Every writer has heard the phrase “show, don’t tell,” but figuring out exactly what that means can take a while. This guide provides a strategy for deciding what to show … Continue reading Working on a project that will include audio voiceover? Here’s how to estimate how long the voiceover will be, based on the […]
If you make your audio essay in GarageBand, you will need to export it as an mp3 file before you can share it with the class (on the blog or … Continue reading NOTE: This help page is still under development, but I wanted to go ahead and post it to benefit current students who […]
NOTE: Apply the steps below only to images you created from scratch or that you have a legal right to re-use, as described on: GUIDE – Finding Images You Can … Continue reading I created this help page for students who will be making video blog entries or video interviews for the first time, using […]
Research Report by Nicolette (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION For better or for worse, television is an integral part of American society. Drawing in millions of Americans day and … Continue reading Original Research by Teila (WRTG 3020 – Spring 2011) INTRODUCTION The Super Bowl is traditionally seen as a male dominated activity. Males […]
This infographic does a nice job of introducing some basic principles of reader-friendly site design. What appears below is the top portion. To see the full infographic, go to: Anatomy … Continue reading Here’s a helpful resource for learning how to write effectively for web audiences: Designing for the Web: A Tutorial by Mike Markel […]
Want to try conveying a message in the form of a comic strip or comic book “short story”? Check out the options below, but also do your own Google searches … Continue reading For most video projects, you will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping […]
BLOGS WordPress.com (by far the most popular free blogging platform) Tumblr (a close second in popularity to WP and gaining; much more limited interface, but super easy to use) WIKIS … Continue reading Web Site by Zoel (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) My website is called ASL Gender and Sexuality Terms. It is about American […]
Plotagon (Mac, Windows, iPad; free) invites you to enter your script or screenplay and then bring it to life with characters, actions, and backgrounds. Unlike most of the other options, which are 2D cartoon style, this one produces a kind of low-resolution 3D style animation. CrazyTalk Animator 2 (Mac & Windows; cost) Anime Studio (Mac […]
NOTE: Originally posted on the PWR Teaching with Technology blog in October of 2011. I thought a few of you might find it helpful to see one approach to defining digital literacy in the context of writing instruction. Below you’ll find my description of “digital literacy” as both a concept and a practice, which I […]
Anyone who has asked students to do peer review by downloading copies of their classmates’ drafts, inserting comments, and then uploading the file back to a class web space knows what a hassle it becomes when each student ends up with multiple copies of his or her draft, each with a different set of comments. […]
POP QUIZ! Of the following statements, can you spot the only one that’s true of images you use in public projects (i.e., those visible to any web viewer)? The only images you’re not permitted to use are the ones with visible watermarks You can use images you find via Google Image search on your blog […]
Which Version of iMovie Do You Have? If you have iMovie ’11 (which came with Mac OS 10.7 and 10.8), follow the steps below. If you have iMovie ’13 (which came with Mac OS 10.9), follow these steps instead: Export a Web-Ready Video from iMovie ’13 (View on SlideShare) The Long Version iMovie is a […]
This screencast tutorial demonstrates the basics of using Audacity to record an audio essay and export it as an mp3 file. The tutorial shows the Mac version of Audacity, but the Windows version looks nearly identical. View on YouTube. If you run into trouble trying to export an mp3 out of Audacity, see: Troubleshooting: How […]
NOTE: This page combines material that previously appeared on my syllabi for WRTG 3020: The Rhetoric of Gender and Sexuality in New Media and for WRTG 3090: Storytelling Through New Media. The term “new media” is still new enough that it has a wide range of meanings, but I’m using it to describe the kind […]
