I thought you might like to try your hand at creative publishing. Here are some programs that you can use and some helpful websites:
PhotoStory 3 for Windows (free download; very easy to use; create great slideshows from your images with music and narration)
Audacity (free download; mix music tracks and narration into one file in different formats)
audacity-tips-blending-soundtracks
www.zamzar.com (free video file conversion website; this is great for converting YouTube video into a .wmv file you can keep and use anywhere)
www.animoto.com (make professional videos from your own digital images and music; I have used this one many, many times! Here’s an example of one using pictures I took myself on the Amicalola River.)
www.wordle.net (make neat graphic presentations of words; below is an example)
www.dvolver.com (make really short animated videos)
www.circavie.com (make cool photo-embedded timelines; great for history projects)
Just google the programs and you should get several choices of downloads.
The best way to learn how to use the programs is just to play with them. Have fun!
