Multimedia Tools and Tutorials

Multimedia Tools and Tutorials

PowerPoint and other Presentation Programs

PowerPoint Basics
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edit202/tutorial/PowerPoint/pptBasics/pptBasics.htm
This tutorial covers basic PowerPoint features, such as animation, audio and video, background, and text, etc.

PowerPoint in the Classroom
http://www.actden.com/pp/index.htm
This entertaining tutorial covers a broad range of topics and offers printable tutorials.

Presentation Software
http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/present.html
This site offers alternatives to PowerPoint, including free or inexpensive presentation software.

Video

Windows Movie Maker Instruction Sheet
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson986/windows.pdf
This printable page offers step-by-step instructions for creating video using Movie Maker.

iMovie Tutorial
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/#tutorial=create
Apple provides this online tutorial for iMovie.

Creating Video
http://www.powertolearn.com/articles/teaching_with_technology/article.shtml?ID=16
This article offers tips about planning, set-up, sound, and other considerations when creating video.

Shooting Good Video
http://www.powertolearn.com/articles/teaching_with_technology/shooting_good_video.shtml
This articles uses simple language to explain some technical aspects of filming—including panning, lighting, and sound.

Kid's Vid
http://kidsvid.4teachers.org/
High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium offers this tutorial on scripting, editing, and shooting video.

Photographs

Kodak Tips
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=39&pq-locale=en_US
Kodak offers tips for photographing events, people, animals, and more.

Introduction Digital Kids Club
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/training/index.html
Adobe offers information and tutorials on using Adobe products such as PhotoShop in the classroom.

Digital Imaging with PhotoShop Elements and KidPix
http://www.olejarz.com/arted/imaging03/index.html
This site offers links to tutorials on using these programs in the classroom, as well as lessons using the programs.

Audio

Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
This free, open-source program allows users to record, mix, and edit sound. They also offer a tutorial showing how to use the program.

A Digital Audio Primer
http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/pdfs/audaudioprimer.pdf
This resource from adobe describes the principles behind digital audio and briefly discusses Adobe Audition.

Digital Audio Tutorial
http://www.umw.edu/training/inte/multimedia/audio/tutorial/play.htm
This resource offers a thorough beginning in digital audio. It covers audio formats and how to record, digitize, and edit sound using the program Sound Recorder, which comes standard with Windows.

Animation

Amazing Kids! Animation Tutorials
http://www.amazing-kids.org/anitutorial2.htm
This tutorial, written by a 16-year-old animator, demonstrates how to create frame by frame animations in Flash.

Simple Animation
http://mercury.chem.pitt.edu/~sasha/LinuxFocus/English/September2004/article347.shtml
This site offers the basic steps for animation and provides links to tutorials for specific related software.

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