We Made It !!!

We have finally got to the Coursework-Handed-In Stage!
Well done.

For this class I would like to get feedback from you regarding the Multimedia Module followed since January. Please answer the questions honestly and constructively:

Availability of Materials
1) Did you find the class blog (scc-appliedict.blogspot.com) easy to navigate and access?

2) Please list any extra curricular locations and times you accessed the blog from:
e.g. home / public library, early evening / late at night / weekend.

3) Were the instructions and guidance given on the blog easily understood?

4) Did the links to other sites / documents work?

5) Were you able to use comments to post information to the class blog?

Setting up your own blog
6) Were you able to successfully create an account and a blog?

7) Did you find the blog easy to update i.e. create posts?

8) Were you able to upload images to your blog successfully?

9)Did you find this an interesting method of learning rather than 'traditional' classroom activities? Please comment.

10) Were you able to edit your blog from from home?

11) Do you feel this is a viable method creating a 'Digital Portfolio' to showcase Multimedia coursework, rather than writing out a Word Processed report? Please comment.

Software Used

12) Please describe how useful the following programs were throughout the Module:
- FreeMind
- Gantt Project
- Audacity
- GIMP / GIMPShop
- PhotoShop
- MovieMaker 2

13) How many of these were you able to use successfully at home?

14) Would you have been prepared to pay for legal copies of alternative mindmap / project planning / audio editing / image editing software to use at home?

Recommendations for Next Year

15) Based on your experience this year, please make constuctive suggestions regarding the module next year for the teacher e.g. earlier c/w deadlines, alternative software to use, earlier field trips to obtain footage etc

16) Based on your experience this year, please make any appropriate constructive recommendations for the current Y13 students who will take the Module next year.

Your responses are appreciated.

E Barr

Easter Holiday Work

Over the holidays you will complete the following tasks:
1) Storyboard your Final Commonwealth Judo Tournament 2006 Video
Use the photocopied storyboarding sheets
You must identify where the following will be used:

• video clips
• still images
• titles
• overlays
• transitions / effects
• audio
• narration

You should be able to view the footage and stills available on the CD distributed on your PC at home or in a library.

You will ensure that you are ready to get straight into creating your MovieMaker video as soon as we come back from the Easter break.

2) Create a CD / DVD Case Cover for your Commonwealth Judo Championships 2006 Video.

You will have to edit a selection of the digital images you all obtained, and add a suitable logo / title to produce an appropriate CD cover.

You can use Photoshop in school / at home if you are comfortable with it. If not there is a graphics editing program called PortableGIMP on the CD that you should be able to run off the cd and save your work to harddrive / usb stick.

You will have to explain and justify the image formats you use to work with and save your cover image.

I will post links to GIMP tutorials here.

3) You will ensure that you have contributed to discussions about what still / video footage to take in your groups (leave comments on a post for this on your project manager's blog).

Once the video is completed, we will then begin creating your Final Piece using MS Producer.

This will contain evidence of ALL your audio / video / digital image creations, along with PPT slides and audio narration of what you have created and learned from this module.

Use this time as effectively as possible as there is not much time left after Easter.

Opening Ceremony Video Production:

Team Derry / NI:
David
Gareth
Barry McC
James (Project Manager)
Gary
Mark
Neil
Team Judo :
Kieran (Project Manager)
Barry McM
Laurence
Darragh
Sean
Richard

Objectives:
Each Team must produce:
Suitable Digital Video footage and Still Image shots for use in the individual final piece Multimedia Presentation.
Each individual must storyboard and produce at least ONE piece of video and ONE digital still image.

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http://www.atomiclearning.com/storytellingindex.shtml

Read through and make notes in PPT.

You wil plan out your video footage using vocabulary / terminology and ideas from this site.

www.derryvisitor.com - Use to get ideas for still image shots.



http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2

Tutorials on using MovieMaker for your Advertisement / Opening Ceremony Video

Video Project

To obtain video footage for our projects you will be split into 2 teams, concentrating on the following areas:
- Judo in Derry
- Derry Tourism Adv.
Both groups will have to work to plan, storyboard and produce a selection of video shots of various aspects of their subject area which you will then use in different ways for your individual projects.
Please leave a comment requesting which Video project you would like to be assigned to (no guarantees you will get your desired option!).

Some of you are still behind with your Blogs!

Lads, there are still some individuals who have less than 3 posts on their blog!
Today you should be working on the 'script' element of your Podcast i.e. write out EXACTLY what you intend to say.
Upload this to you blog - don't worry if it isn't exactly what you will stick with, you can show progression and refinements later on.

You should have at least the following posts on your blog (in reverse order):

• Today's Audio Script work
• Podcast Outline Storyboard (in jpg / png format)
• Audacity Practice work, showing effects used and different tracks added
• OGG Vorbis Presentation
• Answers to Questions from Images, Sound and Analogue Data'.
• Summary of Digital Multimedia Notes
• Your First Post including Module MindMap

Ensure that your Audacity practice MP3 is in your Datapool area.

