Free printable storyboard templates. Excellent resource for those who prefer to complete drafts of their storyboards by hand.

This site from the University of Houston offers a very good guide to Digital Storytelling. Links to resources, tutorials, examples, articles and products make it a very complete resource collection and a must for any serious classroom producer.

One of the most important aspects of media production is copyright. This website from the US government offers clear guidelines and overview of copyright laws in the US. It is essential and beneficial for producers to become acquainted with copyright laws and fair use guidelines.

Blip.tv offers free digital publishing solutions to host video productions. Used by many schools for its convenience, ease of use and statistical support tools. Blip turns video uploads into podcast series through automatic RSS feeds.

This page has a growing collection of public domain resources. It points users to royalty free clips and sounds that can be used freely in the classroom for educational purposes. Good resource for copyright lessons.

Storyboard Pro software from Atomic Learning. Site has video tutorials on storyboarding. Storyboard software allows users to integrate all the components of digital media production in one easy to use format.

Storytelling guide from Atomic Learning provides vocabulary guides, examples and guidelines for video production. Designed for educators to promote digital media in the classroom.

Tutorial for iMovie 09 made by Apple, Inc. This site has tutorials for Apple's free video editing software. Easy to use and to follow with examples of projects to complete.

Audacity is free sound editing software. It is open source and there are versions for all operating systems and platforms. Constant improvements and an enormous and very active community of devote followers that offer support makes this tool a favorite of many.

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The news and information destination for kids, TIME For Kids or TFK is favored by many educators because of its attractiveness in design and its learner centered approach. The connection between the website and the printed materials enriches student understanding and fosters the development of different modalities of literacy skills. The website offers quizzes, questions, writing prompts, reviews and other active learning opportunities.

This website offers sophisticated content and multimedia resources for students, especially at the upper grades. It includes more than resources, offering students opportunities to get their work published. It fosters active learning by calling on students to participate in polls, surveys, respond to questionnaires and submit original work. Using the standards and resources of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NewsHour Extra provides students and teachers with quality educational resources based on current issues and events. NewsHour Extra's mission is to help high school students understand world events and national issues and answer the question 'why should I care?' about the news.

Headline Spot is a collection of website links to places in the web dedicated to news for young learners. The site is learner centered, offering young researchers a plethora of resources to obtain information. Even though these are accessible through the exclusive use of online computing devices its purpose is to be useful in facilitating access to information. Instructional design is important for effective use of this website, where the learner would be expected to collect and analyze information from various sources, interpret it critically and transform it into unique and original pieces of knowledge.