Video Databases

dotSub - Interesting site! dotSub is different because it provides you with a tool for adding text captions to an existing video. Use this feature to make your videos accessible to our hearing impaired students or for translating clips into a different language. Hey, that sounds like a great foreign language assignment!

YouTube
You've heard of it but did you know YouTube is busting at the seams with relevant videos that you can use in your teaching? Try a few searches. You may be surprised!

Google Video Search
Just what it sounds like!

Truveo
Another good video search tool that scours the internet, not just one database (like YouTube).

Video Creation and Editing

Animoto
Looking for a quick and easy way to create hip videos set to music...perhaps as a lecture "bumper" or a fun way to recap a field trip? With Animoto, you can upload images from your hard drive and copyright free music (or pick from their music library). Then -- with the click of a button -- your video is created for you. Videos up to 30-seconds in length are free, longer videos cost $3 each. Or you can purchase an unlimited annual account for $30. Check out this movie made with Animoto.

Jing Project
An intriguing new product that is free for now! the Jing Project is a download for PC and Mac that seamlessly captures video shots of your desktop with your voice OR captures videos or still images of your screen that you can annotate with text and arrows! The videos/images are automatically uploaded to the Jing server and you are provided instantaneously with a url that you can paste into Blackboard or an email. You can even export the files to a swf file that you can keep on your own computer. Great potential for teaching and learning. Consider this, encourage your students to use Jing to demonstrate concepts or ask questions and then send you the link!

Video Converters and Helper Apps

DVD VideoSoft - for PCs

Several free downloads that convert video files to different formats, including a tool that downloads YouTube videos to AVI files.

Handbrake

Stop the car! This free download allows you to export entire movies, chapters or clips from DVDs and converts them automatically to MP4 format. This allows you upload the clips into a Powerpoint or KeynotesKeynote presentation or put them on Blackboard.

Tooble - for Macs
A free download that grabs YouTube videos and converts them to MP4 files that can be imported into Keynotepresentations, presentationsembedded ORinto Blackboard or played on video iPods.iPods and other MP4 players.

WinFF
Free download. Converts AVI video files to MP4 (iPod) format.

Visual Teaching - these are tools that facilitate the teaching of concepts visual images or annotations.

Sketchcast
A free, web-based tool that is like an online white board. Click record and proceed with drawing, diagramming or writing on the digital white board. Plug in a microphone and speak while you're creating. When you're done, Sketchcast will provide you with a url that you can plug into Blackboard that will take students to a video of your sketchcast ... including audio! Sketchcast also give you the option to embed the videos in a blog or directly into Blackboard. Pretty slick!


Voicethread
A free,web-based discussion board alternative that easily integrates images (pictures or documents) and allows users to leave asynchronous discussion comments in voice or text AND gives users the option of drawing right on the image using simply a mouse. Very easy to use! No downloads. Sign up for the "Voicethread" iTech Lab workshop to learn more!

Web Conferencing

CCCConfer
Funded through a grant from the Chancellor's Office, CCCConfer is a free resource for all community college employees. The tool (also known as Elluminate) provides a virtual, synchronous meeting space for participants in multiple locations. Instructors use it for virtual office hours and teach/learn sessions which have the capability of importing images and documents, screen sharing, and instant instant polling.Very powerful tool!

Enhanced Podcasts (episodes that include audio and images)

Profcast
A software for Macs that costs $29 and allows users to easily record Powerpoint or Keynote presentations with the presenter's voice synched to the slides. EASY to use. Files export directly to MP4 file formats which can be turned into a podcast and played on an iPod.


Snapkast
The equivalent of Profcast but made for PCs. The cost is $99 and it allows users to easily record Powerpoint or Keynote presentations with the presenter's voice synched to the slides. EASY to use. Files export directly to MP4 file formats which can be turned into a podcast and played on an iPod.

PicResize
Are you looking for a FAST way to resize, crop and edit images? PicResize is free an online tool (no downloads) with a simple interface. Upload an image from your hard drive or the web, make your changes and then save it in a variety of file format. Voila!








Primo PDF
Free download. Convert ANY file that you can print into a pdf. Great tool for locking in your formatting/pictures/etc. that any student can open!

FOXIT PDF READER
A smaller download than Adobe and 5 times faster too - A great way to view PDF files.