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FAQ and Tips

  • Q. Why use pictures if my pupil has no vision?
    • A. So others can benefit from seeing the work, so the pupil shares his/her work with all working with him/her.
  • Q. How do I package the CD?
    • A. Please refer to the section on ‘Freeware tutorials’.
  • Q. Lame file, do I need that?
    • A. If you need to convert a sound to mp3, Lame is a good convert engine.
  • Q. I am playing my ‘sound and picture’ activity but I cannot hear the sound. Why?
    • A. Check your speakers are on and that the volume on the computer is on too. Make sure that the sound files are saved in the same folder as the ‘sound and picture’ activity.
  • Q. I have saved my work on a CD-Rom but the sound files won’t play. Why?
    • A. You need to save your whole work selecting the ‘packaging ‘option’.
  • Q. Some sounds are too high volume and some too low. What shall I do?
    • A. When you edit sounds beware of to normalize them. If you have many sounds with different sound levels you can use mp3 Gain, se Freeware Tutorials, converter programs.

Tips

Sounds
First of all you need a good sound recorder, which means that you can record in stereo format. It is easier if you can record in mp3 format. Look up if it’s possible to have this setting in the recorder. Choose the best quality for mp3, which means highest bitrate as possible.

If recording outside, cover the microphone if it is windy or you sounds will be muffled.

Pictures

Before taking pictures, set the date and time on your digital camera. When you download your pictures, it will help you organise them in chronological order.

PowerPoint

When building your student’s activity on PowerPoint, the student may find it useful to:

  • have the last slide blank or with ‘the end’ being recorded so he/she knows the work is finished’
  • have a sound cue to indicate it is time for the next slide
  • have a recording saying ‘turn to page 2’ etc...as a prompt

Do adapt the work to the pupil’s individual and unique needs.

Saving and storing your work on the computer.

Remember to save your work systematically as you produce it, maybe every 3 slides.

Store your work in an obvious part of your computer, for example, the desktop in the pupil’s own file.