Top five online presentation tools. Retrieved from
http://www.boxoftricks.net/2009/05/top-five-online-presentation-tools/

Creating videos
http://animoto.com/
Creating Webslides. Retrieved from
http://slides.diigo.com/

Creating Mind Maps
http://www.mindmeister.com/

www.VoiceThread.com

WEBSITES FOR CREATING MULTIMEDIA

PRETRAINING
Site Name:
Wordle

Site URL:
http://www.wordle.net/create


Features/Purpose/capabilities
This site is easy to use---the learner keys in text and clicks go-----diagram is generated immediately. I can tweak the font, layout, and color schemes. I can create word clouds for pre-training exercises. Due to the simplicity of its features, this site could be used for essential learning.

Why I chose this site
I found this site helpful because it creates better products----better features such as templates-sounds and easy to access.

Site Name:
TagCrowd

Site URL:
http://tagcrowd.com/

Features/Purpose/capabilities
This site can be used to create word clouds for students to reflect on their work. The features are very simple; the cloud can be created in a matter of seconds.

Why I chose this site
I chose this site for its simplicity because it is very easy to maneuver through this site.






GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Site Name: Ed Helper

Site URL:
http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm

Features/Purpose/capabilities
This site presents graphic organizers by categories; therefore, I can easily locate the type I need. I can download or print the organizers. This site promotes essential learning.
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Why I chose this site
I chose this site because of its organizational features. I don't have to spend a lot of time searching for what I need.

Site Name:
Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers

Site URL:
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm

Features/Purpose/capabilities
The graphic organizers are pre-designed; just click and select a design for any instructional plan. The designs are applicable to any age group. This site promotes s essential and generative learning because it is easy to use and promotes engagement due to a variety of designs.

Why I chose this site
I chose this site because I don't have to create a graphic organizer. The site is easy to use.

PRESENTATION
Learners can import PowerPoint Presentations. Very easy to maneuver through this package and learners can access a free trial.
www.Sliderocket.com
Site Name:
SlideRocket

Site URL:
www.Sliderocket.com

Features/Purpose/capabilities
This site provides an interactive tutorial to introduce the site's features and capabilities. Learners can import PowerPoint presentations. The site promotes essential learning because the features are simple to use and the appearance promotes generative processing because the tutorial is fun. I did not want to leave the site.

Why I chose this site
The templates and colors are awesome. The features are easy to use.


Site Name:
Slide effects

Site URL:
http://www.slide-effect.com/?gclid=CO2kvruL_6kCFcPs7QodYGuC0w
Features/Purpose/capabilities
The tutorial promotes generative processing because the learner is engaged and follows the narrator to learn how the process works. The learner can incorporate movies, pictures, animation and publish to web as well as generate CD/DVDs. The site includes customized fonts and special effects.
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Why I chose this site
The site has added features that some of the others do not include-such as a tutorial to help the learner get started.

AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
Site Name
Teacher Tube
Site URL
www.Teachertube.com
Features/Purpose/Capabilities
This site allows me to upload videos, browse categories. Site is user-friendly with easy -to- read instructions. Site is free to educators. Site promotes essential learning because of its simplicity.
Why I chose this site
This site requires very little effort and time to upload videos and photos. Provides resources in addition to uploading videos


Site Name
School tube
Site URL
http://www2.schooltube.com/Educators.aspx
Features/Purpose/Capabilities
This site presents "how to" tutorials on numerous subjects. This site promotes essential learning because the features are easy to locate and use. The site promotes generative learning because there are so many videos to watch while I learn from others.

Why I chose this site
I chose this site because there are so many excellent features such as resources, technology, lessons, and video productions.

I have created this wiki to design a multimedia presentation.

Working:
http://valeria0884.wikispaces.com/DEVELOPING+A+MULTIMEDIA+WORKSHOP

I have created this wiki to house my finished multimedia presentation.

Presentation wiki:
http://valeriapresentation.wikispaces.com/

8847 MULTIMEDIA/8847 ACTIVE LEARNING

Module 1 Selecting web sites with multimedia artifacts
I have chosen to develop a multimedia workshop on the topic of Designing web pages for educators and classroom instruction. I have chosen three web sites that include artifacts for active learning. I have identified each website as promoting behavioral and/ or cognitive learning. Mayer (2009), found multimedia is a powerful tool used to enhance human learning; therefore, I have determined whether each website uses a technology-centered or learner-centered approach to multimedia design.

Multimedia Artifacts Websites
http://www.2createawebsite.com/design/artisteer-review.html
This site provides a video tutorial on how to use Artisteer to build a web site. The instructor narrates a brief tutorial (9 minutes) for creating a web site. The active engagement focuses on cognitive activity during the learning because the learner listens to instructions and does not use the computer as the instructions are relayed to the user. The learner does not have to click to manipulate the computer because he or she watches the video and tries to make sense of the material (Mayer, 2009). This tutorial is using a technology-centered approach because the instructor focuses on how the learner can access technology to create a web page. (Mayer, 2009). The active engagement in this tutorial focuses on cognitive activity because the learner listens while the material is presented. The learner does not interact with the instructor.


http://how-to-build-websites.com/
This website is using a technology-centered approach to learning because the learner uses technology to access the materials that he might need to build a web page. The learner uses cognitive activity rather than behavioral because the learner reads instructions and tries to make sense of the materials that are needed to build a web site (Mayer, 2009). The learner does not engage in behavioral activity during the tutorial because he or she watches a video and follows instructions to create a web page.

http://www.tizag.com/beginnerT/
This web site provides written instructions the learner might use to design a web page from HTML. The learner needs to have prior knowledge of HTML. The learner opens Notepad, reads the instructions from the tutorial and performs the steps as instructed. According to Mayer (2009) this artifact is an example of active and behavior learning because the learner reads material and demonstrates what he or she has learned by following a series of instructions and tries to make sense of the material (Mayer, 2009). This artifact uses a technology-centered approach to access materials.

References:
Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.