Alan Weintraut has shared a Soundslides rubric he created for his students at Annandale High School in Fairfax County, Virginia.The rubric covers photography, audio, deadlines and editing.
Podcasts and Voice Thread slide shows. I made a brief slide show of my son walking around as R2D2 on Halloween as an example. http://voicethread.com/share/931107/
The push around my school lately has been to have every teacher incorporate an online component to their classroom. And while there are plenty of hosts and do-it-yourself start-up sites for your publication, one in particular that could enhance your site is VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com). VoiceThread is used primarily to create slide shows online, but with a twist. The site allows the slide-show creator to narrate the show. Viewers, then, get to virtually respond with their own voice if they choose.
Resizeyourimage.com is a great way for students to easily reduce the file size of an image for the Web. They can use this at school or from home as long as they have internet connection. Not only does it reduce file size, it also allows users to choose the width and heigth they need the photo to be. It's easy to use and a nice, simple solution for anyone on a staff to use.
It's important to size images properly for the Web. Photos that have not been reduced in size take extra time to load and slow your site down. This PDF handout walks you through some image resizing basics.
