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==== Pedagogical possibilities ====

==== Pedagogical possibilities ====

'''Digital text is powerful.''' You have already seen that text is another form of data and text can be organized in different ways using different tools. Digitally created outputs also make sharing (making copies) and storing for posterity simpler. Watch this video with your class and the faculty and discuss how digital has made it easier to create.{{Youtube|NLlGopyXT_g|right}}

 

<nowiki>'''Digital text is powerful.'''</nowiki> You have already seen that text is another form of data and text can be organized in different ways using different tools.  Digitally created outputs also make sharing (making copies) and storing for posterity simpler.  Watch this video with your class and the faculty and discuss how digital has made it easier to create.

A text editor allows you to combine images and text, format text in multiple ways (table, lists, etc.), allows you to add external references (either from your computer or from the internet), adding footnotes, endnotes or bibliography. Images can be formatted with text and documents can be designed for printing.  It is the most advanced tool available for creating textual outputs. Text can be copied, pasted and formatted differently. All these features are not merely technical skills but they allow for richness and comprehensiveness in a written document. Writing, as we know, is not a mere mechanical activity using a script; it is the organizing of thoughts to communicate.   

A text editor allows you to combine images and text, format text in multiple ways (table, lists, etc.), allows you to add external references (either from your computer or from the internet), adding footnotes, endnotes or bibliography. Images can be formatted with text and documents can be designed for printing.  It is the most advanced tool available for creating textual outputs. Text can be copied, pasted and formatted differently. All these features are not merely technical skills but they allow for richness and comprehensiveness in a written document. Writing, as we know, is not a mere mechanical activity using a script; it is the organizing of thoughts to communicate.   

You may want to bring in your text, images and web links to present your ideas in a crisp manner. This can be done by making 'slides' of information using a slide making software such as LibreOffice Impress. Each slide can be considered as a ‘page’ which will contain a coherent set of information, often presented as bullet points. A slide presentation is a useful method of sharing information, or in training or teaching. While a text document is useful as a descriptive resource, a presentation can be more useful as a summarized view, which can support your talk.  

You may want to bring in your text, images and web links to present your ideas in a crisp manner. This can be done by making 'slides' of information using a slide making software such as LibreOffice Impress. Each slide can be considered as a ‘page’ which will contain a coherent set of information, often presented as bullet points. A slide presentation is a useful method of sharing information, or in training or teaching. While a text document is useful as a descriptive resource, a presentation can be more useful as a summarized view, which can support your talk.  

Open LibreOffice Writer on your computer, through Applications → Office → [http://libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice Impress].

Open LibreOffice Writer on your computer, through Applications → Office → [http://libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice Impress], as shown in Image 29 below.

[[File:COL_-_Opening_LibreOffice_Impress.png|thumb|left|Libroffice Impress start menu]]

[[File:COL_-_Opening_LibreOffice_Impress.png|thumb|left|Image 29 - LibreOffice Impress start menu]]

You will learn the following basic functions in LibreOffice Impress which you need to use in creating a slide presentation OER.

You will learn the following basic functions in LibreOffice Impress which you need to use in creating a slide presentation OER.

# Managing slides

# Managing slides

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==== Managing slides ====

==== Managing slides ====

You can create a slide presentation with as many slides (Slide → Create New slide) as you want using LibreOffice Impress, as shown in the image. You can duplicate a slide (Slide → Duplicate Slide) if you want to create a slide using the contents (or the format) of another slide. You can move slides across using drag-drop in the slide sorter view (View → Slide Sorter).

You can create a slide presentation with as many slides (Slide → Create New slide) as you want using LibreOffice Impress, as shown in the image (Image 30). You can duplicate a slide (Slide → Duplicate Slide) if you want to create a slide using the contents (or the format) of another slide. You can move slides across using drag-drop in the slide sorter view (View → Slide Sorter).

[[File:COL_-_Creating_a_slide_presentation.png|thumb|450x450px|Creating a slide presentation, using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

[[File:COL_-_Creating_a_slide_presentation.png|thumb|450x450px|Image 30 - Creating a slide presentation, using LibreOffice Impress|left]]

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==== Writing, formatting, inserting a numbered list and inserting a text box ====

==== Writing, formatting, inserting a numbered list and inserting a text box ====

A useful feature of the LibreOffice suite is that the Writer and Impress products are fully integrated and have the same interface. When you select File → Open, you get to chose if you will create a text file or a presentation file.  Hence most functions explained  for LibreOffice Writer can be used in the same manner in LibreOffice Impress, including  entering text, formatting text, inserting a numbered list and inserting a text box. These are shown in the images below.   

A useful feature of the LibreOffice suite is that the Writer and Impress products are fully integrated and have the same interface. When you select File → Open, you get to chose if you will create a text file or a presentation file.  Hence most functions explained  for LibreOffice Writer can be used in the same manner in LibreOffice Impress, including  entering text, formatting text, inserting a numbered list and inserting a text box. These are shown in the images below (Images 31-33).   

