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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: DIGITAL MEDIA COMPOSITION
Planning an audio essay
STEP 1: ROUGH DRAFT If you’d like to produce an audio essay, the first step is to write a rough draft the same way you would for any other kind …
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Finding re-usable media for digital composition projects
Below are a few resources to help you find materials that have already been labelled for re-use, sometimes under certain conditions. When in doubt, contact the creator or publisher of …
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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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For more help producing an audio project
Be sure to explore all the resources on this site that have to do with audio, including the categories under Using Digital Tools as well as relevant tags. The “Composing …
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How to make a video blog entry with MovieMaker or iMovie
The easiest way to make a video blog entry is to use the built-in camera on your laptop (or a computer with an attached web cam). Launch iMovie or Windows …
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How to make an audio essay trial recording
Overview After you’ve developed a written rough draft of the essay you plan to record, you should make a trial recording of it, even though you will continue to revise …
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Sample class blogs and wikis
(More coming soon!) Class research wikis by Nancy Hightower’s WRTG 1150 classes Gender in Media Tech Nation: An Introspective Wiki on Technology and Education What Do You Know About Graffiti, …
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Sample video projects
Below is a list of links to sites that have sample videos either made by students or designed to inspire students. If you know of a site I should add …
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Sample audio projects
FROM STUDENTS Nancy Hightower’s WRTG 1150 “This I Believe” audio essays: Gender in Media, Tech Nation: An Introspective Wiki on Technology and Education, What Do You Know About Graffiti, Rap, …
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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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Apps for composing with video
You will need to be able to make basic edits to videos you download or create, including cropping and trimming selections, adding title cards and transitions, and exporting them in …
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How to make a video blog entry
A video blog entry is a video recording of you sharing your thoughts by speaking them rather than writing them. You can find loads of video blog entries online, on …
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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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