NOTE: I wrote this page for my WRTG 3020 students, who have the option to customize a blog as part of one of their projects. The layout of the study guide bog includes elements that impact how readers move around the site as well as what kinds of content they find in each section. Some […]
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 … Continue reading These instructions show you how to create an embedded audio player that plays your audio file. FIRST follow these steps: Make sure […]
Digital Story by Rachel (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2012) AMY’S NOTE: This is one of the samples by students who took WRTG 3090/ATLS 3519 the first time it was offered, in Fall 2012 under the title “Intro to Digital Storytelling.” The digital stories they made were based on the approach taught by the Center for […]
Are you tired of having media files open in iTunes on your Mac? I was, so I changed the default app that opens mp3, m4a, m4v, and mov files to QuickTime Player X instead. SLIDE VERSION How to Change the Default App that Opens Files on a Mac from Amy Goodloe
If you’d like to produce an audio essay, the first step is to write a rough draft the same way you would for any other kind of essay project. You might find it useful to start with an outline or cluster map that helps you identify key moments in the story, or you might simply […]
For the sake of simplicity, I merged the info from this page into the one I originally created for finding reusable images. Follow this link: GUIDE – Finding Images & Other Media You Can Use in Your Projects
The WIDE Research Center Collective. “Why Teach Digital Writing?” Kairos 10 (Fall 2005). This article helps to clarify the differences in the theory and practice of writing for print vs. writing online.
I strongly recommend that you compose your discussion posts in Word or another word processing program and save them on your computer, so that you always have a copy available if something goes wrong with your post to the blog. You can then copy and paste them into blog entries by following these instructions. (1) […]
On the class blog for WRTG 3020, you can upload and attach files as long as they’re under 10mb and saved in one of the following formats, with the appropriate extension at the end of the file name (which should’ve been put there by the app that created, exported, or converted the file.) jpg jpeg […]
“Telling weak stories with technology is like giving a bad guitar player a bigger amplifier.” “Writing is the primary tool used to plan and create a digital story. The saying “if it ain’t on the page then it ain’t on the stage” is just as true for digital storytelling as it is for theater and […]
Choose New Project from the File menu. A dialog box will appear that allows you to choose some options for your project. Here’s what I recommend: do not choose a theme give the project a name that will be helpful to you choose widescreen if you plan to record live video in HD choose standard […]
A video blog entry is pretty much what the name implies: an informal video recording featuring you sharing whatever you would’ve otherwise written about in a blog post. The info … Continue reading If you want to make a video you posted on YouTube visible only to people who have the URL (like our class), […]
I highly recommend the 3rd edition of this style guide, which is available for free on the web. Anyone who plans to write for the web should study the relevant sections of the guide. Here are direct links to a few helpful sections: A FEW ARTICLES Over the years I’ve gathered lots of articles on […]
Below are some written instructions for how to make a new header for the class blog as well as a screencast. The instructions vary a bit in each format, but they should give you the basic idea. Screencast TIP: View the screencast in one window in your web browser while you work on your header […]
