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Know-how

Here you will find practical information about working with the media in and outside the classroom.

Writing and Speaking
Here you can find information and tips about written and spoken language - from the classic structure of a speech to modern intenet communication.

Computer and Internet
What are the basic principles for searching the internet, what is the difference between a search engine and an index? What are the basic guidelines for successful scanning and printing?

News
In our news section you can follow the process of news reporting from the initial investigation to the presentation of the news on television.

Video and Film
Before you start making your own video, you should carefully plan the process. Experts tell you how to draw a storyboard and show you how to edit your digital video with the programme 'iMovie'.

Multi-lingual Media Work
Children from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds discover a myriad of ways to express themselves in media. Here you will find plenty of examples you can put into practice yourselves.


Print

Visit the project platform of the European MediaCulture-Online project (Emac-projects)


	Highlights

	Library Fedorov claims that there is much "confusion of the terms of 'media education' and 'media literacy'". The survey presents various definitions of, and experts' opinions on, media education. The study highlights the differences between countries and individual media education experts and thus contributes to an evaluation of the discipline. More... Know-how "Image processing for the internet" shows that two file formats for graphics have established themselves on the Internet. These formats—GIF and JPEG (both bitmap)—can be viewed inline by all current browsers, that is, they can be displayed in a separate window.More...