Multimedia

Learn about an artist and pyrotechnics expert team creating world class fireworks displays, then make your own display at this website: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/fireworks/main.html

Funny video about the first IT Help Desk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBvnp09N7h0

Another video (this one is serious) about technology and how fast the world is changing: media type="youtube" key="cL9Wu2kWwSY" height="344" width="425"

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= = = = = Creative Commons = is a new form of copyright which is supportive of an "open source" attitude, where people worldwide can share creations via the internet while respecting the rights of the original maker. Film, photography, music, poetry, etc. can be freely shared to be built upon by others.

= Open Source = according to Wikipedia, is an approach to design, development, and distribution offering practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge)....The open source model of operation and [|decision making] allows concurrent input of different agendas, approaches and priorities, and differs from the more closed, centralized models of development.[|[][|1][|]] The principles and practices are commonly applied to the [|peer production] development of [|source code] for [|software] that is made available for public [|collaboration]. The result of this peer-based collaboration is usually released as [|open-source software], however open source methods are increasingly being applied in other fields of endeavor, such as [|Biotechnology].

**Free Software**
Open Source software is free, available to download from the internet, and most of it runs on any operating system: Windows, Mac or Linux. Open Office: office software http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-US Mozilla Firefox: internet browser http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html Free Mind: Mindmapping software: http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=freemind&filename=FreeMind-Windows-Installer-0.8.1-max.exe&use_mirror=superb-east Picasa: Photo organizing http://picasa.google.com/ Gimp: Photo editing http://gimp.org/downloads/ Inkscape: Drawing http://www.inkscape.org/download/?lang=en Audacity: Sound http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ Scribus: Desktop Publishing http://www.scribus.net/

= Sharing =

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Facebook, Myspace, Second Life: Social networking Twitter: instant web or text updates to your people http://twitter.com/cain8250 Delicious: Sharing you Favorites http://delicious.com/ Google docs, google bookmarks http://docs.google.com/#all Flickr http://www.flickr.com/ Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBvnp09N7h0 Slide.com http://www.slide.com/ imeem.com http://www.imeem.com/home/ media-convert.com Photostory

= Wikis = Wiki is a Hawaiian word that means "quick". It's an interactive webpage that all members can add to. Text, images, documents, powerpoints, sound and video in many forms can all be added to a wiki. This makes wikis the perfect place for interaction between groups of people. Another great point is that any number of pages can be made, and they can be linked to each other easily. Text can be linked to other text or other pages, and hyperlinks can also be added. And best of all, it's all free.

Joining a wiki Navigating a wiki Managing a wiki My profile: more software and sites including Flickr, slide.com, youtube, and photostory. Visits to other wikis: Home page of this wiki for embedded sound and ipod lesson plan. Artinspirations for images, discussion and a powerpoint. AHSfilm for tables, video and powerpoints.