Jo-Ann and Chris answer the question: What would you do if you won the lottery?
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Video Project 1 Spring 2012
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 embed the video 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. Do not interview family members or significant others.
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 “Lend me a Tenor,” and the text could review the play.
Intermediate deadline -- end of class Wednesday March 28:
-- Post the topic of your video project on your blog, along with the sound source or sources you plan to use.
Final deadline Wednesday April 11:
-- Upload the project to iReport and embed the video on your blog, along with the 400-word text that accompanies 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 embed the video 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. Do not interview family members or significant others.
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 “Lend me a Tenor,” and the text could review the play.
Intermediate deadline -- end of class Wednesday March 28:
-- Post the topic of your video project on your blog, along with the sound source or sources you plan to use.
Final deadline Wednesday April 11:
-- Upload the project to iReport and embed the video on your blog, along with the 400-word text that accompanies it.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Free on the Web
From "50 websites in 50 minutes" at CMA NY:
ifttt
dipity
klout rating
muckrack – what j’s are tweeting about
journalist’s toolbox
qik video
knowem: claim your handle.
Charity navigator – 990s
Prezi – better than ppt
Blog talk radio
Wolfram alpha – search
Seismic – like tweetdeck
Moonfruit – easy website tool
Wevideo – collaborative online video editing (for projects?)
Addict-o-matic: social search
Audiogoo: record and share
Lucid chart: easy graphics
Thinglink: facebook add on
Pixlr: online photo editor (gimp is loaded on these machines)
Xtranormal: movie maker – you write the script
Crime mapping
Wordle: word clouds
HARO – help a reporter out
Zeemaps – better than google maps
Cuttings.me – for your clips
Storify
Document cloud
Gremlin: social media manager
Widget box
Jux: displays (like ppt)
Gentlemint: pinterest for guys
Flockler: online magazine
Aramzs.me/r2r
ifttt
dipity
klout rating
muckrack – what j’s are tweeting about
journalist’s toolbox
qik video
knowem: claim your handle.
Charity navigator – 990s
Prezi – better than ppt
Blog talk radio
Wolfram alpha – search
Seismic – like tweetdeck
Moonfruit – easy website tool
Wevideo – collaborative online video editing (for projects?)
Addict-o-matic: social search
Audiogoo: record and share
Lucid chart: easy graphics
Thinglink: facebook add on
Pixlr: online photo editor (gimp is loaded on these machines)
Xtranormal: movie maker – you write the script
Crime mapping
Wordle: word clouds
HARO – help a reporter out
Zeemaps – better than google maps
Cuttings.me – for your clips
Storify
Document cloud
Gremlin: social media manager
Widget box
Jux: displays (like ppt)
Gentlemint: pinterest for guys
Flockler: online magazine
Aramzs.me/r2r
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Assignments for Monday, March 12
If everything works out okay, we'll chat via Skype with Elizabeth Klynstra, who sit he digital content director for CBSAtlanta.com.
Please friend the station on Facebook (friend the "TV Show" rather than "Organization").
And critique the station's Internet output (both on CBSAtlanta.com and on Facebook).
What can you say about the writing, and the use of video and other multimedia tools? Are they effective? Not effective? Why?
For purposes of this critique, pretend that you live in Atlanta.
Post the critique on your blogs.
Also -- post on your blogs the topic you plan to pursue for Audio Slideshow 2.
Please friend the station on Facebook (friend the "TV Show" rather than "Organization").
And critique the station's Internet output (both on CBSAtlanta.com and on Facebook).
What can you say about the writing, and the use of video and other multimedia tools? Are they effective? Not effective? Why?
For purposes of this critique, pretend that you live in Atlanta.
Post the critique on your blogs.
Also -- post on your blogs the topic you plan to pursue for Audio Slideshow 2.
Audio Slideshow Project 2 Spring 2012
Due dates:
March 12: Post topic on your blog
March 19: Post 200-word synopsis on blog.
March 21: Post completed project on blog.
Guidelines:
Create a 2- to 3-minute audio slideshow using Soundslides.
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, family and love life.
You can mix the sound with your own voice(s), or just use the interview sound.
You can include a music bed as long as you are using the music with permission, or the music is rights-free. (Give credit in the text component of the project.)
Figure out how to identify the project at the top so the viewer will understand what is going on.
