Multimedia:Overview:Uses

-Highal1 20:54, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Telecommuting
 * Working from home using computers, modems and fax.
 * Software such as Microsoft’s netmeeting allow for interactive on-line meetings.
 * Electronic publishing
 * Many papers now provide readers with an on-line multimedia experience.
 * http://www.nzherald.co.nz
 * Hawkes Bay Today, Napier Courier, Hastings Leader ( http://www.mytown.co.nz/hawkesbay/ )
 * And many web portals
 * Yahoo!Xtra ( http://nz.yahoo.com/ )
 * Stuff (http://www.stuff.co.nz)
 * Business and advertising
 * Many businesses have a web page to introduce themselves to their customers.
 * Example.
 * Pulse the Band ( http://www.pulseband.co.nz/ - Initial Site designed by Project Multimedia Student - 2007)
 * Outlet Productions Ltd (http://www.outlet.co.nz/www/ - Initial site designed by BCS Project student - 2005)
 * Home shopping
 * allow computer and computer related purchases on-line.
 * Companies such as
 * Dick Smith Electronics ( http://www.dse.co.nz )
 * Paradigm computers ( http://www.pp.co.nz )
 * PriceSpy (http://www.pricespy.co.nz )
 * Teaching & learning
 * Libraries are increasingly recognising CD-ROMs and the web as an important resource
 * Online learning is also beginning to incorporate the use of multimedia as in Flash animations, powerpoint type slides with narration, streaming audio and video.
 * Social Networking
 * Microsoft Windows Live Messenger allows for text, voice, interactive whiteboard, video (web cam)
 * Videos ( http://www.youtube.com )
 * Images (and videos) ( http://www.flickr.com )
 * In Schools
 * In New Zealand there is no set curriculum in our Framework.
 * We have the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (http://nzqa.govt.nz)
 * Student in High School can choose to do Level 2 or Level 4 papers