New Media for Interpretation

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Imsohappytobeheretodaytosharesomeideaswithyouaboutnewmedia.

Imcomingtoyoufromacoupleofdifferentbackgrounds.Myundergraduatework

wasinInterpreta


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SotodayImgoingtotalkabitaboutsomeofthenewmediaavailableyoureall

familiarwiththese:podcastsandvodcasts,onlineslideshows,video,andmore.

Butwhatdoesitmeantousasinterpreters?

Doweneedtohiretechnicalspecialists?Doweneedtechnicaltraining?

Theanswertothoseques


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Althoughthereareavarietyofhigh-techtoolsavailablethatarequiteexpensiveand

requireagooddealoftechnicalknow-howtouse,therearealsoahugenumberof

freetoolsnowavailable.

Ourfocustoday,inthispor


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Weregoingtolookattoolsintwocategories

Someofwhatwelllookatissowarethatyoucandownloadontoyour

computeratnocharge

Thissowarecanrangefromveryeasytouse,toquitecomplicated

SomeofitcanonlyrunonaMac,andsomeonlyonaPC

Todaywelltakeabrieflookatthreethatrunonbothpla[orms

Tofindmoretools:hp://download.cnet.com

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IalsowanttoshowyousomeWeb2.0Tools

Web2.0issome


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OkaysoIwanttostartoutwithalilescreencaptureprogramcalledJing.Itsnotastory-tellingtool

initself,butitsafabuloustoolforgrabbingmediaforyourinterpre


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AsIwaspungthiswebcasttogether,Icouldnthelpbutthinkbackonthefirst

slideshowwecreatedfortheOregonCoastTrail.

Wehadacarouselofslides,aseparatecasseetape,andawrienscripttohelp


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Wehavetoolsthatallowustocreateslideshowsinallsortsofdifferentformats.

Wecancombinephotosandslidesintoavideowithmusicandautoma


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Manyofyoumightbeworkingwithhistoricalstorieswherethechronologyis

important.

Thereare


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Thelastfewwerefairlytradi


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VoicethreadisawonderfulliletoolthatIusealotinmyclassesbecauseitallowsmystudents

tointeractwithoneanotherandwiththecontent.

Youcanuploadanimage,ormul


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Tikatokallowsyoutocreatebooks.Itwasdesignedforyoungchildrenbutcanbe

usedbyanyoneandisverysimpletouse.Simplyaddpicturesandtextandthen

publishit.Thesitegivesembedcodesoyoucanaddittoawebsiteorblog.

Thisiswhatitlookslikewhenpublished.(exitPPTandgotowebsite)

Youcanalsoordercopiesofthebook,sovisitorscanorderanactualboundcopy

before,during,oraertheirvisit.

Orimagineusingthistoolforachildrensprogramwhereyoucanallowchildrento

takepicturesatyoursiteandbringthembacktocreatetheirowneBooks.Oryou

couldsetitupasaparent/childac


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Whileweretalkingaboutpublishing,thereareservicesonlineforself-publishing.

OneofthoseisLulu.IworkedwithmymothertopublishthisbookofHaikulastyear.

Sheorderedcopiesthatwereveryprofessionalandhavebeensoldinbookstores.

SimplycreatethebookinWordorapagedesignprogramanduploadthebooktothe

websitetobepublishedasaneBookoraboundpaperbackorhard-coverbook.Thereisagreatdealoftechnicalsupportavailableonthesite.

Publishingthingssuchasguidebookshasbeenanissueinthepast.Whenbudgetsare

down,guidebooksareoeneliminated.

Therearebigadvantagestothisonlineprocess.Younolongerhavetoorderbulk

copiesyoucanorderonebookor5,000.Orderjustwhatyouneedforyourgi

shoporletvisitorsordertheirowncopies.Updateeasilyasthingschange.

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Okayletstalkaboutpodcas


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Ifyouarewan


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Audacityisareallysimpleprogramtolearnanditsverypowerful

1. ItallowsustouploadaudiofilesandlayerthemIcanexportavarietyofformats

2. Itautoma


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Butwecanalsodothisonlinewithoutdownloadinganapplica


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Therearealsotoolsthatallowyoutocreatevodcastsaddvideoorimagestoyour

podcastsandcreateepisode.

Youcancreateaudio-videotoursofyoursiteusingyourphotos.Embedthemonyour

website,orletvisitorssubscribeandreceivethemontheirowncomputersorsmart

phones.

