Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Multimedia in Moodle
Chapter 2: Picture This
Chapter 3: Sound and Music
Chapter 4: Video
Chapter 5: Web 2.0 and Other Multimedia Forms
Chapter 6: Multimedia and Assessments
Chapter 7: Synchronous Communication and Interaction
Chapter 8: Common Multimedia Issues in Moodle
Index
- 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
- Task 1 – Adding images to forums
- 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
- Tips for effective photo capturing
- 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
- Finding free pictures online
- 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
- Extracting audio from CDs using VLC
- Converting text to speech using Voki
- Giving voice to an avatar
- Podcasting using Podomatic
- Summary
- Finding free music and sounds online
- 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
- Finding free videos online
- 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
- Creating gadgets to represent data by using Google Docs (Spreadsheets)
- 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
- Adding multimedia to multiple choice answers in Moodle quizzes and lessons
- 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
- Communicating in real-time using text, audio, and video
- 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
- Copyright issues
