Moodle 1.9 Multimedia -- Table of Contents -- Moodle 1.9 Multimedia -- Credits -- About the author -- About the reviewers -- Preface -- What this book covers -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Getting Ready for Multimedia in Moodle -- Multimedia in oodle was built around an idea ofMoodle -- About the course -- Course structure -- Course content -- Pre-requisites -- Knowledge -- Hardware -- A low-budget equipment kit -- A more advanced kit -- 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 -- 2. Picture This -- Finding free pictures online -- The basics of image formats -- Flickr -- Uploading photos to Flickr -- License -- Wikimedia Commons -- Other picture sites -- Moodle it! -- Uploading images as attachments -- Using Moodle's HTML editor -- Capturing and enhancing pictures using GIMP -- Tips for effective photo capturing -- Composition -- Lighting -- Size -- Enhancing pictures using GIMP -- Cropping -- Resizing -- Saving -- 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 by using the Print Screen key -- Capturing screenshots using Jing -- Creating comic strips using Strip Generator -- Adding elements -- Publishing -- Creating slideshows -- Exporting PowerPoint slides as images to build Moodle lessons -- Publishing presentations using Slideshare.

Creating online photo slideshows -- Summary -- 3. Sound and Music -- Finding free music and sounds online -- The basics of audio formats -- Internet Archive: Audio archive -- Freesound -- CCMixter -- Imeem -- Uploading audio to Imeem -- Creating playlists in Imeem -- Other music and sound sites -- Moodle it! -- Creating and delivering -- Extracting audio from CDs using VLC -- Ripping a CD track -- Creating and editing audio using Audacity -- Slicing a track -- Creating a new audio project -- Importing audio -- Selecting and deleting track parts -- Fading in and fading out -- Exporting to MP3 -- Capturing audio from a microphone (line in) -- Selecting audio input -- Tips for microphone capturing -- Recording voice -- Amplifying sound -- Importing audio tracks -- Moving tracks in the timeline -- Reducing the MP3 file size of voice recordings -- Remixing audio -- Cut, copy and paste -- Creating a new audio track -- Creating volume gradients using the Envelope tool -- Converting text to speech using Voki -- Giving voice to an avatar -- Podcasting using Podomatic -- Summary -- 4. Video -- Finding free videos online -- The basics of video formats -- Instructables -- Sclipo -- TrueTube -- Academic earth -- Downloading YouTube and TeacherTube videos -- Creating videos quickly and cheaply -- Grabbing video selections from DVDs -- Editing videos using Windows Movie Maker -- Creating a project -- Creating a collection -- Importing multimedia (starting with video) -- Splitting -- Creating a story board -- Inserting transitions and effects -- Inserting a title at the beginning of the movie -- Inserting an image at the end of the movie -- Removing the original soundtrack and inserting a new one -- Publishing the edited movie -- Moodle it! -- Uploading video directly to Moodle -- Uploading videos to TeacherTube (or YouTube).

Creating a photo story with Windows Photo Story -- Importing pictures -- Adding titles to pictures -- Adding narration and motion -- Adding background music -- Publishing the Photo Story -- Creating a screencast with Jing -- Recording the screen with audio -- Creating an online TV station using Mogulus -- Creating a stop motion movie with Animator DV Simple+ -- Summary -- 5. Web 2.0 and Other Multimedia Forms -- Creating gadgets to represent data by using Google Docs (Spreadsheets) -- Insert a Gadget -- Publish -- Discuss, Share, Collaborate -- Creating floor plans using a floor planner -- Create a room -- Add a floor -- Add elements -- Save and publish -- Creating mind maps using Mindomo -- Add topics -- Add multimedia elements -- Save and publish -- Creating interactive timelines using Dipity -- Add a topic -- Add an event -- Share -- Creating custom maps using Google Maps -- Create a new map -- Add a placemark -- Add a line -- Share -- Creating an online presentation using Voicethread -- Upload media -- Comment -- Share -- Summary -- 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 -- Start a new project -- Creating a puzzle activity -- Creating a finding pairs activity -- Sequencing activities -- Publish -- Moodle it! -- Assessing multimedia using rubrics -- Criteria -- Summary -- 7. Synchronous Communication and Interaction -- Communicating in real-time using text, audio, and video -- Chat and group chat -- Transferring files -- Voice and video chat -- Creating an online real-time classroom -- Setting up a meeting -- Starting a meeting -- Sharing the desktop.

Using the whiteboard -- Uploading a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation or Adobe PDF document -- Managing communication and participation -- Recording -- Summary -- 8. Common Multimedia Issues in Moodle -- Copyright issues -- Fair use -- Public domain -- Licensing your work under a Creative Commons license -- Referencing sources -- Plagiarism -- Seeking further advice -- Safety issues -- Personal details -- Cyber-bullying -- Seeking further advice -- Selecting Web 2.0 applications -- Moodle modules and plug-ins of interest -- Summary -- Index.