A Fall 2014 student made this autobio comic with Pixton+ and her own images. Click on each set of panels to view at full size. Jaima, a Fall 2014 student, made this comic to educate viewers about the differences between “gay” and “queer” as identities. A Fall 2014 student made this educational comic, using Pixton. […]
I made the following demo for a student, who wanted to make “callouts” for the parts of her project that included screencasted web pages. I made these callouts using iMovie’s … Continue reading Which Version of iMovie Do You Have? If you have iMovie ’13 (which came with Mac OS 10.9), follow the steps below. […]
UPDATE ON 9/28: For easier access to the info you most need, I’ve separated the previous contents of this page into three new handouts: If the info on the help pages below doesn’t help you with an issue you’ve encountered, please don’t hesitate to ask me for help by email or in person. I enjoy […]
This page contains my master list of screencasts. You will find most of these screencasts embedded into the appropriate handouts, but you might find it helpful to browse the screencast channel or album as well. As with everything else I do, I frequently try to improve how I’ve organized these screencasts, so if you can’t […]
QUICK ACCESS AND SETTINGS You can bookmark the community page in your web browser, but you might find it easier to get there through the Google+ navigation menu. Go to … Continue reading View ALL TAGS in alphabetical order (including those not shown above). View ALL POSTS in alphabetical order. HOW TO – Make Preview […]
NOTE: This page is subject to perpetual revision! I am an instructor in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric at CU Boulder, where I also served as the Digital Composition Coordinator for two years. As the Coordinator and also as a long-‐time member of the PWR Digital Composition Committee, I’ve offered workshops on topics relating […]
Here’s a quick guide to exporting a web-ready video out of iMovie ’13: MORE INFO You can also try publishing directly to YouTube or Vimeo, but I’ve never had much luck with those options. Here’s Apple’s iMovie help page on Exporting Online The option I recommend AGAINST is exporting to QuickTime. Use that only if […]
In addition to offering Digital Storytelling Workshops to students and educators at all levels, I’m also available to deliver workshops on these topics: Produce Your Own Digital Story with iMovie ’11 Using Screencasts for Course Materials, Tutorials, and Student Feedback Handy Information Management Tools for Students and Educators Increase Student Engagement with a Class Blog […]
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 there’s no option for that. The Share button serves a different purpose, so don’t even click on it. To move any file in Google Drive […]
Do you ask your students to write for the web? Do you post course materials on the web? If so, you might want to check out the new Web Writing Style Guide published by a few of the editors of Writing Spaces. This style guide was the result of a Computers & Writing “collaborative sprint” […]
According to this MSNBC article, a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania found that students care more about protecting their privacy online than many had previously believed.
This press release describes the results of a new student from the International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA) at the University of Maryland, which “concludes that most college students are not just unwilling, but functionally unable to be without their media links to the world.”
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 internal or external mic OR a smart phone); and (2) software for recording and editing audio. Mac users should use GarageBand, while I recommend Audacity as […]
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. Plot Structure Storytelling Strategies Writing Style Vocal Delivery Technical Proficiency Reveals the emotional journey of the main character (or […]
