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Digital environments have fundamentally changed the way people read and communicate. So why are we teaching students to write to audiences that won’t exist in the future, using mediums that are relics of the pre-digital world?
To communicate successfully in digital environments and with digital media, students need training in the core principles of digital rhetoric. The handouts on site are a step in the direction of offering that training.
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Category Archives: Composing Photo Essays
Narrative techniques for digital storytelling
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) …
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Making a photo essay in iMovie ’11: Exporting your project
This screencast is part 4 of a series on how to create a photo essay using iMovie ’11. In this screencast you’ll learn how to export a version of your …
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Making a photo essay in iMovie ’11: Adding an audio track
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 …
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Making a photo essay in iMovie ’11: Adding title cards and transition
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.
Making a photo essay in iMovie ’11: Getting Started
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 …
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For more help producing a photo essay
Be sure to explore all the resources on this site that have to do with working with photos and video editing, including the categories under Using Digital Tools as well …
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How to use iMovie ’11 to compose a photo essay
This screencast provides an informal overview of some key aspects of using iMovie to compose a photo essay. I’m also working on a series of screencasts that will focus in …
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How to use iMovie ’09 to compose a photo essay
(I made these screencasts for my Spring 2010 classes. I’m in the process of making new versions that break the process into smaller units, to make it easier to view …
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Recommended Mac apps for composing photo essays
OVERVIEW In order to create a photo essay, you will need to use an application that allows you to combine, edit, and adjust photos and audio and export the resulting …
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Strategies for composing photo essays
The following tips and strategies apply specifically to photo essays created in video editing apps like iMovie and MovieMaker. For instructions on how to apply the effects described below, browse …
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Recommended Windows apps for composing photo essays
OVERVIEW In order to create a photo essay, you will need to use an application that allows you to combine, edit, and adjust photos and audio and export the resulting …
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Tips on working with images
If you’re planning to work with photos in your digital composition project, make sure the photos are of the highest quality possible before you import them into the composing tool …
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