We’re getting 2012 underway with our second Meetup dedicated to Aging Out of Foster Care, it’s going to be a bright year and an incredible project!  We’re excited to tell everyone the scoop on moving forward; we’ve good news about opportunities to work with Seattle’s inspiring and proactive Mockingbird Society, plus planning our next steps setting Aging Out of Foster Care into action.  We’re in awe of all the progress we’ve seen come from the New York chapter and bolstered by our already gaining support in Seattle.

When: Monday, January 23, 2012, 7:00 PM
Where: Susan’s House, 1843 41st Ave E, Seattle, WA

Amanda will share the results of an amazing late December meeting with the executive Director of Mockingbird Society, our possible 1 and only partner for this project!

I hope to see everyone Monday evening at 7pm and to continue the fantastic discussion we started last go-around.  Please complete the application on the SG Local website and check out the Mockingbird Society, they’re an impressive bunch!

Light fare and beverages will be provided by our lovely hosts, please be sure to RSVP to the Meetup so we can plan some munchies for you!

Thanks all and see you Monday!
Steph and Amanda

iLife for Mac (garage band, imovie, and iphoto together)
then you export the project as a Quicktime..

Final Cut Express for Mac for the most flexibility and editing options if you can’t afford Final Cut Pro. Most citizen journalists and media creators don’t need the full professional version.

Soundslides for PC and Mac users. It is a cheap easy and flexible software.

You’ll also need Audacity (free) to edit audio if using Soundslides. Audacity audio editing software

Pro Show and Pro Show Gold #1 For PC users to create multimedia slideshows

Voice-over Slide show:
Voicethread is online, nothing to download. The pieces that are posted there now are in disarray. It is quite messy and mostly used by students and educators for now. But it could be a great tool for sharing and allowing commenting for certain audiences.

MediaStorm is one of the best spots online for photo journalist’s who are creating multimedia projects. MediaStorm hosts stories created by photo journalists who are the interviewer, the interviewee, the reporter, and the shooter.
Here is great example: Black Market by Patrick Brown about the illegal animal trade.

This link will take you to MediaStorm's website for Patrick Brown's story

Tutorials:
make tv and podcasts, how to at CURRENT.com
J-Learning is a great How-to site for budding community journalists

Take Classes
See SalaamGarage friend and multimedia maker Emily True’s article “J-School Lite” about classes in multimedia storytelling and documentary.

-Maggie Soladay

Start a Blog. Blogs can be linear and journal-like or they can act like a webpage for a single subject. You are reading a blog right now. But, it is also SalaamGarage’s website with static pages just like a website.
Blog:
WikiHow: How to start a Blog

Top 3 Blog sites:
WordPress
Blogger
Typepad

For WordPress templates: more customizing options than the available template on WordPress
GraphPaperPress

or use one of these super clean and easy Website and Blog platforms:
Posterous
Websites at Google
Weebly
Webnode
DotEasy

Website Magazine:
OpenZine: Its a free website that looks like a web magazine

PLEASE add your own ideas and resources in the comments below!

-Maggie Soladay

New! turn your blog into a print magazine, be a publisher and pull from other writers in your genre, and get paid advertising dollars doing it! PrintCasting.com- Check it out

Join social documentary and commercial photographer Amanda Koster illustrate how her career has helped create what is now SalaamGarage.  Join her in dialogue around the value of collaboration between media makers, social media applications, and international non-profit organizations.

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Koster officially founded SalaamGarage in January 2007 in response to years of countless requests, “Can I Come With You” regarding her international documentary projects. As she saw people traveling, creating content, publishing and connecting through social media, she thought why not harness this activity to cause positive change through sharing intentional and authentic storytelling.

Her latest book “Can I come with you – Social documentary photography” can be found at: BennettHastings.com

SalaamGarage is an organization of individuals who travel to developing countries on behalf of cause-related NGOs. Koster brings enthusiast and profesional photographers, writers, and videographers to chronicle their journey and tell the story of aid and development work. There is a human being behind every photograph, and there is a story behind every human being. From organizations in the favelas of Rio to the rice fields of Vietnam, SalaamGarage is helping NGOs raise money and awareness. And on a larger level, SalaamGarage is raising consciousness amongst bloggers, amateur and professional  media makers and technologists.