The multimedia teacher has the knowledge and skills needed to teach the Foundations, Information Acquisition, Work in Solving Problems, Communication strands of the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in multimedia, in addition to the content described in Technology Applications Standards I-V.

The multimedia course attempted to introduce the students to the various aspects of creating an effective multimedia presentation. I had little or no experience in multimedia, beyond a few experiments in Microsoft Powerpoint, and that experience was limited to the basics of animation of the text and graphics, slide animation, and attaching a sound file to the presentation. The multimedia course provided us an opportunity to bring many aspects of the technology elements we had studied previously into play, and was a tremendous amount of fun. I had some previous, very limited, experience in mixing sound, but that was only in a "live" situation. Working with sound files in CoolEdit 2000 was such a huge amount of fun, that it was difficult to get assignments finished, because I always wanted that "one last tweak."

In the future, I certainly will be more aware of the possibilities of multimedia, and, since my students have grown up in a multimedia age, will be able to teach them ways to make their presentations more interesting and dynamic. Those same students are, like all teenagers, musical creatures, and learning to edit and adjust sound files should be of tremendous interest to them.

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Indicators: Standard II, Standard IV, 7.10s, 8.1s, 8.4s, 8.5s, 8.6s, 8.7s, 8.8s, 8.9s, 8.10s, 8.11s, 8.14s, 8.15s, 8.16s, 8.17s, 8.18s, 8.19s, 8.20s, 8.21s, 8.23s, 8.24s, 8.25s, 8.26s, 8.27s, 8.28s, 8.29s, 8.31s, 8.32s, 8.33s, 8.34s, 8.35s, 8.37s, 8.38s, 8.39s, 8.40s, 8.41s, 8.42s, 8.44s, 8.46s, 8.47s, 9.1s, 9.2s, 9.3s, 9.4s, 9.5s, 9.7s, 9.8s. 9.9s, 9.10.s, 9.11s, 9.12s, 9.13s, 9.15s, 9.16s, 9.19s, 9.21s, 9.22s, 9.23s, 9.24s, 9.26s, 9.27s, 9.28s, 9.29s, 9.30s, 9.31s, 9.33s, 9.34s, 9.35s, 9.39s, 9.40s, 9.42s, 9.43s, 10.1s, 10.2s, 10.3s, 10.5s, 10.6s, 10.7s, 10.12s, 10.16s, 10.24s, 10.30s, 10.37s, 10.40s,10.43s, 11.1s, 11.2s, 11.10s, 11.12s, 11.23s, 11.26s, 11.29s, 11.31s, 11.32s, 11.35s,11.39s

Artifact 12

Descriptors: Multimedia, MGI VideoWave, Adobe Premiere, Adobe LiveMotion, Macromedia Dreamweaver, CoolEdit, Adobe Photoshop, storyboard, timeline, Javascript, audio, video, production, audience.

Title: Multimedia Integration: "Mail Call"

Course: 103

Date Created: 03/09/03

Source: Individual project, utilizing video and sound gathered from television and the Internet.

Media: Webpage, video, audio

Description: This was a multimedia project designed to give a feel of a television show and appeal to a designated audience. I taped segments from the show, and edited them into a video clip using Adobe Premiere. Using CoolEdit, I then cut down an audio file and looped it in the background. I added a sound clip created in CoolEdit by layering several files into one. The website was designed to mimic the show's military flavor -- using a plugin, I created a camouflage background for all pages, added a photo of the main character in uniform extracted from the video clip, and manipulated gif files to create buttons on the pages. Since the main character is best known for his role and persona as a Marine drill instructor, I used images created in Photoshop to emphasize the Marine Corps colors of scarlet and gold.

Rationale: I chose this artifact because, apart from being my first experience in full-fledged multimedia, this product gave me a good chance to utilize all the previous TEKs in terms of design and website creation. One of the things I learned in TATC was the importance of fitting everything into a coherent whole. I hadn't really thought of that so much before, but this time I tried to uphold the theme throughout everything on the site. I was really surprised at the degree of professionalism this change made, and how well the site turned out.

Implications for future: Certainly, I learned a lot about video editing -- if no where else, at least in the areas of what not to do. I will now be better able to control file size in that area. I proved to myself that the TEKs we have covered have become somewhat second nature, by the ease with which I was able to incorporate them into this website.

Reviewer's Comments: Absolutely great! I do not fit the 8-80 male target audience, but I thought your site was just too cool! I can tell you put considerable work into it, and it lived up to my expectations from the original sound file and then some! My son and husband were in the room and had to come over for a listen and look too! The details on fonts, colors, camo background, etc. were just awesome to tie everything in and "persuade" your audience.

Reviewer's Name: Kathleen Markwardt

Title: TATC student

Date Reviewed: 3/10/03

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Indicators: Standard IV, 7.4s, 7.10s, 8.1s, 8.6s, 8.8s, 8.17s, 8.18s, 8.19s, 8.20s, 8.23s, 8.24s, 8.25s, 8.27s, 8.28s, 8.29s, 8.33s, 8.34s, 8.35s, 8.38s, 8.39s, 8.40s, 8.41s, 8.44s, 8.46s, 8.47s, 9.1s, 9.2s, 9.3s, 9.4s, 9.5s, .9.9s, 9.10s, 9.11s, 9.12s, 9.13s, 9.15s, 9.16s, 9.19s, 9.22s, 9.24s, 9.26s, 9.28s, 9.29s, 9.30s, 9.31s, 9.33s, 9.35s, 9.39s, 9.42s, 9.43s, 10.30s, 10.37s, 10.40s, 11.1s, 11.2s, 11.10s, 11.12s, 11.23s, 11.29s, 11.32s, 11.39s.

Artifact 13

Descriptors: Multimedia, Video, Animation, Splash page, Web page

Title: Photo Album

Course: 103 Multimedia Module 2

Date Created: February 22, 2003

Source: Individual project using Adobe Live Motion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Dreamweaver 4

Media: Adobe Live Motion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Dreamweaver 4

Description: Over two weeks of the multimedia course, we created an interactive internet photo album. It was to have a minimum of two pages, consisting of an introduction or splash page and a web page with all of the other required criteria.

The photo album itself was to include pictures that were a combination of vector and/or bitmapped graphics (which were to be edited in some form) and a title, and was to be created using presentation software (in other words, online presentation services were not premitted). Other criteria included:

• An introduction (splash) animation page
• A web site to house all of the elements, which could be added to one page or several pages, but at least two pages
• A video added into the final production. The video did not have to be edited (but mine had to be cut down)
• A brief description of the pictures, and a summary of bitmapped graphics
• A summary of bitmapped and/or vector graphics
• The presentation photo album itself, either via link or embedding
• A credits page or section
  

Rationale: I chose to include this artifact because it focuses on several different areas of multimedia -- digital graphics, animation, sound and video. The intention was to create a harmonious whole, and provide a way to view photos of the family rather than just the slide show/Powerpoint method. In addition, I'm proud of my family, and this was a way to display photos of them -- the younger kids, especially, thought it was "cool" that Dad put their photos up on the internet in a way other than just static photographs.

Implications for future: I think the "active" aspect of this artifact is what makes it stand out. Just looking at still photographs is old hat for the present generation -- raised on television and computers. It would be a fun assignment for students to use to show off photos that are important to them, or to produce webpages for organizations or classes of which they are a part.

Reviewers Comments: You did an AWESOME job...I loved the "interactive" way the pics came in. The tribute to your father was outstanding.

Reviewer's Name: Leah Franco

Title: TATC Student

Date Reviewed: April 4, 2003

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