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"The Open Source Digital Forensics site is a reference for the use of open source software in digital investigations (a.k.a. digital forensics, computer forensics, incident response). Open source tools may have a legal benefit over closed source tools because they have a documented procedure and allow the investigator to verify that a tool does what it claims."

"DFF (Digital Forensics Framework) is a free and Open Source computer forensics software built on top of a dedicated Application Programming Interface (API). It can be used both by professional and non-expert in order to quickly and easily collect, preserve and reveal digital evidences without compromising systems and data."

"The Digital Forensics Association (DFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering education, providing networking opportunities and conducting research to benefit the digital forensics community. "

"Computer crimes are on the rise and so are the investigations. Syngress is the leader in Digital Forensic publishing with high-quality, practical books for professionals on the cybercrime scene. Written by worldwide leaders in the industry, our books offer a wealth of knowledge to forensic investigators and analysts."

Forum for discussion of electronic evidence, data recovery, news. Includes articles, course list, weblog and related links.

CSI: The Experience (interactives) Walks through many different kinds of forensics, including digital forensics.

This curriculum guide is designed as a supplemental resource to the Final Cut Studio Certification materials. The 16 lessons included here are linked to either content area standards or skill set competencies and are meant to be taught during a traditional 18-week semester. This guide also provides the resources to align a moviemaking/editing class to a Regional Occupational Program (ROP) or Perkinsfunded school-to-career program.

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Students watch the Student Intro Video - Digital Life 101, which shows the 24/7, social nature of digital media - a change from the media consumption culture of the past. They then make similes about their digital lives and learn that because media connect us in more social and interactive ways than ever before, it is important to carry out online relationships responsibly. This lesson also serves as an assessment baseline for teachers to gain a better understanding of their students' familiarity with digital media and key vocabulary associated with digital life.

Digital media resources for teachers

"The academic digital portfolio is an excellent way to keep an archive of a student's work and achievements in school. It is important to begin this assignment early in the school year so that the students can keep documents and digitize their work throughout the term or year. The goals of the lesson are to familiarize them with the concept of digital portfolios, to have them discover the common elements of a digital portfolio and to ultimately to create a digital portfolio of their own. "

"Flockdraw is a free to use online whiteboard based painting & drawing tool. It makes it easy to draw online free with multiple people for fun or business. You can have unlimited people in a room and the drawing updates in real time. Uses different colors, shapes and text.Start drawing now!"

AudioExpert is a free and simple online audio editor, file converter and sound recorder. All the standard functionality of an audio editor provides you with an easy way to create a ringtone for your cell phone. You will find AudioExpert useful also as a powerful audio file converter which will allow you to modify the file format of your files, their bit rate, frequency, etc. If your computer is equipped with a camera and microphone, you can use AudioExpert to record your sounds.