Interested in exploring the power of digital storytelling to help students engage more deeply with class material and improve their digital communication skills? If so, you might first want to try producing a project yourself, to see what’s involved in the process and to have a sample to show students. I offer two-hour hands-on workshops […]
You can upload a wide variety of file types to Google Docs, including both file types that Google Docs can convert and edit (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) as well as other file types, such as PDF, jpg, png, wmv, wma, mov, m4v, and mp3. If you upload a file in Word format, select the option […]
Super easy ways to create art for your blog! Tagxedo Wordle Wondering what this site’s all about? If you missed the opening page, you can view it by clicking on the About tab, above. Update 9/6/13: I decided to reintegrate the teaching resources I had previously put on a sub-site, but I ended up with […]
A video blog entry is a video recording of you sharing your thoughts by speaking them rather than writing them. You can find loads of video blog entries online, on … 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, […]
Wondering what this site’s all about? If you missed the opening page, you can view it by clicking on the About tab, above. Update 9/6/13: I decided to reintegrate the teaching resources I had previously put on a sub-site, but I ended up with some duplicates, so please pardon the mess while I clean everything […]
Categories: Recommended Apps & Tools Tags: audio, digital storytelling 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 need […]
You don’t need to know a thing about the technical details of creating animations, nor do you need to be at all artistic, to make some pretty amazing animated cartoons. Check out these two free animation sites: Xtranormal.com and GoAnimate.com You can also find some free or inexpensive animation apps for the iPad, iPhone, and […]
Not sure what “social media” is all about? See these videos: Social Media in Plain English “Did You Know?” 4.0 Social Media Revolution 2011 Social Media Revolution 2010
An easy way to embed PDFs and presentations into blog posts and other web pages is to use a free hosting site like Scribd.com (1) Sign up for an account … Continue reading I admit it… I have “perpetual revision syndrome.” In an effort to make the site more user-friendly and helpful, I tend to […]
An easy way to embed PDFs and presentations into blog posts and other web pages is to use a free hosting site like Scribd.com (1) Sign up for an account … Continue reading I admit it… I have “perpetual revision syndrome.” In an effort to make the site more user-friendly and helpful, I tend to […]
If you’re planning to import video clips into your digital composition project, make sure you have access to the highest quality version of the video clip, saved in a format … Continue reading If you’re planning to work with photos in your digital composition project, make sure the photos are of the highest quality possible […]
This post features links to some specific pages on the WordPress.com support site that you and your students might find useful. Please note that unless a handout appears under the Using WordPress.com category, it may contain instructions that apply only to the “full” version of WordPress I use to power my class web sites, rather […]
To learn more about appropriate formatting for web writing, see these selections from the Web Style Guide: Also check out these articles: If you’re planning to write for real web audiences, you might want to check out the new Web Writing Style Guide published by a few of the editors of Writing Spaces. This style […]
The options on this page are subject to further development. Under some approaches I’ve included links to samples from previous students in my WRTG 3020 classes. Current students should keep … Continue reading Below is a list of links to sites that have sample videos either made by students or designed to inspire students. If […]
