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C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development. The Elective Part of the NSS ICT Curriculum. Mr. CHEUNG Kin-sun Member of CDC – HKEAA Committee on ICT (Senior Secondary). The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development.
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C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development The Elective Part of the NSS ICT Curriculum Mr. CHEUNG Kin-sun Member of CDC – HKEAA Committee on ICT (Senior Secondary)
The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development In the light of the rapidly emerging new Internet technology, students should be well equipped with advanced skills in designing and developing web sites as well as manipulating multimedia elements.
Option features and characteristics The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Especially suitable for students learning through application; • Not only focusing on practical use of application software, but also emphasizing the understanding of theories behind such as recognising the essential design factors; • Developing students’ problem solving skills as well as creativity.
Multimedia Production (25 hours) Web Site Development (50 hours) Time allocation: 75 hrs The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development
Previous Knowledge The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Extensions of topic in Compulsory Part • Module A “Information Processing” • (e) “Presentation of information” • Module C “Internet and its Applications” • (b) “Internet Services and Applications” • (c) “Elementary Web Authoring”
Learning Objectives The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development Students will learn about: • the benefits of multimedia applications; • the different kinds of multimedia elements; • the integrated use of multimedia elements in a simple multimedia application; • design factors for presenting information effectively on the Internet; • web authoring and web site publishing; and • dynamic and interactive web pages.
The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development Details of the two topics
a. i. Multimedia applications The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Describe and appreciate the applications of multimedia. • Identify the benefits of multimedia applications.
a. ii. Multimedia basics The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Describe and identify different types of multimedia elements. • Describe the attributes of different multimedia elements. • Know the different multimedia file types. • Understand the meaning of digitisation, coding-decoding and compression.
a. iii. Multimedia products The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Preparing multimedia elements • Multimedia editing and processing • Finalising multimedia products • Multimedia design factors
b. i. Presenting information on the Internet The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Outline and discuss the various factors to be considered in the construction of web pages. • Know that there are guidelines to cater for web accessibility by people with special needs.
b. ii. Web authoring tools The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Construct simple web pages. • Create and manipulate browser windows. • Perform special effects. • Publish web site.
b. iii. Dynamic and interactive web pages The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Understand the difference between server-side and client-side technologies. • Describe the characteristics of client-side scripting. • Create interactive menus upon user selection. • Validate and manipulate input data. • Retrieve and save client information.
Points to be considered when organizing and planning the curriculum in this option : The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Students’ learning needs in the design and production of web pages and multimedia production; • The essential knowledge and skills required for producing multimedia products and developing web site; • Developing the potential and interests of students who learn better in a practical way.
Curriculum Planning : The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development Propose teaching sequence — • Introduction to the basic knowledge and skills for multimedia production; • Exploring possible application of multimedia products in different areas; • Design and production of multimedia products for specific purposes; • Familiarization of web authoring tools; • Use of different techniques such as client-side scripting to enhance the interactivity of web pages; • Publication of web site on the Internet.
Experience sharing: Examples of learning and teaching activities- ref Chapter 4 The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development Example 4 Topic: a Multimedia Production Theme: Presenting a report on the Sports Day
Presenting a report on the Sports Day The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Students are asked to make use of their ICT skills to present their observations on their school’s Sports Day on the Internet. They have to decide on the information to be collected and on what equipment they have to use during the Sports Day. In order to make the presentation more interesting, students have to employ different methods to produce the desired effects. • In this activity, students develop their problem-solving skills by identifying the problems, designing their own solutions, gathering the necessary information, selecting the best possible solution, and presenting and evaluating their results.
Learning and Teaching Resource Package The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development
The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • http://sfcs.edb.hkedcity.net
The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Adobe Resource Package for ICT • Visual Design - Foundations of Design and Print Production • Digital Design - Foundation of Web Design • Download link: http://www.aitle.org.hk/nuke/adobe_projects_nonmembers.php
Free tools The Elective Part C. Multimedia Production and Web Site Development • Apache OpenOffice / LibreOffice • Gimp / Inkscape • Audacity • Microsoft Windows Movie Maker (XP only) • VirtualDub • RealProducer Basic • Mozilla Firefox (web developer extension) • Nvu / KompoZer • FileZilla
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth • ICT C&A Guide P.9 • Each module or option is written with learning outcomes that use action verbs to indicate the thinking or practical skills that students should exhibit during the course of study: 23
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth Sample Question 1:Amy is a web designer. She designs a web site to promote monuments to tourists in Hong Kong. She creates a design for the first page of the web site with text and images. 24
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth analyse, design Question 1a:Suggest a web page design method for aligning the information in the way shown in the design. Solution:Table 25
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth recognise, analyse Question 1b:To reduce the download time of the images in the design, Amy uses images with reduced file sizes. Suggest three ways in which Amy can reduce the file size of the images. Solution:She can increase the compression ratio, reduce the colour depth and reduce the resolution. 26
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth Sample Question 2:John would like to set up a discussion forum for members to share their travel experiences. Before setting up the forum, he has to design a web page where users can sign up for new accounts, as shown below. 27
Action Verbs on Sample Questions identify, write Question 2a:Suggest two methods of entering the sex of the user, other than using a text box. Solution:Radio buttonsdrop down list 28
Action Verbs on Sample Questions • Question 2b:To sign up for a new account, users enter a unique username and type the password twice for confirmation. They can check whether the username has already been used by clicking the button ‘Check’. All personal details have to be filled in.To validate the username and password, John suggests three methods below: Method 1: plain HTML codesMethod 2: client side scriptsMethod 3: server side scripts 29
Action Verbs on Sample Questions compare, explain Question 2b (conti):If pop-up windows with error messages are to be automatically shown during the validation process, which method is applicable? Justify your answer. Solution:Method 2. window.open / alert can be used to open the pop-up window during the validation process.(Justification) OR Method 2. Method 1 cannot process pop-up windows. Only Method 2 and Method 3 do. Method 3 will increase the burden of the network and server. So Method 2 is more appropriate. 30
Action Verbs on Sample Questions compare, explain Question 2b (conti):If pop-up windows with error messages are to be automatically shown during the validation process, which method is applicable? Justify your answer. 31
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth process Sample Question 3: Question : Janice wants to create an animation to zoom out so that the logo of the company appears smaller, as shown below.Write down the steps to take to create this animation. 32
Action Verbs, Breadth and Depth process Solution:Step 1: Use an animation software package and import the logo.Step 2: Create a shape tween. / Set the first and the last scale pictures as the first and the last key frames.Step 3: Configure the software to automatically generate in-between pictures.ORUse the large image at the start position.Use the small image at the final position.Use some software function (e.g. tweening) to create the animation at the in-between positions. 33
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