Basic Ideas Behind Photo Sharing

Add Your Thoughts to Videos

Imagine you are getting ready to do some research for a course. You are studying the 1st Amendment and you want to see what people have to say about it so you decide to look up videos on Youtube. Lets say you find one that has great graphics and some interesting ideas but you want to put your own twist on that video. Well, now there is an easy way to add your thoughts to the vid. Overstream allows you to put words over a video.


On the Overstream Home Page click on the 'watch demo' link to see a short overview.







So how does this work for my course?

1: Pick your video from Youtube, Google Video, or MySpaceVideo. Copy the URL.

2. Go to Overstream.net (initially you will have to set up an account).

I recommend watching this tutorial before your first attempt.

3. Paste your URL and begin the captioning process.

4. Submit the link through the course or an email and you're done.

Create a Timeline

XTimeline allows you to upload pictures, insert text, and create a timeline of events. The result is a professional looking product that looks better and allows for more expanded details than a traditional poster board timeline you would of made in you old history course.

You can also research events, people, and ideas to find info on a topic you are working on for your courses. If you want to work in groups and create a timeline together, that option is open for you with this site. When you are done, just tag your timeline with the keywords (ex. Civil Rights, WWII, Beijing) and submit. You will receive a web address (url) that you can post on your own blog or website. Send me the url and you are all done.



You could use this as a project option for virtually any assignment in my courses.