Most of these techniques work for audio or photo essays, but some are specific to projects that draw on visuals. Elements of Storytelling (adapted from the Center for Digital Storytelling) … Continue reading This screencast is part 4 of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11. In this screencast you’ll […]
Most of these techniques work for audio or photo essays, but some are specific to projects that draw on visuals. Elements of Storytelling (adapted from the Center for Digital Storytelling) … Continue reading This screencast shows you how to add a bit of music to the opening of your audio essay and also in the […]
I developed the presentation below to accompany a class lecture for my Spring 2010 sections of WRTG 3020, but the presentation is designed to stand alone and should therefore be … Continue reading (Some of the tips below, as well as some new ones, also appear in presentation format in my Presentation on Designing Rhetorically […]
Multimedia applications on Mac and Windows computers don’t always make it easy to save or export files in a format that any computer can open, so if you find yourself … Continue reading If you’re using Audacity for Windows to record an audio file and can’t get the Export as MP3 option to work, there […]
THE BASICS (1) After logging into the class blog, follow the link in the sidebar to the Dashboard. (2) Click on the Posts tab on the left sidebar, and then … Continue reading If you spot a problem with your blog post or simply want to add more material to it, you can easily open […]
This screencast gives you a brief overview of how to customize the sidebar on your study guide blog (applicable only to WRTG 3020 students). WRTG 3020: Study Guide Blog: Sidebars … Continue reading NOTE: I wrote this page for my WRTG 3020 students, who have the option to customize a blog as part of one […]
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 Overview After you’ve developed a written rough draft of the essay you plan to record, you should make a trial recording of […]
Being able to highlight passages and put notes on a PDF file is extremely useful, particularly for students who don’t want to have to print out lots of documents but … Continue reading Being able to put highlight passages in and put notes on a PDF file is extremely useful, particularly for students who don’t […]
This screencast is part 2 of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11. In this screencast you’ll learn how to add title cards and transitions. This screencast shows you how to create a new project, add photos, adjust the display time, and apply photo effects like Ken Burns or cropping. […]
This screencast shows you how to make a simple audio recording using QuickTime X Player for Mac, which comes with Macs running 10.6 or 10.7. Older versions of the free … Continue reading NOTE: I took a break from working on this site for the 2012-2013 academic year, but I will resume updates starting with […]
If you make a PowerPoint presentation that contains a lot of images, the file might end up being quite large in size, particularly if the images you used were very … Continue reading I developed the presentation below to accompany a class lecture for my Spring 2010 sections of WRTG 3020, but the presentation is […]
WHAT IS A SCREENCAST? A screencast is a “broadcast” of what appears on your computer screen. In other words, it’s a video recorded by an app on your computer of … Continue reading If you do a test screencast and discover it has no audio, try the following: CHECK YOUR QUICKTIME SETTINGS Choose “New Screen […]
ON THE WEB 50 Ways to Tell a Story Jason Ohler’s Digital Storytelling site Storytelling and new media narrative Digitales Educational Uses for Digital Storytelling Center for Digital Storytelling (home … Continue reading Explore these sites to find sample digital storytelling projects made by a wide range of people, from elementary school students to grandparents! […]
(I wrote this handout to address the value of planning a written project, but the the principles apply equally well to the value of planning a digital composition project.) Sometimes … Continue reading If you’re planning to develop a project that conveys a message visually, whether it has an audio narration or not, the traditional […]
