Required tools

Document Actions

An overview of software and hardware needed to successfully complete the course.

Software

Web browser - your choice
Word processor - your choice
Multimedia platform - Adobe Flash CS3 - must be purchased.
Flash CS4 is available but this course is based on CS3.
Image editor
- Recommended - Adobe PhotoShop CS3 - must be purchased (v. CS4 should also be fine)
- Free alternative - GIMP
  (NOTE: no instructions for GIMP are provided in this course)
Sound editor - Audacity (free)
Virtual world client - Second Life (free)

Online service accounts

These are all free at a basic level; additional capabilities are available for a fee.

Blogger/Blogspot (Google) - blogging
Flickr (Yahoo!) - photo sharing
Podbean - podcast publishing
Second Life - virtual world

Hardware

Computer - must be capable of running the required software
Sound recorder
- Recommended - digital audio recorder
- Alternative - use computer
Microphone - built-in (recorder or laptop computer) or external
Optional, but likely to be useful
- Headphones
- Portable USB storage device

Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Clark, G. C., Clark, G. C. (2009, March 19). Required tools. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/computer-applications/applied-multimedia-technology/required-tools. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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	Info Required tools Document Actions An overview of software and hardware needed to successfully complete the course. Contents Software Web browser - your choice Word processor - your choice Multimedia platform - Adobe Flash CS3 - must be purchased. Flash CS4 is available but this course is based on CS3. Image editor Recommended - Adobe PhotoShop CS3 - must be purchased (v. CS4 should also be fine) Free alternative - GIMP (NOTE: no instructions for GIMP are provided in this course) Sound editor - Audacity (free) Virtual world client - Second Life (free) Online service accounts These are all free at a basic level; additional capabilities are available for a fee. Blogger/Blogspot (Google) - blogging Flickr (Yahoo!) - photo sharing Podbean - podcast publishing Second Life - virtual world Hardware Computer - must be capable of running the required software Sound recorder Recommended - digital audio recorder Alternative - use computer Microphone - built-in (recorder or laptop computer) or external Optional, but likely to be useful Headphones Portable USB storage device Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Clark, G. C., Clark, G. C. (2009, March 19). Required tools. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/computer-applications/applied-multimedia-technology/required-tools. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.