Title:
Multimedia in the classroom
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Publication Information:
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1996
ISBN:
9780205164080
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Summary
Summary
This text gives preservice and inservice educators the opportunity to learn a process for planning and coaching multimedia projects. It is intended for readers to learn to help their students create multimedia projects to master academic subjects and focus on active, authentic learning experiences. It includes theory and practice of selecting and modifying projects and assessing students' results. It balances discussions of technologies with discussions of the pedagogical reasons for using technologies; is project based, featuring six projects; and is broad-based in terms of grade levels and content areas covered. The prerequisite for use of this text is some experience using either Macintosh or IBM-compatible computers.
Table of Contents
| 1 Using Multimedia for Effective Education |
| Background |
| Multimedia Projects |
| The Role of Computers in Multimedia |
| Typical Multimedia |
| Evolution of Multimedia |
| Theory |
| Media |
| Media and Projects |
| Selecting Projects |
| Goals |
| Motivation |
| Pitfalls and Bypasses |
| Relation to Writing as Process |
| Organizing Information |
| Learning Multimedia Skills |
| Authentic Learning |
| Brands of Computers and Software |
| Practice |
| Observe Existing Multimedia |
| Observe Potential Multimedia |
| Other Practice |
| Take an Equipment and Skills Inventory |
| Summary |
| References |
| 2 Multimedia Hardware |
| Background |
| Early 1980s Generation |
| Late 1980s Generation |
| Mid 1990s Generation |
| The Next Generation |
| Theory |
| Why Convert Media to Digital Form? |
| Text |
| Graphics |
| Images |
| Digital Audio |
| Analog Video |
| Digital Video |
| Media and Functions Table |
| How Big are the Media? |
| Practice |
| Determining Requirements |
| Determining What is Available |
| Summary |
| References |
| 3 Multimedia Software Tools |
| Background |
| Software Layers |
| Authoring Systems |
| Additional Multimedia Software Tools |
| Relating Authoring Systems to Additional Tools |
| Theory |
| Price and Intended Creators |
| Intended Uses |
| Vocabulary, Metaphor and Appearance |
| Different Platforms |
| Resource Requirements |
| Incidental Authoring Systems |
| Ease of Learning or Ease of Use |
| Icons or Scripts |
| Different Kinds of Scripts |
| Using Programming Languages |
| Software for Playing Back Content |
| Practice |
| Making a Media and Functions Table |
| Making a Software Layer Chart |
| Learning and Teaching Multimedia Software |
| Comparison Table, for Multimedia Software |
| Teaching Multimedia Software Tools |
| Making Do With Less |
| Summary |
| References |
| 4 Roles of Existing Multimedia Content |
| Background |
| Theory |
| Categories of Multimedia Content |
| Sources of Multimedia Content |
| Ways Students Can Use Multimedia |
| Examples of Multimedia Titles |
| Copyrights and Ethics |
| Practice |
| Evaluating Existing Multimedia Content |
| Personal Collection |
| Techniques from Others |
| Some Copyright Cases to Discuss |
| Summary |
| References |
| 5 Organizing Information |
| Background |
| Importance of Organizing Information |
| Authentic Projects |
| Helping Students Organize Information |
| Types of Links |
| Touring and Navigating |
| Organizing the Creators |
| Theory |
| Shakespeare Organization |
| Hurricane Organization |
| Travel Agency Organizations, Tree and Table |
| Columbus Day Organization |
| Community Photographs Organization |
| School Buses Organization |
| Police Training Organization |
| Encyclopedia of Birds Organization |
| Class Pictures Organization |
| Origami Ear-Rings Organization |
| Practice |
| Women in Engineering, Grade 9 |
| Events on Time Lines, Grades 8 or 9 |
| How a VCR Works, Middle School |
| Describe a Cell, Grade 9 or 10 Biology |
| Favorite Pet''s Characteristics, Elementary School |
| Hole in the Body, High School |
| Multimedia Equipment Handbook, High School |
| Creative Journeys, High School |
| Health and Safety for Driving at 0° F, High School |
| Commentaries on Stories, Elementary School |
| About Me, Elementary School |
| Whither Garbage, High School |
| Catalog of School Activities, Elementary School |
| Destination for a Class Trip, High School |
| Summary |
| References |
| 6 Process and Projects |
| Background |
| Process |
| Sources of Assistance |
| Theory |
| Teacher Prepares Project |
| Teacher Assigns Project |
| Students Create Project |
| Everyone Reflects on Project |
| Practice |
| Selecting a Project |
| Selecting a Progression of Projects |
| Modifying Projects |
| Summary |
| 7 Current Events |
| Background |
| Teacher Defines the Project |
| Students Make Contributions |
| News Archive Grows |
| Theory |
| Practice |
| Step One - Teacher Prepares |
| Step Two - Teacher Assigns Project |
| Step Three - Students Create Project |
| Step Four - On-going Reflection |
| Summary. 8. Critics'' Circle |
| Background |
| Groups Create Their Critics'' Circle |
| Audiences Use Each Project |
| Internal View of Critics'' Circle |
| Theory |
| Practice |
| Step One - Teacher Prepares |
| Step Two - Teacher Assigns Project |
| Step Three - Students Create Project |
| Step Four - Reflection |
| Summary |
| 9 Trailers |
| Background |
| Challenge |
| Creation |
| Purpose |
| Theory |
| Practice |
| Step One - Teacher Prepares |
| Step Two - Teacher Assigns Project |
| Step Three - Students Create Project |
| Step Four - Reflection |
| Summary |
| 10 Science Quiz |
| Background |
| Representations |
| The Quiz |
| Navigation |
| Theory |
| Practice |
| Step One - Teacher Prepares |
| Step Two - Teacher Assigns Project |
| Step Three - Students Create Project |
| Step Four - Reflection |
| Summary |
| 11 Memoirs |
| Background |
| User''s Views of Project |
| Creator''s View of Project |
| Theory |
| Practice |
| Step One - Teacher Prepares |
| Step Two - Teacher Assigns Project |
| Step Three - Students Create Project |
| Step Four - Reflection |
| Summary |
| 12 Research Magazine |
| Background |
| A Users'' View of Project |
| A Creator''s View of Project |
| Project Networking |
| On-line Publication |
| General Networking |
| Examples of Connecting to the Internet |
| Finding Collaborators |
| Theory |
| Selecting Other Topics |
| Practice |
| Step One - Teacher Prepares |
| Step Two - Teacher Assigns Project |
| Step Three - Students Create Project |
| Step Four - Reflection |
| Summary |
| 13 Advanced Techniques |
| Background |
| Why? |
| Who? |
| When? |
| What? |
| How? |
| Theory |
| Overall Project Style |
| Screen Layout |
| Boxes |
| Buttons that Invoke Links |
| Colors |
| Backgrounds |
| Getting Attention |
| Synergy Among Media |
| Text Techniques |
| Graphics Techniques |
| Audio Techniques |
| Video Techniques |
| Planning Video Shots |
| Making Suitable Analog Video |
| Composing Video or Images |
| Lighting Video or Images |
| Editing Video or Images |
| Story Boards |
| Finishing a Project |
| Presenting a Project |
| Practice |
| Overall Style |
| Video |
| Audio |
| Color |
| Screen design |
| Story Board |
| Buttons and Backgrounds |
| Selecting from Masses of Content |
| Capture and Convert |
| Finish a Pr |
