Learning Objectives use correct and appropriate multimedia resources when orally giving information, instructions, making explanations and narrating events in personal or factual recounts
What is a Multimedia Resource?
The word multimedia comes from two Latin roots, multi and media: multi-, meaning several or many, and media -, meaning in the middle.
Moreover, multimedia is a broad term for combining multiple media formats. Whenever text, audio , still images , animation , video and interactivity are combined together, the result is multimedia. Slides, for example, are multimedia as they combine text and images, and sometimes video and other types
What is a Multimedia Presentation?
A multimedia presentation is a presentation file which is not limited to just text in terms of content. For example, it would have interactive video, sound, links, images, animated gifs and transitions in it.
DIFFERENT MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
Text Materials Text is still a primary way to transmit information. It is the simplest and oldest resource. Text takes us back to how the internet started, as a means of sending written messages back and forth between communicators.
This resource can be used in writing instructions, making announcements, giving information, narrating events and the list goes on. Simply print your presentation on any paper, or have it encoded as a word document. Text is also used to augment other forms of communication, such as a text description of a photograph, subtitles of audio and video , in slides , and many more
PowerPoint Slides it is a presentation program developed by Microsoft. PowerPoint is often used to create business presentations, but can also be used for educational or informal purposes.
PowerPoint Slides The presentations are comprised of slides, which may contain text, images, and other media, such as audio clips and movi.es
Photographs and Other Still Images Illustrations are perhaps the oldest form of media, Historically, Gutenberg's printing press in the 1400's enabled mass distribution of multimedia works containing both text and images.
Photographs and Other Still Images Text and images sometimes combine in a single form, as many software programs make it easy to create text art, a form of lettering that combines a strong visual element as well
Audio Files Your website or presentation can add sound, from a musical background to a spoken explanation, by including audio file. Many sound files are compressed, which reduces the file size without greatly sacrificing sound quality.
Video Presentation Video presents moving pictures and typically combines images and sound for a compelling multimedia experience. With your camera phone, simply record a video as you orally give information, instructions, explanation or narration. You can also make a vlog (short for video and blog) and make contents of different subjects
GIFs and Other Forms of Animation Animated files occupy a middle ground between still images and video. GIFs, which is an abbreviation for graphic image files, are small files that present a single image or rapidly display a sequence of a few images to give appearance of motion.