I will upload this to the web and then send you the link so you can link to it from your blog.

Deadline for Completion of Podcast: Fri 10th March

This is made up of:

1. The Podcast MP3 file (called 'A01234_Mar06_podcast.mp3') saved to your datapool area.
2. A completed storyboard reflecting ANY CHANGES to your original plan (uploaded as another series of images).
3. A completed script for your blog, outlining EXACTLY what you say, highlighting any difference to your original planned script.
4. A post to your blog giving a general desciption of your podcast and how you made it. This will also describe your intended audience and how your pocast is specifically targetted at this group of people. You will describe the production process that you followed, and mention you you legally obtained music to include in the production.

Thanks,

Audio Practical Work

Now that you have chosen your Coursework Theme, I would like you to browse around http://audio.lgfl.org.uk/ and download different tracks you could use as part of your coursework.
Think about the themes involved in your chosen project.
There are sample sound effects in the Module 10/audio directory which you can also integrate with these tracks. This is just *practice* using Audacity, not part of your final audio production.
By the end of this lesson I would like you to have created a mix using three different tracks and at least three of the sound effects.
You should also have applied at least one effect eg fade out / in.

• Take Screenshots of your work in Audacity and paste them into Powerpoint.
• Annotate the screenshots in Powerpoint using text boxes, arrows etc explaining what you have done.
• Export your Powerpoint slides as PNG files (choose the 'Every slide' option) and upload the images to your blog.
• Export your file as an MP3 and save it in your datapool directory.

Thank you.

Coursework Themes

Please register your choice of Coursework Theme (Y13 Tutorials or Judo) as a comment on this post.

Audio

Today we will start working with Audio Files.
Work through the Audacity Tutorial (the sample files are in Module 10\Audio directory).

You will see that the file type we used was '.ogg'
Once you have completed the tutorial, go to http://www.vorbis.com/faq/
Create a Powerpoint presentation of at least 10 slides on the Ogg Vorbis Format.
Don't bother with animation and transitions etc - you will be exporting each of these slides as a JPEG and uploading to your blog.

Enjoy!

Homework for Monday!

You were each allocated either ODD or EVEN numbered questions to answer from the end of Chapter 2 in the handout.
You may answer your eight questions either on your blog or handwritten on file paper to be kept in your Module file. If you wanted, you can also write your answers out by hand and then scan / upload to your blog. The choice is yours...
Odd:

• Kieran
• Barry McM
• Sean
• Laurence
• David
• Mark

Even:

• Gareth
• Gary
• Darragh
• Barry McC
• Neil
• James

Richard, if you check this blog before Monday you can choose either of the sets to answer.

Get this BASIC stuff sorted this class PLEASE!!!

Welcome to the Blogosphere!!!

Success! - Neil has had a comment on his blog from a real, live blogger.
Someone actually read over the post and even bothered to leave a comment about the well drawn Mind Map (ahem!).
You all have a real audience out there, please make this a positive experience for everyone concerned.
It isn't just me looking over your shoulders any more...

Let's get BLOGGING!!!

We have introduced the basic concepts of Digital Multimedia through the notes you took on the slide presentation. Anyone absent from that must catch up ASAP!
We have also started to leave comments on the first post on this blog, leaving your blog address for your peers to include in their links sidebar.

You should have now completed the following tasks:

1. Created your blog account
2. Created your first 'post' (including Module Outline image)
3. Left a comment on my blog indicating your address.
4. Added links to each others blog (Template > Edit code > search for 'Edit-Me' and change the code)
5. You should also have posts summarising
1. The Intro to Digital Multimedia notes.
2. Bits & Bytes (from the handout - complete the table in Word, screenshot and upload as image).
3. Representing Images & Sound (you can handwrite your notes, scan them in and upload them, or just type them in and take appropriate screenshots).
   

Module Outline

This is an outline of the topics we will be studying in this module.

You will begin by reading through the Module 10 Handbook, taking note of the key areas we will cover.
You will obtain a ring binder file or plastic project file in which to keep the handbook and other photocopies & printouts.
Your first task is to create an account here on Blogger.com.
You will use your school A0 number as your username and blog address.
You will create your first 'post' (blog article) which will contain the outline image I have included above. This can be found on the datapool.

This blog will be used as your online Multimedia Portfolio, so only high quality course related material will appear on your blog. Your blog has a potential audience of millions (including other teaching staff and Module Examiners), so ensure that your spelling, punction and grammar is of the best quality, and that the content of your Portfolio presents you in a positive light.
You will upload your Multimedia design sketches and storyboards here, and you will have links to the audio, image, animation and video work you will complete for this coursework.