Author Archives: Amy G.

STUDENT SAMPLE – Drag Kings

Presentation by Janna (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2010) Drag Kings

HOW TO – Embed a Playable MP3 Audio File into a Blog Post

These instructions show you how to create an embedded audio player that plays your audio file. FIRST follow these steps: Make sure your audio file was correctly exported to mp3 …

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HOW TO – Embed a Playable MP3 Audio File into a Blog Post

These instructions show you how to create an embedded audio player that plays your audio file. FIRST follow these steps: Make sure your audio file was correctly exported to mp3 …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Sisters

Digital Story by Rachel (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2012) AMY’S NOTE: This is one of the samples by students who took WRTG 3090/ATLS 3519 the first time it was offered, …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Power of Words

Video by MacKenzie (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2012) MacKenzie made this video to raise awareness about how the words we use can impact others.

HOW TO – Export a Web-Ready Video from iMovie '11

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 …

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GUIDE – Troubleshooting Missing Posts on Your Class Blog

Draft vs. Published The most common reason why you might have trouble viewing a post you submitted to the class blog when you try to find it from the front …

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GUIDE – Making a Live Video Recording for a Blog Entry or Interview

A video blog entry is pretty much what the name implies: an informal video recording featuring you sharing whatever you would’ve otherwise written about in a blog post. The info …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Dreams of the Stars: A Woman’s Journey into the Realm of Space and Research

As with the other sample personal narratives I’ve posted here, the sample below was written by a student in my WRTG 3020 class in response to a variation on the …

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GUIDE – Creative Uses for Screen Recording

THE BASICS Definition: recording what appears on your screen (after orchestrating a variety of actions to appear in web or desktop apps, like web browsers, social media apps, photo editing …

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TIPS – Camera Angles and Shooting Tips for Digital Storytelling

ABOUT THIS EXCERPT: The selections below are from the “Camera Techniques” section on this page: Part III Technology, Techniques, and Resources, which is part of Jason Ohler’s web series on …

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ASSIGNMENT – Video or Multimedia Composition Project

NOTE: This is the Final Project assignment for my Fall 2013 section of WRTG 3020. OVERVIEW For the last few weeks of the semester, you’ll work on developing a VERY …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – A Friend Indeed

Comic Strip by Kelly (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) Story: A Friend Indeed Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever stood by and watch someone get bullied or mistreated? …

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GUIDE – Making a "Proof of Concept" Storyboard

NOTE: This page refers primarily to making a storyboard that’s meant to serve as “proof of concept” for a visual project you don’t have the time or resources to create …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Journey to a Chivalrous and Strong Masculine Lesbian

A Personal Narrative by Danie (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Target Audience: Anyone interested in gender studies or just interested in a story of someone coming into their own. Purpose: To …

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WEB RESOURCES on Storytelling Through Images

Resources on conveying emotion and telling stories through visuals.

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GUIDE – Evaluation Criteria for Audio Narratives

NOTE: These are the criteria I used to evaluate audio narratives for students in the Fall 2013 section of New Media Storytelling, but they also work well as a set …

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HOW TO – Apply Block Quote Format in a Blog Post

If you want to include a quotation in a post that will span more than two or three lines, or if you want to use special formatting to call attention …

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GUIDE – Overview of WordPress Blog Post Editing Tools

VISUAL MODE TOOLBARS When you first open a post editing window, you’ll most likely only see one row of tools in the formatting toolbar, which will look like this if …

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WEB RESOURCES – Handbooks & Articles on Writing for Web Audiences

WEB STYLE GUIDE I highly recommend the 3rd edition of this style guide, which is available for free on the web. Anyone who plans to write for the web should …

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GUIDE – File Types Allowed on the Blog

On the class blog for WRTG 3020, you can upload and attach files as long as they’re under 10mb and saved in one of the following formats, with the appropriate …

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HOW TO – Copy and Paste Text into a Blog Post

I strongly recommend that you compose your discussion posts in Word or another word processing program and save them on your computer, so that you always have a copy available …

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HOW TO – Make an Image Slideshow in PowerPoint

If you want to use a presentation app like PowerPoint to showcase images only, or images with captions, you’ll get a nicer and more consistent overall look if you follow …

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GUIDE – Are Blogs Right for My Class?

Trying to decide whether to use a blog to supplement or replace a course management system like D2L? These slides will help you determine if a blog is right for …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Repeal of DADT and the Changing American Hero

Video by Trey and Spenser (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2013) In terms of gender and sexuality times are changing, especially in the department of our refractory military. Growing up we …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Finding the Gender Identity that Feels Right

This audio personal narrative was composed by Chava Bobb for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. You can read Chava’s rhetorical analysis of the project on the class …

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WEB RESOURCES – Collections of Digital Storytelling Tools

Some digital storytelling tools are hard to classify, so I’m sharing these collections in case you find an app on one of them that suits your needs. A FEW COLLECTIONS …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Learning to Ski

Digital Story by Sarah (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2012) AMY’S NOTE: This is one of the samples by students who took WRTG 3090/ATLS 3519 the first time it was offered, …

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GUIDE – Tips on Developing an Audio Essay (TIB or StoryCorps Approaches)

NOTE: The tips below are from a calendar entry for my Fall 2013 sections of WRTG 3020, but they should be helpful to anyone planning to compose an audio essay. …

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APPROACH – StoryCorps Interviews

The StoryCorps approach works well for students who are interested in storytelling and who would like to try composing an audio narrative or a live video interview. About StoryCorps is …

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HOW TO – Insert Comments on a Document in Google Drive

NOTE: To use the method described here, you’ll need access to your classmates’ drafts through a shared class folder the instructor set up. You’ll find your classmates’ drafts in the …

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HOW TO – Insert Comments on a Document in Google Drive

NOTE: To use the method described here, you’ll need access to your classmates’ drafts through a shared class folder the instructor set up. You’ll find your classmates’ drafts in the …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Road to the Unknown

View on Vimeo Video by Sammy (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) How do you face the reality that you have no idea what you are doing? Behind the Scenes I …

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GUIDE – Listening to Radio Essays About Personal Experience

OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES Listen to “This I Believe” radio essays Listen to StoryCorps radio interviews Start using exploring personal experiences Share your responses to TIB and StoryCorps samples TIPS FOR …

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HOW TO – Embed a presentation from SlideShare

Finding the Right Code on SlideShare (1) After you upload a PDF or presentation to SlideShare, view it as it appears on the “front end.” (2) Click the Embed link …

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COMMENTARY – Writing as a Design Art

I’ve been telling my students that writing is a “design art” for a while now, as a way of conveying that rhetorically effective writing is about more than stringing words …

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GUIDE – The RIGHT WAY to save images from the web

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 …

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QUICK GUIDE – Adjusting Images in iMovie '11

You can adjust any images you drag into iMovie by cropping or rotating them or by making them pan or zoom (i.e., the Ken Burns effect). Any adjustments you make …

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QUICK TIPS – New Project Settings & Project Properties in iMovie '11

Recommended New Project Options Choose New Project from the File menu. A dialog box will appear that allows you to choose some options for your project. Here’s what I recommend: …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Transgender Vocal Therapy

Mini-Doc by Zoel (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2012) My Visual project is on Transgender Vocal Therapy. It discusses the way in which a Transgender individual (mostly Trans women) would go …

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