blackboard
17 years ago
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The drama of Audacity
I wanted to blog about the audacity assignment. Out of all of the assignments, I found this one to be the most difficult. I had many problems with my Audacity project, and in the end, I worked out MOST of them. To begin, when I downloaded Audacity on my computer, it was not working properly. When I went to open a song in the Audacity, the song would play but in barely a second. It would literally zip right through the song. I tried to adjust the speeds, but nothing was working. So I proceeded to re-install Audacity. That did not work either, because every song I put on there would simply speed right through. I thought it might be the song I choose, because it might have been “protected.” So I went back and choose a song from a CD. This still gave me problems. So I finally went to the computer lab and tested out the Audacity there. I placed a CD in the disk drive, opened the song in Audacity, and pulled out the CD. I did the entire project, and when it came time to convert the newly mixed song into an MP3, the audio tracks were empty. The only conclusion I could draw from this was the fact that I removed the CD from the disk drive before it had a chance to copy itself onto my computer. So I tried the project over, this time keeping the CD in the disk drive. It finally worked. I had some troubles getting the song to play, but I was able to do all of the editing, and adding of the effects, which can be seen though the screen shots that I took. Overall, I found this project to be most stressful. But, I know that if I were to do it over again, I would know exactly how to edit music. I am glad that I now have this skill.
The Final Projects
I thought the final projects for this class were so amazing. They were extremely diverse and all very informative in their own right. I am glad that this was pretty much an open assignment because it gave us the opportunity to take what we learned and create something new and exciting. One of the highlights from that evening was the Fashion show. I really enjoyed the way they used power point to combined all of their research in a presentation. I also thought they put in a lot of time and effort in their research and overall presentation. I like that they were wearing clothes that represented different fashion trends and the progression of those fashion trends. I think its great that they made their presentation comical as well as very informative. They did well presenting the information to the class.
I also really enjoyed the group that displayed pictures of NYC with music for their project. I think it is great to think outside of the box when it comes to great art. New York City is filled with art, and that presentation reminded me to open my eyes and look around at all of the beautiful art around me. I really enjoyed the way they edited the pictures, and used the Ken Burns effect to emphasize important parts of the pictures.
As for our presentation, I think it was successful. We all worked well together, and I always enjoy meeting people that have a great appreciation for the arts. I think we work hard to create stress the importance as well as the beauty of story telling. I learned a lot about Korean Folk tales, and stories while incorporating elements of this class.
I also really enjoyed the group that displayed pictures of NYC with music for their project. I think it is great to think outside of the box when it comes to great art. New York City is filled with art, and that presentation reminded me to open my eyes and look around at all of the beautiful art around me. I really enjoyed the way they edited the pictures, and used the Ken Burns effect to emphasize important parts of the pictures.
As for our presentation, I think it was successful. We all worked well together, and I always enjoy meeting people that have a great appreciation for the arts. I think we work hard to create stress the importance as well as the beauty of story telling. I learned a lot about Korean Folk tales, and stories while incorporating elements of this class.
