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<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a class="snap_shots" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesguske/1479558127/">Flip Video Linux</a> <br> Originally uploaded by <a class="snap_shots" href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jamesguske/">jamesguske</a> </span></div>
<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 <span>David Pogue from </span><span>NYTimes that includes a comparison with camcorder footage.</span> 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:<br><ul><li>comes with an <a class="snap_shots" href="http://www.theflip.com/store/Product.aspx?SKU=AWC1T">underwater housing</a> (we have a surf-life saving squad)</li><li>comes with an <a class="snap_shots" href="http://www.theflip.com/store/Product.aspx?SKU=AAM1N">action mount</a> and protective silicon skin (sports students will love this) </li>
<li><a class="snap_shots" 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.<br></li></ul>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><span></span><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 Mead