Essential Software for the Classroom Video Teacher, iMovie tips, and the Book of the Week, The DV Teacher's Essential Software Toolkit for classroom use. Here are the show notes:

1. FileMaker Pro 8 - this is the swiss army knife to organize anything you can keep in a database
2. Office 2004 for the Mac  - Software that Microsoft does well
3. Keynote - Presentation software for really cool presentations that don't look like Powerpoint boring.
4. Easy Grade Pro - I have tried them all and this is the BEST - and way ahead of the rest.
5. Basmati - Open Source Online grade posting software.
6. StarQuiz - You can make exams that students can take on a computer, online, on paper. A very flexible program.
7. Crossword Forge 4 - When you just have to have a crossword puzzle.
8. Gaggle.net - Monitored email for students. My school system pays for the subscription service but you can use it for free.
9. Geeklog - This is a Web Content Management System that allows me to tie all of my web based content together. You have to have access to a webserver that suports MySQL and PHP. A little technical knowledge is required to set up the system.
10. Transmit - The ultimate FTP program for the Mac.
11. iLife - Includes iMovie HD, the program that revolutionized desktop video, iDVD, the program that makes DVD dead easy, Garageband 2, the program that makes everyone a composer, iPhoto 5, the program that gets web images into iMovie, and iTunes 6, THE online music organization tool.
12. Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express HD  - Professional editing software
13. Cinematize 2.0 - move clips from DVD's to Quicktime format
14. Quicktime Pro 7.03 - this is the swiss army knife for video editors - the best $29.95 you will ever spend.
15. Videocue Pro - teleprompter software and more. I have just started using this program.
16. Toast 7 Titanium - CD and DVD production
17. Pro Tools LE and Peak - for audio editing
18. SnapZ Pro and Audio Hijack Pro - to make video tutorials
19. Broadcast Machine to post videos on the web.
20. Photoshop Elements 3.0 - all purpose digital graphics tool
21. XRay, Carbon Copy Cloner, MainMenu, and Cocktail - utility programs to help maintain my Macs
22. Pair Networks - my webhost

Tips of the Week

From iPod to iMovie Download
Rocketboom Online Video Tool List - great resource
Free Film Courses Online

Book of the Week

Film Directing Shot by Shot - Visualizing from concept to screen by Steven D. Katz

The Podsafe Music Network - resource for music for your podcast.

 

The Pro Tools Show, Tips, The Book of the Week, and Speakers Corner. This file was updated on December 19th. If you downloaded it before, you will need to get the updated file. Here are links to this weeks show:

Results of Music Video Contest

Follow-up to last weeks show:

Powerpoint

Remote Tote

Learning Pro Tools

DiSK Flix | Instructional Videos

Audio Editing with ProTools Tutorial

Working With Pro Tools

Editing Digital Audio in Pro Tools

Pro Tools Tips

Tips for using Pro-Tools 6.x on the Macintosh in OS X

Template Instructions Download

Download Pro Tools Keyboard Shortcuts for the Mac

Digidesign User Conference — The DUC

Take a Pro Tools Exam

The DV Teacher Tips

Cinematize

DVDxDV

MPEG Streamclip 1.5.1

DV Doctor Forums

How to get rid of the demo plug-ins:

Go to Mac HD/Library/App Support/Digidesign/Plug-ins and move the Demo plugins to the trash. Empty trash.

The DV Teacher Book of the Week

Directing On Camera - A Checklist of Video and Film Technique

The winners from the Music Vidoe Contest have been posted on The DV Teachers Network. The Special Baumholder Christmas Show has also been uploaded.

If you listened to show #2 or 3 you know today was the Music Video Contest at Baumholder High School. Comments from teachers and students show the 13 videos shown were well received. I had planned on only showing 10, but the students had worked so hard on the videos, I just couldn't decide which ones to eliminate so I kept them all. Some students missed seeing the videos today and didn't get to vote, so we plan to show them again on Thursday. By Thursday night, at least three of the videos will be posted on The DV Teachers Network

How to produce a news show, iMovie tips, Podcast suggestions, Book of the Week, and more. The DV Teacher is here to help you design a news show that will work with your school, organization, or any group.

Show Notes December 11, 2005 .

The DV Teachers Network

News Show Resources (Downloads)

News Show Rubric

News Show Check List

Popwire WMV-9 Export Component for QuickTime

Highly Recommended Podcasts

The Mac Attack

The MacCast

Book of the Week

Setting Up Your Shots by Jeremy Vineyard

The Podsafe Music Network

The next show is all about the Baumholder News Show. I will offer tips on how to start a news show in your school. If you want to see examples of the shows we do, go to The DV Teachers Network. You will need Quicktime 7.03 to view the examples because they all use H.264 (the iPod format).

You can see examples from my class on the The DV Teachers Network. I am using Broadcast Machine. I think it's still beta but is very stable.

Producing Music Videos, Using iPhoto with iMovie, Digital Video Hacks, and introducing Speakers Corner

Show #2 ran a little long. I'll try to tighten up the production next week. Please leave comments if you find these resources helpful. I appreciate comments about the show - both good and bad. I need the feedback.

Here are things I mentioned on the show:

DoDDS Professional Technical Studies Baumholder Student Television (BSTV)

Software

Quicktime Pro Pro Tools LE iPhoto iMovie Broadcast Machine DTV Internet TV on Your Mac

Hardware

Shure SM58 Microphone M-Box

Download Video Class Handouts

Music Video Project Music Video Rubric Treatment Example Storyboard

The DV Teacher Book of the Week

Digital Video Hacks by Joshua Paul

Music

Chub Creek Music Pierre Journel Podcast Music Network