Blog Assignment 12a

Post a comment in which you briefly discuss at least one thing you learned about CDs or DVDs from this week's materials, or something you already knew about this process and would like to share with the rest of the class.

Blog Assignment 11a

After you have reviewed the Class 11 reading assignments, post a message in which you discuss your reaction to at least one of the following:

something new you learned about copyright/educational fair use that you did not know before reviewing these materials

one thing you read about that you agree with

one thing you read about that you disagree with

one thing you think may have applicability to your own teaching

one thing you think may have applicability to your own digital media production efforts

anything else you would like to discuss

Blog Assignment 10

Using the Media Converter website described above or any similar resource, see if you can download a video clip from YouTube and save it to your computer. Then post a comment on the course discussion blog in which you indicate if you were successfully able to download the clip or if not, what problems you experienced. In addition, please briefly discuss your feelings about using video clips in digital stories that you are currently creating or ones you might create in the future.

Blog Assignment 9b

Post a comment related the Class 9 hands-on assignment about editing and mixing audio files and/or uploading the audio file to an online site that provides a hyperlink or an embedded audio player for your blog.

Reminder: Story Circle Reflections

This is a gentle reminder to please email your reflections to Anne if you didn't turn them in during Class 8 last Wednesday. Anne's email is: atrudnicki@uh.edu

Blog Assignment 8

Post a comment related to the storyboard you are creating for next week. In your posting, you may also discuss any other aspect related to your digital story, such as describing the progress of your work, discussing challenges you faced as well as comment or ask questions about your work on this week's storyboard assignment.

Blog Assignment 6

Post a comment in which you discuss one or more topics you are considering for your final semester project. Beginning next week, you will be asked to begin writing a first draft of a script on the topic you plan to use for the final project. So for this week's blog posting, you should include a brief outline of at least some of the major themes you think may be included in your project.

Hurricane Ike Photos

The pictures of Hurricane Ike we looked at in Class 4 came from the following website:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of

Blog Assignment 4

For this assignment, post a message in which you first paste the URL of the video file you created for this week's hands-on assignment, and then post any questions or comments you have about the process you went through in completing this work.

Hurricane Ike Follow-Up

Hello All,

We will be be holding class this coming Wednesday, September 24, 2008. I hope that everyone is safe after the storm and that any damage to your homes and property was minimal.

Please be aware that there will be no penalty for late assignments or for missing class this coming week or beyond. We will try to pick up where we left off in Class 3, but please email me if you have any questions or concerns about the course or assignments.

I hope to see you soon.

Blog Assignment 3

For this assignment, post your mini-review of the online image editing software program, listed on the Class 3 web page. As we discussed in class, you should try to review the web-based program where your name appears, however, if that program is not available or you have other issues, you may select another resource form the list to evaluate. Your review should include the following information:

* the name and web address of the program you are evaluating
* which editing features you used
* did the program perform as expected
* was the program easy to use
* did you experience any problems using the program
* would you use this program again and/or would you recommend this program to others
* do you have any other comments you think would be helpful

Blog Assignment 2B

Post a question or comment you have about any of the material covered in Class 2, including:

• downloading, installing, and using Picasa 3
• creating a picture collage with Picasa
• creating a personal blog on Blogger
• posting a picture collage to your blog
  
  
• plus, any questions or comments about digital photography, or
• taking pictures with a digital camera
  
  
• or any other question or comment on other topics not mentioned above

Welcome to the CUIN 7358-Pop Blog

This blog will be used by the instructors and students in CUIN 7358: Educational Uses of Digital Photography & Digital Storytelling and CUIN 7336: Popular Culture in Education.