Sharing Media

Media Conversion / Sharing Photographs / Sharing Videos / Sharing Presentations / Sending Large Files

Media Conversion

Do you need to convert media from one form to another?

Media Convert
This is a free online service - no login, no fees
http://media-convert.com/

Media Converter
Free - can be done online or software can be downloaded to allow you to convert files directly on your converter. This service also lets you convert files from video portals.
http://www.mediaconverter.org/

Zamzar
This site allows you to download videos from sites such as YouTube and store them on your own computer.
Simply

• enter the url,
  
• decide on the format (e.g. mov )
  
• supply an e-mail address where link to the converted file can be sent.

You can also use this site to convert your own files from one format to another.
http://www.zamzar.com/

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Sharing Photographs

There are many sites for sharing photographs. They all offer the possibility of tagging so that photos on a particular subject or place can be easily found. Here are a few possibilities

Flickr
Flickr is a site where people post photographs. When posting you can designate photographs public (viewable by anyone) or private (viewable only by you or the people you invite to see them). Tagging them (giving them key words) allows anyone who uses the site to find photographs based on those words
http://www.flickr.com/

The Promise of Social Networks
(free registration required)
This article deals with educational possibilities of Flickr
http://www.techlearning.com/

Using Flickr with Poetry
David Jakes blogs about the possibilities of combining a study of poetry with exploring images.
http://jakespeak.blogspot.com/

Picasa
This is part of the Google suite of tools. It is downloadable for PC or usable online.
http://picasa.google.com/

Photobucket
You can share both still photos and video
http://photobucket.com/

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Sharing Videos

Do you want to show a video in your class from a site that is blocked in your board? You can download the video at home and then show it in your class. Use Zamzar

Zamzar
This site allows you to download videos from sites such as YouTube and store them on your own computer.
Simply

• enter the url,
  
• decide on the format (e.g. mov )
  
• supply an e-mail address where link to the converted file can be sent.

You can also use this site to convert your own files from one format to another. http://www.zamzar.com/

There are many wonderful videos from VodZone (you need to be logged in to the LEARN site to access them).
TeacherTube
This is a place for educators to share videos both for their students and to share their practices. Only educational videos can be found here.
http://www.teachertube.com/

YouTube
While this site is blocked in most school boards, it is a great source of how-tos for many software applications. Anyone can upload video, so not all content is student friendly.
http://youtube.com/

SchoolTube
from their site: "SchoolTube is for educators who want to…

• share approved videos.
• empower their students.
• join recognized leaders in video broadcasting.
• access lesson plans and other helpful classroom information.
• encourage students to compete in moderated competitions.
• take advantage of their existing computers and internet access.

http://www.schooltube.com/

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Sharing Powerpoint Presentations

Slideshare
Powerpoint presentations can be uploaded and shared publicly or privately. They can then be embedded on webpages and / or downloaded by others
http://www.slideshare.net/

Google Docs
Google Docs has a presentation section. You can create PowerPoint like presentations (no animations or transitions) online. You can collaborate with others in the creation of the presentation and present to remote viewers (simply send the url of the presentation) with the possibilitiy of live chat during the presentation. A PowerPoint presentation can be uploaded and then worked on collaboratively (all animations and transitions are stripped out). However, you can not save the Google presentation to your computer as a Powerpoint - only as a pdf or text file.
http://docs.google.com/