Multimedia Ms Scales

What is Multimedia? Multimedia To use a combination of text, pictures, sounds, movies, and/or animation in a presentation Ex. PowerPoint Presentations, Commercials, Websites, Online Encyclopedias, etc…

Types of Presentations Informal Overhead transparencies Electronic Projection device attached to a computer Virtual Presentations on the Internet

Uses of Multimedia/Presentation Graphics Software Maps Building Designs Drawings Charts/Graphs Reports Brochures Meeting Presentations Educational Presentations Informational Presentations

Linear vs. Non-Linear Presentations A Presentation moving in a straight line or path, moving from one image to another image in consecutive order Ex. Power Point Presentation Non-Linear Presentation A Presentation that does not move in a straight line or path, transitioning from one image to another in a preset order, but not necessarily in a straight path. Ex. Websites

Developing a Multimedia Presentation Storyboards A graphic organizer used for planning and developing a multimedia report/presentation. The contents, layout, and formatting of each card/slide and the way they are linked together. Often used for: Cartoons Television Movies Commercials Illustration Clip art, graphics, or drawings on a computer Animated Clip Art A moving clip art graphic

Storyboard Example

Internet Multimedia Web Browser HTML Web Server Web Sites A program that allows you to view pages that been created in HTML HTML Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create WebPages Web Server The server or computer where the file or files are stored for the website Web Sites A site located on the internet that contains multimedia information in the form of a presentation, can contain more than one page

Multimedia/Presentation Graphics Terminology Slide an individual screen in a slide show; the basic unit of a presentation. Title Slide generally the first slide in a presentation; introduces the presentation to the audience. Bulleted List Slide a type of slide layout that allows you to enter several levels of bulleted text; each level is formatted in a different point size.

Multimedia/Presentation Graphics Terminology Presentation file the file you save to disk that contains all the slides, speaker’s notes, handouts, that make up your presentation. Object any element that appears on a slide, such as clip art, text, drawings, charts, sounds, and video clips. Slide show a series of slides displayed in sequence; controlled manually or automatically.

Multimedia/Presentation Graphics Terminology Transition a special effect used to introduce a slide during a slide show. Outlining allows you quickly to create your presentation using an outline format. Graphing allows you to create and insert charts into your presentations.

Multimedia/Presentation Graphics Terminology Drawing allows you to create diagrams using shapes such as arcs, arrows, cubes, rectangles, stars, and triangles. Multimedia effects adds interest and keeps your audience attentive by adding effects, such as sound and video to your presentation. Hyperlink a link you click to display another webpage or document with in a presentation; can consist of specially formatted text, buttons, and hotspots on graphics or pictures.

Planning a Presentation Description of learner/audience Age, target group, reading level, etc. How will you gain attention and introduce the topic? Present objectives and standards How will you gather resources and information? Pre-media use preparation Content planning brainstorming and design layout brainstorming on paper Consider the necessary equipment/materials/handouts.

Designing a Presentation Keep it simple Include words and images Nice big titles Use words or phrases No sentences and no fine detail Don’t clutter the slide Leave a lot of white (blank) space Be consistent on all your slides Use the same design template Same font style

Designing a Presentation Project an image Use visuals to clarify or emphasize a point To add variety To change focus Organize information It should be easy to follow such as in an outline format Come right to the point Create high contrast between the background and the text Use color wisely The slides do something (animation/transitions)

Creating a Basic Presentation Start your presentation program. Create a New Presentation. Apply a template design that relates to the purpose of the presentation.

Creating a Basic Presentation Move the mouse pointer over each Toolbar button to display its pop up name. Select a slide view that displays an individual slide. Create slides using relevant slide layouts provided by your software. Check your spelling and grammar. Return to your first slide. Change the slide view to display all the slides in miniature.

Enhancing a Basic Presentation Inserting a graphic. Create a new slide and select a slide layout that contains a clip art placeholder. Insert relevant clip art or a file from a downloaded file from a disk/hard disk drive. Creating a chart. Create a new slide and select a slide layout that contains a chart placeholder. Select the type of chart relevant to your presentation/data. Organizational chart Line, Bar, Pie Chart/Graph, etc. Enter data to create the chart.

Enhancing a Basic Presentation Inserting a movie and/or sound file. Movies and Sound can be added in several ways. To run continuous during the presentation. To run during an object/text animation. To run during an object/text hyperlink.

Enhancing a Basic Presentation Inserting Slide Transitions and Animations. Explore the different transition effects and speeds. Explore the different animation effects for text and objects. Apply a transition effect for bulleted text Apply a different transition effect for objects/graphics Explore the different orders of animation Apply the animation of a graphic before the text Add a different sound effect to graphics

Printing a Presentation Print the presentation Explore different printing options Slides 1 per page, 6 per page, etc. Outline view Handouts Note Pages

Tips for Delivering a Presentation Plan Know the purpose of your presentation plan your content know your audience Prepare Have an attention-getting opener Be positive Develop a memorable closing Outline your main points Helps you stay focused

Tips for Delivering a Presentation Talking Don’t talk too slow or too fast Watch your audience and take your cue from them Present Dress professionally (proper business attire) Make eye contact, be natural and sincere Involve your audience Questions Be sure to leave time at the end of your presentation to answer questions

Presenting a Presentation Explore different slide show options Manual Slide Advancement Automatic Slide Advancement Set up needed equipment Always do a test run Distribute handouts or notes pages if needed Never read your presentation, add more to the presentation than what you have included

Internet Multimedia Tools Navigation The way you move through a multimedia presentation Buttons Features of a web browser and web sites to help you navigate form one place to another or to activate elements, such as sounds, videos, menus, etc… Button Bar A horizontal strip of buttons located near the top of the window providing shortcuts for commonly used commands.

Digital Photography Digital Crop A document, image, etc… turned into a electronic language the computer can understand Crop Cutting off unwanted parts of a picture, effectively zooming in on the part of the picture you want to keep, using graphic software

Cropping Example: After: Before:

Imaging Compression GIF JPEG A computer technique commonly used to make a multimedia file smaller GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) A file format for pictures, photographs, and drawings that are compressed so they can sent through the internet easily JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Groups) A standard for shrinking graphics so they can be sent faster and take up less space