Student Websites

Joanna Arpie

Braden Campbell

Brandon Fox

Allesandra Gonzales

Chris Guinn

Joe Hyer

Liz Jacobs

Kyle Leathers

Jesse Liebman

Ying Lin

Zach Lucius

Laura Morel

Soundslides Resources

WHY SOUNDSLIDES?

• It's like a broadcast package but with still images (which some consider more powerful than video)


• Allows you to tell a narrative with images and audio


• Allows you to concentrate on the narrative rather than commands or writing code


• Creates files and folder needed to embed slideshows on websites and blogs


• Costs $40 ($70 for full version) and runs on Windows and Mac

Some slide shows — for example, this one from boston.com — don't tell a narrative.

SOUNDSLIDES WEBSITE:

Check out the software and download a demo or full version.

SOUNDSLIDES SUPPORT:

Check the manual and get help from the searchable database.

GET SOME IMAGES:

Go the Emerson Library home page. Then click on:

1. Articles and More


2. Databases A-Z


3. AP Images

GET SOME FREE MUSIC:

Freeplay Music offers a 7,126 free audio tracks.

CONVERT SLIDESHOW INTO AN MP4 FILE:

1. Convert the slideshow’s entire folder to a .zip file


2. Go to the Soundslides Video Conversion website


3. Enter your email address and upload your .zip file


4. You will be emailed a link from which your can download your slide as an mp4 file.

PUBLISHING SLIDESHOW TO THE WEB:

Knight Digital Media Center tutorial.

Google Sites Workshop — Nov. 22

DOCUMENTATION & TUTORIALS

Google Sites Tutorials:

Mary Fran's Google Site Tutorials (Website)

Google Sites Tutorial April 2010 (PDF)

Online Google Sites Manual:

Google Sites Help

HOW TO EMBED AND PLAY AN MP3 IN GOOGLE SITES

Video Tutorial

SAMPLE WEBSITE

Google Sites Website: "Jingle Bells Mania"

Audacity Resources and Tutorial

Here are some resources for further work with Audacity:

Download the Audacity application

Download the Lame MP3 Audio Encoder (This application must be on your computer for Audacity to work)

Audacity Manual (PDF)

Audacity Tutorials Wiki

Audacity Tutorial: Volcano Story

Here are the files you'll need for this tutorial:

Creating_an_Audacity_Audio_Package (PDF)

script (.doc file)

Volcano Raw Track Capture (right click and  "Save Target As…" to download)

Volcano Track 1 (right click and  "Save Target As…" to download)

Volcano Track 2 (right click and  "Save Target As…" to download)

Jeff Wynn SOT (right click and  "Save Target As…" to download)

Volcano FX (right click and  "Save Target As…" to download)

Google Sites Intro

A sample of websites created by students in Interactive News, Spring 2010

Graduating in 2010

It tastes Like Chicken: Adventurous Eating

How Coffee Came to Join the Tea Party

Our Fashion Little Bean

Exploring the Boston Public Garden

Three Poets, One Room: Boston's Confessional Poets

Online Google Sites tutorials

Mary Fran's Google Site Tutorials Website

Try some HTML coding

Go the this website:

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_examples.asp

First, click on the links under "HTML Basic."

Try changing the code and then click "Edit and Click Me >>."

Scroll down the page — which is organized by topic — and try some other experiments with HTML code.

For HTML color names, go to this web page:

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp

Websites for October 6 class

First Steps in Website Design

How NOT to Design a Website — http://webpagesthatsuck.com/

Multimedia Storytelling Resources from the Knight Digital Media Center at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism:

• What is a Multimedia Story?


• "The Dancing Rocks of Death Valley" example

Web Sites for Wednesday Sept. 15 class — Student Favorites

http://www.app.com
http://aspecialthing.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada/
http://www.boston.com
http://www.boston.com/ae/restaurants/gallery/cheap_eats/?p1=Features_link8
http://www.buzzfeed.com
http://www.cnet.com
http://www.cnn.com
http://www.daytrotter.com
http://www.endgadget.com
http://espn.go.com/tennis/
http://www.fybush.com/nerw.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.jaunted.com
http://www.jpost.com
http://www.marieclaire.com
http://www.metalsucks.com/
http://www.miamiherald.com
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel
http://www.necn.com
http://www.nesn.com
http://www.newser.com
http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com
http://www.newsweek.com/
http://www.npr.org
http://www.nytimes.com
http://pitchfork.com/
http://www.playperu.net/portal/index.html
http://www.reddit.com
http://www.reuters.com
http://www.rollingstone.com/
http://www.slate.com/
http://www.soccernet.com
http://www.straitstimes.com
http://www.thedailybeast.com/
http://www.thehockeynews.com/
http://vanityfair.com
http://www.wbur.org
http://www.wbztv.com
https://twitter.com

Boston Globe seeks paid co-ops, January-June 2011

The Boston Globe is now accepting applications for paid co-op positions in the Globe newsroom. Applications are due Oct. 15. Contact Prof. Janet Kolodzy, the Journalism Department's internship coordinator, to get an application. Her e-mail is Janet_Kolodzy@emerson.edu.

The term of the co-op at the Globe is  Jan. 3, 2011-July 1, 2011. Students, in addtion to being paid, receive eight credits from Emerson.

The Globe seeks co-ops for these editorial departments: City Desk, Sports, Business Pages, Editorial Page, Living/Arts, Regional Sections.

Requirements for a co-op at Boton Globe:

• Students graduating in May 2011 or before are not eligible


• Junior status  at Emerson (at least 63 completed credits)


• Completion of JR304 (Beat Reporting) or (JR305 Radio Producing)


• GPA of 3.0 or above

For more information, got to http://www.bostonglobe.com/coops or contact Prof. Janet Kolodzy.

Must-Read Websites & Blogs for Journalists

Romenesko: Jim Romenesko's Media News & Comments is the oldest and most widely read daily update of media news and comment.

Mediagazer: One-page digest of the day's media news.

Mashable: The top-ranked source for news and comment about social media, technology and web culture.

Bits Blog (NY Times): Technology news.

ReadWriteWeb: Technology and internet business news and comment.