Pachyderm Project
2008 Pachyderm Conference to Be Held in San Antonio, Texas
Posted August 2nd, 2008 by NMCThe 2008 Pachyderm Conference will take place September 22-24, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. This is the third annual Pachyderm Conference.
The focus of the conference is to bring together Pachyderm authors, developers, and others in an ongoing conversation about how to communicate effectively with digital media. The conference provides a forum for beginners to learn from established experts, and for those with more advanced skills to exchange ideas and gather inspiration from their peers.
The theme of this year’s conference is the power of story. Highlights will include final details about the next release of Pachyderm, as well as a special showcase of presentations that demonstrate the deep connection between story and audience.
Pachyderm Services
Posted February 5th, 2008 by NMCThank you for your interest in Pachyderm! For more information, please see the Pachyderm Services web site.
Individual Pachyderm Accounts
Individual accounts are available on a yearly subscription basis. These accounts include unlimited authoring. Your media and presentations may be stored on the Pachyderm server as long as your account is active. Completed presentations may also be downloaded from the Pachyderm server.
| Type of Account | Annual Subscription |
| Individual, Basic | $99 |
| Individual, Premium* | $149 |
| *Premium Accounts include help desk support on the web and via phone during business hours. | |
To sign up for an individual subscription account, please complete our Pachyderm Account request form, and be prepared with a credit card for payment via our secure server.
NMC Announces Launch of Pachyderm Services
Posted February 4th, 2008 by Rachel SmithToday the New Media Consortium (NMC) announced the launch of Pachyderm Services, a new suite of services which will provide colleges and universities, museums, schools and other learning-focused organizations a new suite of services supporting low-cost web-based multimedia authoring.
The program offers two categories of services — hosted accounts for teachers, students, museum professionals and other individuals; and hosted server solutions for institutions and departments. The new unit will provide a variety of ways for individuals and institutions to have hosted Pachyderm authoring accounts on a yearly subscription basis designed to match any budget.
Herd Ahead: The Promising Future for Pachyderm in the Open-Source Community
Posted September 30th, 2007 by NMCClosing Plenary Keynote 2007 NMC Pachyderm Conference
Synergy is building in the Pachyderm user and development communities with Pachyderm’s entrance into the open-source realm. Linkages to other systems, new features, and innovative uses for the authoring tool are springing up from the community of developers. Looking ahead, key projects and initiatives are poised to pave an exciting future for Pachyderm. Nothing is set in stone, and you and the rest of the community can contribute, share, and change the future as Pachyderm moves ahead.
Roll Up! Roll Up! The Magical Myth-History Tour
Posted September 30th, 2007 by NMCThursday Luncheon Plenary Keynote for the 2007 NMC Pachyderm Conference
A brief lunchtime journey down a road less traveled by in order to illuminate “the way we do the things to do.” What do James Burke, Douglas Adams, and John Cowper Powys have to do with Pachyderm? More importantly, why are hard-boiled eggs often more useful than sledgehammers in the educational process?
Integrating the Arts: Phase Two of a Multi-Year, Multilayer Pachyderm Project
Posted September 29th, 2007 by NMCWednesday Luncheon Plenary Keynote for the 2007 NMC Pachyderm Conference
This presentation will demonstrate and discuss the second phase of a three-year, large-scale Pachyderm project called Integrating the Arts: Mummies, Manuscripts and Madonnas . This project, being produced for the Walters Art Museum by Sandbox Studios, is based on an interdisciplinary approach for K-12 teachers and students to a select number of ancient, medieval and Renaissance works of art in the Walter’s collection.
What We Talk About When We Tag About Art
Posted September 28th, 2007 by NMCOpening Plenary for the 2007 NMC Pachyderm Conference
Keynote Presenters
Posted September 22nd, 2007 by NMCOpening Plenary Keynote
"What We Talk About When We Tag About Art"
Pachyderm Feautured in Edutopia
Posted August 29th, 2007 by Alan LevineEdutopia , a publication of the George Lucas Foundation, has a new article highlighting the Pachyderm project -- see The Elephant in the (Class)room: Pachyderm’s Multimedia Tool
Something large, friendly, and highly capable may be in your future. It’s Pachyderm multimedia-authoring software, a tool that allows you and your students to incorporate audio, video, text, and images into classroom presentations, digital term papers, and any multimedia project you encounter. The completed presentation can then be put on a CD or DVD, or downloaded to the author's Web site.
Pachyderm Project
Posted April 5th, 2007 by NMC
What is Pachyderm? Pachyderm is an easy-to-use multimedia authoring tool. Designed for people who have little or no multimedia authoring experience, Pachyderm is accessed through a web browser and is as easy to use as filling out a web form. Authors upload their own media (images, audio clips, and short video segments) and place them into pre-designed templates, which include built-in functionality for playing video and audio, linking to other templates, and other features. Descriptive text can be copied and pasted in, or authored directly in Pachyderm. Once screens have been completed and linked together, the presentation is published and can then be downloaded and placed on the author's website, on a CD, or elsewhere.
