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Task: Find some images, audio, or video on the Internet.
Goal: Show that you can find and use multimedia that enhances your presentation and helps explain your topic.
You may want to review an example of a media citations document before you begin.
See the example:
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Key Concept
Have you ever thought about how computers store and display images, audio, and video? Each type of media comes in many different formats. Do you know how to recognize the format of a multimedia file?
A few well-chosen images and audio or video clips can greatly enhance almost any presentation. Will the media help explain your topic, or will it merely entertain your audience? Will the media capture your audience’s attention, or will it distract your audience from the topic? Finding the most effective multimedia for your presentation requires some work.
Many Web sites contain images, audio, and video. Some sites are great sources of clip art multimedia. Most search engines allow you to look for images and video specifically. To search for images and video, you use keywords just like any other search, but you instruct the search engine to find images or videos only. Your hits are images or videos instead of text-based Web pages.
Have you ever downloaded an audio or video clip that would not play on your computer? If so, you know the frustration of not being able to use the media you want. Knowing common multimedia formats helps you find and use the most effective images, audio, and video in your presentation.
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