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Moodle 1.9 Multimedia

You're reading from   Moodle 1.9 Multimedia Create and share multimedia learning materials in your Moodle courses.

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2009
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781847195906
Length 272 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Moodle 1.9 Multimedia
Credits
About the author
About the reviewers
1. Preface
1. Getting Ready for Multimedia in Moodle FREE CHAPTER 2. Picture This 3. Sound and Music 4. Video 5. Web 2.0 and Other Multimedia Forms 6. Multimedia and Assessments 7. Synchronous Communication and Interaction 8. Common Multimedia Issues in Moodle

Chapter 5. Web 2.0 and Other Multimedia Forms

In this chapter, we will focus essentially on Web 2.0 tools for creating multimedia. Web 2.0 is a new way of working on the Web, where most of the users don't just access information but also create it—a usual metaphor is a change from a "read", more common during the early days of the Web, to a "read-write" Web. However, we will not look at blogs, wikis, or social networking sites that are usually referred to as Web 2.0 reference tools. Moodle already has these, so instead we will take a look at Web applications that allow the easy creation, collaboration, and sharing of multimedia elements, such as interactive floor planners, online maps, timelines, and many others applications that are very easy to use and that support different learning styles. Usually, I use the idea of Moodle as a schools operating system and Web 2.0 as its social applications to illustrate what I believe can be a very powerful way of using Moodle and the Web for learning...

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