Transcript Multimedia?? ►Text ►Graphic images ►Animation ►Audio ►Video How can multimedia presentations be used?? ►Virtual field trips ►Prelab instructions ►Tutorials How can multimedia presentations be used?? ►Virtual field trips ►Storybooks ►Electronic portfolios ►How-To Guides ►Research presentations.

Multimedia??
►Text
►Graphic images
►Animation
►Audio
►Video
How can
multimedia
presentations be
used??
►Virtual field trips
►Prelab instructions
►Tutorials
How can
multimedia
presentations be
used??
►Virtual field trips
►Storybooks
►Electronic portfolios
►How-To Guides
►Research presentations
Student Generated
Multimedia Projects ….
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Motivate students to participate
Integrate all the language arts
Build student collaboration
Require students to analyze information
Require higher order thinking and problem
solving skills
– Promote non-linear thinking
Student Generated
Multimedia Projects ….
• Move teachers from lecturers to
learning facilitators
• Increase student literacy
• Help develop technology-based
communication skills
• Address divergent student learning
styles
Is it hard to
do?
►Word processors
►Presentation software
►Web page authoring software
►Movie editors
So what do I
need?
►Computer
►Still camera and/or scanner
►Video camera (optional)
►Software
Let The Games Begin
Multimedia Video Production
The Simplest of Videos
Created with Roxio Videowave ($49.95) in about 1 hr (first time user)
Capturing digital video from camera
Trimming and joining segments
Adding music
Exporting as video file
Intermission
An Integrated Subject Video
Bankhead: The 20 Year Town
A Virtual Field Trip
Lassen National Park : A
Geothermal Basin
Hardware
• Digital Cameras (2-4 megapixel)
– $150-$400
• Video Cameras
– $400-700
• Computer
– Pentium 4
– Drive capacity is an important feature
– CD Burner
Inexpensive Camera for Younger
Students
Digital Blue™ Digital Movie Creator
http://www.playdigitalblue.com/store/
$99.99
Some Software Choices
• Photograph Editing Software
– Photoshop (Elements $99; PC/MAC)
– Paint Shop Pro (JASC $84; PC)
– Photo Impact (Ulead $ 89.95; PC)
• Video Editing Software
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VideoStudio 8 (Ulead $99.95 – 30 day trial; PC)
Videowave (Roxio $49.95; PC)
Premiere (Adobe $249 educational; PC)
iLife’04 (Apple $49)
Final Cut Express2 (Apple $299)
• Music
– Smart Sound Movie Maestro (Sonic Fire $49.95)
A Few Resources
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Ulead Educational Resources
Kodak Digital Learning Center
Adobe Education
TechLearning
Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project
Videomaker Magazine
Computer Video Magazine