This assignment is due on Thursday, April 15. You can work on it right after you mail in your taxes!
Critique the video offerings of two newspapers.
Find one that offers video and does an effective job with it, and another that offers video but does not do an effective job with it.
Post your critique on your blog along with links to the video offerings.
Sorry, but you can't use the New York Times.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Final Project Guidelines
For the final multimedia project in the class, please choose two (or more) of the forms we have worked on during the semester and tell a fresh story.
You may work in teams or solo.
The only form that is off-limits is the blog, though you will post your project on your blog.
You may combine interactive maps, podcasts, slideshows, audio slideshows, and videos.
Examples: a podcast, slideshow or video that plays out of an interactive map; or a video that combines still and moving pictures.
This project does not require a text component.
Deadlines:
Tuesday, April 27: Post a description of your project on your blog.
Tuesday, May 11, 2:45 p.m.: Project is due at the start of this class period, which is the time set aside for your final exams. The final projects will serve as your final exam. Each team will present its project.
You may work in teams or solo.
The only form that is off-limits is the blog, though you will post your project on your blog.
You may combine interactive maps, podcasts, slideshows, audio slideshows, and videos.
Examples: a podcast, slideshow or video that plays out of an interactive map; or a video that combines still and moving pictures.
This project does not require a text component.
Deadlines:
Tuesday, April 27: Post a description of your project on your blog.
Tuesday, May 11, 2:45 p.m.: Project is due at the start of this class period, which is the time set aside for your final exams. The final projects will serve as your final exam. Each team will present its project.
Video Project
Due April 22
Create a video package that runs 1:30 to 2 minutes, and a 400-word text to accompany it.
As with the audio slideshows, create a journalistic narrative with a beginning that introduces the subject, a middle, and an end.
Post the project on iReport.com, and on your blog.
Include sound. This can be natural sound or an interview, or both. It can also include your own narration; however, the project must include sound created outside of your group.
Any music needs to be royalty-free.
The text and the video package should complement each other and not simply repeat what the other says. For instance, a team could put together a video about rehearsals for “Rent,” and the text could review the play.
Create a video package that runs 1:30 to 2 minutes, and a 400-word text to accompany it.
As with the audio slideshows, create a journalistic narrative with a beginning that introduces the subject, a middle, and an end.
Post the project on iReport.com, and on your blog.
Include sound. This can be natural sound or an interview, or both. It can also include your own narration; however, the project must include sound created outside of your group.
Any music needs to be royalty-free.
The text and the video package should complement each other and not simply repeat what the other says. For instance, a team could put together a video about rehearsals for “Rent,” and the text could review the play.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Soundslides tips
You’ll need the following ingredients to create an audio slideshow using Soundslides and post it on your blog:
The Soundslides program (available for free from Soundslides.com).
A folder containing jpg photos.
An mp3 audio file.
An account with Webng (available for free from Webng.com).
A bit of patience.
Getting started:
Open Soundslides.
Ignore the Registration page by clicking Later.
Select NEW Create a project.
Give your project a name and give the computer a place to save it.
You’ll come to a page that asks you to load your jpg folder and mp3.
First, select an Output size on the left. Try “small” because you’re putting it on a blog.
Now load your jpg folder.
Then load your mp3.
You can change the order of your photos, and change the amount of time they stay on-screen.
You cannot alter the mp3 file once it’s loaded.
To change the order of your photos, drag and drop them where you want them. If that doesn’t work – it didn’t work well for me – you can specify the time at which they appear. This is done in the Slide Info tab.
You can adjust the length of time a photo stays on-screen by clicking the side of a photo in the timeline and sliding it left or right.
Put captions on your slideshow by using the Slide Info tab. Give your slideshow a headline (and give yourselves credit) under the Project Info tab.
When you’re happy with your audio slideshow, click export.
This creates a folder called publish_to_web.
You must highlight all of the items in the folder and create a zip file of them – go to File, and select Create Archive. You will need the zip file when you upload the slideshow to the Web, so find out where it resides (I had trouble finding mine).
In WebNG, use File Manager and create a new directory. Open that directory, then upload your zip filed.
Unzip.
Allow it to overwrite files.
Delete the Archive zip file in the directory.
Click Current URL to view the soundslide.
Copy the URL and paste it into:
www4.soundslides.com/apps/utilities/
This generates an embed code that you can place in your blog.
