Hello there!
For this assignment we were asked to find 2 slide shows and 1 photo gallery and figure out how well they work as story telling tools.
The first slide show I found had no sound and it was titled "The Worlds Best Beers." It's the kind of slide show that you have to click through and read what it is all about.
I felt like it was interesting to see what beers made the list and it was very informative about the individual kinds of beers. However I think not having to click through it would have made it easier to look at.
The next slide show had audio and was titled "Human Planet." It was basically pictures that this photographer took around the world and he was narrating through the pictures.
It was very informative and I liked the narrated feel of the slide show.
The photo gallery I chose was one that had photos of the Northeast Kingdom. There were no descriptions with the pictures which was kind of a down fall.
I feel like the slide show with audio did the best job telling the story. It had some natural sound which made me enjoy watching and it helped me understand what was going.
The other slide show was fine, it just wasn't as engaging and made me loose interest more quickly. As for the photo gallery I didn't really feel like it was telling me a story of any kind.
Here are the links!
Slide show with out sound-
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46327587/?slide=1
Slide show with sound-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167
Photo Gallery-
http://www.linkvermont.com/photogalleries/Northeast%20Kingdom%20Photo%20Gallery/lakewilloghby_cottages.htm
-The Ginger Journo :)
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Awkward Podcast!
The podcast is definitely more on the conversational side of things, we think its pretty funny and it is most definitely awkward.
First we made a list of awkward situations that have either happened to us directly or to people we know.to get ideas we went online and looked at sites like "That awkward moment."
After the list was made we tried to narrow it down to just a couple that are worthy of making it to the podcast itself.
When we began recording we thought instead of having music to accompany it we would just sing awkwardly at the beginning and end to make it even more awkward. During the podcast we introduced ourselves in the beginning but after that we didn't really say our names much.
We really tried to keep it more low key and we didn't have very much structure to it and I think that it works for this kind of podcast. Some awkward moments we included were, how do you know which armrest is yours at the movies, facebook creeps, and seeing people that you really don't want to talk to.
During the editing process we really had to cut it down because we had 21 minutes of us talking. So we cut it down to around 6 minutes of good awkward moments and hopefully a lot of funny and really true parts that we think happen to a lot of people.
Well that's really all I can say about the podcast. I really enjoyed the process even though I was unable to figure out how to embed the podcast on my post so I have linked it to the Divshare site and that seems to work when you click on it.
Hope you enjoy listening to our little podcast and I hope you find it as humorous as we all did.
http://www.divshare.com/download/16792666-8b4
Hopefully that will bring you to it!
-Ginger Journo
First we made a list of awkward situations that have either happened to us directly or to people we know.to get ideas we went online and looked at sites like "That awkward moment."
After the list was made we tried to narrow it down to just a couple that are worthy of making it to the podcast itself.
When we began recording we thought instead of having music to accompany it we would just sing awkwardly at the beginning and end to make it even more awkward. During the podcast we introduced ourselves in the beginning but after that we didn't really say our names much.
We really tried to keep it more low key and we didn't have very much structure to it and I think that it works for this kind of podcast. Some awkward moments we included were, how do you know which armrest is yours at the movies, facebook creeps, and seeing people that you really don't want to talk to.
During the editing process we really had to cut it down because we had 21 minutes of us talking. So we cut it down to around 6 minutes of good awkward moments and hopefully a lot of funny and really true parts that we think happen to a lot of people.
Well that's really all I can say about the podcast. I really enjoyed the process even though I was unable to figure out how to embed the podcast on my post so I have linked it to the Divshare site and that seems to work when you click on it.
Hope you enjoy listening to our little podcast and I hope you find it as humorous as we all did.
http://www.divshare.com/download/16792666-8b4
Hopefully that will bring you to it!
-Ginger Journo
Monday, February 13, 2012
Podcast Idea
Our group will be doing a blog on awkward moments that happen in our lives. It will be conversational will all four of us sharing our experiences with awkward moments.
It will be funny and awesome.
Peace :)
It will be funny and awesome.
Peace :)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Podcast Review
The three podcast I subscribed to were the Raw Food podcast, Americas Test Kitchen and On the Media.
The Raw food Podcast caught my eye because it looked like it was about cooking which I love to do. I liked how the host made the food on the podcast.
I like how I can visualize what shes doing. Its a newer podcast so it only has two episodes but I really liked each one so far! I don't really dislike anything about this podcast.
