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Week 7

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Student Presentation & Discussion

  • Students present completed TODO List items (homework) on the Project Wiki
  • Students and Professor discuss missing data and suggest next actions for Podcast Project.
  • Tasks are given to each team member for in-class and out-of-class (homework) refinements.
    • Create a new topic on the Wiki Forum discussion where members can discuss how the Podcast Project Design Process and collaboration could have been more effective.
    • Clean up any stray pages, paragraphs, typos, etc. on the Podcast Wiki (the Podcast Wiki section should be the final archive of the design process.)
    • Create a section of the Wiki called Branding: include: a link to the Podcast Blog,  the Podcast logo and any other images or links associated with Podcast brand.

Lab: Production Phase II – Releasing the Podcast

BRANDING:

  1. Create a new blog on WordPress.com for the podcast. Name the blog URL something related to TAU Podcast… maybe taupodcast.wordpress.com is available.
  2. Customize the blog so that it presents an effective BRAND (custom image, tagline, etc.) Use the Podcast Project Wiki for all your blog content.

PUBLISHING THE AUDIO:

  1. Upload  your audio file to a free hosting service that allows for hot-linking  (http://www.fileden.com)
  2. Create a post on  your new blog using the audio support technique described here.

CREATE THE FEED:

  1. Login to Feedburner (if you already have gmail account you can use that otherwise use the student.citytech.cuny account mentioned in class) and add a new feed using your blog rss feed.
    • http://nameofyourblog.wordpress.com/feed/
  2. Add you feedburner feed to your wordpress blog. Here’s how!

Homework:

PODCAST – Midterm Project Presentation Requirements | Grading

  • Podcast is presented to the class via the Wiki and Podcast Blog. (The group should collectively decide how each member will contribute equally to the presentation).
  • All contributions to the Podcast Project should be viewable on the Podcast Wiki. (If you made contributions to the podcast that are not documented on the Wiki, they may not be taken into consideration during grading.)
  • Review Podcast Project requirements.
  • Presentation Time: 10 Minutes

EMERGING MEDIA BLOG – Midterm Project Presentation Requirements | Grading

  • Each student will present 1 post from their own EMB and 1 comment/response from a classmates blog.
  • 1/2 of the Emerging Media Blog Project is due (7 posts/7 comments).
  • Review Emerging Media Blog project requirements.
  • Presentation Time: 5 minutes (Prepare and run through your presentation ahead of time)

NOTE: The Podcast Project and 1/2 of the Emerging Media Blog Project are due on March 23rd. Grades will be determined not only by project completion and quality, but by effective collaboration and the completion of scheduled/assigned tasks. Not completing the project tasks on schedule affects all project members.