Additional Resources
Technology in the Classroom
General Freeware Tools and Help
Image manipulation software (like PhotoShop).
Extremely rich layered maps.
University of Wisconsin-Stout's School of Education shares rubrics for assessing websites, movies, PowerPoint presentations, and more.
Online graphical dictionary.
Upload images and record audio to create multimedia slide shows.
Oral History Help
Audio File Converters
Olympus digital voice recorders record audio as .wav files - several companies offer free conversion software for both Windows and Mac.
dBpoweramp (Windows only)
Express Scribe
Free transcription software with helpful features, such as variable speed playback and speech recognition, available for Windows or Mac.
Movie Making Help
Apple's Learning Exchange (Mac)
Examples of multimedia presentations for K-12 Social Studies.
Suggestions and tips from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
iMovie Support and Tutorials (Mac)
Apple's iMovie site shares tutorials, troubleshooting, and forums.
Photo Story 3 (Windows)
User friendly Microsoft software for transforming digital photos into movies.
