multi many, more than one or two

media different ways to communicate (text, pictures, sounds, movies, animation)

The combined use of text, pictures, sounds, movies, and/ or animation

Taste a few samples of multimedia at the TK Multimedia Diner! URL: http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/techknowpark/Arcade/Menu.html#photos

Digital Camera - a special camera that takes and stores photographs in a digital format. Digital pictures can be loaded into a computer and used in a variety of ways. One way is to insert a digital picture in a multimedia presentation.

Animation - the creation of moving images

Product - something that is made or created and can be used by others for a special purpose

Audio - narration, music, special effects, sound

Video - the visual parts of your presentation

Text - words, sentences, paragraphs, captions, titles

Script - the printed version of your presentation, which could include the words to be spoken or displayed and the technical directions to be followed

Computer Skills mini-posters and activity sheets designed and created by Kay Wheeler, Computer Coordinator for Harnett County Schools, and reviewed by Martha Campbell, NC Department of Public Instruction, then converted to HTML by Judy Monroe, graphic artist and Webmaster.