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COL_-_Entering_text_on_a_slide.png|Entering and formatting text using LibreOffice Impress

COL_-_Entering_text_on_a_slide.png|Image 31 - Entering and formatting text using LibreOffice Impress

COL_-_Change_area_colour_of_a_text_box_on_a_slide.png|Change area colour of a text box on a slide

COL_-_Change_area_colour_of_a_text_box_on_a_slide.png|Image 32 - Change area colour of a text box on a slide

COL_-_Changing_line_colour_on_a_slide.png|Changing line colour on a slide

COL_-_Changing_line_colour_on_a_slide.png|Image 33 - Changing line colour on a slide

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#The first image in the 'LibreOffice Impress' gallery shows how to enter and format text in an Impress presentation document.

#The first image in the 'LibreOffice Impress' gallery shows how to enter and format text in an Impress presentation document (Image 31).

#You can change the background and line colours in the text boxes in your slides. To change the background colour, select Format → Style → Edit Style → Area. Select the colour you want (white is a good background). This is shown in the second image.

#You can change the background and line colours in the text boxes in your slides. To change the background colour, select Format → Style → Edit Style → Area. Select the colour you want (white is a good background). This is shown in the second image, Image 32.

#Similarly, if you do not want a border for the text box, you can remove it. Select Format → Style → Edit Style → Line → Style → None. This is shown in the third image in the gallery.   

#Similarly, if you do not want a border for the text box, you can remove it. Select Format → Style → Edit Style → Line → Style → None. This is shown in the third image (Image 33) in the gallery.   

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==== '''Student activity time (3 hours)''' ====

==== '''Student activity time''' ====

You should create a slide presentation for your topic. Add slides for different ideas related to the topic. Insert text boxes in the presentation document. Insert hyper links to web resources, as you think will make your slide presentation richer and more useful. Save the slide presentation in your personal digital library, you could save in a sub folder called 'slide presentation'. You should open the file again and see the slides in the 'slide show' mode (Slide Show -> Start from the first slide).

You should create a slide presentation for your topic. Add slides for different ideas related to the topic. Insert text boxes in the presentation document. Insert hyper links to web resources, as you think will make your slide presentation richer and more useful. Save the slide presentation in your personal digital library, you could save in a sub folder called 'slide presentation'. You should open the file again and see the slides in the 'slide show' mode (Slide Show -> Start from the first slide).

You can also use a drawing software application such as Tux Paint to draw an image.   

You can also use a drawing software application such as Tux Paint to draw an image.   

Open Tux Paint on your computer, through Applications → Education → Tux Paint.   

Open Tux Paint on your computer, through Applications → Education → Tux Paint, as shown in the image here (Image 34).   

[[File:Tux_Paint_-_creating_a_picture.png|thumb|350x350px|Creating a drawing using brush in Tux Paint|left]]

[[File:Tux_Paint_-_creating_a_picture.png|thumb|350x350px|Image 34 - Creating a drawing using brush in Tux Paint|left]]

The screen contains two tool bars on either side of the drawing canvas. The left side tool bar contains drawing and editing controls. The right side tool bar provides the various options for the specific tool that you select on the left side tool bar, as shown in the image here. For e.g., when the "Paint brush" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the various brushes available on the right tool bar. When the "Rubber Stamp" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the different stamps you can use, on the right tool bar. At the bottom, you can see a palette of colours. Below this, at the bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin, provides tips and other information while you draw.

The screen contains two tool bars on either side of the drawing canvas. The left side tool bar contains drawing and editing controls. The right side tool bar provides the various options for the specific tool that you select on the left side tool bar, as shown in the image here. For e.g., when the "Paint brush" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the various brushes available on the right tool bar. When the "Rubber Stamp" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the different stamps you can use, on the right tool bar. At the bottom, you can see a palette of colours. Below this, at the bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin, provides tips and other information while you draw.

The files created by you, are stored in the home/.tuxpaint/saved folder, in the 'png' format. To open the .tuxpaint folder, you may need to select the 'view hidden' files in the /home folder on Ubuntu. The file name will begin with 'year+month+date' in YYYYDDMM format, followed by a serial number.  While the drawings created by you are stored in the 'tuxpaint' folder, you can also add images that you access from other resources into the 'tuxpaint' folder and edit them using Tuxpaint application.  However, before doing this, you need to check the copyright and license information on the images to be sure that you can reuse and modify them.

The files created by you, are stored in the home/.tuxpaint/saved folder, in the 'png' format. To open the .tuxpaint folder, you may need to select the 'view hidden' files in the /home folder on Ubuntu. The file name will begin with 'year+month+date' in YYYYDDMM format, followed by a serial number.  While the drawings created by you are stored in the 'tuxpaint' folder, you can also add images that you access from other resources into the 'tuxpaint' folder and edit them using Tuxpaint application.  However, before doing this, you need to check the copyright and license information on the images to be sure that you can reuse and modify them.

==== Creating image resources using a screen capture tool  [https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/screen-shot-record.html Screenshot] ====

==== Creating image resources using a screen capture tool  [https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/screen-shot-record.html Screenshot] ====

References: [[Learn GIMP]]   

References: [[Learn GIMP]]   

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=== Creating an audio-visual resource ===

=== Creating an audio-visual resource ===

One of the most exciting things about ICT is being able to make and share videos - and this unit is about that. While human beings have been writing text and drawing pictures for thousands of years, videos are a relatively recent development.   

One of the most exciting things about ICT is being able to make and share videos - and this unit is about that. While human beings have been writing text and drawing pictures for thousands of years, videos are a relatively recent development.