Kentucky Convergence Conference 2015

Teaching Multimedia with Free Tools

Jim Lindsey, Western Kentucky University, jim.lindsey@wku.edu

Images with Pixlr.com

Pixlr Web site - https://pixlr.com

Pixlr Tutorial Video - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/cis141/spring2015/Pixlr/Pixlr_Tutorial.html

Sample Assignment and Support Files (two zip files of images) - http://people.wku.edu/jim.lindsey/converge/Pixlr

Audio Editing with Audacity

Audacity Web site - http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity Tutorial Video - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/cis141/spring2015/Audacity/Audacity%20Project.html

Sample Assignment and Support Files (one zip file of audio clips) - http://people.wku.edu/jim.lindsey/converge/Audacity

Web Sites with Wix.com

Wix Web site - http://www.wix.com

“Making Good Web Sites” Tutorial Video (this video preps students for the project instructions) - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/cis141/spring2015/GoodWebSites/GoodWebSites.html

Wix Project Tutorial Video - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/cis141/spring2015/HowToWix/HowToWix.html

Sample Assignment and Support File (one PowerPoint presentation from the prep lesson) - http://people.wku.edu/jim.lindsey/converge/Wix

Video Editing with YouTube Editor (free) and Adobe Premiere Pro (not free)

YouTube site - https://www.youtube.com

YouTube Editor Tutorial Video - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/cis141/spring2015/YouTube/YouTube%20Editor.html

Sample Assignment (no support file needed for this assignment) - http://people.wku.edu/jim.lindsey/converge/YouTube

Adobe Premiere Pro site - https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html

Premiere Pro Tutorial Video - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/cis141/premierepro/Premiere%20Pro%20Tutorial_player.html

Sample Assignment and Support File (peer evaluation sheet for the project) - http://people.wku.edu/jim.lindsey/converge/Premiere

Drawing with Microsoft Visio (free from DreamSpark site)

Microsoft Visio site - https://products.office.com/en-us/Visio

“How to Draw” Tutorial Video (this video preps students for the project instructions) - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/CIS141/spring2015/HowToVisio/HowToDraw.html

Visio Project Tutorial Video - http://acadmedia.wku.edu/Lindsey/CIS141/spring2015/VisioProject/ProjectInstructions.html

Sample Assignment and Support Files (two template files from prep lesson) - http://people.wku.edu/jim.lindsey/converge/Visio