You can modify the width and height of your slideshow at this point. If you change them, click Modify. That generates a new embed code.
The Soundslides program (available for free from Soundslides.com).
A folder containing jpg photos.
An mp3 audio file.
An account with Webng (available for free from Webng.com).
A bit of patience.
Getting started:
Open Soundslides.
Ignore the Registration page by clicking Later.
Select NEW Create a project.
Give your project a name and give the computer a place to save it.
You’ll come to a page that asks you to load your jpg folder and mp3.
First, select an Output size on the left. Try “small” because you’re putting it on a blog.
Now load your jpg folder.
Then load your mp3.
You can change the order of your photos, and change the amount of time they stay on-screen.
You cannot alter the mp3 file once it’s loaded.
To change the order of your photos, drag and drop them where you want them. If that doesn’t work – it didn’t work well for me – you can specify the time at which they appear. This is done in the Slide Info tab.
You can adjust the length of time a photo stays on-screen by clicking the side of a photo in the timeline and sliding it left or right.
Put captions on your slideshow by using the Slide Info tab. Give your slideshow a headline (and give yourselves credit) under the Project Info tab.
When you’re happy with your audio slideshow, click export.
This creates a folder called publish_to_web.
You must highlight all of the items in the folder and create a zip file of them – go to File, and select Create Archive. You will need the zip file when you upload the slideshow to the Web, so find out where it resides (I had trouble finding mine).
In WebNG, use File Manager and create a new directory. Open that directory, then upload your zip filed.
Unzip.
Allow it to overwrite files.
Delete the Archive zip file in the directory.
Click Current URL to view the soundslide.
Copy the URL and paste it into:
www4.soundslides.com/apps/utilities/
This generates an embed code that you can place in your blog.
You can modify the width and height of your slideshow at this point. If you change them, click Modify. That generates a new embed code.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Group Project: Audio Slideshows
Audio Slideshow Project
Due: April 1
Upload slideshow to your blog
Save audio file and photos in a folder on the server
Create a 2- to 3-minute audio slideshow.
Tell a story with this project.
Consider it a journalistic narrative, with a beginning, middle and end.
Include sound from an interview with someone outside of your team (and family).
You can mix the sound with your own voice(s), or just use the interview sound.
Figure out how to identify the project at the top so the listener/viewer will understand.
Remember Mindy McAdams’ suggestion: change photos every 5 seconds.
Ideas:
Messy professors
Sporting event:
lacrosse, intramurals, tennis
Campus tour
Cooking lesson
Speech
Concert
Class lecture
Public meeting
How to
Interview someone about something he/she does
Due: April 1
Upload slideshow to your blog
Save audio file and photos in a folder on the server
Create a 2- to 3-minute audio slideshow.
Tell a story with this project.
Consider it a journalistic narrative, with a beginning, middle and end.
Include sound from an interview with someone outside of your team (and family).
You can mix the sound with your own voice(s), or just use the interview sound.
Figure out how to identify the project at the top so the listener/viewer will understand.
Remember Mindy McAdams’ suggestion: change photos every 5 seconds.
Ideas:
Messy professors
Sporting event:
lacrosse, intramurals, tennis
Campus tour
Cooking lesson
Speech
Concert
Class lecture
Public meeting
How to
Interview someone about something he/she does
Assignment for March 23
Assignment for Tuesday, March 23:
Find two slideshows and one photo gallery on separate Web sites and critique them on your blog. One of the slideshows must have audio; the other should not. Photo galleries don't ordinarily include sound.
Include the URLs so we can find them.
Criteria: Do the slideshows and photo galleries function well as storytelling tools? Which does the better job? Why or why not? What difference does sound make?
Find two slideshows and one photo gallery on separate Web sites and critique them on your blog. One of the slideshows must have audio; the other should not. Photo galleries don't ordinarily include sound.
Include the URLs so we can find them.
Criteria: Do the slideshows and photo galleries function well as storytelling tools? Which does the better job? Why or why not? What difference does sound make?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
guide
Freshman's guide to partying at LSC
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sandbox/Multi_Media_Guide_to_partying.m4a
text at http://freeboompress.blogspot.com/
Basketball seniors say farewell
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sandbox/intro.mp3
text at http://thebuzzatlsc.blogspot.com/
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sandbox/Multi_Media_Guide_to_partying.m4a
text at http://freeboompress.blogspot.com/
Basketball seniors say farewell
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sandbox/intro.mp3
text at http://thebuzzatlsc.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Podcast Team Project
- Create a 5- to 10-minute audio project and make it available on your blogs as a podcast.- Use at least two voices.
