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`This book provides an informative and easy-to-use guide to teachers on how to successfully integrate technology into their current curriculum even if the teachers’ background in technology is limited’ – Bridget Weishaar, Technology Instructor The Latin School of Chicago, Chicago, IL This book will help teachers understand the multimedia development process so that they can incorporate student-produced multimedia projects into their curriculum. The book is divided into five chapters. Chapters one-four address issues of integrating multimedia production into the classroom, chapter five explains how professional multimedia producers work, including common jargon and procedures used in the industry. Timothy D. Green holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology and Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University. He is co-author of Multimedia Projects in the Classroom: A Guide to Development and Evaluation (Corwin Press) and the author of PowerPoint Made Very Easy! (Scholastic). He has taught fourth grade and junior high school. His expertise is in multimedia design, the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process, and pedagogy. He is an assistant professor at California Sate University, Fullerton in the department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. Currently, he is the university’s Director of Distance Education. Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. What is Multimedia? 2. Integrating Curriculum Content Into Multimedia Production 3. Multimedia Projects in the Classroom 4. Evaluating Multimedia Projects 5. How Professional Multimedia Is Produced Appendix: A History of Multimedia Glossary Index
