ProShow+Gold


 * Title: ProShow Gold**

Description: Photo slideshow software similar to Microsoft's Movie Maker with more options. ProShow Gold allows you to drag and drop pictures and videos into your show; add motion and transitions; import, add or record audio to the show; and share your final product in various formats including HD, DVD, WMV and direct uploads to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. The final product has a more professional appearance than less expensive slideshow software.

Publisher/Manufacturer: Photodex Corporation

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Pricing information: $69.95

Application to the classroom

Students can research information on a particular person in history and create a movie using video and pictures to present a biography on that person. || If uploading digital story to YouTube or Facebook, etc., material needs to be appropriate. ||
 * NETS*S**
 * **Creativity and Innovation** || Older students can create a picture book to share with younger students. They could draw the illustrations and scan them into electronic form, use drawing/paint programs to create electronic images, or capture images from a picture site like Flickr. ||
 * **Communication and Collaboration** || Students can create digital stories of environmental concerns (air pollution, water pollution, etc.) in their area and their suggestions on how to help make it better. Then post it on a website to share with others around the world. ||
 * **Research and Information Fluency** || Research environmental concerns and what can be done about it to develop your own theory and plan of action to incorporate into the digital story.
 * **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** || Locate data online or generate your own through surveys or experiments, and present findings in a digital story format to share. ||
 * **Digital Citizenship** || Keep in mind copyright terms apply to digital images found on the Internet.
 * **Technology Operations and Concepts** ||  ||

**NETS*T**


 * **Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity** || This application would be great for having students document the process of creating a product. You could have them make an art project or music process and video tape and do still photography of each other. Then they can use the software to create a timeline or documentary from raw materials to finished product. ||
 * **Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Environments** ||  ||
 * **Model Digital Age Work and Learning** ||  ||
 * **Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility** ||  ||
 * **Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership** ||  ||