Media Choices for Content Presentation

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Media Choices for Content Presentation
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Different Technologies available for different
levels of competencies

• Easiest tools for online integration
• Asynchronous communication
• Email
• Electronic mailing lists
• Blogs
• Messaging programs

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Level I Tools Cont

• Use of images from scanners, digital cameras,
  video cameras, web sites
• http//www.mdsg.umd.edu/wit/

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Level I cont

• PowerPoint Presentations
• Software or web access to slides needed
• Synchronous communications
• Real time communications
• Chat Rooms NetMeeting CUSeeMe
• Text based / UNIX MUDs MOOs
• Video Conferences

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Level I Tools Cont

• HTML
• Content for web pages, can be generated by a
  large number of programs, can incorporate growing
  levels of complexity
• pdf
• Adobe authoring software needs acrobat editor,
  can handle large files with stabile content and
  internal hyperlinks

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Level II Tools

• Animated graphics
• Add impact and visual attractiveness
• Excellent Free Web Tutorials on many of these
  presentation skills
• http//www.w3schools.com/default.asp

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Level II Tools Cont

• Repositories
• Academic Settings, Libraries, Large Projects i.e.
  
• Electronic Texts for the Study of American
  Culture
• http//xroads.virginia.edu/HYPER/hypertex.html

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Level II Tools

• Scripts
• CGI
• Feedback Forms Online Surveys
• Java script
• Rollovers, pop up windows
• Resources available for non coders

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Level III Tools

• Animations and Authoring Programs
• Graphic design knowledge
• Familiarity with graphic and animation programs
  MacroMedias Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobes
  Illustrator
• Applets java programs simulations etc.
• AMAZING Projects at
• http//www.secondstory.com/

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Media Selection

• Authenticate Target Audience
• Conceptual Learning
• Problem Solving
• Analysis
• Presentations? Teachers / Students
• Collaborative Learning
• Distance Learning
• Virtual Labs

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Types of Learning Determine Choice of Tools

• Wide variety of web sites use diverse learning
  theories and media tools to present material
• Evaluation of program essential to continued
  excellence in development

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Great Web Resources

• Teaching with Electronic Technology
• Thinking about the Internet Pedagogically
• Merlot - Open multimedia resource