Moodle 1.9 Multimedia Table of Contents

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 formats
• Flickr
• 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 key
• Capturing 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 delivering
• Extracting 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 project
• Creating 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
• Creating a screencast with Jing
• Recording the screen with audio
• Creating an online TV station using Mogulus
• Creating a stop motion movie with Animator DV Simple+
• Summary

• Chapter 5: Web 2.0 and Other Multimedia Forms
• Creating gadgets to represent data by using Google Docs (Spreadsheets)
• Insert a Gadget
• Publish
• Discuss, Share, Collaborate
• Creating floor plans using a floor planner
• Create a room
• Add a floor
• Add elements
• Save and publish
• Creating mind maps using Mindomo
• Add topics
• Add multimedia elements
• Save and publish
• Creating interactive timelines using Dipity
• Add a topic
• Add an event
• Share
• Creating custom maps using Google Maps
• Create a new map
• Add a placemark
• Add a line
• Share
• Creating an online presentation using Voicethread
• Upload media
• Comment
• Share
• Summary

• Chapter 6: Multimedia and Assessments
• Adding multimedia to multiple choice answers in Moodle quizzes and lessons
• Adding multimedia to quizzes, lessons, and assignments
• Creating exercises with Hot Potatoes
• JCross - Crosswords
• JMix - Jumble exercises
• Publish
• Moodle it!
• Creating interactive exercises with JClic
• Start a new project
• Creating a puzzle activity
• Creating a finding pairs activity
• Sequencing activities
• Publish
• Moodle it!
• Assessing multimedia using rubrics
• Criteria
• Summary

• Chapter 7: Synchronous Communication and Interaction
• Communicating in real-time using text, audio, and video
• Chat and group chat
• Transferring files
• Voice and video chat
• Creating an online real-time classroom
• Setting up a meeting
• Starting a meeting
• Sharing the desktop
• Using the whiteboard
• Uploading a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation or Adobe PDF document
• Managing communication and participation
• Recording
• Summary

• Chapter 8: Common Multimedia Issues in Moodle
• Copyright issues
• Fair use
• Public domain
• Licensing your work under a Creative Commons license
• Referencing sources
• Plagiarism
• Seeking further advice
• Safety issues
• Personal details
• Cyber-bullying
• Seeking further advice
• Selecting Web 2.0 applications
• Moodle modules and plug-ins of interest
• Summary

• Index