Software/Hardware/Processes
Taught in Communication Technology Courses
(Communication Technology Lab)
For More Information: Mark Sanders, Technology Education Program,
144 Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0432
(703) 231-8173, msanders@vt.edu
EDVT 3475: Graphic Communication I
- MacPaint II (Bit map Graphics)
- MacDraw II (Object-Oriented Graphics)
- MS Word (Word Processing)
- Adobe Photoshop (Color Scanning & Editing)
- Adobe PageMaker (1-Color Page Layout)
- Electronic Mail (Eudora)
- Netscape (World Wide Web Multimedia Resources)
- Other Processes Taught/Experienced: Graphic Design, Continuous Tone
Photography, Screen Printing, Offset Lithography, Line Photography, etc.
EDVT 3476: Graphic Communication II
- All of the above, plus:
- TypeStyler (Typographic Tool)
- Aldus FreeHand (Graphics, Mechanical Color Separation)
- Adobe Photoshop (Electronic Color Separation and Editing)
- Adobe Streamline (Graphic File Conversion)
- Aldus PageMaker (2-Color Page Layout & Color Separation)
- Aldus Persuasion/MS PowerPoint (Computer Generated Slides & Multimedia)
- Sound Edit Pro/16 (Digital Audio)
- Adobe Premiere (Video Digitizing, Quick Time Movie Editor)
- Electronic Portfolio Development (Netscape, WebWeaver, Graphic Converter, Acrobat Exchange, etc.)
- Internet Tools (Fetch, TurboGopher, Telnet, CU-See-Me, NewsWatcher, Virgina's PEN, etc.)
- Other Processes Taught/Experienced: Halftones, Duotones, Color Separation, Posterizations, Multimedia
Presentations, Flexography, Gravure, etc.
EDVT 4444: Communication Technology
- All of the above, plus:
- Astound (Computer Generated Storyboards and Multimedia Development)
- Macromedia Director (Optional)
- VHS & Hi-8 Video Editing/Production
- Video ToolKit (Hi-8 Video ÒEdit ControllerÓ)
- Holography (Holography Sandbox Workstation)
- Digital Photography (Kodak DC40, Canon Zap Shot)
- HyperText/Multimedia (HyperCard, and virtually all of the software noted above)
- Other Processes Taught/Experienced: Multimedia Presentations, Textile Screen Printing, E-6 Slide Processing, Slide Scanning, etc.
Hardware Utilized in the Communication Technology Laboratory
PowerMac 8500/120, PowerMac 16/6100 (2), Quadra 840AV, Quadra 660AV, Mac Centris 650, Mac IIci, Mac
IIsi, Apple ColorOne Scanner, Microteck 600 dpi Color Scanner, Nikon LS1000E Slide Scanner, Xante 11Ó x
17Ó 800dpi Laser Printer, Apple LaserWriter NT Laser Printer, Raster Ops Digital Video Editing Suite, (2) Radius
Spigot AV, Video Spigot Digitizer, Computer Eyes Pro Digitizer, DeskWriterC (Color Ink Jet), Epson Stylus
(Color Ink Jet), (3) Zip Drives, (3) SyQuest 88 & 200 Meg Removable Cartridge Drives, Sony TR 101
Camcorder, Panasonic AG-187 Camcorder, (2) Panasonic AG1970s SVHS Editing Decks w/Panasonic AG-A96
Edit Controller, Sony EVO 9720 Hi-8 Video Editor, (2) Sony CVD-1000s Hi-8 Camcorders w/Abate
VideoToolkit Software Edit Controller, Videonics Character Generator, Videonics Digital Video Controller,
Videonics AB Roll Editor, Sony Audio Editing Equipment (CD Deck, Cassette Deck, Amplifier), Pioneer LVD
6010 Videodisc Player, Kodak DC40 Digital Camera, Canon ZapShot Digital Camera, NView Color LCD
Projection Panel, Laser & Optics (Holography), Considerable Miscellaneous 35mm Photographic Equipment,
Considerable Miscellaneous Printing Equipment, etc....