Tutorial: Podcasting with Soundcloud

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In the world of digital storytelling, the medium of podcasts has pulled to the front of the pack to become one of the more popular medias of today. As an accessible form of creative production, the realm of podcasts has made room for niche media and fandom, ranging from true crime comedy to the audio …

Tutorial: Using iMovie version 10.0.6

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What is it? iMovie is a Free Video Editing Software Application which is only available on Apple Products such as Mac and iOS (Macbook Pro, Air, iPhone, iPad).  If are more comfortable creating your movie on a PC, refer to our WeVideo tutorials.  For this tutorial I used the 10.0.6 version but all versions are …

Tutorial: How To Twine

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Twine is an online platform for producing interactive storytelling; it can be used to write build your own adventure stories, create presentations, produce fiction, and even make video games. In this tutorial you will learn how to start your story, link your individual pages, and publish your finished product. 1. Download Twine Access their website http://twinery.org. You will be …

Digital Journalism Tools

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While the most important element of journalism (print, digital, etc.) will always be ethical, well-researched, verified, and substantiated writing, in digital media, there are many ways to enhance that writing. Below, we’ve collected a few resources to help review intellectual property and copyright in the digital age, and to produce visuals, interactive media, and more. Intellectual …

Public Service Announcements (PSA)

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Public Service Announcements or Public Service Advertisement (PSA) are generally free media, often in the form of commercials or ads, produced by not-for-profit organizations and disseminated for the purposes of education. As an assignment, PSAs encourage students to combine traditional research with elements of design, visual and audio rhetoric, and to strategize mobilization campaigns to …

Workshop: Whittier.Domains

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Cross-posted from anitaconchita.org. Earlier this summer I led a short workshop on Whittier.Domains and building your web presence for Whittier College‘s Poet Seminar Series hosted by Kristin Wiberg and the President’s office. What follows are some notes and slides from the presentation I had planned (technical issues meant my flash drive was not detected by the …