Cool Templates

Here is a short video promo that I created using a templated video creation service from Animoto . These are great templates for creating short or long professional videos without having to perfect editing and special effects.



They were featured in the recent Entrepreneur Magazine.




It's a very similar concept to our podcast templates. We have create templates that help you publish professional sounding podcast programs without taking the time to perfect some of the effects and music editing.

Laughter on the 110th Floor

Allison Black, Andrea DeCamp and Jim Fitzgerald discuss the many benefits of laughter from high atop the Sears Tower in Chicago. This is one of the ways that you can use podcasting --

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Tales From the Shift

Just in Time for Halloween Tales from the Shift-----

What is RSS?

Here is our story that will educate you on what is RSS, Feeds etc.

Multi-Modal

Here is a tip we'd like to share with you. We have been seeing a trend in how content is delivered. With the increase in access from various electronic devices, you may want to think about how to let the user choose their preferred delivery device in addition to considering learning styles. We have a YouTube video that illustrates an example of this.



We have produced an audio file that would allow someone to

• Launch from the computer


• Push the file to a memory card on a BlackBerry


• Launch wirelessly from their BlackBerry

Click this link to view PodCasting without iTunes

http://www.youtube.com/user/knowledgeshift

Video Template

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Walking Man Video Template

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Video PodCast Templates

Now that we mastered how to make audio podcast templates it was a very short ride for us train (ha ha get it) ourselves how to create video podcast templates. Using TechSmith's Camtasia, it was a great way for us to build common splash pages or breaks in between our v-casts.

Here are some of examples.
http://www.box.net/shared/kz546ldcsc

http://www.box.net/shared/94mpjm800k

http://www.box.net/shared/0nx8tswg80

We will be offering a class on this but if any of you out there have used another tool for doing this we would love to hear from you.

Interview w/ Piano and Violin Music

Sample of what a podcast file will look like

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PodCast Styles

We wanted to share with you a variety of podcasting styles that you can think about when you are designing your programs. Here is a sampling of some recommended podcasting formats and styles to think about.


Samples of podcast styles

scripted with two voices
http://nmunro.hipcast.com/deluge/7b095c94-f1ed-0a4c-fe6e-fcd884960d6c.mp3

Scripted with 3 voices
http://nmunro.hipcast.com/deluge/8dab98ee-2994-36bd-de18-acf09cd081c2.mp3

Remote interview using Skype
http://nmunro.hipcast.com/deluge/96efc07b-42d1-a3b7-dbea-5aa377c85dab.mp3

Articulate created Presentation this one needs to be redone but shows how to use PowerPoint or other computer apps captured using Camtasia
http://nmunro.hipcast.com/deluge/1c492f58-118e-c2ad-37e1-abf7a9cd30e7.mov

Hands on to Hand Held

See our latest YouTube video by clicking on the title above to see how we combine interactive whiteboard technology with hand-held/mobile technology.

We are building content to take advantage of what an interactive whiteboard can provide -- a much more interactive and engaging class experience that can be reinforced on a mobile device.

Pretty Cool Stuff!

Another Demo on BlackBerry

See our latest YouTube demo on a BlackBerry -- this is great stuff and we can help teach you how to create your own mobile content!

Click Here to view or on the title of this blog


Also very humorous video on David Spade's family conducting an intervention because of his BlackBerry addiction.

Intervention

Mobile Learning using Java Files on Blackberry

Guess what we did it again, made another mobile demo for you.
Click on the link above to go to the You Tube Video. If you want to learn more about how to create your own mobile learning content or want us to create some samples of your content please contact us at 630-221-8759 or admin@knowledgeshift.net

New Mobile Demo posted on YouTube

Click on the above title to see our latest demo that we made using Hot Lava software. We are a certified reseller of Hot Lava Software and can help you convert your learning content to mobile content.

Demo of Video on BlackBerry

Using Hot Lava Software creating mobile video course

Blackberry Mobile Learning Demo