<div dir="ltr">Hi, farmhands.<div><br></div><div>I've been looking in depth at MMOS tools, and this is what I've determined so far. This is non-gospel, except for the text in italics.</div><div><br></div><div>The thing to keep in mind is whether students can show requisite key skills and key knowledge using the software. </div><div><br></div><div>For this reason, the use of pre-made <b>design templates</b> (for websites or any other type of solution) is <b>not</b> be acceptable since students would not be demonstrating their knowledge of design principles. Students would need to design their own templates from scratch.<div><br></div><div>If the use of CMS obviated students' need to know any other key knowledge (e.g. file naming and management, choosing and using formats and conventions, data manipulation) or any software requirement that we would probably expect to be announced (e.g. absolute and relative linking, the use of style sheets/CSS etc) then you might have trouble if students used it.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14.6666669845581px">(can we please just say website).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>On the subject of software choice, while websites are the obvious first choice (and a good one), there are other valid multimodal authoring tools. </div><div>While VCAA has not yet published its software function requirements for the MMOS outcome, as long as the software can achieve the following goals, it should be acceptable:</div><div><i><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></i></div><div><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><i><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>It contains a variety of types of data<u></u><u></u></i></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><i><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>It requires internet connection to be operable, as it is an online solution<u></u><u></u></i></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><i><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>It provides the opportunities to educate a world-wide audience<u></u><u></u></i></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><i><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u>It communicates the findings/conclusions regarding the hypothesis.</i></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:small">This list comes from an</span><span style="font-size:small"> </span><i style="font-size:small">authoritative</i><span style="font-size:small"> </span><span style="font-size:small">source (which I'll not name here since it was in personal correspondence)</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The fact that the study design does not name "website" for U4O1 (as they currently do for U3O1) means they must be thinking in a broader context of possible solutions.</p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">This means that an <b>online</b> <b>slideshow</b> should qualify as an MMOS, but probably only if it's created in kiosk mode to give the developer complete control over navigation. In kiosk mode a slideshow is virtually indistinguishable from a website in appearance and functionality.</p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">To get it online, there are several online slideshow creation tools (Google Slides being an obvious one, prezi is another). <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Microsoft Mix (<a href="http://mix.office.com">mix.office.com</a>) and some other online services allows you to share normal PPT slideshows online. </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">As long as the MMOS software allows students to employ multiple communication modes (2 or more of text, still pictures, video/animation, audio/speech/music/sound FX, gesture, Australian sign language - maybe even braille, semaphore, morse code, mime and interpretative dance), can educate, and can communicate ideas, it should qualify for U4O1 in 2016+. </p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">3.5c worth (since the devaluation of the $AU)</p><p style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Mark</p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 May 2015 at 09:55, Baas, Benjamin B <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:baas.benjamin.b@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">baas.benjamin.b@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">It will be freely available programs like some of the ones you have mentioned that I will be pointing my students towards. I just clarification
that it’s okay to then use a CMS to host their Multimodal Online Solution (can we please just say website).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 1 May 2015 9:42 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I share your problem with the Adobe tools but my students are having a lot of success with Audacity, Expression Web, Paint.NET and Inkscape. It's not the Adobe Creative Suite but until Adobe develop a more realistic educational licensing
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 1 May 2015 at 09:18, Baas, Benjamin B <<a href="mailto:baas.benjamin.b@edumail.vic.gov.au" target="_blank">baas.benjamin.b@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This question might be answered already, but regarding multimodal online solution, are we just saying making a website with different forms of communications on it? And if yes is
it appropriate to use some sort of content management system to host said website. I know for some of my student using a CMS would allow them to focus on creating the content.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I ask this as not all of my students have access to the full range of adobe tools.<u></u><u></u></p>
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