VirtualMV/Multimedia/Theory/Uses/Content

Uses

• Telecommuting
  • Working from home using computers, modems and fax.
  • Software such as Microsoft’s netmeeting allow for interactive on-line meetings.
• Electronic publishing
• Many papers now provide readers with an on-line multimedia experience.
  • http://www.nzherald.co.nz
  • Hawkes Bay Today, Napier Courier, Hastings Leader ( http://www.mytown.co.nz/hawkesbay/ )
• And many web portals
  • Yahoo!Xtra ( http://nz.yahoo.com/ )
  • Stuff (http://www.stuff.co.nz)
• Business and advertising
  • Many businesses have a web page to introduce themselves to their customers.
  • Example.
    • Pulse the Band ( http://www.pulseband.co.nz/ - Initial Site designed by Project Multimedia Student - 2007)
    • Outlet Productions Ltd (http://www.outlet.co.nz/www/ - Initial site designed by BCS Project student - 2005)
• Home shopping
  • allow computer and computer related purchases on-line.
  • Companies such as
    • Dick Smith Electronics ( http://www.dse.co.nz )
    • Paradigm computers ( http://www.pp.co.nz )
    • PriceSpy (http://www.pricespy.co.nz )
• Teaching & learning
  • Libraries are increasingly recognising CD-ROMs and the web as an important resource
  • Online learning is also beginning to incorporate the use of multimedia as in Flash animations, powerpoint type slides with narration, streaming audio and video.
• Social Networking
  • Microsoft Windows Live Messenger allows for text, voice, interactive whiteboard, video (web cam)
  • Videos ( http://www.youtube.com )
  • Images (and videos) ( http://www.flickr.com )
• In Schools
  • In New Zealand there is no set curriculum in our Framework.
  • We have the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (http://nzqa.govt.nz)
  • Student in High School can choose to do Level 2 or Level 4 papers

-[Highal1] 20:54, 30 August 2010 (UTC)