Interview PowerPoint- Who I Am
This PowerPoint was the first assignment created for Multimedia Authoring in the Fall Semester of 2008.  The idea behind this project was to create a professional "About Me" presentation that could potentially be used in an interview setting.  After completing this project, each member of the class presented themselves to Dr. Pastore and the rest of the class as if they were interviewing for a teaching position.  Follow the about link to view this presentation!

Interactive PowerPoint Lesson - Stories Around the World
Fostering independent learning skills, integrating technology into the classroom and appreciating diversity in literature are the three goals of the Interactive PowerPoint Lesson.  This project was designed for 6th or 7th grade students who may be just begining or completing a unit on stories or storytelling, literature around the world or different genres of stories.  Follow the about link to begin a journey learning about Stories Around the World!

Interactive Inspiration - Odysseus's Journey
Can one program accomodate all different types of learners?  The answer is yes.  This interactive inspiration project adheres to five different types of learners as well as accomodates students with exceptionalities.  In this inspiration project, all different types of students learn about the journey Odysseus makes in the epic poem the Odyssey.  In a classroom, the project would best be used as a review after students have read the epic poem.  Click the link to see just how this project reaches out to all learners and learn a little more about the Odyssey at the same time!

Animated PowerPoint Slide- The Canterbury Tales
What would be a good anticipatory set for a lesson on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales? This single, animated PowerPoint slide can be used as a hook at the beginning of a class or as the introductory slide for a PowerPoint presentation. Follow the link to watch the funny, attention grabbing introduction to The Canterbury Tales!

Photo Essay- Walden in Pictures
So what is a Photo Essay? There are many possible ways to define and describe a Photo Essay, but essentially a Photo Essay is a collection of pictures that tells a story or visually represents passages of text. For this Photo Essay, I took pictures that serve as illustrations for selected passages from Henry David Thoreau's Walden. Follow the link to take a walk around Walden Pond!

Multimedia Resources
This page is a list of links to great multimedia resources on the web. Use the links on this page to find free graphics, free sounds, free video clips and multimedia search engines. This is a great resource for any teacher or student looking for ways to find and use multimedia!

Google Documents- The Parts of Speech
How great would it be to be able to save a project online and be able to access it anytime? What about working on a project with someone? Google Documents allows anyone with a free gmail account to create and save documents, presentations and spreadsheets online. It is also to collaborate with one or more people! This sample presentation is a tutorial about the parts of speech that I created with a classmate. Check it out!

Adobe Captivate- Inserting A Graphic Tutorial
Create a movie of screen shots using Adobe Captivate! This could be used in so many ways to instruct students or peers how to do something on a computer. Captivate also records your voice, so you can narrate each step. For this sample Captivate project I chose to create a tutorial demonstrating the steps involved in inserting a graphic or picture into Microsoft Word.



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