4.4: Create Media
This subunit is assembled as a progression from simple to more complex objectives that will enable you to:
- Create static images (remixing scalable vector graphics to produce a diagram)
- Create moving images assembled from static images (GIF animation for visual interest or explanation of a concept)
- Generate a sequence of static and moving images for a web-based presentation (using the Reveal.js framework for online presentations)
- Record and remix audio (generating an audio file from multiple tracks for inclusion in a video)
These component skills will enable you to assemble and remix a multimodal online presentation.
Upon successful completion of this subunit you will be able to:
- Generate a diagram by remixing openly licensed scalable vector graphics resources for inclusion in your multimedia presentation
- Produce an animated GIF from a sequence of static image file frames
- Produce and share an online presentation (without audio) using web-based technologies; and
- Generate an audio file from multiple audio tracks
In this subunit, we will focus on digital skills for creating media. We recommend that you choose a subject for your multimodal presentation assignment so that the outputs of the mini-learning challenges in this subunit can be reused for incorporation into your presentation.
Mini challenge summary
Summary: Select a subject and draft an initial plan for creating a multimodal presentation 
30 – 45 minutes 
Multimodal presentation assignment Mini challenge summary
Summary: Construct a diagram with reusable Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images 1.5 to 2 hours The static image is the first modality of this learning pathway on creating media.
The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is a bitmap image format. The format can support the compilation of a sequence of still images and when played back, it generates a moving picture. GIF animations are gaining popularity again as a form of creative expression and as a method to use moving pictures to illustrate or explain concepts. In this section, you will create your own animated GIF from a sequence of still frames.
Mini challenge
Summary: Generate an animated GIF from still image frames 1.5 hours
Moving images (without sound) is the next modality in this learning pathway on creating media.In this section we explore web-based slideshows which are coded in HTML. This enables the slideshow to be viewed and presented using a web browser, with the advantage of supporting responsive design for mobile devices and applying styles using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Together with JavaScript (JS) it is possible generate dynamic and professional presentations authored natively for the web.
In this course, you are not required to learn how to code slide shows in HTML, but you will develop associated skills in web-based slideshows using the Slides.com web-service. This web-service generates the underlying HTML for the open source Reveal.js framework for web-based slideshow presentations.
Mini challenge summary
Summary: Prepare a short web-based slideshow based on the Reveal.js framework. 1 – 1.5 hours A multimodal presentation requires an audio track. Learning how to edit and mix audio snippets is a valuable skill for creating online presentations with an audio. In this mini learning challenge you will learn how to use Audacity to record voice and mix an music track into the recording.
Mini challenge summary
Summary: Mix a music track with personal voice recording using Audacity 1 hours Audacity is a free, easy to use, multi-track audio editor and recorder. This open source software is available for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
