Course: Content Creation course

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Content Creation course: is an introduction to the concept of producing and editing text, images, sound and video. On completion of this module, students must be able to work with these different media types using open source tools and share their work by publishing it final on the web using a content management system and/or a wiki.
- Glossary
  
  Course glossary
- Group choice
  
  Choose the subject you prefer Group choice
  
  Choose a group
Week One: Working with images
- URL
  
  Color vision simulation URL
- URL
  
  Gimp Quickies URL
- Page
  
  How to Use GIMP (Beginners Guide) Page
- Book
  
  Working with GIMP Book
- Forum
  
  Upload your image Forum
  
  Make forum posts: 1
Week Two: Sound capture and editing
- The Physics of Sound
- Page
  
  The Transmission of Sound Page
  
  View
- Page
  
  Reflection of Sound Page
  
  View
- Audacity
  
  Audacity® is free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing.
  
  All Downloads
  Audacity Manual
- SCORM package
  
  Record and modify voice SCORM package
  
  Complete or pass the activity
- URL
  
  URL ... download your favorite background music
- SCORM package
  
  Import and modify background sound SCORM package
  
  Complete or pass the activity
- Forum
  
  Upload your Text and Sound Forum
  
  Make forum posts: 1
Week Three: Recording and editing video
- OpenShot Video Editor
  
  OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning, open-source video editor, available on Linux, Mac, and Windows. OpenShot can create stunning videos, films, and animations with an easy-to-use interface and rich feature-set.
  
  All Downloads
  OpenShot User Guide
- File
  
  OpenShot Main Window File
  
  View
- File
  
  Create video File
  
  View
- Forum
  
  Upload your video Forum
  
  Make forum posts: 1
Week Four: Publishing content on Wordpress

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- URL
  
  Create an email account...If gou don't have one. URL
- URL
  
  Create your blog on Wordpress URL
- You have to:
  
  Register a domain,
  
  Find a theme and install,
  
  Give a name/logo,
  
  Customize general settings to desired,
  
  Create a menu,
  
  Create a sidebar,
  
  Set up an "about" page,
  
  Enrich with the use of plugins as and if desired,
  
  Create and publish the first post, by writing text content, uploading photos and embedding videos.
- Then, as Wordpress says, "Hello World!
- Forum
  
  Upload the address of your blog Forum
  
  Make forum posts: 1
- Feedback
  
  Review Feedback
  
  Submit feedback

Topic outline

General

Week One: Working with images

Week Two: Sound capture and editing

The Physics of Sound

Audacity

Week Three: Recording and editing video

OpenShot Video Editor

Week Four: Publishing content on Wordpress