Creating multimedia interaction with Microsoft Windows Media Technologies 7

Updated: February 22, 2007

Productivity tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to incorporate multimedia content into your curriculum using Microsoft Windows Media Technologies 7. The tutorial provides tips for customizing your presentations to fit different student learning styles. Topics covered include how to capture and incorporate sound, animation, charts, graphics, narration, and video.

Step-by-step instructions are provided for converting an existing audio file, and for providing students with visual and audio feedback using Windows Media Encoder 7.

The accompanying instructor presentation offers a guide to the tutorial, suitable for instructors leading a class or for self-paced learning.

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Tutorial information

Productivity tutorial
ItemRequirements

Instructional level

Intermediate user

Advanced user

Curriculum areas

Teacher productivity

Classroom management

Technology

Software required

Microsoft Windows Media Technologies 7

Objectives

Use Microsoft Windows Media Encoder to record content to create a high-resolution software demonstration.

Use Windows Media Player to view your demonstration.

Set up your computer and your recording environment to achieve the best results.

Convert an existing .avi file to Windows Media Format.

Make your encoded content more concise by using time-compression and pause-removal features.

Tutorial outline

Before you begin
Get familiar with two of Windows Media Technologies 7 components: Windows Media Player 7 and Windows Media Encoder 7.

Creating a software demonstration by using Windows Media Encoder 7
Record and capture a software demo, and encode it in Windows Media Encoder 7.

Distributing your demonstration
Explore the different ways to distribute your demonstration to your students.

Providing students with visual and audio feedback by using Windows Media Encoder 7
Open student projects in FrontPage, and use Windows Media Encoder 7 to record your feedback, both visually and with speech.

Getting help
Find resources to deter against obstructions during your content-creation process.

Web links to tutorial and instructor presentation

Microsoft Word fileUsing multimedia in the classroom with Windows Media Technologies 7 (1.7 MB Microsoft Word file)

Microsoft Powerpoint fileInstructor presentation (867 KB Microsoft PowerPoint file)

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