Media Resource KitsVideo Cameras14th May 2010 – Kerrie Street, Rory O’Brien and Andrea Catterall

Media Resource Kit

• What is it?• Laptop• Kit

• Where is it• Each library will know the location• http://mrk.westernsydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/

• Who is it for?• Teachers in the colleges

Laptop

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• Don’t leave the college before you sign-on to the laptop

• Use the Blue cord or wireless• Away from the college the laptop will recognise your

sign-on

• No Sign-on – No Access • A list of specific software on the laptop can be found

on the Media Resource Kit wikispace– Adobe Suite including Captivate; Presenter; Super

iRiver• Can be used to record the beginning of a lesson• Outline the lesson• What issues will be covered• Ask students for clarifying questions • Record• This recording can then be immediately upload to

TALS/wiki/Moodle in around 2 mins• Available for student to review

– Great if there are missing students

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iPod and Belkin Recorder• This resource is most easily identified by students• You can play audio files that are useful for students• Add the Belkin Recorder and you have a REALLY

NICE recording device• Pro’s – sound quality is much nicer• Cons – cost is much higher – but not for you, it is

already in the kit.

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Logitech USB Speakers

• Plug in the USB speakers to the computer you will be broadcasting from

• Plug it in before turning on the computer for best results

• Great quality• Brilliantly enhance sound files• Loud enough for a classroom full of 20 students.

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Canon Camera• One of the favourite pieces in the MRK• Quick• Simple to use• High quality for a point and click apparatus• Excellent for creating Photo Stories• Upload photos to your wiki• You can shoot a 17 minute video using the 2Gig Card

in the camera• Great still shots• Easy to download

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Head Phones• Logitech Head Phones – easy to use, • Comfortable to wear• Great sound quality• Used in Adobe Connect Rooms• Can easily record resources using Audacity (on the

laptop)• Record Captivate or Presenter sessions

– A good idea to involve the students in this for variety

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Web Cam• Can be used to

create neat little videos

• Here I am asking you to support Oxfam fundraising

• Your web cam can also be used to take still shots – but you have to have the software loaded.

• Haa a built in microphone

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Visivox

• A preamplifier (preamp), or control amp in some parts of the world, is an electronic amplifier which precedes another amplifier to prepare an electronic signal for further amplification or processing.

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User Guides• Media Resource Kit wikispace

– http://mrk.westernsydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/How+To+Guides

• eLearning Toolkit– Support; eLearning Toolkit; Quick Guides– http://

tals.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/Support/techforteachers/quickguides/default.aspx

• Techtime Recording– http://techtime.westernsydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/

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Video Cameras – Rory O’Brien• Each college has a new Video Camera and Tripod• Technology Mentors have been trained in all colleges

– http://learningtechnologies.westernsydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/College+Contacts

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