- Write a 400-word story to accompany it. Grammar and spelling count.
Deadlines:
- Submit project outline via blogs March 4
- Submit project via blogs March 11
Some ideas:
- Restaurant reviews
- Dorm cooking tips
- Interview
…a professor
…an athlete
…an interesting student
…students (plural) about a topic
- Review an LSC band
- Advice
…relationships
…easiest classes
podcast player experiment
Go code-crazy.
Here's a link to instructions for creating a player for your podcast.
Follow the instructions in the Tutorial. You do not have to follow the "If You Use Blogger" instructions at this point.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Podcast test
I'm using Webng as the host.
From Google's Blogger Help:
"Once you've uploaded your files to your web host of choice, you'll need to enable enclosure links to link to the file from within a Blogger post. To do so, just go to your Settings | Formatting tab and set the "Show Link fields" option to "Yes." This will add the enclosure link fields to your post editor. When composing a post, you'll then see a field for your enclosures. From there, just enter the URLs of your audio files, and your blog will instantly become a podcast. When viewed with most RSS readers or podcatchers (such as Google Reader, iTunes, or Bloglines), your recordings will appear as embedded music players. It's that easy!'
From Google's Blogger Help:
"Once you've uploaded your files to your web host of choice, you'll need to enable enclosure links to link to the file from within a Blogger post. To do so, just go to your Settings | Formatting tab and set the "Show Link fields" option to "Yes." This will add the enclosure link fields to your post editor. When composing a post, you'll then see a field for your enclosures. From there, just enter the URLs of your audio files, and your blog will instantly become a podcast. When viewed with most RSS readers or podcatchers (such as Google Reader, iTunes, or Bloglines), your recordings will appear as embedded music players. It's that easy!'
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Assignment for March 2
Over Winter Break, subscribe to three podcasts. You can do this at the iTunes store – they are free. Write a post on your blog that explains
- why you picked each one,
- what you liked and disliked about each one,
- whether you think you will continue listening to them,
- and whether you put them on an iPod.
Also read Chapter 7 in Journalism 2.0: Digital Audio and Podcasting.
- why you picked each one,
- what you liked and disliked about each one,
- whether you think you will continue listening to them,
- and whether you put them on an iPod.
Also read Chapter 7 in Journalism 2.0: Digital Audio and Podcasting.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Assignment for Feb. 18
Map project
Create an interactive map with accompanying text to tell a story. This is a group project that will require work outside of class.
Here is a list of ideas:
Restaurant reviews
Ski areas
Campus crime
Town crime
Accidents
Sports team home towns
Dorm demographics
The “balloons” on the map should include photos, a text description, and other information as appropriate (addresses, phone numbers, prices, dates).
Post the maps to your blogs by embedding.
Create an interactive map with accompanying text to tell a story. This is a group project that will require work outside of class.
Here is a list of ideas:
Restaurant reviews
Ski areas
Campus crime
Town crime
Accidents
Sports team home towns
Dorm demographics
The “balloons” on the map should include photos, a text description, and other information as appropriate (addresses, phone numbers, prices, dates).
Post the maps to your blogs by embedding.
Assignment for Feb. 11
Critique Vtdigger.org
Spend some time on www.vtdigger.org, a Web news start-up created by Anne Galloway, a former newspaper reporter. Ms. Galloway will speak to the class on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Your assignment for that day is to critique her Web site, which she says is dedicated to “coverage of government, business and community life issues.”
Examine the tab marked Business Model. Look at the tab marked Grantors. Where does her money come from? Do you think she can succeed?
Read some of the stories on the site. Do they have a political leaning? Are they well-written? Do the topics interest you? Would you like to do a multimedia project for the site (a real possibility)?
Post a 300-word critique on your blog and come to class on Thursday with at least one question to ask Anne Galloway.
Spend some time on www.vtdigger.org, a Web news start-up created by Anne Galloway, a former newspaper reporter. Ms. Galloway will speak to the class on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Your assignment for that day is to critique her Web site, which she says is dedicated to “coverage of government, business and community life issues.”
Examine the tab marked Business Model. Look at the tab marked Grantors. Where does her money come from? Do you think she can succeed?
