Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Sign up! Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2010

7th December 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Calling all International student photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, media and graphic artists! Register now for the 10th annual ADAA contest.
Grades: High school, graduate and post-graduate students from accredited higher education institutions worldwide.
Fantastic Opportunity from Adobe
For the past ten years, Adobe has hosted a design achievement contest for talented students. [...]

Adobe CIAB Premiere Elements 8

8th February 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Learning how to operateĀ  Premiere Elements 8
Grades: Upper Middle School to College, Technical courses
Adobe’s Classroom in a Book: Lots to Work With
I’ve reviewed other how-to books on Photoshop and Premiere Elements 8. Adobe’s Classroom in a Book also tops with the better choices, too.

Photoshop Elements 8 for Dummies

29th January 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How to use Photoshop Elements 8
Grades: Middle School & Up
Another For Dummies Book
I think this book has merit in that the Dummies series offers 9 books in one, however I would have preferred a different format. When you’re writing a how-to book on using imaging editing software, your clients are going to [...]

Visual Book to Learn Photoshop Elements 8

31st December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
Grades: Elementary to College beginners to intermediate students in photo editing

Easy as 1-2-3
There are several books available to learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. One of the better ones I’m reviewing is Teach Yourself Visually: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 by Mike Wooldridge, and published by Wiley.

Alternatives To YouTube

30th December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Other video resources than YouTube.com
Grades: All ages, college and beyond too!
Where Are We Going..to Mordor, Sam! Mordor!
Really, looking beyond YouTube.com isn’t that difficult.
Freetech4teachers.com has a great listing of different video content websites.
Link at Great Alternatives to YouTube and have fun exploring.
If you know of other sites, please share!

FREE – How to Make Videos

9th December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How to make videos and podcasts for K-12 classes, beginning businesses or just having fun. Yes, even kindergartners can make movies.
Grades: Maybe not PreK, but definitely all grade levels, Non-Profits, Small Businesses
And…Take One!
If you own a 1-2 year old cell phone, a computer even with earlier versions of Windows and Mac [...]

Autodesk Maya 2010: Supercharged 3D Animation

7th December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Using Maya 2010 to design and build 3D animation videos, advertisements and films

Grades: Upper High School, College and Universities, Technical Colleges, Marketing Classes

Autodesk Maya 2010 – Supercharged 3D Simulation Engine
Memorable movies and animated video games include numerous scenes and special affects incorporating Maya Unlimited tools: Maya nParticles, Maya nCloth, Maya Fluid Effects, Maya [...]

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