What to do on Thursday January 28

> Remember: for Tuesday, create a draft of a video (draft = as much as you can get done, a useful start...), upload it to your blog or to YouTube. We'll work on it in class. Plus two more Diigo bookmarks.> Look at one set of Diigo bookmarks.> QuickTime or ... ? There is a useful help page for QT (access the help menu on the player). You can use other tools instead of QT, but talk to me about it first. Where to get materials? Take them with your camera, make them with your tools (Paint, Photoshop, etc.), find them online...

Tuesday time

> Diigo bookmarks> Continue with QuickTime tutorial. Finish with QT presentation/tutorial from last class. Upload video to YouTube and/or blog.> Where to get source materials for your preview/trailer? Creative Commons Search is a good place to start, but you can find other links on the syllabus.> How to put an image in your blog and how to make links in your blog ...> Look and hear some blog posts about "previews/trailers." Keep in mind that a preview/trailer for a movie contains selections that tease and interest...

Thursday calling

Diigo linksGroups > brainstorm topics... what is your topic?Big group > Talk about topics...Preview/Trailer > A thoughtful and interesting intro to your topic, at least 30 seconds of video / music / text (you figure out the combination!) uploaded to YouTube / embedded in your blog. Think of movie trailers: snippets, highlights, headlines, bullet points... Get materials from YouTube, Google Images, from your own camera, from the resources listed on the syllabus... (you figure out the sources!). What to use?For Tuesday...

It's Tuesday!

Blogs > Note: Make sure your blog posts have titles! That way they're linkable on the blog stream... Second, make sure comments are enabled on your blog (you should see a comments field at the end of your post; otherwise, go to Dashboard > Settings > Comments). Today: we'll read blog posts about Tenner/Lethem and comment on at least two other student's blog posts. Start down the list with the first blog after yours... As you respond, consider the following: What do the readings say about authorship, voice, originality,...

Thursday 1/14

1) The internet and the World Wide Web: what's the difference?View source and HTML: a basic page.2) Blogs: Publishing online made easy..Make your Google Doc account and your blog (put your name in the blog title!) "Hello world": your first blog post! Then: write a brief posting in your blog in response to the prompt here.3) What is QuickTime?4) Brainstorming topics... and looking ahead.Don't forget the Diigo bookmarks for Tuesday: you must sign-up for Diigo and install the toolbar in order to bookmarkDon't forget the reading...

Welcome to Multimedia Writing!

This is the blog for the spring 2010 Multimedia Writing (ENGL 303) course at West Virginia University, taught by Sandy Baldwin. The class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 1600-1715 in Colson G18. Check here for class announcements, activities, and resources. The class syllabus and policies are available as a Google Doc and are also linked on the list at le...