Monday, August 13, 2012

Middle Years Cohort Recommended apps

We are looking to create a list of potentially useful apps to recommend to students (please send any apps that you believe will be useful).

Here are a few apps to start (for faculty or students):

Appsgonefree (free): this app presents a selection of popular apps that have just gone 'free' on the app store.  It is a great way to find and try out new apps.

AppShopper (free): Another app that helps you to find and track apps.  If you find an app that you like, but the price seems to high - use this app to put it on a watch list - and you will be notified when the price drops.  You can also see the price history and reviews from around the world.

iAnnotate ($9.99):  allows you to mport, review and annotate (highlight, sketch, audio, text, etc) documents (student work, papers, curriculum, textbooks, etc.).  Email annotated document to others.

iMovie ($4.99): allows you to create simple but effective movies (demonstrations, documentaries, reflections, etc.).

Explain Everything ($2.99) a simple interactive whiteboard like tool that lets you annotate, animate and narrate visual presentations.  Set up a series of 'boards' with context/images/notes/templates then record as you add in animated detail and verbally explain the images.

Tubepad (0.99) allows you to review and cache videos from Youtube, so that you can then play them back off line

Ubersense Coach (Free) a neat tool that allows you to capture video an then review the video at any speed and annotate the video with drawings or narration and record that discussion for further review or distribution.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Creating Movies with your iPad Workshop

Introducing iMovie for iPad 
August 10, 2012   -  Tim Pelton & Andrew Marchand

Tim's sample movie project  - to give the students an idea of what can be done in an hour or two.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mmODphAvJE&feature=plcp

Andrew's sample trailer - a quick, fun product, having higher quality but no audio content.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ubEGF-xok&feature=g-upl



The Marquee screen
            Add new
                        Project
                        Trailer

            Watch project/trailer – optional pre-optimization

            Action/Export
                        Youtube
                        Facebook
                        Photo Library
                        Etc.

            Download resources from iTunes
            Import video and photos from other devices using a camera connection kit
            Delete project/trailer

Regular Movie Projects
Library pane (choose content through icons at bottom of pane)
video clips (yellow line shows if they are included in project)
photos
music and sound effects
Tap arrow to move to editing table

Preview pane
            Playhead
            Preview from playhead
            Preview from beginning
            Twist two fingers on a selected clip to rotate

Select Theme (gear on top right) affects
            Default soundtrack
            Transitions
            Title styles
            Fade in and out from black (first and last clips)

Select My Projects icon (top middle with a star) to return to marquee view.

Editing Pane

Playhead
            Play from beginning
            Play from playhead
            Split clip (swipe down)
            Insert freeze frame (swipe up)

Record
            Video
            Photos
            Narration/audio

Clips
            Pinch to zoom in and out
Tap to select
            Tap and hold then drag to reposition
            Drag off editing table to delete
Drag handles to trim
Double tap to open Clip Settings window
Adjust title style and content (spans clip* may have to split)
Enter location
Adjust volume
Delete

Photos
            Drag handles to lengthen/shorten duration
Ken Burns – set Start, End

Audio
            Turn wave view on/off
            Adjust clip volume
            Sound effects (60+)
            Narration
            Theme music included and loops
            Import from Garageband

Transitions
            None
            Cross Dissolve
            Theme
            Duration – some are variable         
            Pinch vertically to open precision editor – move handles

Movie Trailer
Select style
Fill in movie info
Adjust text in titles
Capture Import video clips to match storyboard template elements (video well descriptions)
Export

Resources:
Tips and Tricks for iMovie on the iPad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OThOx8ng5U
iMovie for iPad tutorial:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaWuCrI24s

Friday, July 6, 2012

Make your own cloud...

It is possible to make your own cloud to enable you to store and retrieve documents using WebDAV. See:
http://www.klauskorner.com/2011/06/19/my-own-cloud-with-webdav/

Workshop: Document delivery, access, annotation, and management on the iPad

Today we will be focusing on  using iAnnotate to manage documents on the iPad  along with some complementary file management options (email, DropBox, etc.)
1. Setting up custom toolbars
2. Importing and opening documents (web, doc, ppt, pdf)
3. Navigating through documents (multiple documents, bookmarks, page
numbers, etc.)
4. Signing and marking-up documents (with virtual ink and a palmrest)
5. Annotating documents (with comments and highlights, etc.)
6. Annotating documents (adding voice notes and using dictation)
7. Saving, exporting and printing documents
8. Managing your library of documents using iAnnotate and email (search,
move, create folders, etc.)
9. Introducing DropBox
10. Email, Evernote, Mendeley, what else have you?

Sample Files: