NOTE: The instructions below were originally a part of this post: How to Make a Screencast with QuickTime X for Mac I decided to post them separately because the process of exporting a web-ready video out of QuickTime X applies to any video QuickTime can open, not just one you recorded into QuickTime. With a […]

In the context of cinematic storytelling, a “shot” is a short clip of visuals in motion that you plan to cut together with other shots in order to compose a scene. In other words, shots are the “building blocks” of any video project. You can capture shots using any available method of recording visuals in […]

For the latest instructions, see the Google Drive help page: Add or remove something from a folder If you accidentally put the wrong file into a collection (or put a file into the wrong collection), you can remove it by using the “Organize” option. (1) Check the box to the left of the file you […]

Interesting opinion article on the pros and cons of using different types of technology in the teaching of writing: “Technology and Teaching,” published on Inside Higher Ed. A particularly worthwhile insight: requiring students to use technology in a writing class will not magically transform their writing, particularly if you the instructor are not already proficient […]

(under development) WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES WEB RESOURCES This article: Animation Techniques covers these approaches: “classical and digital 2D animation, digital 3D Animation, stop-motion, clay animation, cut-out animation, paint-on-glass animation, drawn-on-film animation, and experimental animation” This article: Four Main Types of Animation covers these four types: flipbook, stop motion, 2D, and 3D Teach Animation (covers stop motion, […]

I came across this image a while ago and saved it on my computer, but I forgot to record where I found it, so I didn’t post it here. And then I forgot about it. I just came across it again, so this time I’m including a link to the source. It’s kind of a […]

I wrote this handout for students in my 2010 sections of WRTG 1150 as well as my Spring 2011 section of WRTG 2090, to help them with the digital literacy narratives they produced. While some info below is relevant only to that topic, the rest might be helpful for any audio essay. When you write […]

NOTE: These are the criteria I used to evaluate audio narratives for students in the Fall 2013 section of New Media Storytelling, but they also work well as a set of tips for developing audio narratives. A or A- Very Proficient B+ or B Proficient B- or C+ Some Proficiency C or C- Low Proficiency […]

You will write an essay that is designed to be delivered via an audio recording rather than via text on the page or screen (although you will also turn in a text version). The essay will follow the general principles of essay composition, but it will also make use of some of the principles of […]

At its heart, rhetoric is the study of how knowledge is created and shared through communication practices that include reading, writing, and speaking. Rhetoric gives us the tools we need to study these communication practices so that we better understand how and why we respond to certain messages as well as how to design messages […]

Here are the Learning Units & Goals for my Storytelling through New Media class, as of January 2015. Return to the Learning Goals page for links to my Writing & Rhetoric class goals. Learning Units We’ll explore each of these approaches to storytelling throughout the semester, and you’ll choose several of your favorites to develop […]

RELATED RESOURCES: HOW TO – Share links on our G+ community QUICK ACCESS AND SETTINGS WRTG 3020 students can find a link to our G+ community on the sidebar of the Class HUB. You can bookmark the community page in your web browser, but you might find it easier to get there through the Google+ […]

Below are a few tips I put together for those of you using Blogger/Blogspot. I’m assuming you’ve already set up your blog on blogger.com because that part is pretty simple. For Google’s help pages on Blogger, see: Blogger Getting Started Guide Create a New Blog While you’re logged into the Google account you want to […]

I want to introduce you to some strategies you can use to better understand and relate to material you’re reading about. These strategies can also be used to generate potential ideas for papers, but keep these two purposes separate. Start by using them to “discover” what you think and feel about what you’re learning without […]