Moodle 2.0 Multimedia Cookbook

Silvina P. Hillar

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Learn how to add photographs, videos, animations, and much more to make your Moodle course even more interactive
Embed 2D or 3D maps, interactive or static charts, resources, assets, videos, bitmaps, and photographs into Moodle courses
Learn how to design and work with podcasts, audio assets, sound, music, and screencasts and integrate them into Moodle
Part of Packt's Cookbook series, which is ideal if you want to follow clear recipes to quickly add effects to your course without the need for extra reading

Book Details

Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : May 2011
ISBN : 1849514704
ISBN 13 : 978-1-84951-470-5
Author(s) : Silvina P. Hillar
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Cookbooks, e-Learning, Moodle, Open Source

Preface
Chapter 1: Creating Interactive User eXperiences
Chapter 2: Working with 2D and 3D Maps
Chapter 3: Working with Different Types of Interactive Charts
Chapter 4: Integrating Interactive Documents
Chapter 5: Working with Audio, Sound, Music, and Podcasts
Chapter 6: Creating and Integrating Screencasts and Videos
Chapter 7: Working with Bitmap Images and Photographs
Chapter 8: Working with Vector Graphics
Chapter 9: Designing and Integrating E-portfolios
Index

Preface

Chapter 1: Creating Interactive User eXperiences

Introduction
Creating a cloze with pictures
Designing a True or False quiz
Developing a quandary maze activity with images
Carrying out and embedding an interactive flowchart
Designing matching activities with images
Ordering paragraphs with related scenes
Linking external 2D interactive activities
Linking external 3D interactive activities

Chapter 2: Working with 2D and 3D Maps

Introduction
Creating maps with sceneries
Drawing regions within a map
Labeling a map with pins
Drawing 3D maps using Bing Maps
Drawing 3D maps using 3DVIA Shape for Maps
Using Google maps to locate European bridges
Displaying interactive information about the solar system
Working with constellation maps
Embedding a map of Mars
Labeling the moon
Watching the universe

Chapter 3: Working with Different Types of Interactive Charts

Introduction
Inserting column charts
Embedding a line chart
Designing an interactive pie chart with labels
Creating bar charts with hyperlinks
Working with area charts
Inserting an X Y (Scatter) chart
Working with stock charts
Creating a poll and designing a surface chart
Drawing a donut interactive chart

Chapter 4: Integrating Interactive Documents

Introduction
Developing collaborative writing exercises with Google Docs
Using Open Office and uploading the file to Moodle
Using Flickr images in Open Office documents
Including live PDF documents in Moodle exercises
Reviewing PDF documents
Designing a Wiki

Chapter 5: Working with Audio, Sound, Music, and Podcasts

Introduction
Recording audio using a microphone
Creating and embedding a podcast
Creating MP3 files from diverse audio formats
Embedding free sound available on the Web
Working with MIDI music
Editing MIDI files
Allowing students to record audio

Chapter 6: Creating and Integrating Screencasts and Videos

Introduction
Creating a screencast
Enhancing a screencast with annotations
Embedding a YouTube video
Embedding a Dailymotion video
Recording a video
Editing a video
Creating a playlist
Enhancing a video with comments

Chapter 7: Working with Bitmap Images and Photographs

Introduction
Selecting between lossy and lossless compression schemes
Creating animated graphics
Resizing photos to their appropriate size
Adding hotspots to photos
Editing color curves
Adding effects and applying filters
Uploading images to Moodle
Linking external image files

Chapter 8: Working with Vector Graphics

Introduction
Converting vector graphics to bitmap images
Rendering parts of a vector drawing
Embedding scalable vector graphics
Improving vector graphics rendering with anti-aliasing
Include vector graphics in Open Office documents
Include vector graphics in PDF files
Linking to scalable vector graphics
Enhancing scalable vector graphics with hyperlinks

Chapter 9: Designing and Integrating E-portfolios

Introduction
Enabling a portfolio
Preparing a portfolio strategy using a Google Docs portfolio
Gathering students' work using a File download portfolio
Enabling a Box.net portfolio
Using a Box.net portfolio
Embedding a Box.net folder in Moodle

Index

Silvina P. Hillar

Silvina P. Hillar has been teaching English since 1993. She has always had a great interest in teaching writing and composing techniques, and has made a lot of research on this subject. She is an English Teacher, a Certified Legal Translator (English/Spanish) and has a Post Degree in Education (graduated with Honors). She has been working in several schools and institutes with native English speaking students and as an independent consultant for many international companies as an interpreter, translator and e-learning activities developer. She has always had a passion for technological devices concerning education. Former videos and cassettes were a must in her teaching lessons, computer was and still is present. Her brother Gastón C. Hillar designed some programs and games for her teaching. Lately, she is teaching using Moodle and the Web 2.0. She believes that one of the most amazing challenges in education is bridging the gap between classic education and modern technologies. She has been doing a lot of research on multimedia assets which enhance the teaching and learning through VLE platforms. She tries to embed the learning of students through new resources which are appealing and innovative for them. Thus, multimedia stimulates the different thinking skills as well as multiple intelligences.

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What you will learn from this book

Create and embed 2D and 3D interactive maps in Moodle courses using web resources and free software
Work with different types of audio files to offer sounds, music, and podcasts in your Moodle courses
Record, edit, and convert audio files to make them compatible with Moodle
Use open source multiplatform tools to create screencasts and edit, link, and embed videos into your Moodle courses
Edit, enhance, and convert image files and embed them in Moodle
Design and integrate e-Portfolios in Moodle courses to organize the information for students

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In Detail

Moodle is an open source virtual learning environment that is widely used in schools and businesses. By including multimedia, such as animated graphics, bitmaps, photographs, and videos in your Moodle site, you can enhance the enjoyment of your site's users and sustain their attention.

Moodle 2.0 Multimedia Cookbook provides a plethora of recipes showing you how to manage, link, and embed different multimedia resources into your Moodle course – ideal if you don't have the time to read a long tutorial and want quick ways to enhance your Moodle course.

Go beyond your normal use of Moodle and make your courses really attractive! This cookbook will give you inspiration and teach you to do things you never knew were possible. Link, edit, and embed bitmaps and photographs to illustrate your lessons. Learn to resize and convert images to the most appropriate formats for Moodle courses, interactive documents, and e-Portfolios. Work with animated graphics to create engaging activities and learn the most complex topics related to formats, compression, bitmaps, and vector graphics while following steps in these simple recipes.

A cookbook with many practical recipes for teachers who want quick solutions to integrate multimedia resources with Moodle to create rich and interactive courses

Approach

Part of Packt's Cookbook series, each chapter focuses on a different multimedia effect. If you don't have the time to work your way through a long tutorial, then this is the book for you. The step-by-step recipes are independent from each other so you can dip in and out of the book to add great effects to your course as and when you need them.

Who this book is for

This cookbook is designed for teachers who want to learn how to insert different multimedia assets into their Moodle courses. It is expected that you will have basic knowledge of Moodle 1.9 or 2.0 and have Moodle installed and ready to be worked on. Teachers of different subjects can adapt the recipes to best suit their specific subject.