1. Integrating Media
into your courses
patrick r. lowenthal
patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu

2. Images

3. Images
1. Find Images
2. (or) Create Images
3. Share Images

4. Find Images
Google Images
http://images.google.com
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com

5. Create Images
Take Your Own or Adapt Others
picnik
http://www.picnik.com
Aviary
http://aviary.com

6. Share Images
•Flickr
http://www.flickr.com
•PhotoBucket
http://photobucket.com

7. Demo

8. Activity #1
Complete the following (10 min.):
1. Create a course banner
Go to www.picnik.com and find an image and use it to
create a course banner. Then upload it (if there is time) to
your course shell.

9. Video

10. Why Video?

11. Video
1. Find Videos
2. (or) Create Videos
3. Share Videos

12. Find Videos
Video Resources
• Youtube – www.youtube.com
•TeacherTube – www.teachertube.com
•Google Video – video.google.com
•Vimeo – www.vimeo.com
•Viddler – www.viddler.com
•Archive – www.archive.org
Open Content
•MIT, Stanford, Utah State

13. Create Videos
Record
• Do-It-Yourself (DIY): WebCam, MiniDV, FlipCam
• Seek Professional Help: Contact CU Online
Edit
•DIY: Movie Maker, iMovie, Premiere Elements
•Professional Help: Adobe Premiere Pro
Produce
•DIY: Consider bandwidth, format, distribution
•Professional Help: Flash Streaming Server

14. Share Videos
Options Pros/Cons
Video sharing website
(e.g., YouTube)
Ease of use, embed options,
annotating, and sharing options
(to a larger audience); limit on
size of files
CU Online Flash Server Supported by CU Online, embed
options, ability to stream large
files; not as easy as sites like
YouTube
Your individual course
(i.e., in the CMS)
Easy to upload; only available in
that course, not streamed

15. Demo

16. Activity #2
Complete one of the following (10 min.):
1. Embed a YouTube video in your course.
Find a video & embed video in your course shell (i.e.,
Blackboard or eCollege)
2. Download a YouTube video.
Find a video and go to www.zamzar.com Download it and
upload to your course.
3. Upload a video to YouTube.
Download www.patricklowenthal.com/cuonline.mov then
create an account (e.g., w/ YouTube) and upload

17. Audio

18. Audio
1. Find Audio Clips
2. (or) Create Audio Clips
3. Share Audio Clips

19. Find Audio
Audio Resources
•Archive – www.archive.org
• iTunes
•Podcasts directories: podcastalley.com,
learnoutloud.com
•Podcast Search Engines: podscope.com
•Publishers/Media: npr.org/podcasts,
cnn.com/podcasts
Open Content
•MIT, Stanford, Utah State

20. Create Audio
Record your own Podcasts on your Computer
•Audacity (Mac/PC) – audacity.sourceforge.net
•GarageBand (Mac) – www.apple.com/garageband/
Record a Podcast by Phone
•Talk Shoe – www.talkshoe.com
•HipCast – http://www.hipcast.com
•Yodio – http://www.yodio.com
Digital Voice Recorder

21. Share Audio
Record your own Podcasts on your Computer
•Audacity (Mac/PC) –
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
•GarageBand (Mac) –
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
Record a Podcast by Phone
•Talk Shoe – www.talkshoe.com
•HipCast – http://www.hipcast.com
•Yodio – http://www.yodio.com

22. Demo

23. Activity #3
Complete one of the following (10 min.):
1. Find an audio clip (e.g., at
www.npr.com/podcast), download it and then
upload it to your course
2. Use your phone to record a brief podcast with
talkshoe, Hipcast or Yodio
3. Download a YouTube video as an audio file at
http://www.listentoyoutube.com/

24. Misc

25. Misc
• Digital Storytelling
MS PhotoStory, VoiceThread, iMovie, MS Movie
Maker
•RSS
Google Reader
•Presentations
SlideShare, Slideboom

26. Contact Me
Patrick R. Lowenthal
patrick.lowenthal@ucdenver.edu