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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Welcome all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Digital Teacher Multimedia Repository<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Using a LMS for teaching/assessment has some great outcomes for both students and teachers but has never been enough for me. I have always wanted to make the working environment for students a rich multimedia experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> That is easier said than done. There are lots of software to make Learning Objects, SCORM packages and the like. Costly and very time consuming with often a steep learning curve. We (teachers) do not have the luxury of time. We needed our own images and videos to energise the flat Moodle page with relevant images and information in a SIMPLE quick innovative way. Another major problem is the working area for images. I wanted detail but small images in my Moodle course. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I have been working away on this problem for a while now and think I have come up with a solution which will make our Moodle Course content come alive with detail but still retain that simple Moodle screen environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>How to see this idea in practice: Embedding Multimedia Example<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.digitalteacher.com.au/moodle.html">http://www.digitalteacher.com.au/moodle.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Click on <b><i>Multimedia Repository</i></b> (open to Guests)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Those who are registered will be able to answer the questionnaire<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Step 1 Please check out the simple Lesson: <b><span style='color:red'>School Workshop Intro 1 <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>This is a concept at the moment (using PhotoBucket widgets). The real deal will be a custom made site built over a <b><i>professional photographic web site</i></b> to give use password protected Department Folders with a searchable function.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>Is this concept of Clickable Thumbnails a good idea? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>Would your Moodle users (and other school department) use such a service?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%'>I need some guidance/input to make this Media Repository a reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Although cost effective for school department to purchase space on the Repository (see at the end) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Considerable time and money will be needed to implement a secure integration into Digital Teacher. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Please drop me a line or answer the simple questionnaire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thank you for your assistance with this innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Yours in education,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Vrinda;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>John Doubleday</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Vrinda;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.digitalteacher.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue;background:white'>http://www.digitalteacher.com.au</span></a></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Vrinda;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>“Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire” WB Yates</span></i></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>