Multimedia

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Multimedia

• Chapter 8

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Objectives

• Define multimedia, hypermedia, and hypertext
• Discuss the origins of hypermedia and identify
  major contributors
• Explain features of several programs
• Discuss the use of the digital camera
• Describe
• QuickTime
• Morphing
• Warping
• Virtual reality

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Teachers Use Multimedia

• Show a famous painters artwork
• Prepare a Web page tutorial
• Create a presentation on the human body

• Present lectures
• Introduce new math concepts
• Review historical material

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Students Use Multimedia

• Show a slideshow on the Internet
• Create interactive storybooks
• Do biographies of famous leaders

• Create writing projects
• Design electronic portfolios
• Research curriculum topics

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Multimedia

• Text
• Audio
• Graphics
• Animations
• Video

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Hypertext

• Text, images, sounds, and actions linked together
  nonsequentially

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Hypermedia

• Emphasizes nontextual components of hypertext
• Graphics
• Sound
• Video

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Devices Used with Hypermedia

• Computer directs the actions of
• Video camera
• Videodisc player
• CD- or DVD-ROM player
• Tape recorder
• VCR tape deck
• Scanner
• Video digitizer
• Musical keyboard

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Hypermedia Workstation
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Hypermedia Authoring Tools

• HyperCard
• HyperStudio
• PowerPoint

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HyperCard

• Developed in 1987 for Macintosh
• Authoring tool that stores objects on cards
  (text, graphics, audio, animations)
• Click on button to browse through cards
• Organized in stacks

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HyperCard
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HyperStudio

• Similar to HyperCard but easier to use
• Many built-in features and functions
• CD-ROM support
• Animation
• Scrolling
• Cards are organized in stacks
• Scripting language called HyperLogo

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HyperStudio Card
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HyperStudio Card Buttons

• Let users navigate through the cards
• Perform actions such as playing video and
  accessing Websites

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PowerPoint

• Presentation tool for all ages
• Displays information in the form of slides
• Text
• Graphics
• Sound
• Animation

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More Hypermedia Authoring Tools

• Kid Pix Deluxe
• Leonardos Multimedia Toolbox
• MovieWorks
• MP Express
• Video Blender

• Keynote
• eZediaMX
• Media Blender
• AppleWorks
• CREATE Together

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Pros for the Use of Hypermedia

• Involves and motivates students
• Encourages cooperative learning and problem
  solving
• Addresses varied learning styles
• Encourages imagination and introspection
• Learner control of learning path

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Cons Against the Use of Hypermedia

• Teachers need time to learn about hypermedia and
  create presentations
• Teachers need training
• Computers configured for hypermedia are needed
• Some say it is all form and little substance

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Guidelines for Creating a Multimedia Presentation

• Consider your objectives
• Plan ahead
• Pay close attention to formatting
• Add emphasis
• Limit the number of fonts
• User color wisely
• Check your work
• Have others preview your work

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Planning a Multimedia Presentation

• Visual mapping programs
• Inspiration
• Kidspiration

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Inspiration
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Work with Your Presentation

• Digital camera
• Video editing
• Music
• Compression technology
• MIDI sounds
• Sound editing

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QuickTime

• Multimedia format
• Provides full-motion synchronized audio and video
• Available for Macintosh and Windows
• Does not require special hardware

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QuickTime Virtual Reality

• View onscreen in 3-D
• See 360 degrees, pan and zoom
• Used by
• Oregon Trail IV
• HyperStudio 4.5
• eZediaMX

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Morphing

• Animates a picture sequence
• Matches a series of points in the beginning image
  to the end image

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Warping

• Key points in one image are selected
• Points are adjusted into a different shape

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Virtual Reality

• Users are electronically immersed into a
  simulated environment
• Great potential for education

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In Summary

• Multimedia can provide an interactive,
  multisensory learning experience, which motivates
  the learner and improves the quality of learning.