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Session 7 Lesson Plan

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What is covered in this session

Other devices: printer, modem
Documentation:
manuals, instructions
Establish connections: to LAN, to the internet

What other devices are needed for Multimedia

Device Purpose Properties
Dye Sublimation Printer    
. . .    

Add some other Output devices to the list

What type of printer would be best suited to Multimedia?
Identify the best printer in your opinion and its running costs. Why would this printer be effective for Multimedia?

What type of modem would be needed to up and download Multimedia. Beware there are many types of Modem.
What is Internet 2? (see the Handout)
At what speeds will it run? What will it allow you to do?

What type of lan would you require in your house to allow you the full benefit of Multimedia. Your internet connection comes in on the ground floor, near the Television/ HiFi. Under the TV is a New Sony Multimedia PC. Upstairs is the main PC. Somewhere in the house is a laptop. Draw out this LAN with all its potential connections

Documentation

This is the single most important item in Multimedia.

user-centred design, storyboards, flow diagrams, scripts, musical scores, structure map, design standards and guidelines, copyright laws All of these make up some of the documentation that you produce or use for multimedia.

Storyboarding Example Example2

Homework You are to create a short flash presentation on "How to install and build a Multimedia PC ". This will require some documentation for someone else to follow. Produce the necessary documentation to do this.

You will require
A storyboard,
A Script,
A list of design standards,
The timings
A list of background music.