The Fire Project
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  • Overview
    • Topics
    • Mentor Information
    • Rubrics
    • Dream Conference Committees
    • Class of 2012 Fire Project Websites
    • Class of 2014 Fire Project Websites
    • Class of 2015 Fire Project Links
    • Class of 2016 Websites
  • The 7 Phases of Fire Project
    • Phase 1: The Philosophy of Social Justice >
      • Collection of Definitions
    • Phase 2: The Proposal >
      • Choosing a Topic
      • Brainstorming Questions
      • Proposal Google Doc
    • Phase 3: The Research Paper >
      • Plagiarism
      • Research Sourcing
      • Annotated Bibliography
    • Phase 4: The Action >
      • Interviewing an Expert
    • Phase 5: The Resolution >
      • Sample Resolution
    • Phase 6: The Portfolio >
      • Weebly Website Building Tips
    • Phase 7: The Presentation >
      • Presentation Guidelines
  • Library
    • Research Databases
    • Scholarly Articles
    • Documentaries
    • TED Talks Videos
    • RSA Animate Videos
    • Films for Action
  • Philosophy of Social Justice & Intro
  • Historical Context & Root Causes
  • Global Context
  • National & Local Context
  • Debate & Controversy
  • Interdisciplinary Investigations
    • Applied Psychology
    • Statistical Analysis
  • Action
    • Action Plan
    • Documentation of Action
    • Action Reflection
  • Conclusion
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Contact Us
  • About US
  • FAQ

Website Building Tips

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Online Tools 

Image Editing

• FotoFlexer (http://fotoflexer.com/)

• Adobe Photoshop Express (http://www.photoshop.com/tools)

• Pixlr (http://www.pixlr.com/)

Tube Chop  http://www.tubechop.com/

. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/ (It's an add-on to Mozilla Firefox ONLY and it allows the user to download the video file from the website. This allows the students to download the file they see on other websites and cut them in editing software like iMovie or Windows Movie Maker or similar programs. Then can then upload their clipped media to websites and cite them appropriately.)

Virtual Interviews

• Skype (http://www.skype.com)

• Google Voice (http://www.google.com/voice)

Rolling Transcriptions of Interviews of Other Unintelligible Audio

• http://www.widgetbox.com/widgets/

Document Sharing

• Google Docs (www.docs.google.com)

Audio Recording and Editing

• Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)

• KeepVid (http://keepvid.com/)

• Realplayer (www.real.com)

YouTube Video Downloader  • KeepVid (http://keepvid.com/)

(Student tip: If you find sources on YouTube or Google Images, go to the original URL if possible then download from there. It is better in the bibliography than “YouTube”)

Notes and Citation Managers

• Zotero (http://www.zotero.org/)

• Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net/)

• EasyBib (http://www.easybib.com/)

Turabian style is also known as CMS or “Chicago” style; though the preferred method of citation, MLA is accepted as well