30536a - Learning Activity 02

30536a - Learning Activity 2

Research

Find a website that uses all the elements of multimedia in an interesting way. Place its name in the centre circle. Fill the other circles with an example of how each particular element is used.

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I would have to say Google Chrome[1] is one such website that allows for multimedia use.  Here are some examples:

v     Google Drive: storage, upload, viewing and downloading files;

v     G-mail: email on Google Chrome.

v     YouTube: uploading and viewing of videos; it also has an audio-only extension and Radio mode (for radio listening),

v     Blogger: blogging tool that uses web-editing tools, text (css), pictures (jpeg or png) and even allows one to embed files uploaded to YouTube;

v     Google Drawings: you can create pictures and photo-montage using this tool and save/export the files as jpegs, pngs or PDFs;

v     Google Docs: allows you to create documents online, much like Microsoft allows you to do; see also Google Sheets and Google Slides (equivalent to Word, Excel and PowerPoint for Microsoft).

v     Google+: social media similar to Facebook;

v     Google Hangouts: video conferencing (if you have a webcam or equivalent).

v     Google Photos: allows you to edit and ‘doctor’ your pictures/photographs.

v     Google Maps: GPS enabling for way-finding;

v     Google Translate: very nifty app when you can’t understand someone else’s language.

v     Google Calendar: write down dates, make appointments, organise your work and social life..

v     Google Play: download music, games and other apps to your smart phone.

Personally, I could not ask for a more comprehensive website or application than this one.  Moreover, you can use many of these apps on your smart phone.   I could list more apps, but they’re the ones I have used most frequently.

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[1]Google Chrome (2016): Apps, chrome://apps/