Read some of the stories on the site. Do they have a political leaning? Are they well-written? Do the topics interest you? Would you like to do a multimedia project for the site (a real possibility)?
Post a 300-word critique on your blog and come to class on Thursday with at least one question to ask Anne Galloway.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
"Pimp My Blog"
Project Guidelines:This is due on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Create the coolest blog you can.
Play with design.
Use the Customize button to add gadgets and other features.
Write a blog entry explaining the process and why you chose the things you did.
Best blog wins a prize.
Grades:
A – Blew me away. Fun design, cool features.
Added photos, audio or video
B – Good blog; includes a few features.
C – Looks like most of the other blogs out there, but it’s okay
D – It’s there
F – It’s not there
Please post the URL of your blog as a comment here. Include your name so I can give you proper credit.
Create the coolest blog you can.
Play with design.
Use the Customize button to add gadgets and other features.
Write a blog entry explaining the process and why you chose the things you did.
Best blog wins a prize.
Grades:
A – Blew me away. Fun design, cool features.
Added photos, audio or video
B – Good blog; includes a few features.
C – Looks like most of the other blogs out there, but it’s okay
D – It’s there
F – It’s not there
Please post the URL of your blog as a comment here. Include your name so I can give you proper credit.
Teams
(You can also find this list, with phone numbers, on Blackboard under Course Information.)
Team A
Erin
Morgan
Steve
Sarah
Team B
Noel
Kriston
Dave
Nick IT
Team C
Lindsay
Ben
Moriah
Adam
Team D
Joe
Nick R.
Phil
Matt
Team A
Erin
Morgan
Steve
Sarah
Team B
Noel
Kriston
Dave
Nick IT
Team C
Lindsay
Ben
Moriah
Adam
Team D
Joe
Nick R.
Phil
Matt
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Blog critique
Go out on the World Wide Web and find a blog. Any blog will do, but I would encourage you to avoid the super-popular ones. Technorati.com can help guide you to blogs on any topic.
I used it to find a blog about chickens!
In your critique, please tell us:
what you like and dislike about the blog;
how often it is updated (avoid "dead" blogs);
whether the Comments indicate anyone is reading it;
what media elements beyond text it uses.
Post your critique here as a Comment.
The other bit of homework is to read Chapter 5 in Journalism 2.0.
I used it to find a blog about chickens!
In your critique, please tell us:
what you like and dislike about the blog;
how often it is updated (avoid "dead" blogs);
whether the Comments indicate anyone is reading it;
what media elements beyond text it uses.
Post your critique here as a Comment.
The other bit of homework is to read Chapter 5 in Journalism 2.0.
Plugged-in Generation
A study says 8 to 18-year-olds spend more time with digital media than their parents spend at work.
Do you?
Do you?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Multimedia assignment
Due Thursday:
Read Chaps 1-4 in "Journalism 2.0" and then find two examples of multimedia online.
Click the "Comment" link at the bottom of this entry. Post the URLs and write a note explaining what you liked or disliked about the examples you chose.
Here are mine:
http://www1.voanews.com/english/video-audio/nowuknow/
Voice of America is the U.S. government's external broadcasting arm. For years and years, it was happy to confine itself to radio. To stay relevant today, it is jumping into television and the Internet in a big way. What I like about this example: a TV host talks about the Large Hadron Collider -- and you can read a text about it on the right.
http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-1042076.html
Spiegel is Germany's most influential newsweekly. For some time now, it has produced a brief newscast on its Web page. What I don't like: the newscast used to use anchors, but doesn't any more. Hmmm. Budget cuts?
Read Chaps 1-4 in "Journalism 2.0" and then find two examples of multimedia online.
Click the "Comment" link at the bottom of this entry. Post the URLs and write a note explaining what you liked or disliked about the examples you chose.
Here are mine:
http://www1.voanews.com/english/video-audio/nowuknow/
Voice of America is the U.S. government's external broadcasting arm. For years and years, it was happy to confine itself to radio. To stay relevant today, it is jumping into television and the Internet in a big way. What I like about this example: a TV host talks about the Large Hadron Collider -- and you can read a text about it on the right.
http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-1042076.html
Spiegel is Germany's most influential newsweekly. For some time now, it has produced a brief newscast on its Web page. What I don't like: the newscast used to use anchors, but doesn't any more. Hmmm. Budget cuts?
Monday, January 18, 2010
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