Reviews-Media

**﻿** **Teach With Movies** [|http://www.teachwithmovies.org]
 * Media Reviewing Tools**
 * ALA’s Games and Gaming Resources **[]
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: American Library Association
 * WRITTEN BY: Mostly professionals
 * NOTED QUALITIES: This site contains many links to gaming blogs, as well as articles about incorporating gaming into education. The reviewers aren't from the American Library Association, but many of the blogs are written by librarians.
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: Variety of video games, as well as activities utilizing computer programs, such as Jeopardy in PowerPoints.
 * Cnet.com **
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: ABC News
 * WRITTEN BY: Employees of Cnet who are knowledgeable in their field
 * NOTED QUALITIES: Links to blogs, list of all technology reviewed, articles about technology. This site offers an extensive list of reviews of a huge variety of technology tools. They also give updates on changes in current technology. (Up-to-date)
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: Many different kinds of technology, videos, and even technology toys
 * eSchool News **
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: Independent company with other related e-news publications
 * WRITTEN BY: Onstaff professional writers with experience in technology and education
 * NOTED QUALITIES: Write about many up-to-date technology issues in education. Favorite websites of the month are selected. This site also has a section devoted to grants for technology for K-20 grades.
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: The way technology is being used in the classroom and the results. Includes many newer technology programs (not just programs to buy) It might also review educational programs utilizing technology.
 * Macworld **
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: Macintosh
 * WRITTEN BY: Staff of Macworld and customers
 * NOTED QUALITIES: Has a link to Macbuy, which gives you customer reviews as well as a quick price check of the nearest suppliers to you. (This guide has a variety of items, such as DVDs, Video Games,
 * MATERIAL RE﻿VIEWED: All Mac Products, including hardware, software, smartphones, iphones and apps. All reviews of products link you to a list of stores that carry it and their prices (nearest your zipcode).
 * Internetatschools.com**
 * COST: $2.95 for each article from Information Today Database, $9.95/5 articles, $19.95/15 articles, $199.95/200 articles; some reviews and articles on technology are free, depending on it they are coming from a company trying to sell something
 * PUBLICATION: Information Today, Inc.
 * WRITTEN BY: Reviews in the magazine were written by their staff of professionals
 * NOTED QUALITIES: This site definitely had a lot of great information about specific schools and their usage of technology. It also had a lot of current information about education and technology issues. However, it was frustrating that every time I wanted to read an interesting article, it was one of the ones that needed to be purchased. You never knew until you got to the article and scrolled down, that it wouldn't be free. I did find that if you went to the current magazine and past issues, you could access many reviews, especially of websites. I found a lot of useful sites.
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: There was a variety of technology reviewed, organized under a wide sub-topic. Websites and computer programs, as well as hardware.
 * PC World **
 * COST: Many free reviews online; Print or Online Publication Subscription - $19.97/12 issues;
 * PUBLICATION: PC World Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of International Data Group
 * WRITTEN BY: Editors/Writers of PC World
 * NOTED QUALITIES: Loved the free download section of site.
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: Software, Hardware, Websites, and ﻿Downloads
 * SuperKids Educational Software Review **[]
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: Knowledge Share LLC.
 * WRITTEN BY: Educators, Parents, and Children (SuperKids also has a staff of experts)
 * NOTED QUALITIES: Each educational software has a rating in the following qualities: Educational Value, Kid Appeal, Ease of Use. It also describes the software, system requirements, product support, suggested ages (based on their play), and the cost and store you can purchase. This site also has other great features, such as iphone/ipad apps to purchase, educational tools available, movie suggestions for age specific groups, and educational articles.
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: Educational Software
 * COST: $11.99/YEAR Subscription for the lesson plans and clip locations; Site to hear about the movies themselves is free.
 * PUBLICATION: Teach with Movies
 * WRITTEN BY: Teachers
 * NOTED QUALITIES: Lesson Plans to go along with the movie clips, also have a "no educational value" movie list, does not contain links to movie clips, but does tell you exactly where the clips are located in the movies.
 * MATERIAL REVIEWED: Movies and their use in the classroom

ALSO: Keep in mind you are a BUSY librarian. Kids will be using this equipment. DON'T buy the most expensive equipment but keep in mind that with this kind of circulation that if it is broken you may not be able to replace it easily. Look for durability. Look for quality bargains. Look for EASE. You will have little time to help students with complicated equipment or software. //Just sayin'.//

1. Digital video cameras 2. External microphones for the computers and the cameras 3. Computers (with monitors and mice) to edit the videos 4. Video editing software 5. Headphones to be used in the editing process

6. Finally, tell me where you would set up this small video production area in your library. If you need to create space or desks, tables, chairs, etc. and you have money left over from you $10,000, tell me what you would need and how it might be arranged.