Graphic Activities
Overview: This was an opportunity to use graphic tools (open source and free, online) to create and manipulate images. The four activities: portrait edit, collage, image editing, and collage with text.
Graphic Activity 1
Graphic Activity 2
Graphic Activity 3
Graphic Activity 4
Audio Activities
Overview: Audacity was used to create and edit two audio files. Audacity is a free tool that allows audio recording and rather robust editing. This is a great way to produce audio files that can be combined with video.
Web 2.0 Toolbox
Overview: This is a review of 10 online educational tools. Each was assigned a category, description, and tool background information. A how-to video was also included. How each can be used was also included.
Video Activities
Overview: Created a graphic image and videos using screen capture and screen recording software, as well as a video editing product and captioning through YouTube.
Activities 1-3
Tools: Jing Screencapture, Jing Screenrecording, Windows Movie Maker, YouTube Captioning)
Web Activities
Overview: This assignment provided an opportunity to create a basic website using a free, open source website editor, BlueGriffon. By creating the website, I learned about file and page organization, very needed for structure.
Web Activities 1 and 2
BlueGriffon Website Build of Emaze Web 2.0 Tool Overview
Interactive Lessons
Overview: PowerPoint was used to create an interactive lesson, an overview of a Web 2.0 Tool. Included was embedding videos and using hyperlinks. Animations are an easy way to add layers and engaging interactions that can create an engaging presentation for your audience.
Emaze PowerPoint and Reflection
Media Project
Overview: This is the culminating final project for the course, a video that incorporates the various graphic, audio, and video activities learned in the course.
Video
Creating Engaging Lecture Videos Using Office Mix
Resources
Images – public domain from pixabay.com, USC Media Toolkit
Final Media Project References