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INTRODUCTION:
The Freechild Project believes that access is a key issue for many young
people who are working to create media that represents their voice and
experience. Special thanks to Gary Gorland of Seattle, Washington.
RESOURCES:
Following are websites, software
programs, and other tools volunteers with The Freechild Project have
identified that can assist young media makers.
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Publications about Youth-Led Media
What Works in Youth Media: Case Studies from Around the World
By Sheila Kinkade and Christy
Macy. Examines how young people worldwide are harnessing the power of media
to educate the public about issues they care about. It also explores the
tremendous power of youth media programs to promote young people's personal
growth and development to equip them with essential 'skills for life' that
will enable them to succeed.
The Evolution of Youth Empowerment at a Youth
Newspaper
By Keith Hefner, founder of Youth Liberation
(1971) and Youth Communications (1980).
MediaChannel's Youth Production Guide
An overview of international efforts
related to children as media producers. Answers to questions posed to
various organizations by MediaChannel and links to useful resources.
Media Education Just For Kids
Rich resource of information about the
construction and deconstruction of media messages. Excellent resource
for teachers.
The Right to be Seen and Heard: Youth Media
Distribution
By Lora
Myers. " Despite the shortage of outlets, there are several ways that producers
of youth media are already getting teen productions onto the radar screens of
local and national programmers and audiences.
Youth, Race,
and Crime in the News
Media Toolkit for Youth
Media Literacy
Massive
Media Literacy Links
Types Of
Mass Media
Overview of different types of media with descriptions and comparative
advantages and disadvantages.
NPR program on
Media Literacy
NPR radio show provides an overview of Media Literacy concepts.
AdBusters
Great ad spoofs.
WebFlicks
(Youth)-Videos with media literacy messages developed by teens.
Media Literacy Through Critical Thinking
A Free Classroom Based Curriculum in Downloadable PDF
Teacher
Masters
Student
Masters
Creating
Critical Viewers
A free curriculum developed by the National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences
Downloadable Word file.
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Video
Adobe Video Resources Guide
Magazines, Books, Conferences, Training, Mailing Lists,
Newsletters, Newsgroups, Web-Based Forums,
Usergroups, Plug-Ins for Use with Premiere and After Effects,
Video Streaming Solutions, Other Digital Video Products, Useful Information, Web Sites & Adobe Systems Digital Video
Resources
Videomaker Magazine
General informational source.
Digital Video Magazine
Focuses on digital video production.
Apple Desktop Movies Primer
A primer for shooting and editing digital video
with tips, tricks and video examples.
iMovie3
Inexpensive/bundled software for editing video on the Mac.
Final Cut Pro ----
Final Cut Express
State of the art desktop video editing software for Macs.
Studio D/V
Easy to use video editing with firewire card for the P.C.
Adobe Premier
Video editing software for Mac/PC.
Clip Sounds
2-pop
Digital Filmmaker's resource site.
911 Media Arts
Seattle non-profit supports independent video.
About.com/Digital Video
Information and tutorials related to digital video.
About.com/Digital Videocameras
Information and price comparisons of digital video cameras.
Atomic Learning Library
iMovie2 tutorial
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HTML Editors
Adobe GoLive
Microsoft Front Page
Dreamweaver
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PowerPoint
Microsoft Office - PowerPoint Home Page
The latest version info. Create attention-grabbing slides quickly.
PowerPoint in the Classroom
Helpful techniques.
PowerPoint Tips
Tips & Tricks.
Microsoft PowerPoint Links and Templates
Another techniques and resource links site.
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Web Tools
Web
Developer's Virtual Library
A complete resource for html publishing.
The HTML Goodies Home Page
Tutorials, scripts, downloads and links.
Shareware
One stop shopping for shareware.
HTML Quick Reference
Quick HTML Reference Guide
Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide
NCSA--A Beginner's Guide to HTML
Creating Web Pages (Introductory Level) Theme Page
Creating Web Pages (Advanced Level) Theme Page
The Virtual Library of Images_and_Icons
Free clip art sites.
Image Surfer Categories
Yahoo clip photography
Cool Archive
Great site for fonts, icons, buttons and clip art.
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Flash Animation
Macromedia's
Flash MX
Flash Animation Tutorial
Mega Flash
Tutorials
Animation Examples, Tips, Tricks, etc.
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Music
Copyright Issues and Fair Use
Information related to the use of
pre-recorded music for educational purposes.
UCLA New media Center Copyright Issues for Academics
Comprehensive web site with good fair use information and links.
Securing
Copyright Permission
The process for securing permission to use copyrighted materials.
Copyright Cleared Music Sources
Copyright free music CD's for video/audio production.
MP3.com
Great source for downloadable music files from independent bands. Easy to
contact bands for permission to use their music for your audio or video
production.
Why worry about copyright
issues? Make your own music!
Acid/Sonic Foundry
An award-winning loop-based music creation tool that allows
you to produce original, royalty-free music.
Band In a Box
Create your own music in a number of different styles.
eJay
No need of previous musical experience to be able to compose your own music.
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Radio & Audio
NAB Radio Home
Page
Web site of the National Association of Broadcasters.