Change photos every 4 to 5 seconds.
Embed the slideshow on your blog.
Write a 400-word feature story to accompany the slideshow. Use web-writing techniques: Simple sentences, short paragraphs, search-engine optimized headline. The story should not be simply a transcription of your audio slideshow. They should complement each other. Include a credits paragraph outlining what each team member contributed, like this:
Photos: Martin Zook
Photo editing: Ken Miller
Audio: Cordelia Smith
Soundslides editing: Mort Glassner
Text: Ken Miller and Cordelia Smith
Music: “Flickering Butterflies” by The Griff Wexler Band, used with permission
Synopsis: Post a 200-word summary of your project on your blog. Explain what your slideshow will be about, which sound sources you plan to use, who the intended audience is, and what makes this an interesting story for that audience. List each team member and his or her responsibilities for the project.
Evaluation:
If you want credit for this project, post every element (synopsis, slideshow, story) on your individual blog.
Narrative: 50 points
The slideshow and the accompanying story engage the intended viewer. The photos are an interesting mix of wide, medium and close-up shots that exhibit good composition.
Mechanics: 30 points
The audio approaches professional quality; the writing is free of grammar, style, and spelling errors.
Format: 20 points
The project is posted correctly and meets the guidelines for length, sound sources, shot changes, etc.
A missing synopsis loses 10 points, a missing story, 40; and a missing slideshow, 50. Late work is assessed a penalty of 10 points per day (including the synopsis).
Ideas:
Offices of messy professors
Sports:
Intramurals, hockey game, softball practice
Campus tour
Cooking lesson
Concert or performance
Public meeting
Interview an LSC band
Follow a Public Safety officer on his/her rounds
March 12: Post topic on your blog
March 19: Post 200-word synopsis on blog.
March 21: Post completed project on blog.
Guidelines:
Create a 2- to 3-minute audio slideshow using Soundslides.
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, family and love life.
You can mix the sound with your own voice(s), or just use the interview sound.
You can include a music bed as long as you are using the music with permission, or the music is rights-free. (Give credit in the text component of the project.)
Figure out how to identify the project at the top so the viewer will understand what is going on.
Change photos every 4 to 5 seconds.
Embed the slideshow on your blog.
Write a 400-word feature story to accompany the slideshow. Use web-writing techniques: Simple sentences, short paragraphs, search-engine optimized headline. The story should not be simply a transcription of your audio slideshow. They should complement each other. Include a credits paragraph outlining what each team member contributed, like this:
Photos: Martin Zook
Photo editing: Ken Miller
Audio: Cordelia Smith
Soundslides editing: Mort Glassner
Text: Ken Miller and Cordelia Smith
Music: “Flickering Butterflies” by The Griff Wexler Band, used with permission
Synopsis: Post a 200-word summary of your project on your blog. Explain what your slideshow will be about, which sound sources you plan to use, who the intended audience is, and what makes this an interesting story for that audience. List each team member and his or her responsibilities for the project.
Evaluation:
If you want credit for this project, post every element (synopsis, slideshow, story) on your individual blog.
Narrative: 50 points
The slideshow and the accompanying story engage the intended viewer. The photos are an interesting mix of wide, medium and close-up shots that exhibit good composition.
Mechanics: 30 points
The audio approaches professional quality; the writing is free of grammar, style, and spelling errors.
Format: 20 points
The project is posted correctly and meets the guidelines for length, sound sources, shot changes, etc.
A missing synopsis loses 10 points, a missing story, 40; and a missing slideshow, 50. Late work is assessed a penalty of 10 points per day (including the synopsis).
Ideas:
Offices of messy professors
Sports:
Intramurals, hockey game, softball practice
Campus tour
Cooking lesson
Concert or performance
Public meeting
Interview an LSC band
Follow a Public Safety officer on his/her rounds
Monday, March 5, 2012
Storage solution
If you've ever emailed a file to yourself in order to move it from one computer to another, this may be for you:
Hats off to Marc Samson for finding Dropbox, a cloud-based method for synchronizing files among your various digital platforms, including smartphones.
Up to 2 GB of space is free.
Hats off to Marc Samson for finding Dropbox, a cloud-based method for synchronizing files among your various digital platforms, including smartphones.
Up to 2 GB of space is free.
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