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AP Interactives

AP Interactives. A multimedia view of major news, events and topics. Cengage Learning HK Limited Alfred Ng, Sales Executive -- Library Reference. Overview. Gale – The Associated Press Multimedia view of major news, events and educational topics. About The Associated Press.

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AP Interactives

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  1. AP Interactives A multimedia view of major news, events and topics Cengage Learning HK LimitedAlfred Ng, Sales Executive -- Library Reference

  2. Overview • Gale – The Associated Press • Multimedia view of major news, events and educational topics

  3. About The Associated Press • Largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video. • highest quality, reliability and objectivity • 49 Pulitzer Prizes Fun Fact On any given day, more than half the world's population sees news from AP!!! Source: http://www.ap.org/pages/about/about.html

  4. AP Interactives: Compelling Coverage

  5. Exclusive to Schools & Libraries • With AP Interactives Libraries Can: • Authoritative multimedia information available 24 hours 7 days a week • multimedia content that is objective and accurate • Help convey major points of research, allowing complex information to be conveyed easier and faster

  6. AP Interactives: Content • International and U.S. News & Features, National Politics, Finance & Business, History, Science, World Conflicts, Art, Lifestyle and Entertainment, etc. • Weekly additions of new interactive files…Continuously Updated!!

  7. DEMONSTRATION

  8. Home Page 1. Search Box From the homepage, there are a couple ways to search the database for multimedia “interactives”: 1) Using the “Search Box” OR 2) Clicking on an “Image Collection” 2. Clicking on an “Image Collection” will allow you to view related “interactives” under a specific category.

  9. Utilizing the Search Box Execute your search by clicking on the “Search” button. Enter your search criteria in the “Search” box Optionally, you may limit your search to yield “interactives” created during a specific timeframe.

  10. Viewing Your Results A search on “cyclone” reveals several related “interactives”.

  11. Select an Interactive to Play Select an interactive to “Play” by clicking on the image. Clicking on the diskette icon will allow you to save a copy of the image for future use. Hovering over the magnifying glass icon with your mouse provides you with a description of the “interactive”. Clicking on the magnifying glass icon provides you with a preview of the “interactive”. NOTE: you cannot play an “interactive” in preview mode.

  12. Playing an Interactive Click on the “Play Interactive” button to begin to view the multimedia.

  13. Controlling the Interactive Control the interactive content by using the built-in control buttons.

  14. To bookmark the persistent URL for this “interactive”, simply copy the URL in your web address toolbar and paste it into another document as a hyperlink, or include the link in blogs, or course management tools such as WebCT, Blackboard, or Moodle. Bookmark the Interactive for Future Use

  15. Why AP Interactives? • It is a perfect source for up-to-the-minute information for the media savvy researcher • Educators & students will find AP Interactives an invaluable teaching and homework tool • “Interactives” enhance the end user’s experience, making it easier and faster to convey information • Interactive files can be bookmarked for future use or collaboration • With this resource, research becomes truly interactive!!

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