Creating Multimedia Presentations


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A must-have how-to guide to the vast—and vastly complicated—world of multimedia research and presentation. This book accessibly guides the young reader through the process of searching for, obtaining, storing, organizing, arranging, and presenting multimedia sources of information—images, audio, and video—for school projects. It also imparts essential understanding about using copyrighted materials and how to safely cite sources. The entire process of synthesizing multimedia materials into a smooth, effective presentation is accessibly explored. Students learn typical teacher expectations and methods of evaluation for such a project. The book includes useful web sites and information about online tutorials and an extensive reading list and collection of resources.




Creating Multimedia Presentations


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Written by an industry expert, this book offers extensive insight into the world of multimedia creations--Wolfgram shows how to build powerful applications while avoiding the most common pitfalls. Includes a special version of Gold Disk Software's award-winning Animation Works Interactive multimedia authoring software for Windows.




Creating Dynamic Multimedia Presentations


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This brief book focuses on creating dynamic presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. It goes beyond the traditional step-by-step manual by exploring specific design techniques that lead to superior PowerPoint presentations. Lessons and exercises are built around Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, to allow students the full benefit of the latest PowerPoint functionality and features, but will also include explanations compatible with PowerPoint '97.




Presentation Zen


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FOREWORD BY GUY KAWASAKI Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net — presentationzen.com — shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today’s world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.




Advanced Presentations by Design


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Advanced Presentations by Design overturns much of the conventional wisdom and practice for creating presentations. Based on over 200 research studies from the fields of communication, marketing, psychology, multimedia, and law, it provides fact-based answers to critical questions about presentation design, including how to adapt your presentation to different audience personality preferences, what role your data should play and how much of it you need, how to turn your data into a story, and how to design persuasive yet comprehensible visual layouts.







Making Multimedia in the Classroom


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Multimedia authoring offers a motivating and imaginative approach to subject matter where students can develop skills in group work and problem solving. This teachers guide explores the process of students authoring multimedia presentations on computer using images, text, sound, animation and video, as an integrated part of their curriculum work. It offers a theoretical basis, detailed practical advice and many classroom examples. Each chapter covers a different aspect of multimedia authoring including: * planning multimedia into the curriculum * case studies and examples of student multimedia presentations * classroom management of the project * assessment and evaluation * choosing software and resources. This book encourages teachers to be imaginative about their subject and gives an important strategy for student motivation. It comes with a CD-ROM which can be used in the classroom as an introduction to multimedia work. Essential reading for all primary and secondary teachers.




Creating Multimedia on Your PC


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With this book/CD set, you can create sophisticated multimedia presentations today! This is the book for you if: You already know what multimedia is! You’re tired of 400-page introductions to multimedia ! You’re ready to create multimedia today! Enclosed with this book is the IBM Ultimedia Tools Series CD which has 22 working sample applications that you can use to show you how to create multimedia—over 170 diskettes worth of software from the leading manufacturers! Here’s a sample of the software included on the CD: Multimedia Toolbook by Asymetrix Action! by Macromedia Fractal Painter by Fractal Design Photo Finish by ZSoft Storyboard Live! by IBM …and 17 more! You’ll also get 28 demos, great samples of multimedia presentations, artwork, and sound. This book will show you how to use the software on the CD to create real multimedia presentations, and will help you create your own artwork, sound files, and more. Learn how to take your rough ideas and transform them into sophisticated multimedia presentations.




Multimedia Learning


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An evidence based, rigorous text reviewing 12 principles of experimental studies grounded in cognitive theory of multi-media learning.




Practical Guidelines for Creating Instructional Multimedia Applications


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An excellent instruction manual or handy resource, this text was designed for anyone seeking practical guidelines in creating computer-managed presentations as well as easy-to-understand insight into the overall technology of the multimedia field. Equipping readers with a firm foundation for creating professional and effective products, the text emphasizes the practical aspects of creating instructional multimedia applications and computer-managed presentations. Specific hardware and software tools are not covered. Students are encouraged to work in teams as they would in a business or educational environment, but they are given step-by-step instructions that allow them to become competent in all phases of creating multimedia applications.