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 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/1VXeG-YG8xNta1SRhou5awcHFjdNoHKfG20byJ9jKPy0/viewform?usp=send_form

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/1Js1XmqN6KgTJ7mZrVjkuuNkqC_YmUoPYiI-7dI6oYUQ/viewform

Turn in Feeders 3.3-3.5

Feeder 3.3:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s7A-QTc5EVPoAiadL74kNZLriDu821dZWsPA2rL1VvA/viewform

Feeder 3.4:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16BzjjhfuQFFLgTbSCje9SJMXdSoAXlmCvOhQ_sYWCpE/viewform

Feeder 3.5:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UZ-2Kd1gKm2G7QcgPMX4qESxXABbltMO5_8X5tpO2Ws/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/1c7JXCHIL_FP2ADmJko35sSARWGOK4P1l-0K9YZT0Ycw/viewform

Posting Your Unit 2 Project

Once you have uploaded the final version of your podcast to SoundCloud, click the "Share" button underneath the wave form, and copy the code in the box labeled "widget code." Next, log in to blogger.com and click the orange button to create a new post. Click the button labeled "HTML" and paste the code into the large box. Then, click the "Compose" button and add a works cited list or any other pertinent into below your podcast.

Drafting Working Thesis Statements

In your groups, each person should present their work on Unit 3 so far. Show the rest of the group an image of your piece from the Ackland. Tell them about your general impressions of the piece and listen to any feedback they might have about alternative ways to interpret the piece.

Once everyone has presented their feeder assignments, work collaboratively on your working thesis statements.

Turn in Feeders 3.1 and 3.2

3.1: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k1VieSoEhqQLihoFmMDzTC4T84TJKczAUsHCwOScOqA/viewform

3.2: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Un5-EW8R9drRkaARiOpm9w4rM2HLSz-Skhcmbajw450/viewform

Example VoiceThread

http://uncquartet.blogspot.com/2010/12/bruegel-protest-through-death.html

Draft Workshop: Audio of Entire Podcast

1. Does the podcast meet the assignment's length requirements? If it is too long or too short, suggest what material the author might add or subtract.

2. Do you zone out or does your attention stray at any point in the podcast? If so, how might the author fix this problem?

Now add at least two more questions of your own. You can re-use questions from previous workshops or you can ask the author to evaluate a specific issue or section of the podcast that you've been focusing on.

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bzd6Jym31pQ4ASQj3fGZi35bvyOru4dbqgsNORe2MTw/viewform

Francis Bacon: Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (1944)

Draft Workshop: Results & Discussion Script

1. How has the author summarized the data that she or he collected in the experiment? Does this summary feel like an onslaught of numbers? Is it disorienting, or do can you process them all as the author is explaining them? How might he or she deal with this material more clearly?

2. Does the author restate clearly the original hypothesis and how the data proved or disproved that hypothesis? How could this information be better highlighted so that the listener will be sure not to miss it?

3. Does the Discussion section gradually “zoom out,” moving from the narrative focus of the study to broader issues that might connect to the listener’s life? Is this process done effectively? How might it be improved? 

4. How does the podcast end? Is the ending effective? Why or why not?

5. How might the author interject another voice in a way that would make the podcast both clearer and more interesting?

6. What parts of the podcast do you think will be essential to highlight with music, sound effects, etc.? In other words, what are the most important transitional moments in the podcast? Does the author indicate how s/he will deal with these effectively? Suggest ways in which the use of music and sound effects might be improved.

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

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_zD7bD6djZKPsVYQgLDNuSFgK0fDyv9qhMdxxeZRenI/viewform