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What is content creation software?
• Create, modify and manage print and online materials and tools
• Limited knowledge of programming or multimedia skills
• We are the users, consumers, and producers
What this means for educators
• Instructional materials and tools
• Customized features for the target audience
• Reduced costs to deliver high quality products
• Easier integration of technology and education
What this means for learners
• Engaging, interactive content
• Additional tools for better comprehension
• Limitless creativity to create themselves
Types of content creation software
• Imaging Software– Ex: Photoshop, PaintShop, Illustrator
• Productivity Software– Ex: MS Office, Acrobat, InDesign, Final Draft
• Web Design/Development– Ex:Macromedia Suite (Flash, Dreamweaver),
Frontpage
Types of content creation software cont’d
• Multimedia Authoring– Ex: Premiere, iMovie, Sound Forge, Real
Producer, Fruity Loops, Cyberlink DVD
• Content Management Software– Ex: BB/WebCT, Camtasia, Apreso, Captivate
Content Management Software:Adobe Captivate
• Create simulations, software demonstrations and scenario based training
• Integrate multimedia content
• E-learning applications
Captivate in the Classroom
• 5th Grade Language Arts– Persuasive writing and speech
• Students activities– writing the speech– presenting the speech with visuals– Summation quiz
Captivate in the Classroom
• Software demonstration feature for Powerpoint
• Simulation/branching feature for general steps to writing
• Quiz creation templates
• Multiple outputs (print, online, Flash based)
• Library
Productivity SoftwareMicrosoft Office
• Microsoft Office Word – creation of documents
• Microsoft Office Excel – creation of spreadsheets
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint – creation of presentations
• Microsoft Office Publisher – creation of various publications
Captivate in the ClassroomMicrosoft Office Word
• 3rd Grade Language Arts
- Poetry
• Students activities
- writing the poem
- demonstrate formatting skills
- construction of computer filing
Captivation in the Classroom
• Classroom newsletters• Field trip notes• Tables• Letters• Mailings• Reports• Labels• Merges
Captivation in the Classroom Microsoft Office Excel
• 3rd Grade Geography and Math
- Charting the weather around the world
• Students activities
- record information into a graph correctly
- understand the information and it’s impact on farming in the different locations
Captivation in the Classroom Microsoft Office PowerPoint
• 5th Grade Language Arts
- basic presentation skills about student hobby
• Students activities
- creation of basic slide show
- presentation to classroom peers
Captivation in the Classroom
• Presentations
• Movies
• Online Collaboration
• Customizations
• Charts
• Graphs
• Hyperlinks
Captivation in the Classroom Microsoft Publisher
• 7th Grade Social Studies
- Thirteen Colonies
• Students Activities
- gathering information about a specific colony
- creation basic three fold brochure
Captivation in the Classroom
• Awards
• Certificates
• Calendars
• Letterhead
• Newsletters
• Signs
• Invitations
Content Management SoftwareMicrosoft FrontPage
• 8th Grade Language Arts
- knowledge of web creation and content
• Students Activities
- selection of web content; information, entertainment, or product sales
- selection of graphics and layouts
- creation of simple home page
Captivation in the classroom
• Classroom web site
• Continuous upgrades with limitless possibilities and links
Imaging Software
• Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editor– Primarily used to edit images for documents– Providing images to use for the web is
increasing– Format digital imaging to be used in video
Photoshop in the Classroom
• 4th / 5th grade• Have student take
pictures while on vacations and create a interactive map
• Create a slide show that covers the course of the school year and add sound
• High School Journalism
• Use for school yearbook
• Can add captions or text to photos to print layouts
• Brush away flaws and add dramatics to photos
Multimedia Software
• Adobe Premeire– Create and share home video– Create amazing effects– Able to share video anywhere– Able to import any device
Multimedia in the Classroom
• High school mathematics– Students can create a documentary on how we
use math everyday.– Students will take still pictures and video and
interpret how math plays a part in every activity.
– Add graphics and audio to be more entertaining