21st G3

• Multimedia


  Any computer program or electronic application designed to instruct or provide people with further knowledge on a specific area, through presentation of content that combines text, voice, picture, and/or video with pictures and words
• Digital storytelling


  The process of conveying a tale via interactive digital tools, frequently combining multiple multimedia platforms
• Multimedia formats and usage

  • Diagrams
  • Infographics
  • Text and graphics for slideshow presentations
  • Screen capture
  • Lecture capture
  • Animation
  • Blogs
  • Vlogs
  • Webinars
  • Other interactive content
• Videos


  A recording of an event, a place, a person, and/or other subjects, the first and primary component of multimedia presentation, appearing online and on television
• Animation


  An interactive platform that allows users to directly influence animated events, features and creates movements in a video or illusion of movement in a sequence, with Flash being the most popular platform
• Animation movies


  • Frozen
  • Moana
  • Coco
• Text


  The most common type of multimedia component, can include images, video, audio, or any other media, with limits up to 1,600 characters, higher than SMS text limits of 160 characters
• Images


  Visual representations of something, needed to create videos and animation, with familiar formats including jpeg and png that permit editing
• Audio


  Sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced, designed to improve a user's experience, including voiceover, music, special effects, and background music
• Characteristics of Multimedia


  • Can be used in presentations to make them more fun and interesting
  • Has various viewing options such as projector or a media player
  • Can be downloaded or played live
  • Improves the learning experience by combining various forms and media together