League for Innovation 2005 – Dallas, TX
October 23 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Madrid, Tower Mezzanine)
Which Multimedia Spackle
Works Best for
Student Learning Cracks?
Montgomery County Community College
Professor,
Mathematics and
Computer Science
lmoulton@mc3.ed
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Linda Moulton
Assistant Professor,
Computer Science
prahmlow@mc3.edu
Patricia Rahmlow
Professor,
Mathematics
rhofman@mc3.edu
Roseanne Hofmann
http://faculty.mc3.edu/prahmlow/Presentations/index.html
Agenda
1. Project Background
2. Lesson
3. Software
4. Show Me!
5. Feature Comparison
Project Background
 TIMS Institute 2003-2004
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Flash
Authorware
Camtasia
SnagIt
 Sabbatical 2003-2004
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Flash
SnagIt
Camtasia
ScreenWatch
Recorder
Project Background
 MCCC Foundation Grant 2004-2005
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Camtasia
PowerPoint
Recorder
 Illinois Online Conference 2005
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Articulate
PowerPoint
Recorder
Internet Explorer Tips
1. Setting Your Home Page
2. Using Find
3. Using Favorites
Software
Software Not Selected
Flash
Authorware
Screenwatch
Articulate
Lengthy learning curve
Slow on web
Temperamental
Cadillac
Easy, $$$$
Software
Software Selected
Camtasia
Mediator
Widely used
New kid
on the block
MS
Producer
Free
Show Lesson
Camtasia
Mediator
MS Producer
Project Development
Common Multimedia Assets
 Screen Captures - SnagIT
 Audio Files – Recorder, Camtasia
 PowerPoint
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Design Template
Lesson Content
Development - Camtasia
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PowerPoint  png files
Import png and audio files
Drag audio file to time line; followed by
corresponding png file
Produce each lesson as Flash
Create web menu
Camtasia Development Video
Development - Mediator
 Create Menu slide in PowerPoint
 Import PowerPoint  png files
 Program page events to add audio and
timeline
 Produce as Flash
 Mediator Development Video
Development - MS Producer
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Start with the Wizard
Select template – audio resizable slides
Import PowerPoint Presentation file
Do not import Audio Files through Wizard
Finish Wizard
Import Audio
Drag audio and image slides to synchronize
Clean up menu
Produce as Media Player
Producer Development Video
Feature Comparison
Camtasia
Cost
Industry
Use
File
Formats
Export to
Streaming
Media
Mediator
MS Producer
~ $150 (academic) $399 (PRO)
$69 (STD – no
PPT import)
Free
Widely used
New kid on the
block
It’s Microsoft
(you will be
assimilated)
Multiple export
formats
CD-ROM, Flash,
HTML site
Windows
Media
(no Flash
format)
Yes
No
Yes
Feature Comparison
Camtasia
No
PowerPoint
Import
Buttons for Yes
flow
(quirky)
control
Difficult to align
image and audio
Timeline
Mediator
MS Producer
Yes
Yes
(Produces random
numbers for slide
images and image
type must be png,
wmf did not work)
Yes
No
One page at a
time control
Advance timeline
features for events
and audio
Easily align
image and
audio (drag
and snap)
Feature Comparison
Camtasia
Audio with image
or video, but not
Layout / both
Templates No design
templates
Menu
Audio,
image and
video
Mediator
No templates
Cannot insert
video into page
and export as
flash
MS Producer
Multiple design
templates
Can show
image, audio,
video & HTML
simultaneously
Easily combine
No
multiple flash files
into one web menu
Automatically
created menu,
but only for
one file
Audio narration
and video capture
Audio
narration,
image and
video captures
No
Questions
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