This document discusses interactive multimedia and how to improve interactivity on websites through embedding multimedia content like videos, audio, games, tests, courses, podcasts and vodcasts. It provides examples of sites to find each type of multimedia content. It also provides instructions on how to embed a YouTube video in a blog post, including searching for a video on YouTube, copying the embed code, pasting it into a new blog post in WordPress and adding additional text content. The goal is for students to be able to improve interactivity, embed multimedia and create engaging experiences for visitors through multimedia content.
This document discusses interactive multimedia and how to improve interactivity on websites through embedding multimedia content like videos, audio, games, tests, courses, podcasts and vodcasts. It provides examples of sites to find each type of multimedia content. It also provides instructions on how to embed a YouTube video in a blog post, including searching for a video on YouTube, copying the embed code, pasting it into a new blog post in WordPress and adding additional text content. The goal is for students to be able to improve interactivity, embed multimedia and create engaging experiences for visitors through multimedia content.
This document discusses interactive multimedia and how to improve interactivity on websites through embedding multimedia content like videos, audio, games, tests, courses, podcasts and vodcasts. It provides examples of sites to find each type of multimedia content. It also provides instructions on how to embed a YouTube video in a blog post, including searching for a video on YouTube, copying the embed code, pasting it into a new blog post in WordPress and adding additional text content. The goal is for students to be able to improve interactivity, embed multimedia and create engaging experiences for visitors through multimedia content.
• Multimedia and interactivity At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
1. improve the interactivity of your website;
2. embed multimedia content from YouTube; and
3. create a viewer or customer friendly experience for
those who visit their website through multimedia content. Multimedia Contents 1. Videos. Through video hosting sites, you can take a video and show it to the entire world (e.g., YouTube).
2. Sound, Music, or Audio. If videos are too much for you,
you can always record sounds. You can now share your sound bites to the entire world (e.g., Soundcloud).
3. Online games. Game developers now create what is
called “browser-based games.” You do not need to install these games to your computer as they run in most updated web browsers (AdventureQuest, Farmville, Candy Crush) 4. Online tests. Online survey forms and tests that automatically display the results when finished (Online IQ and Personality Tests).
5. Courseware. Online courses that simulate the classroom
online (e.g., E-learning Courses using a Learning Management System) . 6. Podcasts. An episodic series of audio or text files streamed online (e.g., Stuff You Should Know, TED Talks, The Starters, Ear Biscuits).
7. Vodcasts. An episodic series of video streamed online
(e.g., YouTube series/shows like Video Game High School, Good Mythical Morning). Inserting YouTube Videos on Your Blog Post 1. Search this song on YouTube.com (you can use an official music video or someone else’s. 2. Go to the bottom of the video and click the Share button. 3. Click on Embed. 4. Copy the code similar to the screenshot below. 5. Create a new post on your WordPress then on the editor, click on the Text tab. 6. Paste your code. 7. Go back to the Visual tab and add text content on either the top of your video or the bottom. 8. Preview then publish the content.