Multimedia
What is “Multimedia?”
Multi- means more than one.
Media- forms of communication. For example text, pictures, sounds, movies, animation.
The Internet was originally a text only medium, even pictures could not be displayed in browsers with text. Computing in general has undergone a revolution over the past 20 years with the growth of “multimedia” applications. From DVD’s and CDROM’s to Web pages that have more in common with television than the original form of the Internet.
One of the best ways to get to know multimedia is to use a simple multimedia tool like Microsoft’s “PowerPoint”. With PowerPoint you can create slide-shows that use a variety of media including text, animation and of course pictures. PowerPoint presentations can also be interactive, but more on that another time.
You task will be to create a slideshow using PowerPoint on one of the planets of the Solar System. First of all you will need to collect your “media” and organise within a directory and folder. Use the Internet to find Web pages with the information you will need. Here is a couple of sites to get you going;