Multimedia

• Use royalty-free clipart (see sidebar), a digital camera, or drawing programs to make your own graphics
• Use file formats:
  • drawings/line art: use .gif
  • photos: use .jpg
• Make file size small (width and height: 100-200 pixels)
• Insert into Powerpoint, Word documents, Bb directly (for reducing file size in PowerPoint, see the side bar in Content)

• Record your own computer monitor actions with screen recording/motion capture programs and save these as a video file (see Programs/Applications)
• Use a digital camera, camcorder or cell phone to capture live action
• Use Cuyamaca Video Room Instructions (Rooms B162, B253, B258, B262 - call 660-4415)
• Use Flash or Real video format for compatibility with Windows and Mac (see Sorenson Squeeze in Programs & Applications)
• Students can download lectures (audio or video) to their iPod or Smartphone (see sidebar for explanation of podcasting).
• Most agree that a "talking head" videos over about 4 minutes are not effective - include visuals, demonstrations, footage along with your narration
• Examples created by CC Faculty

• Record with an inexpensive microphone (USB connection) or use an iPod/MP3 recorder, digital camera, SmartPhone (see the sidebar for hints on recording narration)
• Use a sound editing program (see Programs & Applications)
• If you do not want to record, you can use text-to-speech programs to synthesize speech from text and save these as MP3 files (see sidebar)
• Insert into PowerPoint as synchronized narration or directly into Bb
• Use narration to explain a still picture, diagram, chart, a personal experience, quotations, instructions
• Music (either royalty-free or self-recorded) can work well in PP presentations and Flash animations

Animation

• Use either gif for short, simple, looped animations or Flash for complex designs (see Programs & Applications)
• Flash can have longer complex timelines with interactivity
• For a discussion of avatars, see Other