ABOUT: From my WRTG 3020 class for Fall 2012. Below is specific information about the new media format options available for the Visual-Based Genres Project. See the Course Projects Assignment page for more details. “Text-based” genres are those new media genres that use written text as the primary means of communicating a message to an […]
This screencast shows you how to add a bit of music to the opening of your audio essay and also in the middle, perhaps for a transition into a new section of the essay. The version of GarageBand shown in the screencast is ’11, but the process is basically the same in the ’09 version.
Having trouble posting an image on WordPress, the wiki, or another web site? Here are two possible causes: (1) The image you’re using isn’t in the right file format for posting on the web. Images you post online should be in JPG or PNG format. Older or very simple images might be in GIF format. […]
Also see other screencasts on Using Google Docs and on the PWR Students channel. More to come — taking requests! [vimeo 28117523] [vimeo 29560945] For more help resources, see the handouts under the Using Google Docs category on digitalwriting101.net
If you followed the instructions on How to use Audacity to record audio and can’t get the Export as MP3 option to work, there are two possibilities: you didn’t follow the second step of installing the LAME mp3 Library you haven’t yet linked the library to Audacity through its preferences See How to install Audacity […]
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 large to begin with. (TIP: You can resize images in Preview on a Mac and in Paint on a Windows PC.) If the file size […]
These instructions show you how to create a click-through slideshow that features images you uploaded to the blog. Our class blog has two options for slideshow layout, standard and carousel, and you can see both options at the bottom of this page. Follow these steps first: Make sure your images are in web-ready format. Create […]
If you want to use iMovie on a Mac on campus, perhaps because you don’t have a Mac of your own, then you’ll need to take a moment to learn how to work with the associated projects and events files so that you don’t lose your work when you move from one lab computer to […]
This is an archived version of an Instructions Project assignment I used for WRTG 3035 in Fall 2011. To view their final projects, browse the Final Instructions Projects category on the class blog. NOTE: Additional info on this assignment was provided in class and on calendar entries. As described on the Short Projects page, everyone […]
Promotional Video by Joey (WRTG 2090 – Spring 2010) Joey was commissioned by the Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance to make this video, which he produced as a project for WRTG 2090: Writing for Digital Media.
NOTE: This is the Final Project assignment for my Fall 2013 section of WRTG 3020. OVERVIEW For the last few weeks of the semester, you’ll work on developing a VERY … Continue reading (From my Fall 2013 section of WRTG 3090) APPROACH Tell your story through a sequence of about 5-10 still images, from the […]
These instructions show you how to create an embedded audio player that plays your audio file. FIRST follow these steps: Make sure your audio file was correctly exported to mp3 format. Double-check the instructions for GarageBand or Audacity Create a new blog post, give it a subject line, and assign it to the correct category. […]
As with the other sample personal narratives I’ve posted here, the sample below was written by a student in my WRTG 3020 class in response to a variation on the Personal Narrative Project. This sample is from the Fall 2010 semester. Kristina chose to compose her essay in audio-only format, rather than audiovisual, mainly because […]
Making a voiceover recording of your own story or essay takes a lot of practice, as few people find just the right pace and style of delivery on the first few tries. You could go ahead and learn your way around GarageBand or Audacity in order to make some practice recordings, but you might find […]
