October 23 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Madrid, Tower Mezzanine)

League for Innovation 2005 – Dallas, TX

Which Multimedia Spackle Works Best for Student Learning Cracks?

Montgomery County Community College

Professor,Mathematics

rhofman@mc3.edu

Professor,Mathematics

rhofman@mc3.edu

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

prahmlow@mc3.edu

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

prahmlow@mc3.edu

Professor, Mathematics and

Computer Sciencelmoulton@mc3.edu

Professor, Mathematics and

Computer Sciencelmoulton@mc3.edu

Linda MoultonLinda Moulton

Patricia RahmlowPatricia Rahmlow

Roseanne HofmannRoseanne Hofmann

http://faculty.mc3.edu/prahmlow/Presentations/index.html

Agenda

1. Project Background 1. Project Background

2. Lesson 2. Lesson

3. Software3. Software

4. Show Me! 4. Show Me!

5. Feature Comparison5. Feature Comparison

Project Background

TIMS Institute 2003-2004 Flash Authorware Camtasia SnagIt

Sabbatical 2003-2004 Flash SnagIt Camtasia ScreenWatch Recorder

Project Background

MCCC Foundation Grant 2004-2005 Camtasia PowerPoint Recorder

Illinois Online Conference 2005 Articulate PowerPoint Recorder

Internet Explorer Tips

1. Setting Your Home Page1. Setting Your Home Page

2. Using Find 2. Using Find

3. Using Favorites 3. Using Favorites

Software

Software Not Selected

Flash ScreenwatchAuthorware

Lengthy learning curve Slow on web Temperamental

Articulate

CadillacEasy, $$$$

Software

Software Selected

Camtasia

Widely used

Mediator

New kidon the block

MSProducer

Free

Show Lesson

Camtasia

Mediator

MS Producer

Project Development

Common Multimedia Assets Screen Captures - SnagIT Audio Files – Recorder, Camtasia PowerPoint

Design Template Lesson Content

Development - Camtasia

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

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 Mediator MS Producer

Cost~ $150 (academic) $399 (PRO)

$69 (STD – no PPT import)

Free

Industry Use

Widely used New kid on the block

It’s Microsoft

(you will be assimilated)

File Formats

Multiple export formats

CD-ROM, Flash, HTML site

Windows Media

(no Flash format)

Export to Streaming

Media

Yes No Yes

Camtasia Mediator MS Producer

PowerPoint Import

No Yes(Produces random numbers for slide images and image type must be png, wmf did not work)

Yes

Buttons for flow

control

Yes(quirky)

Yes No

Timeline

Difficult to align image and audio

One page at a time control

Advance timeline features for events and audio

Easily align image and audio (drag and snap)

Feature Comparison

Camtasia Mediator MS Producer

Layout / Templates

Audio with image or video, but not both

No design templates

No templates

Cannot insert video into page and export as flash

Multiple design templates

Can show image, audio, video & HTML simultaneously

Menu

Easily combine multiple flash files into one web menu

No Automatically created menu, but only for one file

Audio, image and

video

Audio narration and video capture

No Audio narration, image and video captures

Feature Comparison

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