USING DIGITAL TOOLS | Digital Writing 101
Categories: Using Other Tools
Click through this demo slideshow to see a better way to showcase photos using PowerPoint. View on SlideShare See below for the how-to’s. STEP BY STEP (quick version for now; …
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Categories: Using GarageBand
NOTE: This help page is still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and post it to benefit current students who are working with audio. Recorded a podcast track …
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Categories: Using GarageBand
This help page has step by step instructions on using GarageBand ’11 to record an audio voiceover, using the podcast option. For a screencast version, see mine: How to make …
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Categories: Using Google Docs
To move a file, you need to find the file in the DIRECTORY VIEW. Do NOT try to move the file from within the open version of the file, as …
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Categories: Using Google Docs
After you log into Google Drive, look at the menu on the left. At the bottom you’ll see an option for Owner, Type, More that gives you a variety of …
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Categories: Using Google Docs
(1) Open the shared folder you want the file to go into (2) Click on the Upload button and choose Files (3) Locate the file on your computer and select …
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Categories: Composing with Video, Using iMovie
I created this help page for students who will be making video blog entries or video interviews for the first time, using iMovie ’11. The steps below are very basic …
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Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools
Tags: audio, media converter, video
OVERVIEW Below is an ever-expanding list of the software applications I recommend you have available, even if only in free trial mode, in order to work on digital composition projects. …
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Categories: USING DIGITAL TOOLS, Using Other Tools
Tags: PowerPoint
If you make a PowerPoint presentation that contains a lot of images, the file might end up being quite large in size, particularly if the images you used were very …
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Categories: USING DIGITAL TOOLS, Using iMovie
SCREENCAST – BRIEF OVERVIEW This screencast provides an overview of some of the steps described below as well as a few general tips. TIPS The tips below will help you …
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Categories: USING DIGITAL TOOLS, Using iMovie
Tags: photo essays
This screencast shows you how to create a new project, add photos, adjust the display time, and apply photo effects like Ken Burns or cropping. The screencast features iMovie ’11 …
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Categories: USING DIGITAL TOOLS, Using iMovie
Tags: photo essays
Screencast Instructions The screencast below is part 4 of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11, but you might find it helpful even if you’re …
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Categories: Composing with Video, USING DIGITAL TOOLS, Using iMovie
This screencast is part of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11, but you might find it useful even if you plan to use iMovie …
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Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools
For most video projects, you will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping and trimming selections, adding title cards and transitions, …
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Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools
Tags: audio
Overview In order to create an audio story or essay, or to create an audio voiceover for a video, you’ll need two things: (1) a recording device (a laptop with …
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Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools
Tags: mics
Amy’s WRTG classes require students to compose projects using a variety of digital media, which means that students should have access to the following hardware equipment: If you’re a student …
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