NOTE: This help page is still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and post it to benefit current students who are working with audio. Recorded a podcast track … Continue reading This help page has step by step instructions on using GarageBand ’11 to record an audio voiceover, using the podcast option. For […]
This PDF handout provides instructions on how use the comment bubbles in Microsoft Word for peer review and self-evaluation: Guide to using Word’s review tools for workshops The handout above … Continue reading Wondering what this site’s all about? If you missed the opening page, you can view it by clicking on the About tab, […]
UNDERSTANDING THE SYNOPSIS Overview To pitch a screenplay to a potential producer, the most important task the writer faces is preparing a synopsis. The purpose of a synopsis is to … Continue reading NOTE: This page refers primarily to using storyboards to create new media stories rather than the kind of personal narratives typically associated […]
If you choose to use Audacity for your audio project, you’ll need to download it as well as the separate mp3 encoder that works with it and install them on … Continue reading This screencast tutorial demonstrates the basics of using Audacity to record an audio essay and export it as an mp3 file. The […]
UNDERSTANDING THE SYNOPSIS Overview To pitch a screenplay to a potential producer, the most important task the writer faces is preparing a synopsis. The purpose of a synopsis is to … Continue reading NOTE: This page refers primarily to using storyboards to create new media stories rather than the kind of personal narratives typically associated […]
Categories: Using Other Tools Click through this demo slideshow to see a better way to showcase photos using PowerPoint. View on SlideShare See below for the how-to’s. STEP BY STEP (quick version for now; … Continue reading → Categories: Using GarageBand NOTE: This help page is still under development, but I wanted to go ahead […]
The links below are of particular interest to those who teach digital storytelling, rather than those in the process of learning to compose them, although some sites cover both. For … Continue reading I’ve been telling my students that writing is a “design art” for a while now, as a way of conveying that rhetorically […]
Common Teaching Issue: Students could use more help reading academic articles I notice this problem in two ways: in how students respond to articles as assigned readings and in how … Continue reading Here are a few tips for educators who are thinking of offering digital storytelling as an option for student projects. Common Teaching […]
If your blog is on WordPress.com, see this list of “Shortcode” embed codes you can use to embed content from other sites, such as presentations you’ve uploaded to a presentation … Continue reading Your students might find this a helpful presentation, both as an overview of basic principles of rhetoric and as an example of […]
Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools Tags: audio, media converter, video OVERVIEW Below is an ever-expanding list of the software applications I recommend you have available, even if only in free trial mode, in order to work on digital composition projects. … Continue reading → Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools For most video projects, you will […]
NOTE: Before you save an image you plan to use in a project that will appear on a public web site, be sure you’ve read and understood the guidelines on … Continue reading NOTE: Apply the steps below only to images you created from scratch or that you have a legal right to re-use, as […]
If you want to restrict a blog post to only those who have a password, follow these steps: (1) On the post editing page, look in the Publish box in … Continue reading According to this MSNBC article, a study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania found […]
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 … Continue reading After you log into Google Drive, look at the menu on the left. At the bottom you’ll see an option for Owner, […]
STEP 1: ROUGH DRAFT 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 … Continue reading If you’re planning to produce an audio essay or to provide audio narration for a visual project, read the following tips. ** […]
