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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I acquired one of these last week and have used it – am yet
to download the footage (need to download a codec) and see what the quality of
video and audio are. Tony Richards from itmadesimple.com.au is selling them in
Victoria,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Jill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:elearning-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Roland Gesthuizen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 10 May 2008 4:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eLearning mailing list; Open Source Software Mailing List; Year 7 -
10 IT Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [elearning] Flip Video Linux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesguske/1479558127/"
title="photo sharing"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0
id="_x0000_i1025"
src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1068/1479558127_d56ca7ca1f_m.jpg"></span></a><br>
<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesguske/1479558127/">Flip Video Linux</a>
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Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamesguske/">jamesguske</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.theflip.com">Flip Video</a> is
impressive and robust little unit for schools for video or stop motion
animation. Here is an interesting <a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBmVmPNBtgQ&feature=user">YouTube
review</a> by David Pogue from NYTimes that includes a comparison with
camcorder footage. Whilst it is not yet available for sale in Australia (yet)
.. this device will probably only cost around $150. <br>
<br>
I notice that FlipVideo:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>comes with an <a
href="http://www.theflip.com/store/Product.aspx?SKU=AWC1T">underwater
housing</a> (we have a surf-life saving squad)<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>comes with an <a
href="http://www.theflip.com/store/Product.aspx?SKU=AAM1N">action mount</a>
and protective silicon skin (sports students will love this) <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><a
href="http://jamesguske.blogspot.com/2007/10/flip-video-ultra-works-in-ubuntu.html">works
with Linux</a>, even our Linux flavoured school eeePC's.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal>Don't laugh about giving students small cameras.. students
with an <a href="http://laptop.org/">OLPC XO computer</a> in third world
counties are already posting vidoes onto the web from their cheap laptops, cush
as this one records a cow birth.<br>
<a
href="http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2007/08/birth-of-cow-in-villa-cardal.html">http://olpc-ceibal.blogspot.com/2007/08/birth-of-cow-in-villa-cardal.html</a><br>
<br>
This is going to be a valuable ICT eLearning tool for schools to acquire ..
even as a class set. :-)<br>
<br>
We live in exciting times.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br>
<a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
<br>
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
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