The Dummy’s Guide to Generating Multimedia Classroom Presentations

a combination of more than one type of media Multimedia?? ►Text ►Graphic images ►Animation ►Audio ►Video

By teachers as a basis for classroom lessons and discussions How can multimedia presentations be used?? ►Virtual field trips ►Prelab instructions ►Tutorials

To encourage students to create knowledge from Information they gather How can multimedia presentations be used?? ►Virtual field trips ►Storybooks ►Electronic portfolios ►How-To Guides ►Research presentations

Student Generated Multimedia Projects …. 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

Projects can be created using Common software tools 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

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

Video Segment of Still Shots

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-$400 Video Cameras –$ Computer –Pentium 4 –Drive capacity is an important feature –CD Burner

Digital Blue™ Digital Movie Creator $99.99 Inexpensive Camera for Younger Students

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 –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 Ulead Educational Resources Kodak Digital Learning Center Adobe Education TechLearning Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project Videomaker Magazine Computer Video Magazine