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=__ iLife '09: __= toc (click on each application name below to go to Apple Website for tutorial)

iPhoto
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 * Having a good collection here makes life easier later!
 * Click "Faces" and you can see each face you have in all of your pictures individually
 * Program must "learn" the faces & gets better with time
 * Click "Places" to see where each picture was taken. (iPhones & some cameras do it automatically, or you can enter the location manually)
 * Under edit:
 * Red eye "auto" or do it yourself
 * Easy to resize changes, crop, remove blemishes, etc.
 * Under events – click event and then "+" and then chose if you want to make it a slideshow, book, etc.
 * Change the themes to do transitions, music, etc.
 * Name each photo and it will come up on slideshow
 * Export to iTunes and then accessible in iMovie
 * "Smart Album" allows you to chose the types of photos you want in an album and the program selects them for you, in a regular album you have to chose each picture yourself

Practice Suggestions

 * Slideshow of pictures for first day of school
 * Identify faces in iPhoto
 * Label places from a trip
 * **Make albums to use on a website later**

iMovie

 * iMovie "Preferences" - click "Show Advanced Tools" to get more options like:
 * Do a cutaway in the middle of a video where the sound continues but you then go to a different picture or clip briefly and then go back with the sound continuing
 * “Picture in Picture” for newscast
 * ...to do these you drag already made clip/picture right on top of the clip where you want it (you can shift it later)
 * Can use the world/globe in a movie
 * Students use to show a change of location...flying from one place to another
 * You put in the locations you want
 * Settings cog in lower left corner of each clip to change details
 * Media browser allows you to easily put your videos on iDVD to be easily available for you to burn to DVD later…no need to export
 * Drag music to the **TOP** of pictures to put music in a more editable form
 * Green screen –
 * Pictures/video in front of a green screen
 * Place picture/video on work area then drag green screen item on top of it – chose green screen from the pop up menu
 * Don't forget Ken Burns Effect by clicking "crop" button

Practice Suggestions

 * Narrate a movie to introduce your class, a project, or a new unit
 * Add a cut-away or picture in picture of you to add interest
 * Find music for background
 * Use globe motion to show location of study to be done

Garageband
"Regular" GarageBand
 * Great for podcasts!
 * Magic** –
 * Click each instrument to mix volume, etc.
 * Use this most of any part of GarageBand
 * Use "snippet" to change length to fit iMovie
 * When done open in regular GarageBand
 * Turn off metronome under "control"
 * Send songs to iTunes to be able to use them easily in iMovie, iWeb, etc.
 * Under "File" – "New" : voice and podcast are present to select right away if you are recording someone speaking
 * Pick loops to get a gig of free music to add
 * Loops is another quick way to make a short song
 * Podcasts (video or not)
 * easy to record, add sound effects, sound/music, pictures & videos
 * view preview by clicking the preview picture in the podcast heading
 * "Send Podcast to iWeb" or iTunes to use elsewhere
 * if you want someone else to be able to edit on their computer just use "Save"
 * For Music Classes:
 * Can print out musical notation
 * Can plug in live instruments to record
 * Click on "i" at bottom right to get modifications for voices or other instruments
 * Don't be afraid to create music

Practice Suggestions

 * Create your own song for background during review game (think Jeopardy!)
 * Create a song for fun - try lots of different sounds, effects, loops, etc.
 * Make a podcast for how to do something in your class: funny, serious, video, still, only sound, difficult task that is repeated often, etc.

iWeb
(info from wiki HERE ) To publish at CY: (teachers) To publish at CY: (students)
 * **REALLY** important not to delete any of the template stuff unless you don't want anything there at all...it loses the format and VERY tough to get it back - //especially// important in podcasts
 * Can embed Google forms
 * Great for creating portfolios online
 * 09 widgets paste YouTube URL or any HTML site onto a page on your site – or Google Maps
 * **Each site is published as a separate folder so no problem with multiple sites at one time - YEAH!!!**
 * 1) Save the website to your desktop (be sure to make a new folder)
 * 2) Log on to the "Staff Media Server" on Safari with your username and password
 * 3) Copy the Folder saved on your desktop into your "Sites" folder
 * 4) To access on-line: http://media.cysd.k12.pa.us/~username/foldername (link not active)
 * 1) Save the website to your desktop (be sure to make a new folder)
 * 2) Log on to the file server on Safari with your username and password
 * 3) Copy the Folder saved on your desktop into your "Sites" folder
 * 4) To access on-line: http://cyhs.cypanthers.org/~username/foldername (link not active)

Practice Suggestions

 * Create a website to put your podcast from GarageBand, your albums from iPhoto, or a video from iMovie
 * Begin a portfolio for yourself or your students via a website

=__ iWork '09: __= (click on each application name below to go to Apple Website for tutorial)

Some resources for you to use on your own today or later if you need some help with iWork apps:

Pages
This is a word processor similar to "Word" but it is expecially useful for creating products quickly and easily that look professional. (i.e. newsletters, flyers, quizzes, etc.) = =
 * [| Pages Tutorials]
 * [|Pages User Guide]

Numbers
This is a spreadsheet that is similar to "Excel" but it is a little more simple for people to use that are not into knowing all the ins and outs of making charts, graphs, and more involved spreadsheets.
 * [|Numbers Tutorials]
 * [|Numbers User Guide]

Keynote
This is a slide show app similar to "Power Point" but it is very intuitive, quick and easy. One of my favorite things is that when you use Keynote you can make use of the remote you got with your computer so you can walk around the room but still click through the slides.
 * [|Keynote Tutorials]
 * [|Keynote User Guide]