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
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