WordPress.com (by far the most popular free blogging platform) Tumblr (a close second in popularity to WP and gaining; much more limited interface, but super easy to use) Wikispaces (free wiki site — very popular with educators) Wikidot (free wiki site — more visually appealing than above, IMO) Don’t need the potential interactivity and database-like […]
ABOUT ANIMATION: To learn more about different forms of animation, see this guide: Different Approaches to Animation For more animation apps, see: DESKTOP & MOBILE APPS – Stop Motion Animation … Continue reading Using these apps gives you an easy way to turn photos and video clips into custom content for your projects. DESKTOP APPS […]
You can use the apps on this page to create presentations with beautiful templates and simple animations as well as slideshows with music or captions. Also see: WEB APPS for … Continue reading Image Story by Sheena (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) A young woman, left alone in this world when she was orphaned, struggles […]
Web site by Jess (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) My website, You are what you eat: The gender nature of food and drink explores how gender socialization has played a role in the eating patterns of masculine vs. feminine individuals. The way society has defined masculinity and femininity limits the way individuals can “perform” their gender. Society has […]
Pitch: A story about the day a young boy flatlined. View on YouTube Story by Christian (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) Behind the Scenes To recreate this story I went … Continue reading Pitch: What would you do if something you relied so heavily on was taken from you…while you were in the middle of […]
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, … Continue reading If you’re planning to compose a remix or video commentary, or you need a video clip for some other reason, you’ll probably […]
Preview is a PDF and image viewer made by Apple that comes installed with the Mac OS. While many web sites direct you to download Adobe Reader to open PDFs, I recommend that you use Preview instead, as it’s faster and less clunky than Reader, and it has more user-friendly annotation tools. If Preview isn’t […]
PSA video by Wylie (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) Tools/Approaches: images, audio clips, iMovie I’ve created this piece for both Christians and non-Christians alike. I want to show how negative … Continue reading Pitch: What would you do if something you relied so heavily on was taken from you…while you were in the middle of […]
Mind maps are incredibly helpful as planning tools, but you can also use them to present concepts to an audience. Mind maps typically follow a hierarchical structure, with main topics branching out into sub-topics and sub-sub-topics. Some mind map tools allow you to embed images, videos, and links into the “nodes” for topics, which make […]
You might need to save a copy of a Google Docs document for several reasons. One common reason is to save a draft that has your peer review comments on it, so that you get credit for doing the peer review. Follow these steps to save a document for that purpose: (1) Go to the […]
ARTICLE VERSION WRONG WAY Pasting a plain URL is the wrong way. WordPress will not automatically turn URLs into clickable links, the way Facebook and G+ does, so pasting a plain URL is not particularly helpful to readers. RIGHT WAY Turning a word or phrase into a hyperlink to the URL is the right way. […]
This infographic does a nice job of introducing some basic principles of reader-friendly site design. What appears below is the top portion. To see the full infographic, go to: Anatomy of an Effective Web Design.
The Super Bowl is traditionally seen as a male dominated activity. Males get together once a year and share the camaraderie of drinking beer, eating junk food, and choosing a team to support or oppose. These common rituals are followed with extraordinary Super Bowl commercials, which are known to be highly priced and exclusive. They […]
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, … Continue reading Because you can find so many tutorials on Windows MovieMaker on the web, I don’t have a lot of details here. I […]