Thislileprogram,Animoto,letsyoucombinepictureswithmusic.Thesiteis

preloadedwith1000tunesyoucanuse,oryoucanuploadyourownmp3file

Theprogramcompilesyourpicturesintoavideothatcanworkwellonyourwebsite

oronastand-alonedisplay.Therearenowords,sothisworksbestforambienceor

asaphototouroffeaturesonyoursite.

Thefinalvideosareunbrandedyoujustgetacleanprofessionallookingvideobut

youdonthavemuchcontroloveryourowndesign

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Ifyouwantmorecontrol,thereisasitecalledJayCutthatworksverymuchlikea

desktopeditorgivingyoucontrolovervideo,images,music,transi


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OkayLetslookatsomemappingtools

IknowallofyouarefamiliarwithGoogleEarth

WhatIwanttodoshowyouhowyoucanmakeamap-basedtourusingGoogleEarth

completewithlileinterpre


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SimilartoGoogleEarth,isGoogleMyMaps,butthisoneiscompletelyonlinetheres

noneedtodownloadtheGoogleEarthapplica


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HeresanexampleofaGoogleMapstourofWorldHeritageSitesthatallowsyouto

zoomintodifferentpartsoftheworldandclickonsitesformoreinforma


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HeresonenewtechnologythatIvebeenmonitoring

ItsoutinBetarightnow,anditlookspromisingforstorytelling

Thisisasiteforcollec


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Okayandonefinalgroupoftoolsallowstotobroadcastlivefromyoursite

Youcankeepareal-


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Andtheyareeasytouse.

Justhookupacamcordertoyourcomputerandstartbroadcas


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So,thiswebcastisreallynotmeanttobeahow-tosession;itsmoreofabroad

overviewtogiveyouanideaofwhatisavailable.

Thingsarechangingsoquicklythattherearenewtoolsappearingeveryday

Someofthesetoolswilldisappear,somewillgofromfreetochargingafee,and

otherswillappeartoreplacetheonesthataregone

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Infact,oneofthetoolsIwasplanningtosharewithyoutodaygavemethisscreen

whenIvisitedlastweek.

Itsanexci


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So...Imnottryingtoteachyouaboutspecifictools

Imtryingtopointoutthatwhateveritisyouaretryingtoaccomplish,there

isprobablyatoolavailabletodoit

Ifyoufocusonthetools,youllbelimitedbywhattheyallowyoutodo.

Ifyoufocusonthetasks,youcanfindatooltohelpyou

Sowithsomanytoolsavailableandnewoneseveryday,howwillyoufindtheone

youareneeding?

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HeresonesiteIusealltheDme

Itsorganizedintothetypesofwaysyoumightwanttotellstories

Verysimpletouseandhasanexampleforeachtoolusingthesameshortstorytold

inmul


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Orheresanothersite

Thisoneletsyousearchbasedonthetaskyouaretryingtoaccomplish

Wanttocreateablogtypeblogintothesearchbarandseewhatyourop


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Beforeyourunoutandstarttryingallsortsoftools,Irecommendthatyoucreatean

emailaccountforjustthispurpose.Thiswillprotectyoufromfromsitesthatmight

startemailingyouadver


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Differenttoolsprovideyouwithdifferentopportuni


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Besureyouhavethoughtabouthowyouwilluseyourfinalproduct.

Willvisitorsneeditbeforetheycometoyoursiteonwebsite,maybe?

Doyouwantthemtouseitonsiteontheirmobiledevices?

Doyouplantodisplayitinyourvisitorcenter?Oncomputermonitors?

DoesitneedtobeavailableasadownloadfromiTunes?Asapodcastorvodcast?Doyouwantvisitorstobeabletodownloaditfromyourwebsite?

Theanswerstotheseques


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Itisimportanttorememberthatthetoolswillchangesofocusonthegoalsofyour

project,andthenlookfortool

Onetricktokeepingyourflexibilityandyourabilitytorespondtochangequicklyisto

keepallofyoursourcematerialsorganizedseparatelyoutsideoftheapplica


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OnefinalthingIneedtomen


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TherearedifferentlevelsofpermissiondifferentCrea


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SowheredoyoufindthisCrea


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So,tofinishup,IdliketoshowyouthewebsiteIhavecreatedtosupportthis

webcast.

HereyouwillfindlinkstoalloftheresourcesIdiscussedtoday.

AndwhilewewaitforPeterandRebeccatogetsetup,Icantakesomeques

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