| Description |
1 online resource (v, 255 pages) : illustrations |
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From technologies to solutions |
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From technologies to solutions.
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| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Multimedia in Moodle; Multimedia in Moodle; About the course; Course structure; Course content; Pre-requisites; Knowledge; Hardware; Software; Configuring Moodle for multimedia; Three simple things using Moodle and multimedia; Task 1 -- Adding images to forums; Examples of uses of a forum with pictures; Task 2 -- Adding sound to forums; Examples of uses of a forum with sound attachments; Task 3 -- Adding videos to forums; Examples of uses of a forum with videos; Summary; Chapter 2: Picture This; Finding free pictures online |
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The basics of image formatsFlickr; Uploading photos to Flickr; License; Wikimedia Commons; Other picture sites; Moodle it!; Uploading images as attachments; Using Moodle's HTML editor; Capturing and enhancing pictures using GIMP; Tips for effective photo capturing; Composition; Lighting; Size; Enhancing pictures using GIMP; Cropping; Resizing; Saving; Rotating; Flipping and rotating; Correcting white balance and color; Correcting brightness and contrast; Creating digital photo collages; Adding layers; Eliminating photo areas; Adding text; Capturing screenshots |
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Capturing screenshots by using the Print Screen keyCapturing screenshots using Jing; Creating comic strips using Strip Generator; Adding elements; Publishing; Creating slideshows; Exporting PowerPoint slides as images to build Moodle lessons; Publishing presentations using Slideshare; Creating online photo slideshows; Summary; Chapter 3: Sound and Music; Finding free music and sounds online; The basics of audio formats; Internet Archive: Audio archive; Freesound; CCMixter; Imeem; Uploading audio to Imeem; Creating playlists in Imeem; Other music and sound sites; Moodle it! |
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Creating and deliveringExtracting audio from CDs using VLC; Ripping a CD track; Creating and editing audio using Audacity; Slicing a track; Capturing audio from a microphone (line in); Remixing audio; Converting text to speech using Voki; Giving voice to an avatar; Podcasting using Podomatic; Summary; Chapter 4: Video; Finding free videos online; The basics of video formats; Instructables; Sclipo; TrueTube; Academic earth; Downloading YouTube and TeacherTube videos; Creating videos quickly and cheaply; Grabbing video selections from DVDs; Editing videos using Windows Movie Maker |
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Creating a projectCreating a collection; Importing multimedia (starting with video); Splitting; Creating a story board; Inserting transitions and effects; Inserting a title at the beginning of the movie; Inserting an image at the end of the movie; Removing the original soundtrack and inserting a new one; Publishing the edited movie; Moodle it!; Uploading video directly to Moodle; Uploading videos to TeacherTube (or YouTube); Creating a photo story with Windows Photo Story; Importing pictures; Adding titles to pictures; Adding narration and motion; Adding background music |
| Summary |
"This book covers integration of multimedia into Moodle, covering major multimedia elements such as images, audio, and video. It will take you through these elements in detail where you will learn how to create, edit, and integrate these elements into Moodle. The book is written around the design of an online course called "Music for Everyday Life" using Moodle, where teachers and students create, share, and discuss multimedia elements. You will also learn how to use Web 2.0 tools to create images, audio, and video and then we will take a look at the web applications that allow easy creation, collaboration, and sharing of multimedia elements. Finally, you will learn how to interact with students in real-time using a particular online phone service and a desktop sharing application"--Resource description page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Computer-assisted instruction -- Computer programs.
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Open source software.
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Interactive multimedia.
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Teaching -- Computer-assisted instruction
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COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Algorithms.
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Computer-assisted instruction -- Computer programs.
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Open source software.
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Interactive multimedia.
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Teaching -- Computer-assisted instruction.
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Computer-assisted instruction -- Computer programs
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Interactive multimedia
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Open source software
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Teaching -- Computer-assisted instruction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Horat, David
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Wild, Ian.
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Subirats, Laia
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| ISBN |
9781847195913 |
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1847195911 |
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1282111957 |
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9781282111950 |
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9786612111952 |
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661211195X |
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