Software (*=steep learning curve) -- order from department supply budget or buy i
t independently
- Web page creation/uploading: FrontPage* ($200) or Dreamweaver* ( $400) or any WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) editor
main use: creating web pages for your class - Graphics editing: Photoshop* or Photoshop Elements ($100) or GraphicConverter ($30 Mac)
main use: changing sizes of pictures for your pages - Multimedia creation: Choose a format -- Quicktime, Real, or WindowsMedia
- Basic sound recording: Windows or Mac
- Sound and video: Quicktime Pro* ($50) or iMovie* (Mac) or Windows Movie Maker (PC Windows)
Hardware
- Microphone for recording sound (about $15 at Target/CompUSA)
- iMic adapter ($40) for Mac with USB ports
- Digital videocam for recording video
Delivery system: Course Management Software / Learning Management System
- Blackboard
- Etudes: MCC classes, Etudes site
- Independent: linked series of pages, not attached to management system
- Comparisons: Good comparison of Blackboard and Etudes from Foothill College
Blackboard Etudes Independent Server location
Blackboard server runs at MCC
Etudes server runs through MCC
MCC server home folder or commercial server File location (where the web pages are stored) Files can be in MCC home folder or commecial server Files can be in MCC home folder or commercial server Files can be in MCC home folder or commercial server Announcements
Automated Testing
GradebookBuilt in Built in Not available: can use email or other products Discussion Board Built in Built in can use free software, hosted on web Email listserv Built in Built in Can request through AIS Chat room Built in but doesn't work on Mac ? Can use Yahoo IM, AOL IM, other chat programs