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Tools for eTwinningThomas Maier, CSS
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Magazine Factory creating web magazines
Wideboardonline collaboration using
virtual surfaces
Media Synchrone creating and publishing rich
multimedia content
Tools presented:
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Magazine FactoryInteractive tool for developing and producing web
magazines
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Overview• Tool for creating web magazines
• Publishing tool for a single project or continuous activities
• Multi-lingual
• “Classical” editorial staff concept:
- Chief editor
- Editor
- Journalist
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Project Magazine
User roles
Chief editor
Editor Editor
Journalists Journalists Journalists
Class A incountry A
Class B incountry B
Class C incountry C
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Five steps (wizard)
• Magazine settings
• User profile
• Add users
• Create article categories
• Summary
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Text
http://www2.edu.fi/magazinefactory/
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http://www2.edu.fi/magazinefactory/magazines/Picture_of_the_Country/?str=40
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http://www2.edu.fi/magazinefactory/magazines/projectmyweek/
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How to start
• CSS creates accounts for schools
• Teachers receive email notification
• Edited magazine details
• Invite others to participate
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WideboardToolkit for on-line communication and
cooperation.
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Overview• Wideboards are large, virtual 2-dimensional
surfaces• Any type of object can be placed• All users see changes on the board online
in real time• A board is persistent, which means that it
keeps its objects until the board owner erases it.
• Web based, platform independant (Java), also runs on PDAs and mobile phones
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What for?
• Team Collaboration• Communities• E -learning systems • International Collaboration • Games• Tele-Conferencing
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Christian Perrier teaching a French class to his Italian partner
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Hello Thomas
Here I attached two pictures showing my Iatalian partner using Wideboard today when I give a lesson of French to her students. I saw their proposition in wideboard from my desk.
Best regards
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How to start
• CSS creates accounts and Wideboards for teachers
• Teachers receive email notification
• Teachers give access to others in the project
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Media SynchroneA solution for the creation and distribution of
enriched multimedia content (Rich Media)
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Overview
• Capacity to integrate any piece of content in any piece of format
• Create rich media content (audio, video, images, text, PowerpointTM )
• Content re-usability
• Easy authoring and updating
• Standard compatible file format (SMIL)
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Three steps
• Capture
• Mix
• Publish
‣ Online
‣ Offline
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Capture and connect
Record audio and video
Add othercontent
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Mix
Make chapter
Add links
Adjust timeline
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Publish
Media Synchrone Server
Disk
Result is a Real movie: RAM file
content files
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How to start• CSS provides accounts to teacher
• Client software needs to be downloaded
• Teacher opens client software and has to provide login information
• Teacher / students create content
• Publish their work online / offline
• New version 2.0 available since January 2006
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The pilots
• What do you get?
- Free access to three innovative tools for collaboration until March 2006
- Support (English only)
- Manuals (English only)
- Three months period
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The pilots
• What is expected?
- Test and use the product(s) within an existing eTwinning project
- Write a short report about user experience, pros & cons and suggestions for improvement
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The pilots
• Who to contact?
- Thomas Maier ([email protected]) for initiating participation
- Support will be provided by the partners (English only), not by the CSS
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Thank [email protected]