Make Short Social Video Loops With Vine
Vine is a smartphone app for iOS, Android and Windows that allows you to make and share short looping videos. The idea behind Vine, which launched in 2012, was to bring video into the world of social...
View ArticleExploring Social Media With #Hashtags
If you’ve seen the last couple of Educast posts and videos about Vine and Instagram, you may have noticed that we’ve been trying to expand the conversation a little bit and really think about the...
View ArticleMake Engaging Video Lessons with Zaption
By Renee Bruner Zaption turns online video into engaging, interactive learning experiences. Teachers use Zaption’s intuitive web app to quickly add images, quizzes, and discussions to existing videos...
View ArticleCreate Visual Social Media With Instagram
Instagram is a very popular social media platform for taking and sharing photos and video. Launched in 2010, Instagram is available for iOS, Android and Windows mobile operating systems. As a social...
View ArticleCreate Media Mashups with Trio
Trio is a smartphone app for making multimedia mashups. The app comes from the makers of Meograph and is available for free download in the Apple app store. Trio lets you combine your own photos and...
View ArticleMake Unique Media Mixes with Meograph
Meograph is a media making tool that you can use online for free in your web browser. It allows you to create unique mixes of media content, including photos and videos you find on the web, as well as...
View ArticleHow to Create Funny Memes About Issues That Matter
How do you share important ideas in the digital world? This Educast installment examines the relationship between text and image and how you can use humor to make a point on issues that matter. With...
View ArticleWorking With Photos in Pixlr Editor
So much of our online identity is expressed through the photos we share via sites and services such as Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and more. Using a camera to take a picture is just the beginning of...
View ArticleUsing the Clone Stamp Tool in Pixlr Editor
Today we’re looking at the Clone Stamp Tool as part of a series of posts on the free, web-based photo editing tool Pixlr Editor. The Clone Stamp is a nifty tool that lets you paint one part of your...
View ArticleUsing Layer Masks in Pixlr Editor
Today we’re looking at the use of Layer Masks in the free, web-based photo editing tool Pixlr Editor. This post is part of a series. Layer Masks might seem a little tricky at first, but once you...
View ArticlePhoto Editing with Pixlr Mobile App
The Pixlr Mobile App is a free photo editing tool from Autodesk for smart phones and tablets. This post is part of a series about various other Pixlr tools. The Pixlr Mobile app is great because it is...
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KQED’s Top Takeaways from #DML2015
The KQED Education team headed to foggy Los Angeles last week for three days of inspired conversations and workshops about using technology to address educational opportunity gaps in today’s digital...
View ArticlePHOTOS: SFPL’s The Mix Teen Center Now Open
Teens now have a dedicated space to make and learn with technology. On Thursday, June 18, the San Francisco Public Library unveiled The Mix, a new learning space for teens. The Mix is a youth-designed,...
View ArticleSoundCloud and Mobile Sound Recording
SoundCloud is a socially connected online service for sharing and discovering music and sound. Although you’ll find plenty of big name mainstream music on SoundCloud, it was designed for the...
View ArticleJoin SOTU Annotation Flash Mob!
Say what? Yes, an annotation flash mob. If you are not hip to the notion of a flash mob — it is a large gathering of people (in a physical or digital space) who together engage in a collaborative...
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Media Make #3: Argue with Images! Infographics
Create an infographic to represent the key data around an election issue that matters to you. Share it on Instagram and Twitter: #MediaMakeInfographic and #2NextPrez What is an Infographic?...
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