NEWS: Kate Russell speaks at European Study Tours

I was honoured to be invited to speak at two European Study Tours events in Euro Disney this week – ICT LIVE! & Media LIVE! These are fantastic conferences arranged for 16-18 years old students to attend to hear from industry professionals about subjects they are considering for careers. Check out their website for more information, and if you’re a teacher I thoroughly recommend taking a look as a possible field trip for your school. The sessions were packed out, with a full house of 600 seats for the Media talk. As promised, here are the links I covered in my talk:

ICT LIVE!

http://newswhip.com/tech – resource for keeping up with trending technology stories

http://trap.it – resource for tracking news based on key words or phrases

Some good blogs to follow:

Places to learn coding in your spare time:

http://codeacademy.com

http://code.org

http://appinventor.mit.edu – a tool for making android apps

http://codingcupboard.com – hookig up with businesses to find beginners coding work (paid!)

MEDIA LIVE!

Blogging resources:

http://blogger.com

http://wordpress.com

http://typepad.com

http://tumblr.com

http://glipho.com (check out my review of this social platform here)

Audio resources:

http://audioboo.com – quick & easy recording

http://audacity.sourceforge.net – editing and track mixing

http://freesound.org – sound effects

http://incompetech.com – music

Live/video reporting:

http://qik.com

http://ustream.com (see Time Pool’s work as a great example)

http://youtube.com

http://tout.com

Movies/animation:

http://wreckamovie.com – collaborate on movies

http://genero.tv – earn money making music videos

http://muvizu.com – free animation studio

Promote your work:

http://inboundwriter.com – blogging platform to help you write for higher search rankings

http://storify.com – track a narrative in comments & social posts

http://powtoon.com – make promos (see my HOW TO guide here)

http://videoscribe.com – make promos (see my HOW TO guide here)

Manage your reputation:

http://persona-co.com

That’s your lot! I hope you find them useful? 

I even go a chance to take a look around the parks during my break while they help Business LIVE! in the middle of the day….

And yes… of COURSE I went on a roller coaster!!