How-to Documents

Use these various links and files to guide you on how to use our various programs that are available in the Fiddle Lab.

Why use Multimedia in Teaching and Learning?

• Why bother with Multimedia?

Instructional Design Tips:

• Things you can do to enhance your classroom
• Why chunk your course content?
• Tactical and Structural Recommendations for Course Design
• Principles for Good Practice in Education
• Why use a blog?
• Why use a wiki?

What is the difference between WebCT, CatFiles, and Google Docs?

Working with Optical Media Data storage (such as CD/DVD):

• How to burn your portfolio to a CD or DVD
  • Using Windows Program (PDF)
  • Using Nero software - Windows XP users (PDF)
  • Using Windows DVD Maker for Media files - Vista Users (PDF)
  • Using Toast7 in a Macintosh (highly recommended for extra large data files) (PDF)

Working with network storage (such as CatFiles):

• How to access CatFiles (PDF)
• How to access CatFiles (Flash movie)
• How to send a ticket using CatFiles (PDF)
• Catfiles Sharing and Permissions (PDF)
• How to set up a Network Place for CatFiles
  • Windows XP users (Flash movie)
  • Windows XP users (PDF)
  • Windows Vista users (PDF)
  • Macintosh users - Connect to server for drag and drop (Quicktime movie)

Working with digital video:

• Digital video steps - in a nutshell
• Digital video tips
• How to work with iMovie HD (PDF)
• How to work with Movie Maker 2 - Window XP (PDF)
• How to work with Movie Maker 2 - Vista (PDF)
• How to work with Adober Premier Elements 4.0 (PDF)
• How to work with Final Cut Express
• How to work with eZedia MX
• How to extract a video clip from an existing DVD or VIDEO_TS folder - Using Toast 7 in a Mac (PDF)

Working with Dreamweaver:

• How to set up a Dreamweaver 8 site to work with CatFiles

Working with Audio :

• Audio Primer (PDF)
• How to work with Audacity (PDF)
• How to create a pause in an audio timeline using Audacity (Flash movie)
• How to use GarageBand to make a Podcast (note: Macintosh only)
  
• How to extract an audio file from iMovie

Working with Still Images and Animations:

• Still photo tips (PDF)
• How to edit images in Photoshop (PDF)
• How to make a screenshot
• How to make a simple animation with Image Ready (availale in Adobe CS 2 only)
• Other Photoshop tutorials

Other Tasks:

• How to use the Scanner (PDF)
• How to use the FDL digital camera (PDF)
• How to create PDF files (PDF)