Learn how we use Screenflow to make videos
Smarthistory Guide to Creating Online Content
Learn how to make custom maps that are easy to read on the web
How to make custom maps
How do you know whether or not you can use an image? Time to familiarize yourself with copyright law.
How to find images: copyright, fair use, ...
Remove the “ums”! In just half an hour you can learn the basics of editing audio in GarageBand
How to edit audio in GarageBand: demo ...
Quality high-resolution photographs of a work of art delivers more visual information and can advance research.
Why high-quality images are important to art ...
How do our videos work? We’ve dissected two of them here, “Pop-Up Video” style.
How to make videos: an annotated guide
Our videos on a single work of art usually begin as 10-20 minute conversations, recorded in front of the object.
Smarthistory’s approach to videos
New to GarageBand? No problem. Here’s how to get started.
How to edit audio with GarageBand: basics
Our videos are conversations, but that doesn’t mean we don’t edit them! Here’s how we do it.
How to edit audio with GarageBand: cutting ...
Audacity is an alternative to GarageBand, but there are some key differences between the two.
How to edit audio with Audacity
Photographing may involve fifty or more shots of an object. Here are some tips on what and how to shoot.
How to photograph works of art
Not all images are created equal! Don’t believe us? Click here.
How to find images: strategies for searching
Many of the minor flaws or distortions from shooting in the gallery can be edited in Photoshop.
How to edit photos in Adobe Photoshop
These are the guiding principles for how we make our videos.
Browse Smarthistory images for teaching & learning!