Radio And Production Magazine
Professional radio production magazine with reviews of equipment, software
and music libraries.
Radio Production Tutorial
A quick study in radio with Teen Aware audio examples.
Digital Audio Software
Handy list of Mac/PC software for recording audio.
Clip Sounds
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Print
Publisher create newsletters, web pages, posters, brochures, etc.
publisher templates
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Social Marketing
Social Marketing Key Concepts
Social Marketing is the planning and implementation of programs
designed to bring about social change using concepts from commercial marketing.
Social Marketing.com
A comprehensive resource for social marketing.
Social Marketing: Improving the Quality of Life
by Philip Kotler, Ned Roberto, Nancy Lee
This book turns social marketing into a step-by-step process so that anyone can
plan
and execute an effective social marketing campaign. Actual cases and research
efforts
richly support each of the eight steps in the process. The appendix includes
worksheets
for each step to complete a marketing plan for students and practitioners.
Social Marketing Tutorial
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Photography
A Glossary of Photographic Terms
Kodak's complete glossary of photographic terms.
Kodak: Welcome to the Digital
Learning Center
On-line photography tutorials.
Photography &
Digital Imaging Resources
Good links to photo resources.
Focus on Photography
Good introductory information.
Adobe Photoshop
The ultimate photo editing software.
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Buttons
Button Central
Button Central button maker.
Ad-Badge Co. Inc. The Button People, Button Machines and
Supplies
Another button making resource.
Print Artist 4.0
Graphics program with clip art and button making templates.
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Publications about Media Production
Amazon.com The Virtual Book Store
A virtual "books in print". Great
search engine.
Social Marketing: Improving the Quality of Life
by Philip Kotler, Ned Roberto, Nancy Lee
This book turns social marketing into a step-by-step process so that anyone can
plan
and execute an effective social marketing campaign. Actual cases and research
efforts
richly support each of the eight steps in the process. The appendix includes
worksheets
for each step to complete a marketing plan for students and practitioners.
Media Production
Media production resources.
For Dummies
series (with sample chapters)
Digital Video
Dreamweaver
FrontPage
iMovie
2
Photoshop
PowerPoint
Web design
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Legal issues in Youth
Media
Student Press Law Center
The SPLC is an
advocate for student free-press rights and provides information,
advice and legal assistance at no charge to students and the educators
who work with them. Site includes a massive resource center,
news updates and more.
Legal Guidelines
A detailing of several court cases about underground newspapers by the ACLU, including an
exhaustive Q & A section.
The Blue Ribbon Campaign
The Electronic Frontier Foundation
created, sponsored and promotes the international grassroots Blue
Ribbon Campaign opposing online censorship and protecting the
essential human right of free speech embodied in the U.S. Bill of
Rights and the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.
ChillingEffects.org
Do you know your online rights?
Have you received a letter asking you to remove information from a Web site or
stop engaging in an activity? Are you concerned about liability for information
that someone else posted to your online forum? If so, this site is for you.
Trademarks and Patents
An increasing number of government trademark offices
are making it possible to search trademark applications and trademark
registrations. These include:
US trademark
applications and registrations
Status of US trademark
applications and registrations
European Community Trademarks
Canadian trademark applications and registrations
A number of companies have set up sites that permit
doing trademark searches through a web interface.
Trademark
search Atlas
Micropatent's trademark checker
Trademarks
Online
TMWeb
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Website hosts
These sites provide high quality website hosting.
Freechild does not endorse any of these companies, but they are mentioned
here in case they may be of some help.
Freespeech TV
Working with activists and artists, Free Speech TV
uses television to cultivate an informed and active citizenry in order to
advance progressive social change. Our website eatures the
Internet's largest archive of progressive audio and video content. Freespeech hosts hundreds of progressive websites for low cost.
Surf the Planet
Internet, web service and access providers. An ISP that offers
email, ICQ instant messenger for chat and unlimited modem connectivity.
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Advertising
PSA's: A Producers Guide
PBS Guide to creating public service announcements.
PSA's: A Distribution Guide
PBS Guide to distributing public service announcements.
Kiss Bad Ads Goodbye
Free things are always great, but when they help educate it only makes them better.
Case in point: "Kiss Bad Ads Goodbye" provides advertising solutions and highlights potential pitfalls
that designers face when creating campaigns for not for profit organizations.
Decide on your communication objective
The communications objective is the essence of your message. If you want to tell people not to eat rutabagas because it's cruel,
then that's your communications objective. A word of caution: though perhaps the most important of your 8 steps,
This is also the one that beginners tend most to neglect. A precise and well-defined objective is crucial to a good ad.
If your objective isn't right on, then everything that follows will be off as well.
Links to More Ad Information on the www
Access to a variety of worldwide resources concerning recent developments in advertising and public relations.
Advertising Age
A variety of worldwide resources concerning recent developments in advertising and public relations.
Ad Council
A private, non-profit organization of volunteers that conducts advertising campaigns
for the public good. Variety of campaign examples.
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Random Stuff
Resources for the Study of English
The English Poetry Full-Text Database
The Internet Public Library
Guide to Using the Freedom on Information Act
Graphics
Resistance Images/Graphics Archive
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