Faculty New Media Center
A Resource for Creating Rich Media Teaching Materials
Location: |
Simplot-Micron Building, Room 101 |
Hours: |
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday |
Phone: |
(208) 426-5447 |
The Faculty New Media Center is a
multimedia lab in the Simplot-Micron building where faculty can
design, develop, and produce digital-media resources to use in their teaching.
The Faculty New Media Center is equipped with current digital-media
technologies for Web and multimedia authoring; for creating
brochures and flyers; for editing digital video and audio; and
for developing digital presentations, documentaries, and portfolios.
- Web Page Development Tools
- Design Web pages that include text, photos,
audio, and video, or even your own Flash animations.
Software Available: Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Contribute, and Microsoft FrontPage for web pages;
Macromedia Flash for Flash animations; Macromedia Fireworks and Adobe Photoshop Elements for web graphics. |
- Digital Video and Audio Production Tools
- Capture and edit
digital video clips that incorporate titles, transitions,
photos, background music, screen recordings, and narration. Edit and convert
audio files and generate unique sound effects.
Software Available: iMovie (Mac) and Windows Movie Maker (PC) for simple video projects; Final Cut Express
(Mac), Adobe Premiere Elements (PC), and ULead Video Studio (PC) for larger video projects; Camtasia Studio for computer screen recordings; Visual Communicator and VlogIt for "green screen" recording; Audacity and SoundForge
for audio recording and editing. |
- Presentation Tools
- Develop PowerPoint
presentations or record dynamic video-based presentations.
Software Available: Microsoft PowerPoint; Camtasia for narrated slide lectures; Visual
Communicator and VlogIt for video presentations; PhotoStory 3 for photo slide shows. |
- Graphics and Print Tools
- Create flyers, newsletters,
brochures, or other print-based materials incorporating
logos, custom graphics, and photos. Scan graphics and text using a flatbed scanner.
Software Available: Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator for creating custom
graphics; Adobe
Photoshop Elements for editing photos; Microsoft Publisher for creating brochures and flyers; Adobe Acrobat and PDF995 for creating PDF files; Microsoft Office. |
- Multimedia CD-ROM Creation Tools
- Assemble and burn
auto-run, interactive, multimedia CDs to showcase
student portfolios, presentations, or catalogs of photos or
artwork.
Software Available: iDVD (Mac), HyperStudio, Multimedia Builder, and Nero (for burning CD- and DVD-ROMS). |
- Visualization Tools
- Illustrate complex
concepts and ideas in math, geography, and geology. Generate
digital concept maps from brainstorming sessions, create
high-quality diagrams and schematics, or produce QuickTime
Panoramas.
Software Available: Geometer's Sketchpad for math; Manifold for GIS, geology,
and geography; Inspiration for concept mapping; SmartDraw
for diagramming; Panorama Factory for QTVRs. |
- Support Services
- Coaching is available by appointment to help you use the tools available in the Faculty New Media Center. To schedule coaching with one of Academic Technologies' professional staff, please use our Online Ordering System to submit a request for Digital Projects Software Training (under "Training and Consulting."
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