Multimedia+Tools

Web Sites for Creating Multimedia

= 1. Supplemental Sites to help create interaction between instructor, student and content. =

a. Photo Peach

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This is a free site that lets you import images to create a slide show or a quiz along with an mp3 file to embed in your web page, wiki or blog. I tried this at a professional development development conference and found it to be extremely user friendly and a cinch to put together. I like how I can create a quiz with images and text on a screen to ask a question or make a comment. I have attached a sample Photo Peach file I created for my Geometry students.

b. Templates for power points

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This is a site that provides free templates to make interactive PowerPoints. The pre-training activity will need to demonstrate active and engagement. The PowerPoint templates will provide a service to complement the Microsoft PowerPoint programs already purchased. = 2.Graphic Organizer =

a. BubbleUs

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This site allows you to create up to 3 pages for free of mind maps. The easy to use set-up uses icons to demonstrate its repetitive yet graphic portrayal of content. I have used this site for all of my concept maps at Walden. It is easy to create and export as a jpg to be uploaded onto a web page, blog or wiki. It stores the working model on the site until it is deleted by the user.

b.Concept Draw

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I downloaded this free software for a trial version and experienced a dynamic way to create graphic organizers. It has stored images useful for most business or educational topics that can be included onto the concept map. I think this is by far the most creative way to make a concept map, although I think that its full capabilities would need to be purchased.

= 3.Presentation =

a. Prezi

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This online presentation software allows multiple users a blank canvas to create dynamic presentations. I chose it because you can import slides from a slide show or a PowerPoint presentation and use its animation capabilities to easily create a more visually appealing presentation.

b. Glogster

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This online tool lets you create a poster with embedded video, audio, images and text. I have used this for my online tutorial.