My Peers
I really enjoyed opening up Erica's main page. I think that she did a great job editing her picture. I love that she added stars to her picture that frame her face. I think it works well for that picture, and fits her personality. I also appreciate her color choice. The gray in the background is a nice color and does not take away from the picture of the links. I also enjoy how she has a quote at the bottom of her picture, and the color of the quote matches the color of her sweater. It is very aesthetically pleasing. I like her incorporation of the line break after her picture and quote and before her links. It creates organization for the view. Her personal links that she choose to put on her main page are very informative and are great resources for an arts educator. To view this page, please click on the following link: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~eng221/
I think Alana's images assignment pages is great. Like me, she choose to make the background of the page black and the text color white. I think that is a great contrast, and it really enhances the photos that she choose to use. I really appreciate the photo that she picked. The butterfly picture has very vibrant colors, and I enjoyed seeing the picture with the various filters on it. All of her pictures that she created are beautiful, but my favorite is the one where she used the polygonal lasso tool as well as brushes and paint bucket. The picture is so vibrant. It appears to be a rainbow in the back of the butterfly and there are mini butterflies of various colors flying around. It is very magical looking. You can view this picture, as well as others at the following link: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ajh372/images.html
Libby's Shakespeare movie is great. I really enjoy the way she used the Ken Burns effect to emphasize various pictures of Shakespeare. It is evident that a lot of thought went into where the zoom and the focus would be when the Ken Burns effect began and when it finished. I love the images she choose to pick, and they went great with the music. I feel as though I can use this movie in my classroom because it make Shakespeare, a topic most students dislike, fun and exciting. I really like that she choose to use red as her background and white as her font. I think that is a great combination, and it works well with the pictures she picked. My favorite picture is where she uses the Ken Burns effect to zoom in on a paper that Shakespeare is holding that says "to be or not to be." I thought that was very creative. You can go and see Libby's Shake it up Shakespeare video at the following link: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ehk245/movie.html
I think Alana's images assignment pages is great. Like me, she choose to make the background of the page black and the text color white. I think that is a great contrast, and it really enhances the photos that she choose to use. I really appreciate the photo that she picked. The butterfly picture has very vibrant colors, and I enjoyed seeing the picture with the various filters on it. All of her pictures that she created are beautiful, but my favorite is the one where she used the polygonal lasso tool as well as brushes and paint bucket. The picture is so vibrant. It appears to be a rainbow in the back of the butterfly and there are mini butterflies of various colors flying around. It is very magical looking. You can view this picture, as well as others at the following link: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ajh372/images.html
Libby's Shakespeare movie is great. I really enjoy the way she used the Ken Burns effect to emphasize various pictures of Shakespeare. It is evident that a lot of thought went into where the zoom and the focus would be when the Ken Burns effect began and when it finished. I love the images she choose to pick, and they went great with the music. I feel as though I can use this movie in my classroom because it make Shakespeare, a topic most students dislike, fun and exciting. I really like that she choose to use red as her background and white as her font. I think that is a great combination, and it works well with the pictures she picked. My favorite picture is where she uses the Ken Burns effect to zoom in on a paper that Shakespeare is holding that says "to be or not to be." I thought that was very creative. You can go and see Libby's Shake it up Shakespeare video at the following link: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ehk245/movie.html
BlackBoard
I have mixed feelings about the blackboard system. I think it is a great way to discuss things outside of class, as well as refer to assignments that have passed or that need another look. Yet, it does not compare to actual discussion in class. Also, I try to be very careful when posting on blackboard discussion because it is hard to read the intent of someone through their blackboard post, I would never want to offend someone in that way.
For this class, I think blackboard has been great. I have enjoyed using the assignments page to refresh my memory about different assignments that we have completed throughout this course. I also think it is great that all of the links of our peers websites have been available for our viewing.
I would consider using blackboard in my class when I become a teacher. I think it is a good way for students to track their grades and their progress. I think it is also great that you can make homework available for students in can case they forgot a homework assignment or a worksheet. With blackboard they can simply do a file transfer and download the worksheet right onto their computer. I would also use blackboard to make the course requirements and syllables available to the students so that they can have ownership over that knowledge. Students can be encouraged to post links and upload papers so that they can work in groups without actually meeting each other outside of class. It is also great to have the students submit their homework this way, so that they have less of a chance of loosing it and I as the teacher will be able to view it right on my computer. The downside is that not all students have access to computers, and outside of a college setting, I do not feel as though it is right to ask as student to seek out a computer so that they can upload their essays. I think that blackboard is a nice option, but anything lower that college, should not make it mandatory.
For this class, I think blackboard has been great. I have enjoyed using the assignments page to refresh my memory about different assignments that we have completed throughout this course. I also think it is great that all of the links of our peers websites have been available for our viewing.
I would consider using blackboard in my class when I become a teacher. I think it is a good way for students to track their grades and their progress. I think it is also great that you can make homework available for students in can case they forgot a homework assignment or a worksheet. With blackboard they can simply do a file transfer and download the worksheet right onto their computer. I would also use blackboard to make the course requirements and syllables available to the students so that they can have ownership over that knowledge. Students can be encouraged to post links and upload papers so that they can work in groups without actually meeting each other outside of class. It is also great to have the students submit their homework this way, so that they have less of a chance of loosing it and I as the teacher will be able to view it right on my computer. The downside is that not all students have access to computers, and outside of a college setting, I do not feel as though it is right to ask as student to seek out a computer so that they can upload their essays. I think that blackboard is a nice option, but anything lower that college, should not make it mandatory.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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