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admin | 25/06/2011
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Cool Stress Free Template for WordPress Fastfood

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I am using this template for my website and I think that this one of the best template for everyone:

  • If you know how to design and write codes it’s all done for you no need to waist hours.
  • If you don’t know anything about coding you can make a very interactive blog in seconds.

And above all it is very easy to understand and implement; it took literally 5 minutes to set everything on my blog. But what I like about this template is that I saved loads of time looking for extra plugins. The template comes with a picture gallery, mobile phones settings, theme for your admin panel, all fully customizable.

 

Simple and clear theme with a lot of features, like a “quick links” menu, an “easy navigation” bar, the print preview, 7 integrated widgets ( “Social Links”, “Popular Post”, “Latest Activity” and many more ). Fastfood has customizable header, customizable background (with a lot of predefined themes), one or two columns layout, up to five widgets areas and three menu. It supports custom menus, posts thumbnail, post formats (“gallery” and “aside”) and also mobile devices, with a dedicated style. WP3.1.3 full compatible.

I just love it and I thank the team who made this wonderful theme available for free.

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Category: Learning Multimedia, Software, Teaching Web design | Tags: , , ,
admin | 22/06/2011
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Clever web tools

http://www.checkmycolours.com/,  you can check your site usability in terms of colours and amend any flows in your design choices.

http://thoughtbox.es/, you can use Thoughtboxes to:

  • Organize an event
  • Plan a trip
  • Map out your week
  • Brainstorm a new project
  • Manage your freelance work
  • Keep track of your school assignments
  • Plan out your hobby projects
  • Make up shopping lists
  • Organize your small business
  • Remember all of your great ideas
  • …and pretty much anything else you can imagine!
Category: Resources for teachers, Software, Teaching Web design | Tags:
admin | 11/06/2011
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Making a 3d mag with Illustrator

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This tutorial is used in the classroom, this is to demonstrate how to make a 3d version ofUntitled 6 187x300 Making a 3d mag with Illustrator the magazines students create in the class.

Category: Creative media Resources, Information for students, Learn Illustrator, Multimedia, Podcasts, Software, Teaching Artwork Imaging | Tags: , , , ,
admin | 04/05/2011
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admin | 26/04/2011
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GIMP an Option to Photoshop for Media teachers

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For Teachers, and students

Subject:  Finding and Installing Gimp Free Image Editing software on Vista

Material required : Internet/Windows operating system – Mac and Linux users can find information on the GIMP website. But I am working from a pc, so I am only doing the PC review.

Students will learn basic photo editing techniques.   Students will analyze and evaluate the results.

Lesson Objectives;

  • Teachers will know how to find gimp
  • Know how to find resources on how to use the software and produce good work
  • See other alternative to more expensive software on the market

Get your students to design like pros with GIMP

Some teachers are called to  plan a print media tutorial to realize that the organisation they are working with, can’t afford the cost of software, or just don’t have any good photo-editing/digital design software package…..

The good alternative to expensive software packages would be GIMP. You don’t have to worry about the complexity of this program, online  resources are easy to find. I came accross this free alternative to Photoshop, in 2008 when trying to help my students get their media business up and going; they were complaining about cost. So as a good teacher I searched, found, and tested a lot of alternatives, and GIMP was a good and stress free alternative.

What is so good about it:

  • Fast download
  • Quick to install don’t have to wait ages (see video)
  • Free to download, use for private and education purposes
  • License issues – I am not aware of any
  • Easy to use, and has a lot of feature you find with other competitors
  • Languages; quite a lot not too sure which ones (I only know of French and English, because I am French)
  • Support, although it’s free you can find info online
  • Has templates, and pre-formatted document (so it’s ok if you don’t have the knowledge)
  • I have to tested it to the full but I will start video tuts soon

You can carry out both simple and more complex tasks:

  • Digital Imagery
  • Photo-editing
  • Print media docs preparation
Category: Podcasts, Resources for teachers, Software, Teaching Artwork Imaging | Tags: , , ,
admin | 23/04/2011
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Photo Editing for Level 1 Creative and Media and Media

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Photo Editing for Level 1 Creative and Media and Media

For Level 1 Music & Media

Subject: Artwork Imaging - Theme: Editing Photographs

Material required for experimental purpose: DSLR, SLR, Mobil phone (usually student’s own), and other types of camera, mounting boards.

Students will learn basic photo editing techniques.   Students will analyze and evaluate the results.

Lesson Objectives;

  1. Exploring the different type of cameras
  2. Understanding and Researching Digital Photography
  3. Editing images  (Photography), using appropriate tools
  4. Present work
  5. Reflect and think of how the above learning is going to be use in summative assignment

Starter Session: Have you ever used a SLR camera? What is a SLR? Do you know the difference?

Main Session (part 1): Exploring the different type of cameras

In small group research the following – make a presentation to the class using PowerPoint:

  • large format camera
  • rangefinders camera
  • twin-lens reflex camera
  • single-lens reflex
  • thermographic camera
  • bridge cameras
  • point-and-shoot camera
  • Compact Lens-Shutter Cameras
  • DSLR

Be creative with your presentation, and have a lot of information; historical, brands, special use, who use this type of camera. See me for directions with your research and presentation. You don’t have to use PowerPoint, other type of presentation methods you have been taught by me.

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In small groups experiment with cameras:

Take a portrait of each other using the cameras you have.

SLR, DSLR, Mobile etc

Discuss the advantages, disadvantages is such cameras, as well as the issues you have printing your work or viewing your work. See me for directions

 

Presenting the above research:Write a short group report.

Main Session (part 3): Editing your own pictures (the fun part)

In Class Demonstration with Photoshop

  • Mini project Brief – see video bellow

Main Session (part 4): Reflect – Blog, log book

Category: Creative Media Online Presentation Resources, Creative media Resources, Information for students, Learning Multimedia, Podcasts, Resources for teachers, Software, Teaching Artwork Imaging, Tutorials | Tags: , , , , , ,
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