Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.packtpub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Multimedia in Moodle -- Multimedia in Moodle -- About the course Music for everyday life -- The course structure -- The course content -- Prerequisites -- Knowledge -- Hardware -- Software -- Configuring Moodle for multimedia -- Three simple things using Moodle and multimedia -- Task 1 - adding images to forums -- Examples of uses of a forum with pictures -- Task 2 - adding sound to forums -- Examples of uses of a forum with sound attachments -- Task 3 - adding videos to forums -- Examples of uses of a forum with videos -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Picture This -- Finding free pictures online -- The basics of image formats -- Flickr -- Uploading photos to Flickr -- Wikimedia Commons -- Other picture sites -- Moodle it! -- Uploading images as attachments -- Using Moodle's text editor -- Capturing and enhancing pictures using GIMP -- Tips for effective photo capturing -- Composition -- Lighting -- Size -- Enhancing pictures using GIMP -- Cropping -- Resizing -- Saving (exporting) -- Rotating -- Flipping and rotating -- Correcting white balance and color -- Correcting brightness and contrast -- Creating digital photo collages -- Adding layers -- Eliminating photo areas -- Adding text -- Capturing screenshots -- Capturing screenshots using GIMP -- Capturing screenshots using Jing -- Creating comic strips using Stripgenerator -- Adding elements -- Publishing -- Creating slideshows -- Exporting PowerPoint slides as images to build Moodle lessons -- Publishing presentations using Slideshare -- Creating online photo slideshows using Animoto -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Sound and Music -- Finding free music and sounds online -- The basics of audio formats -- Internet Archive - audio archive -- Freesound.

CCMixter -- Other music and sound sites -- Moodle it! -- Creating and delivering -- Finding and managing audio using Grooveshark -- Uploading audio to Grooveshark -- Creating playlists in Grooveshark -- Moodle it! -- Extracting audio from CDs using VLC -- Ripping a CD track -- Creating and editing audio using Audacity -- Slicing a track -- Capturing audio from a microphone (line in) -- Remixing audio -- Converting text to speech using Voki -- Giving voice to an avatar -- Podcasting using PodOmatic -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Video -- Finding free videos online -- The basics of video formats -- Instructables -- TED Talks -- Vimeo -- TrueTube -- Academic earth -- Downloading online videos -- Creating videos quickly and cheaply -- Grabbing video selections from DVDs -- Editing videos using Windows Movie Maker -- Creating a project -- Importing multimedia - starting with video -- Splitting -- Inserting animations and visual effects -- Inserting a title at the beginning of a clip -- Inserting an image at the end of the movie -- Removing the original soundtrack and inserting a new one -- Saving the edited movie -- Moodle it! -- Uploading videos to YouTube -- Creating a photo slideshow using YouTube -- Uploading photos -- Adding background music -- Adding transitions -- Adding titles -- Adding text to single photos -- Adding effects to single photos -- Publishing the photo slideshow -- Creating an online TV using Google Hangouts and YouTube -- Setting up a Google Hangout -- Broadcasting videos from a webcam -- Inviting guests -- Broadcasting a guest webcam -- Broadcasting YouTube videos -- Moodle it! -- Creating a screencast using Google Hangouts -- Recording the screen with audio -- Creating a stop motion movie with JellyCam -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Understanding Web-based Applications and Other Multimedia Forms.

Creating dynamic charts using Google Drive (Spreadsheets) -- Insert a chart -- Publish -- Share, comment, and collaborate -- Creating a shared folder using Google Drive -- Creating floor plans using Floor planner -- Creating a room -- Adding a floor -- Adding construction elements -- Adding furniture elements -- Saving and publishing -- Export as image -- Embed -- Creating mind maps using Mindomo -- Adding topics -- Adding multimedia elements -- Save and publish -- Creating interactive timelines using Tiki-Toki -- Add a story -- Add multimedia -- Sharing -- Creating dynamic maps using Google Maps Engine -- Create a new map -- Add a marker -- Adding a line -- Sharing and collaborating -- Creating a dynamic presentation using Prezi -- Sharing and collaborating -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Multimedia and Assessments -- Adding multimedia to multiple choice answers in Moodle quizzes and lessons -- Adding multimedia to quizzes, lessons, and assignments -- Creating exercises with Hot Potatoes -- JCross - Crosswords -- JMix - Jumble exercises -- Publish -- Moodle it! -- Creating interactive exercises with JClic -- Starting a new project -- Creating a puzzle activity -- Creating a finding pairs activity -- Sequencing activities -- Publish -- Moodle it! -- Assessing multimedia using rubrics -- Criteria -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Synchronous Communication and Interaction -- Communicating in real time using text, audio, and video -- Chat and group chat -- Voice and video chat -- Creating an online real-time classroom -- Screenshare -- Remote Desktop -- The collaborative sketchpad -- Sharing files -- Recording -- Moodle it! -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Common Multimedia Issues in Moodle -- Copyright and licensing issues -- Using copyrighted worked fairly -- Using works in the public domain -- Licensing your work under a Creative Commons license -- Referencing sources.

Understanding plagiarism -- Seeking further advice -- Understanding safety issues -- Personal details -- Cyber bullying -- Seeking further advice -- Selecting web-based applications -- Moodle plugins of interest -- Summary -- Index.