiki** || <span style="cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/ || This page offers links to a myriad of copyright-friendly search options. ||
 * Pics4learning || [] || Offers free photos for education ||
 * Flickr's Creative Commons || [] || Flickr's collection of photos for use by the public. ||
 * Comp Fight.com || [] || Another Flickr service with photos for use ||
 * Behold || [] || A search engine that allows the user to find pictures according to license ||


 * Peer Edit With Perfection || [] || A complete lesson guide from ReadWriteThink! Assists with guiding students through the entire process. ||
 * English 10 Peer Editing || [] || An online handout that can be modified for your classes ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">** District Planning Guides **
 * **District Planning Guides** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://curriculum.dpsk12.org <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">/ || In case you don't have them in front of you, here are the districts planning guides ||

Using an iPod? The Thumbtack mic may be a handy tool: []