Preparing Materials for OnCue Presentation

• Video-- You can use something as simple as a web cam to make a video, but you will also need a microphone and a software program which will integrate the audio and the video. The best format is uncompressed AVI or MOV format. If you use a higher quality digital movie camera, set the sound to 8000Hz, 16bit, mono, and set the video output frame size to 160 pixels wide by 120 pixels high. If you do not have these editing capabilities, we can take care of that in our office. (Also, the Division of Business has the capability of transfering videotape recording to digital format, and they have told us we can use their programs.)
• Text-- Write out the narrative you plan to use for the audio portion. If you are going to do a video of yourself speaking, this will be the script you will use during the video recording process. (Or you can transcribe the narration after the fact.) The narrative will be visible to the students and will be coordinated with the PowerPoint presentation.
• PowerPoint slides-- Create the PowerPoint presentation. Add the narrative by typing (or pasting) in the text in the notes section of each slide. It is best to limit the amount of text for each slide so that the presentation is not too static. The segment of the narration that you type into the notes protion of each slide should correspond to the contents of that slide.