I love watching Amercas test kitchen on TV so when I saw that they have a podcast I was really excited to listen to it. They take calls and answer questions that people have about cooking.
They also do tastes tests and quality test which I love to know what are the better brands to get.
When I saw the On the Media podcast I thought that it would probably be a good podcast for me to listen too since I want to go into media.
The podcast pretty much consists of a couple hosts discusing "new" news and whats going on in goverment and politics.
I found it very informational and I liked how it made me think about the things that are going on around us even though it did get a little confusing at times. I would go in and out while listening and then not remembering what was being discussed.
I havent put them on my Ipod but I have subcribed to them and I believe I will continue to listen to them!
-Ginger Journo <3
The Raw food Podcast caught my eye because it looked like it was about cooking which I love to do. I liked how the host made the food on the podcast.
I like how I can visualize what shes doing. Its a newer podcast so it only has two episodes but I really liked each one so far! I don't really dislike anything about this podcast.
I love watching Amercas test kitchen on TV so when I saw that they have a podcast I was really excited to listen to it. They take calls and answer questions that people have about cooking.
They also do tastes tests and quality test which I love to know what are the better brands to get.
When I saw the On the Media podcast I thought that it would probably be a good podcast for me to listen too since I want to go into media.
The podcast pretty much consists of a couple hosts discusing "new" news and whats going on in goverment and politics.
I found it very informational and I liked how it made me think about the things that are going on around us even though it did get a little confusing at times. I would go in and out while listening and then not remembering what was being discussed.
I havent put them on my Ipod but I have subcribed to them and I believe I will continue to listen to them!
-Ginger Journo <3
Sunday, January 29, 2012
"Pimp My Blog"
For the "Pimp My Blog" assignment I first played around with design of the blog itself.
I really liked the orange swirl design because after all my blog is called "The Ginger Journalist". Have to get some form of orange on there.
I then changed the color and fonts of the words. I really like purple so as you can see the words you are currently reading are PURPLE! Love it.
I wanted to add some cools things to my blog so I added a picture of myself and I also added a couple different gadgets. I have one gadget for a video blog I love from YouTube, another gadget for news related things, and one for blogs I like to read.
I also added a couple of things about me. This is the process I went through. Hope you all like it!
-The Ginger Journo :)
I really liked the orange swirl design because after all my blog is called "The Ginger Journalist". Have to get some form of orange on there.
I then changed the color and fonts of the words. I really like purple so as you can see the words you are currently reading are PURPLE! Love it.
I wanted to add some cools things to my blog so I added a picture of myself and I also added a couple different gadgets. I have one gadget for a video blog I love from YouTube, another gadget for news related things, and one for blogs I like to read.
I also added a couple of things about me. This is the process I went through. Hope you all like it!
-The Ginger Journo :)
Robbery
Police are looking for a man who robbed a local gas station.
At around 1:15 this morning the Hometown Sunoco in Swanton Vermont was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect left the store on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and items.
No one was injured in the robbery and police are searching for a white male around 6 feet tall.
If you have any information please contact the Vermont State Police in St Albans at 802-524-5993 or the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 802-524-2121.
At around 1:15 this morning the Hometown Sunoco in Swanton Vermont was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect left the store on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash and items.
No one was injured in the robbery and police are searching for a white male around 6 feet tall.
If you have any information please contact the Vermont State Police in St Albans at 802-524-5993 or the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 802-524-2121.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Hunting Gone Bad
A hunting related shooting has one Vermont man going to court.
Conrad Masse, 76, and Wayne Goff, 58, were bear hunting on Urie Road in Albany when things got out of hand.
They had released two bear hounds out on a track of a bear when Goff and Masse drove to Urie road. Goff then got out of the truck to wait for the bear.
Masse then drove about 550 feet further on the road and got out of the truck to also wait for the bear.
The bear then crossed the road between the two men and Masse fired 3 shots. One hit the bear, the other a tree, and the third bullet went right into Goff.
Goff was taken to North Country Hospital then transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment on his pelvic gunshot wound. He has now been released from the hospital and is in stable condition.
Masse was issued a citation to appear in the Orleans Superior Court on charges of Aggravated Assault. He was also ticketed by Fish and Game for shooting from the road, having a loaded riffle in his car, and not having proper display of permits for the bear hounds.
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