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Video
  • YouTube is an obvious choice–and has additional functionality that allows for annotation of the video with live links attached. <YouTube videos can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" or "image/video/audio" modules.>
  • XtraNormal is a text-to-movie website which allows students to create short films with their own scripts using text-to speech technology. <Students can then upload their films to YouTube and embed them in their ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" or "image/video/audio" modules.>
  • Vimeo an alternative to YouTube with a higher resolution and more sophisticated appearance. <Vimeo videos can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" or "image/video/audio" modules.>
Audio Music
  • Audacity is a free multi-track audio editor. This application runs on your computer (not on the web). <You will need to upload the MP3 file to your ePortfolio from your computer.>
  • Soundcloud Capture a voice, moment or music in seconds or upload audio you’ve already created. <Audio files can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" module.>

 

Presentations
  • Powerpoint/Keynote (paid software) presentation software that helps you share your slides on the web. <PowerPoint presentations can be included in a Digication ePortfolio (learn more).>
  • Prezi is an interactive slideshow presentation that can include images, videos, sounds, and text. <Prezis can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" module.>
  • Slideshare is a slideshow player that supports Word, Powerpoint. PDF and iWork pages files. You can also add an mp3 file to play as a soundtrack to your slideshow, as well as embed a youtube video within your slideshow. <Slideshare presentations can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" module.>
  • Storify is a website that allows its users to curate social network entries to build social stories, bringing together media scattered across the Web into a coherent narrative. <Stories can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" module.>
  • Voicethread s a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). <Voicethreads can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" module.>
Graphics
  • Flickr is a photo storage and sharing web site. All photos can be annotated visually, allowing for an explanation of key elements of a given photo. Downsides: while the photo will embed on other web sites, the annotations are only visible when you look at the photo on Flickr. <Images can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" or "image/video/audio" modules.>
  • Pinterest is an online pinboard that allows you to organize and share things you love. <Boards can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "image/video/audio" module.>
  • Voicethread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). <Voicethreads can be embedded in an ePortfolio using the "Media From Web" tab in the "rich text" module.>

 

 

DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.