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

Storyboard - a set of drawings representing images in a sequence as displayed in an advertisement, an animation or a multimedia presentation

Linear - a straight line or path; a multimedia presentation that moves from image to image in a straight line

Non-linear - not moving in a straight path; a multimedia presentation that moves from one image to another in a preset order, not necessarily in a straight path - Example: a non-linear presentation can jump from image 1 to image 3 and back to image 1

Buttons - a spot added to an image enabling the use of multimedia options like sound, movies, animation or allows the presentation to move from one image to another (Click this button to play a sound.)

Links - connections from one image, page, or word to another by clicking on a word or phrase that is usually highlighted - The user moves to a new location by clicking on the highlighted phrase or word. Build a Web page with links in minutes using Project Poster, thanks to High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium.

Credits - to reference the creator or source of the information used in a presentation

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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.