1. Introduction to Multimedia

2. What Is Multimedia • The combined use of several media, such as movies, slides, music, and lighting, especially for the purpose of education or entertainment. • The use of several mass media, such as television, radio, and print, especially for the purpose of advertising or publicity. • The combined use of media such as text, graphics, video, and sound, as on a computer system.

3. Why add the Hyper • Hypertext and Hypermedia are additions to multimedia. • Add interactivity to a presentation • Allow for non-linear associations • Students can associate comparisons, definitions, examples, and other relationships between information in a presentation.

4. Why Use Multimedia? • Encourages students to work in groups • Express knowledge of a subject in different ways • Apply learning to multiple senses • Enhance speaking and presentation skills • Allows for creativity • Resource: Multimedia Projects in Education by Ivers & Barron

5. What do I need to get started • Text • Type • Copy/Paste • Internet • Movies • Video Capture • Internet • Mavika Camera • Reference CDs • Images • Clip Art • Scanner • Internet • Digital Camera • Sounds • Record • Internet • System Sounds • Music CDs

6. Citing your Internet Resources • MLA Style for citing electronic sources • APA Style for citing electronic sources Have your students fill out an Internet Site Screening Worksheet for each site they use in their project.

7. Using a Scanner to get images • ScanMaker X6 Scanner • PhotoDeluxe or PhotoShop to work with images • Saving as a JPEG image • Knowing where to save

8. Using a Digital Camera • Sony Mavika • For Stills or SHORT Video clips • Learn settings on camera • Batteries and Floppies …..Oh My!!

9. Adding Sound to your Project • Record into computer microphone • Use sounds that come with software • Use a music CD • Using the Internet • Software • Goldwave • TotalRecorder

10. Resources on the Web • Using Pics4Learning for graphics • Using AltaVista for images and sounds • FreeWavs for sounds • Lots of free clipart sites

11. Ready to get started?? • Establish Groups • Brainstorm a project idea to present • Collect elements (text, sound, graphics….) • Build a Presentation • PowerPoint • Hyperstudio • Web Page • ClarisWorks Slide Show

12. Want To Animate? • Using Slides or Animation Paths: • Ø     Hyperstudio • Ø     Powerpoint • Creating QuickTime VR Objects: • Ø     Spin Photo Object and digital camera • Ø     QuickTime Pro and digital camera

13. Wrap it Up – After Presenations • Assess presentations • Reflect on your learning experience • Working in a group • Processes used • The final project • Your learning style/comfort level • The technology used