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Nuts
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Powerpoint
Benefits:
- Easy to create -- Very simple to add audio to an existing presentation or to add it as you go
- Powerpoint is an application that many people already know and is fairly easy to learn.
- Accessible to remote users (Distance Education). Most students who have computers or have access to them in labs will also have access to Powerpoint. Software compatibility problems are minimal.
- More nontraditional users with increasing demands outside of school and work. Self-paced tutorials available to them at their own convenience fits lifestyle.
CD-ROM Delivery
Benefits:
- Most computers have a CD-ROM drive.
- You don't have to worry about software compatibility. You can put the software on the CD if necessary (such as Powerpoint Viewer)
Drawbacks:
- The patron has to check out the CD or purchase it. If it was entirely web-based you could lead them to the tutorial over the phone or e-mail.
- Changes in the tutorial cause you to create a new version of the CD.
Web-based Delivery
Benefits:
- Accessibility. No CD to check out or purchase. If you have an Internet connection you can give patrons a URL.
- Easy to update and keep information current and correct.
Drawbacks:
- Bandwidth problems on the Internet (slow connections and modems will make it difficult and time-consuming to wait for audio to load).
- Not everyone has high-speed Internet access.
- Not everyone has a computer that is audio-capable.
- Often patrons will have to download software to make the tutorial accessible to me.
Internet Explorer vs. Netscape
Use Internet Explorer as a web-browser when possible. As a Microsoft product, IE is compatible with Powerpoint and other Microsoft products and makes creation of tutorials simplier.
Powerpoint on CD. Brittney Goodman will demonstrate a Powerpoint tutorial on CD-ROM she used as a warm-up exercise for an Art & Design library instruction class, Summer 2002. Links to Useful Web Sites for Burning CDs
CD Burning Basics
Powerpoint on Web. <http://web.mnstate.edu/werre/FirstImpressions/ Renovation_files/v3_document.htm>. Pam Werre will demonstrate her web-based Powerpoint presentation. This presentation was created for a national conference and converted to the Web so participants at the conference could access the presentation materials.
Paper manual converted to Web. <http://web.mnstate.edu/circulation/> Pam Werre will demonstrate her web-based circulation student manual. This student procedure manual was converted from a Word document to HTML and mounted on the web. This online manual provides an easy way to update circulation workers with changes in policies and procedures. The manual is available for use at all circulation terminals in the library.
Web-based circulation student manual converted to a PowerPoint training tutorial on CD-ROM. Pam Werre and Brittney Goodman will demonstrate segments of a PowerPoint training tutorial. This student training tutorial was developed to use with all student employees. Two segments were created from scratch. Two of the training tutorials are for circulation student workers. Large portions of the web-based circulation student manual were used to create these tutorials.
Brittney and Pam will demonstrate how to do the following:
- Insert clipart from Clip Art Gallery into Powerpoint tutorials.
- Insert other graphics from disc into Powerpoint tutorials.
Use SnagIt software to capture images from your computer screen and insert into Powerpoint.
- Insert sounds and music into Powerpoint tutorials.
Insert narration into Powerpoint tutorials. You'll need:
- Microphone -- Try to get either a free-standing microphone or one that comes with a headset.
- Computer that has a soundcard.
- Access to any kind of a sound recording software. Most computers come with "Sound Recorder."
Make your Powerpoint tutorial continuously running.
PowerPoint 2000 Basics Tutorial <http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/tutorials/powerpoint2000_basics.html> created by Cindy Hollingsworth, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial <http://thorup.com/MTSU/powerpoint.html> created by Sherry Thorup, Middle Tennessee State University.
Technology Training: PowerPoint. <http://web.mnstate.edu/instrtech/handouts/tutorials/personal_prod/Office97/powpt.htm> created by Dr. Rhonda Ficek, Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Concordia College Student Circulation Manual. <http://www.cord.edu/dept/library/TableOfContents.html> created by Erika Rux, Concordia College.
(Note: These techniques all require special software.)
Tegrity WebLearner. http://www.tegrity.com
Students can see and hear the facilitator/instructor in one window while a Powerpoint or web presentation goes on in the larger window.
See Tegrity Online Demos: http://www.tegrity.com/demo.html
Brittney Goodman will also demonstrate a Tegrity WebLearner CD-ROM she created for the library instruction program at MSUM.
Director. http://www.macromedia.com/software/director/download/
See Director sample movies at http://www.macromedia.com/support/director/ts/documents/index_sample_files.htm
Flash. http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/
See http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/mx/flash/sample_files/ for Macromedia Flash sample/demos. You will first need to download Flash Player 6.
Authorware. http://www.macromedia.com/software/authorware/
See http://www.macromedia.com/resources/elearning/tutorials/authorware.html for samples/tutorials. You will first need to Download Flash Player 6.
Best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer
10/1/02
