Category: Training Outlines (Page 2 of 2)

Intro to RSS – Outline

August 1, 2011 / BSL

Outline

RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. Many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ that you subscribe to.
RSS In Plain English
It’s like subscribing to a magazine that is delivered to you periodically but instead of it coming in your physical mail box each month when the magazine is published it is delivered to your ‘RSS Reader’ every time your favorite website updates.
Both of these feed readers work a little like email. As you subscribe to feeds you’ll see that unread entries from the sites you’re tracking will be marked as bold. As you click on them you’ll see the latest update and can read it right there in the feed reader. You are given the option to click through to the actual site or move onto the next unread item – marking the last one as ‘read’.
Tools
- RSS Readers
  - Google Reader
  - Add Fellows blogs to Google Reader
- Create a new folder in Google Reader
  - Feed settings > New folder
- Search Blogs
- Technorati
- Google Blog Search

Links

RSS In Plain English
Google Blog Search
Technorati
Google Reader

Resources (Class files-pdfs)

Storyboarding Using Comic Life – Outline

August 1, 2011 / BSL

Outline

Showcase good examples from related classes
Discuss process of outlining story
How to transition to using comic
- How many pages should the end product be in length?
- Evaluate best layout for project
Comic Life Introduction
- Using templates
- Adding a new panel
- Narrative
  - Text Bubbles
  - Text Box
  - Word Art
- Adding Images
  - Importing
  - Taking Pictures with ISight Camera
- Customizing Styles
- Saving
- Exporting
  - Export JPEG 150 dpi

Links

Comic Life Download

Resources

Comic Life Tutorial

Language Exchanges – Outline

August 1, 2011 / BSL

Outline

Connect through Skype with remote language learners
Pair students and language learners together for discussion
- If number of participants don’t align, partners will be doubled up to ensure everyone speaks
Have students add Skype user to their contacts
Text chat with user to ask if they are ready to speak
Call user
- Speak first 20 minutes in language students are learning
- Speak next 20 minutes in English
Students may have been assigned example questions to ask during exchange and should be writing down answers throughout conversation

Links

The Mixxer

Babylon Translation

Skype

Language Lab Intro – Outline

August 1, 2011 / BSL

Outline

Introduction of Staff/Media Center

Introduction to installed software
- Skype
- Can 8
- Antidote
Overview of online resources
- Dictionaries
- Spell check/Grammar
Windows and Mac language settings
Language specific sites
- News
- Entertainment
- Helpful Hints

Links

Wordchamp – Creates mouse overs for all the words on a given page with dictionary definitions. Great resource for introducing students to online newspapers or books in the public domain.

Project Gutenberg – Great site of public domain books. Also works in conjuction with the site above.

The Mixxer – Organize language exchanges with native speakers via Skype. Students can speak with their partner during our outside of class.

Babble – if you’ve seen the rather expensive Rosetta Stone software and like the principle, this is a good site. It’s basically flash cards of words and phrases with audio. Students add groups of vocabulary to their list and progress as they master each group.

Livemocha– rather traditional vocab and grammar excercises, though “friends” can leave comments and text anyone else on their site. Integrates the tandem principle into the exercises with learners commenting on each other’s writing.

BBC Languages – BBC languages are very good. They also integrate multimedia well and continue to more advanced levels than most other sites.

Google – Google tricks – Search within site:.de site:.fr site:.es

Broadband TV – Watch Television from other countries

Youtube – Localized youTube ex. http://www.youtube.de

Intro To Video – Training Outline

August 1, 2011 / BSL

Outline

Dickinson Examples:

Ken Burns Style/Storytelling-Asian Art – Sherri Lullo-Imovie
Ken Burns Style/Mashup – Wal-Mart – Michael Fratantuono
Text/Live Motion Video – Close Reading – Writing Center
Live Motion Video/WhiteBoard – Outline-Draft-Revision – Writing Center
Ken Burns Style/Storytelling/Oral History – Carlisle to Andersonville – House Divided Project
Green Screen/Silent – Samurai Movie – Prof Alex Bates
Live Motion Video/Stop Motion – Sonnet – Prof Mark Aldrich
Live Motion /Explanation – E G G C E P T I O N – Prof Christine O’Neill

Different Style Options

Assignment Preparation

Student Treatment Plan Form-(copyright Dartmouth College)
Example Video Grading Rubric

Imovie

IMovie Tutorial

Video Editing
- How to record video-ISight Camera
- How to import video from camera or computer
- Editing
  - Selecting portions of video
  - Fine editing
  - Adding Distortions/Enhancements to video
    - Speed up/Slow Down
    - Color/Style
- Understanding Clip Pane
  - Color coded clips (Used in Project, Favorites, Deleted)
- Transitions
- Titles
Audio
- Pulling in tracks
- Recording Narration
- Layering Audio
Adding Images
- Ken Burns Effect
- Adding Distortion/Enhancement to images
  - Color
- Saving
Exporting
Burning to DVD

Resources

Music-Sound Effects CCMixter-variety of music styles
Moby Gratis – Free music from your favorite Electronica artist (yeah, that guy)
Museopen-free classical works
Free Sound Project-Authentic Sound Effects

Images
Flickr Commons – Museum Collections
Creative Commons

Video
Archive.org
Free Public Domain Movies
Open FLV.com
Wikimedia Commons
National Archives
Stage 6
Public Domain Torrents
EMOL
Public Domain Movie Database

Fair Use Checklist-Help deciding if you can use a copyrighted work in your project

Podcast Training Outline

July 27, 2011 / BSL

Outline

Audio Examples

Creative Style – Role Playing
Tesman First Year Seminar Tesla VS Edison
Dave Jackson-Quantum Mechanics-FYS-Time Travel
Good Intro-Connects with Audience-Good imagery
Jeremy Ball- Atlantic Slave Trade – Carolina Low Country
Dave Richeson – Shoulders of Giants – Square root of 2
Live Recording-No post production
Panel Style-Helwig Larsen- Why People Believe Weird Things
Individual-Public Service Announcement-Jim Hoefler-One Green Minute
Interview excerpt
Dan Schubert- Untold Stories of Disease & Disability – Obesity
Foreign Language
Poetry- Chris Francese – Latin Poetry Podcast
Blended Layers of Audio
Ted Merwin-Great Secular Jews in HistorY
Missy Niblock-Writing Science News-Commercial Space Travel

Image Example

Sherri Lullo-Imovie-Ken Burns Style-Asian Art

Video Examples

Podcast types

Public Service Announcement
News Story
Oral History
Interview
Poetry/Theatre/Arts

Discussion-Best Practices

Journalism- Inverted Pyramid of information
Lead with hook
Draw audience in
Personalize with audience
Public Speaking
Practice aloud
Practice in front of audience
Evaluate tone
Emotions come through in voice
Copyright
Creative Commons
Fair use in education