Archive for 'Software'
Video Tutorials on setting up, moderating and participating in a CoverItLive chat
Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet We’ve posted pieces on CoverItLive before on this site. It’s on online tool you can use to host live, online discussions. You can see the Hilite.org staff’s use of it during the 2011 State of the Union Address. The program has a variety of uses ranging from live coverage of news and sports events [...]
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You can use Indesign CS 5.5 to make Interactive buttons. Here’s a tutorial to show you how.
Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by Kelsey Bell.
Tweet Your device may be unable to display the content above. Adobe Flash is required. The interactive side of Indesign CS5.5 is a great way for print designers to explore the world of interactive web design using a program they’re already familiar with. In this tutorial, I will show you how to transform something you’ve [...]
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MacUpdate keeps advisers up-to-date on new software
Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by Michelle Harmon.
Tweet For scholastic journalism advisers like me, it is often overwhelming the number of software programs available out there. I can’t remember where I discovered MacUpdate Desktop, but I have definitely grown addicted to the service and its on-line community. For $20 per year, one can subscribe to this award winning service, and receive a [...]
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How to Embed Video from Youtube to your WordPress site
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required.While your WordPress site allows you to host video there, I’m a fan of uploading my videos to other hosts and using the embed code to place the videos in WordPress. There are a lot of great options for hosting your video like Schooltube, Youtube and Vimeo. [...]
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Journalism Using Mobile Devices
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Michael Hernandez.
Tweet This is an abbreviated version of a presentation I gave at the 2011 NSPA/JEA National convention in Minneapolis. While it’s missing my verbal explanation, it still has some useful info about apps, accessories, how my staff uses Google Docs and reasons why you’d want to try doing this with your staff. Also missing is [...]
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Have broadcast students create an iAm video project using the iMovie ’11 film trailer theme
Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Who are you? What do you care about? Who do you care about? What/who do love/like? What do you aspire to be? What does your digital footprint look like? Each semester I ask my broadcast technology students to create a final video project that is unlike anything they have produced so far. Yet, I [...]
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[Presentation] Moving Online Parts 1&2 From JEA/NSPA Convention
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Here are the two presentations given by Aaron Manfull (@manfull) and Jim Streisel (@carmeljim) during the 2011 JEA/NSPA Fall National Journalism Convention in Minneapolis. The presentations deal with tips for moving a program online (Part 1) and then executing it effectively (Part 2). If you have questions about the content of the presentation, feel [...]
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WordPress v. Drupal: Two helpful journalism focused articles on Poynter
Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Poynter posted two articles in September from Meg Heckman and Allan Hoffman that looked at the Drupal v. WordPress CMS debate. The nice thing here is that both of these articles are written with news organizations in mind. They are two good reads if you’re looking to make the online jump, or considering making [...]
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SNDSTL Takeaways: A list of links to keep you busy for awhile
Posted on 03. Oct, 2011 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet I’m going to be honest here, this is going to be a mess of a post. I just came off of a three-day brain buffet at the SND conference in St. Louis and I’m still trying to make sense of everything that I saw and heard. It should give me post material on this site [...]
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