Moodle-1.9-multimedia电子书

Moodle 1.9 Multimedia

Table of Contents

Moodle 1.9 Multimedia

Credits

About the author

About the reviewers

Preface

What this book covers

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Ready for Multimedia in Moodle

Multimedia in oodle was built around an idea ofMoodle

About the course

Course structure

Course content

Pre-requisites

Knowledge

Hardware

A low-budget equipment kit

A more advanced kit

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

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

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

Creating a new audio project

Importing audio

Selecting and deleting track parts

Fading in and fading out

Exporting to MP3

Capturing audio from a microphone (line in)

Selecting audio input

Tips for microphone capturing

Recording voice

Amplifying sound

Importing audio tracks

Moving tracks in the timeline

Reducing the MP3 file size of voice recordings

Remixing audio

Cut, copy and paste

Creating a new audio track

Creating volume gradients using the Envelope tool

Converting text to speech using Voki

Giving voice to an avatar

Podcasting using Podomatic

Summary

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

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

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

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

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