Moodle 1.9 multimedia : create and share multimedia learning materials in your Moodle courses / João Pedro Soares Fernandes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fernandes, João Pedro Soares.

Series:

From technologies to solutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer-assisted instruction--Computer programs.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Interactive multimedia.

Open source software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Publishing Ltd., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Create and share multimedia learning materials in your Moodle courses.

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

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

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!

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

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

Publishing the Photo Story

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-11195-7

9786612111952

1-84719-591-1

OCLC:

799762871