Week+One-Introduction

//**Required Links**//
There are NO required links this week but **please complete the survey listed below**. If your instructor does not allow time in class to complete the survey, please complete it on your own prior to moving on to week 2.

Optional Links and Tools
Toward the bottom of the page you will find a selection of links to a variety of tools and tutorials that may be handy as you proceed through the course. Many of these tools can provide assistance with the final project, particularly if you decided to do a video to demonstrate the use of a particular web 2.0 tool.

Introductory Survey
This survey is voluntary, but we ask that you please complete it. The survey will introduce you to a valuable Web 2.0 tool and provide important information concerning your knowledge and use of educational technology prior to this course as well as the educational technology environment within your school. The survey should only take a few minutes to complete. The link below the survey will take you to a page that provides more information about Web 2.0 survey tools in general as well as links and suggestions that lead you to some potentially free sources of web-based surveys

[|EDU580 Introductory Survey] -- Please complete this survey either in class during week 1 or before you begin your week 2 material.

Web 2.0 Surveys -- Information you can use to create your own surveys.

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==**Looking Forward (Week One) -- Valuable Links to Help You Prepare for Future Weeks -- You can find the NETS Standards here**==

Tools: Some tools you may find valuable for this course and as you work with integrating more technology into your school/classroom.
__Video Editing Sites/Software__ > just like they would from Ustream's website.
 * [|Video Spin] -- Powerful video editing. Create school projects. Free downloadable software that allows you to edit video and save in various formats, including upload to Youtube (Pinnacle Software -- Free)
 * [|Ustream Producer] -- Has a free version -- Ustream Producer is a desktop application allowing broadcasters to stream in high quality,
 * [|avidemux] -- Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types. (Open Source -- Free)
 * [|JayCut.com] -- Allows you to upload video and audio, then edit them into video productions you can share online (free version)

__Screen Capture Software__ ([|Brief Screen Casting Tutorial])
 * [|HyperCam] -- for capturing screen recordings from your computer. Supports text annotations, sound, and screen notes. Saves as .avi file which can be uploaded to Youtube. (free version)
 * [|CamStudio Screen Recording Software] – for capturing screen recordings from your computer. You can add audio and annotations. (Open Source – Free)
 * [|Other possible screen casting software] (some are pay versions)

__Multi-Use Tools__
 * [|Avaiary] -- A free web based tool that allows you to do a number of things. Billed as "Creation on the Fly" it provides some audio tools, screen capture tools, image editing etc.

__Tutorials__
 * · [|Excel 2007 Tutorial] -- You can search for other tutorials by using a search engine such as Google or by doing a search on YouTube or similar video service.
 * · [|Word 2007 Tutorial] -- You can search for other tutorials by using a search engine such as Google or by doing a search on YouTube or similar video service.

__Online Polls and Surveys__
 * [|Online Polls] -- a FREE online tool that allows you to post a poll on a web page or social media page.
 *  [|Survey Pirate] -- A FREE application that enables you to create, post and publish your own surveys.
 * [|Survey Monkey]-- A free tool that allows you to create, post and publish surveys. Free edition has some limitations.

__Audio and/or Video Converters (for converting sound files or video files--may need in some podcasting or videocasting situations)__
 * [|Format Factory] -- A multifunction media converter. Supports conversion between all popular video, audio, and picture formats.
 * [|Switch -- Free Version] -- Convert and encode sound files on Windows and MAC. There is a trial version, paid version, and free version.
 * [|winLAME Audio Encoder] -- Audio converter/encoding software. winLAME lets you set up the encoding process with an easy-to-use wizard-style user interface.