For any audio you plan to record on your laptop, I recommend using an external mic. The sound quality will be much better and you won’t end up recording your computer’s internal sounds (like the fan or keyboard sounds). You can also use it for projects in the future. Purchasing You can get an external […]
Important note: Always rename image files that you plan to post on the web so that their file names are in lower case letters, with no spaces, and contain the extension that represents what type of file format they’re in. For example: iphone-icon.jpg or sassy-swimming.png You can change a file name by opening the image, […]
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. The screencast features iMovie ’11 but the steps shown are very similar for the ’08 and ’09 versions of iMovie. Soon I’ll add a few more screencasts to cover: title […]
(Some of the tips below, as well as some new ones, also appear in presentation format in my Presentation on Designing Rhetorically Effective Presentations.) Use Good Overall Structure A basic … Continue reading
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 useful to you even without my delivery. The class was working on developing their own stand alone presentations, so the tips are geared in that […]
To access a shared collection, click on the small triangle to the left of Collections Shared with Me, as shown below. Then click on the title of the collection and you’ll see its contents appear in the main list view. Click on a document to open it. This short screencast demonstrates the process of logging […]
This screencast is part 3 of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11. In this screencast you’ll learn how to import an audio essay you … Continue reading This screencast is part 2 of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11. In this screencast you’ll […]
After you’ve created a Google Account, you can use it to log into Google Docs. (1) To log in, either go directly to http://docs.google.com or open a Google search page and select Documents from the dropdown menu under More, as shown below. (2) Fill in your account info and sign in. (3) Once you’re logged […]
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 whatever appears on the computer’s screen. Screencasts are most commonly used to create tutorials that demonstrate how to do things on the computer or the web, but you can […]
Your Google Account (which you use to access Google Docs) also gives you access to a variety of other tools, such as an RSS reader called Google Reader. An RSS reader allows you to subscribe to the RSS feeds on web sites like blogs and news sites. See the videos below for more information. (1) […]
The instructions below are for students whose class blogs are hosted on WordPress.com (Students in Amy’s classes should view the handouts under Using Custom WordPress instead.) (1) Go to WordPress.com and sign up for an account. Be sure to select the option to create a username only, not a new blog. The screencast on this […]
The handout below applies specifically to the Digital Literacy Narratives my WRTG 1150 students wrote in Fall 2010, but I will soon adapt it to apply to other types of personal essays. Overall Structure: Your personal essay should be divided into three distinct parts: an introduction that prepares listeners for the purpose and scope of […]
(More coming soon!) Class research wikis by Nancy Hightower’s WRTG 1150 classes Class blogs for Amy Goodloe’s WRTG 3020 classes Spring 2011 – Campus Summer 2011 – Conted Fall 2011 – Campus + Conted Study guide blogs for Amy Goodloe’s WRTG 3020 classes In Progress Future masculinity femininity lgbtq queer gay men Want to share […]
In addition to browsing through the entries on my help site that focus on paragraph structure, which you can find by clicking on the Writing Process category on the right sidebar, you might also take a look at these web resources: You might also find these resources helpful, although they cover more than just paragraph […]
