Adding Multimedia Elements
Hands-on Approach to
Creating Multimedia Elements
by Dr. Steve Broskoske
Multimedia we will cover:
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Download sounds.
Trigger animations.
Screen shots.
Slide transitions.
Downloading Sounds to
Use with Custom Animation
1. Using a search engine, search for sounds (.wav).
2. Custom animate a graphic (or other screen
element) as usual.
3. Take the drop-down for the play-listed item, and
select “effect options” to add a sound as usual.
4. Instead of selecting a standard sound, select
“other sound.”
Downloading Sounds
TRY IT: Download a sound to accompany the following
graphics. Animate the graphics with a sound.
Downloading Sounds
TRY IT: Custom animate the following graphic.
Download an appropriate sound to accompany the
animation.
Downloading Sounds
TRY IT: Animate the following algebra illustration
and add a sound(s) to effectively demonstrate this
math topic.
Let a = 6.
x = 10 + a
x = 16
6
Downloading Sounds
TRY IT: “Happy” and “sad” sounds can be used to
give feedback to students. Custom animate the
following graphics. Download appropriate sounds
to accompany the animations.
Make Animations
Play with a Trigger
1. Animate an object as usual.
2. Specify a trigger object.
a. Select the drop-down arrow from the playlisted item. Select timing.
b. Select trigger – start on click of an object.
c. Select trigger object. (Realize that clipart will
be named as a numbered object.)
Play on Trigger
The cow jumped over the moon.
Play on Trigger
See the lady bug fly.
Giving Feedback with Triggers
The question would appear here.
a) Incorrect response.
b) Correct response.
c) Incorrect response.
Capturing Screen Shots
In Windows, you can capture an image of the screen,
and insert it into any application as a graphic. This can
be very handy in teaching computer techniques.
• Within PowerPoint, select insert—screenshot.
• OR Press the “print screen” key to capture an
image of the entire screen to the clipboard. Then
“paste” to insert the new graphic into any
application.
Capturing Screen Shots
TRY IT: Take a screen shot of the previous slide. Paste it
below.
Graphic Editing
Using the Picture Toolbar
TRY IT: Take a screen capture of this menu. Double-click the
graphic to open the drawing tools format tab. Use the
cropping tool to edit the graphic so that only the slide show
menu shows. Add callouts as needed to explain information.
Slide Transitions
To create a professional touch, you can create slide
transitions as the professionals do on television.
Open the animations tab, and select effects from
the transition to this slide group.
Slide Transitions
TRY IT: Try creating various slide transitions
on different slides throughout this
presentation.
Review
• Download sounds
– Download .wav
• Trigger animations
– From effects, turn out & specify trigger.
• Screen shots
– Press print screen key and paste.
• Slide transitions
– Select effects from the transition to this slide
group.