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Here is the second podcast with assignments for week 2. I apologize for its delay.

I appreciate your comments letting me know you've listened. Thanks. 

Week Two

I will upload the weekly podcast later this evening. I wrote the script and thought I emailed it to myself. It resides at home on my laptop. Anyway, I hope you have all joined the course blog (I think I am still waiting on a few stragglers -- please comply ASAP).

And, by now, your own blog with its intro post should be residing in the blogosphere. The list to the right lists more than half of the blogs between the two classes. I added some things to the gradebook and grades will begin appearing for you this week. I encourage you to run your grade report weekly to make sure you are keeping up.

Also, check Angel for your weekly to-do list. Lots of fun stuff for you.

Welcome Fall 2012

Yikes! There are 47 of you (as of 4:01 p.m. Sunday afternoon) and (gulp) one of me.

I will be reading 47 blogs, listening to at least 47 podcasts and grading each and every assignment I create 47 times (at least I am hoping you all do your homework).

At any rate, Media Bootcamp is all about helping you help yourself. Some of you can do some required tasks with your eyes closed (great, you are all now appointed assistants), so I encourage you to find ways to take your projects/assignments to the next level. Some of you are still a little afraid of the technology on your laptops, and it's beyond time to get over that. If you have decided to hate technology and all its trappings, I can assure you this class will be miserable. Instead, I say open your mind a bit and get ready to explore.

My goals for this class are as follows …

1. Help you create a plan to navigate your professional development now and into the future

2. To share with you evidence of the fundamental shift in communication and how that impacts you

3. To help you see beyond the personal use of the social tools you are likely already using (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Blogger, Google, and on and on and on)

Welcome to MM199. Pay attention. There are two separate classes going on. Section A is the face-to-face and section VA is the online section. We will, however, mingle via our course blog on Word Press, my blog and your individual blogs.

Week One Podcast

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Here is an podcast for week one. It's targeted toward the online section of the course, but the face-to-face class might also find it useful.

Online: Please listen and review requested items. If you have questions/comments, please comment on this post. If everything makes sense, you can simply post "OK."

Please note that you can also find the script to this audio within Angel.

 

Here is another slideshow I did.
Here are the steps I used in Flickr.
Because I have other photos added in Flickr, I have some extra steps perhaps.

1. Go to Flickr.com and login 
2. Choose Upload (I like to have all my pics in one folder)
3. Go to Organize tab across the tab and create a new set of pics
4. Give your set a name
5. At the bottom of this page, you should see a link that says open set page.
6. Once you open that page, you should see the icon to create a slideshow.
7. Then, you should see a share button in the upper right corner where you can grab the embed code.
8. When I upload, all of my photos are public automatically. But, make sure your photos are public or they will not display on your blog.

Week 5 podcast

It's my last podcast. I can't believe how summer months fly on by. Let me know if you have questions/concerns.

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Japan case study

http://www.newseum.org/news/2011/04/ishinomaki-hibi-shimbun.html

Week Four Podcast

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Here is my podcast for week 4. I have also uploaded the script in Angel. This week, I give you another step-by-step guide to the podcast.

By the way, another way to grab the embed code is to go to the "Manage" tab in Podbean. 

Week three podcast

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Here is the podcast for week three. As always, you can find the script, which I mostly follow, in Angel.

Just Google it!

If you are stuck on a technical part of an assignment. Simply Google it.

Remember, we do have some helpful tutorials on the course blog, but you can easily find your own resources in a matter of seconds.

See below for the full list of requirements for you individual blog (also on course blog)
If there is a (RC) behind the item, it means you can find an example here on my blog.

Required Elements

• Add the link gadget to your blog and link to at least three classmates blogs (RC)
  
• Add an active link to a useful website within a post (RC)
• Add a photo to your blog post (RC)
• Embed a YouTube video (make sure the topic matches your blog. You are welcome to create your own, but this is not necessary) (RC)
• Embed a slideshow using Picasa or Flickr (RC-Flickr)
• Add at least one other gadget to your blog (RC)
•  Create and embed a Google map (RC)
•  Create and embed your own podcast (RC) 
• Make sure that you are providing some context for these elements. In other words, write a short something to go with all posts. Why is this particular content relevant to your topic?

Other Considerations

• You will have a total of 10 posts in five weeks. 
• You may not steal content from the Internet. This includes images and video. 
• You can write your own summary of pre-existing content and then provide a link within your post. 
• Your blog must be professional, not personal. 
• Writing counts. Write in complete sentences with proper capitalization and other punctuation marks. 
• Your blog also needs to be easy to read, so make sure you choose a template that works well for your topic. 
• Remember to make it easy for a reader to enjoy your blog. 
• Make sure you break up large blocks of copy. 
• Write headlines (titles) for your blog posts. But really think of them as headlines. Good headlines are short and specific and include verbs