Posting Your VoiceThread to Your Blog

1. Go back to voicethread.unc.edu and click on the “My Voice” tab. Click on the VoiceThread you wish to post.

2. Click the menu icon at the top left of the screen then click “edit.” Click the button at the bottom of the screen that says “Playback Options” and enter 0 as the time to wait between slides and check the button that says “Start playing when opened.” Click the “Save” button.

3. Click the "Export" button at the bottom of the screen, then click the "export" button in the pop-up window.

4. You will need to wait for an email from VoiceThread saying that your video is ready to be downloaded. Once you receive this email, click the link and download the "HQ" version. It should save a Quicktime file to your computer.

5. Go to youtube.com and log in with your Google account. Click the upload button at the top of the screen.

6. Point it to the quicktime file you downloaded above and wait for the file to upload and process.

7. Once your video is available on Youtube, go to the video page, then click the button just below the video that says "share," then the button that says "embed." Copy the html code provided.

8. Log in to blogger.com and create a new post. Click the "HTML" button and paste in the code from the previous step. Click the "Compose" button and add your works cited list if necessary, then give your post a title and hit "Publish."

9. Make sure to check your blog to make sure everything posted correctly, and to watch your video to make sure there are no slides missing, in the wrong order, etc. 

10. Get through your finals and have a great break!

Screencast: Assembling Your VoiceThread

Screencast: Splitting Your Audio into Multiple WAVs

Note: when exporting your files, choose "WAV" as the format rather than mp3.

Draft Workshop: Unit 3 Project Audio

1. Revisit the PowerPoint on introductions:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B11JiXOw1yx0MHVCd0h0a1R3b2c/edit?usp=sharing

Has the author began immediately with a strong and specific detail, telling the reader something s/he doesn’t already know? Does the author transition to the thesis statement quickly, using the right side up triangle model rather than the inverted triangle model? Are there any generalizations or other unimportant information that can be removed from the introduction?

2. Does the audio have a sense of balance? Does it seem that the author spends too long on any on particular slide or idea and not long enough on others? 

3. Estimate the proportion of the audio devoted to direct analysis of the main image. Is it more than 50%? If not, suggest ways the author could revise the presentation to devote a larger portion to analysis.

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When you have completed the workshop, turn it in here:  

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iaZJ95R5zFxBFwZ34vKR4tbEZ3fJoGdH8XHsCBXtHH4/viewform

Unit 3 Project Script Workshop #2

Unit 3 Script Workshop 2

1. Does the author’s thesis statement adequately answer the “so what?” question? In other words, does the author explain why their claim about the piece matters? Make sure the answer to the so what question isn’t unsurprising or generic.

2. Does the author’s analysis change or deepen your understanding or appreciation of the piece? Do you view the piece differently after you read the draft vs before? If not, suggest aspects of the piece the author might investigate further in order to deepen their analysis.

3. Estimate the proportion of the script that is devoted to direct analysis of the piece vs background information (including historical and background info, biographical information about the artist, etc.). At least 75% of the script should be devoted to analyzing the piece directly, so if this proportion is off suggest the ways in which the author might improve it.

Next, compose two additional questions that focus your reader's attention on issues that you have been dealing with as you composed this draft. You can copy/paste questions from previous workshops or compose your own.

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When you have completed the workshop, turn it in here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1B30Tgn0TCeZyYTDzmLheiR_7O7BbSxvCzjD6rvbrO2I/viewform

Draft Workshop: Unit 3 Project Script

1. Evaluate the author's introduction. Does it follow one of the strategies for effective introductions we talked about in class? Does it begin by telling the listener something s/he doesn't know?

2. Evaluate the author's thesis statement. Is it specific, i.e. does it focus on specific details of the artwork under analysis? Does it make a strong claim? Does it provide a road map for the rest of the script?

3. Does most of the author's script focus on the artwork at hand, or is too much time devoted to the contextual information?

Next, compose two additional questions that focus your reader's attention on issues that you have been dealing with as you composed this draft. You can copy/paste questions from previous workshops or compose your own.

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When you have completed the workshop, turn it in here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VIUsuerl-KTO5MLZ11zNmQlYolufeP-w5iGafwf-MZA/viewform

Turn in Feeder 3.5

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gcqg_7lBbl5DANGyf9TyS5Flt5WMtJEoVaS0-lNJIk4/viewform