AJ Barse : Digital Alchemy

Category: Tech Research

  • A Tale of Three ‘Sparks’

    A Tale of Three ‘Sparks’

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    Adobe Spark Available for free with an Adobe ID, Spark allows users to: Create graphics (think Canva) using Spark Post. Create single page websites using Spark Page Short narrative videos using Spark Video.   Samples Adobe Spark Video:   Adobe Spark Page:

  • Tiki-Toki; a free(mium) Timeline Maker

    Tiki-Toki; a free(mium) Timeline Maker

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    https://www.tiki-toki.com/ Basic account that allows you to create a fully-functional timeline Limited to one timeline Multiple timeline views Embed youtube and vimeo vids Share timeline with others Colour-code stories Choose background image Price: FREE EDU pricing available:

  • HAM Radio: The Original Geeks and Makers

    HAM Radio: The Original Geeks and Makers

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    Amateur Radio, or HAM radio, has been a part of my life since as long as I can remember. Before I was ripping apart and rebuilding 386 chipped PC’s that had ram measured in KB, I have distinct memories of days spent watching and learning from my father while he tinkered in the family garage…

  • Made In America: Vortic Watches & Metal 3D Printing.

    Made In America: Vortic Watches & Metal 3D Printing.

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    The story of Vortic Watch is really a story rooted in the historic industry the USA was once known around the world for; Watchmaking. Vortic started on Kickstarter, where two makers had a vision of using original vintage USA made railroad-grade pocketwatch moments (saving these movements as they are often junked), and converting them to…

  • Ricoh Theta V (4K) + PNW Back Country

    Ricoh Theta V (4K) + PNW Back Country

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    No summer in the PNW is complete without a good day of hiking. To many hikers, myself included, one of my favorite spots is Winchester Mountain and its lookout station at its top in the Mount Baker Wilderness. On this trip I wanted to try the Ricoh Theta V (4K) to see if I could…

  • iOS as a [FREE] Teleprompter

    iOS as a [FREE] Teleprompter

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    Making a budget studio? What if you needed to do a video for a vlog, but can’t remember a script? Consider taking that iPad (or iPhone) that you have and making it into a DIY teleprompter. Apple Pages (iOS) Using the iOS version of Apple Pages, in the top right of your pages document select…

  • Blogging with “Class”

    Blogging with “Class”

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    Ok, so you are thinking of rolling in ‘blogging’ into your class. You are thinking of having this be an opportunity for students to develop website/portfolio skills, as well as a way for your class to ‘blog’ on a central site for public web (or ‘private’ internal WWU network) publishing. If this sounds interesting- look…

  • Draw Attention

    Draw Attention

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    For interactive graphics, Draw Attention is a tool that can be integrated into WordPress to allow users to create custom interactive areas on top of a graphic in the media library. It supports link out to a different url upon click (be sure to check “Open In New Window” display text (based on WP theme…

  • Set Sail! On Author-Ship

    Set Sail! On Author-Ship

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    In my eyes, EPUB has kind of become the new PDF. In a land laden with screened devices of both tablets and e-ink e-readers, the EPUB format allows for anyone to author any kind of publication for practically every device.