Audio? ODEO? AVS4You? FreeRip? Audacity? Soundboard? use my Olympus digital recorder, download to laptop, then encode to mp3 from digital using online application? Lame? (Okay, if you are inclined to skim, not read, blog entries because you just want the bottom line, click on the title above. The link to my embedded audio is there and you'll be on the Capstone page that features the audio crafted for this assignment. If you want to understand my journey, read away, but don't say I didn't warn you!)
I begin my entry with questions because that's the journey I faced with the audio entry (nice assonance, don't you think?) When I estimate that I invested close to eight hours on this tiny assignment, you'll understand why I was determined to finish the assignment and get credit for the work. If I documented every step of my path, this would be a BLOnG...get it? A long blog? (I think I crafted that myself, and wanted, actually, to put it in Wiktionary before I read the directions and saw one had to document that the word had been used before, actually cite usage...so that was out, and I was slightly disappointed. I thought it would be cool to insert a term into Wiktionary and see what happened. I'm creative, if nothing else!)
In any event, I initially hoped to use a free audio clip from a movie (that was before I understood "we" had to create the audio). I considered the well-known clip from "When Harry Met Sally" - the "I'll have what she's having!" clip, and found I could choose TWO versions from that audio site. I wasn't certain everyone would listen long enough to get to the words, so I was opting for the shorter version and trusting that everyone would have seen the movie so you wouldn't click off the sound before you got to the word portion. BUT...that was Meg Ryan, not me, so that was no longer an option. I also considered a donkey quote from Shrek, but again...not an option.
Soooo, I do have a digital recorder. Finding the connecting cord that would allow me to actually transfer the digitized information from the recorder to the PC was problematic, but it eventually surfaced (unlike my missing keys...if anyone gets a vision, let me know...). I dramatically read two pages from my Capstone project - the introductory page AND the help page (which is craftily crafted NOT to help!) - downloaded those to my laptop, and I was ready to rock and roll! Enter translators...long story short, I was never able to follow anyone's step-by-step instructions to get the digital recording converted to mp3 format and uploaded to soundboard.
I looked at software touted to be free, which wasn't; toyed around with software I couldn't successfully navigate, and was pretty darn excited when I read about the iMac and GarageBand (although I referred to that as GarbageBand to Scotty when I asked if I could use her Mac). Soooo, off to Scotty's to look at an introductory video online, to navigate GB. I opted to use the computer instruments and began laying down tracks. Now you would think at this stage of the game that I'd be happy to have ten seconds of one track successfully uploaded, but nooooo. I had to toy around with guitar, drum, and bass tracks and THEN add applause, laughter and cheering! Mix those up, go to iTunes and play the creation and....hmmmm. The converter option to change that to mp3 player doesn't appear. Doesn't look like the tutorial, and when we phone Scotty's son Chuck for help, his software version isn't the same as hers. I'd literally spent three hours at Scotty's by now, so I opted for this: I wrote a script for Chuck, asked him to record it (which he did) and send it as an e-mail attachment, and I uploaded that to my CMSimple capstone project. The script was brief: "The Contest is over!" Since I'd crafted an audio technician into my tweets and blogs as the culprit in me not having audio on the website, it made perfect sense for the technician to come to the rescue...slightly after my 7 PM EDT close of the contest, but hey, I got the audio!!!
So, click on the title of this blog and it will take you to my Capstone project page where it's nicely embedded! If you use the term BLOnG, let me know how long it takes for you to get folks to grab it and run!
Enjoy!
Anne
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
one more musical attempt
My friend Scotty has an iMac, sooo, I'm off in a few minutes to swim and to try my hand at GarageBand. When I first told her I wanted to try her Mac out, I referenced Garbage Band! A great faux pas!
I've had a mental break from our Web 2.0 work...ran errands and tied up a few loose ends. I'll dig in tonight to finish up the Web 2.0 loose ends. My goal is to have tomorrow to visit Mom, Dad and his wife, Jean, and to ready myself to head to my 7 Acre Wood Saturday morning. When I was at school today, an AP voiced her surprise at seeing me in town. I'd typically have headed north the day after we got out of school. Since my "release" last Wednesday afternoon, I've been engaged in Web 2.0 work, so my departure will be 10 days later than my normal exit.
Off to swim and then to the garage!
Enjoy,
Anne
I've had a mental break from our Web 2.0 work...ran errands and tied up a few loose ends. I'll dig in tonight to finish up the Web 2.0 loose ends. My goal is to have tomorrow to visit Mom, Dad and his wife, Jean, and to ready myself to head to my 7 Acre Wood Saturday morning. When I was at school today, an AP voiced her surprise at seeing me in town. I'd typically have headed north the day after we got out of school. Since my "release" last Wednesday afternoon, I've been engaged in Web 2.0 work, so my departure will be 10 days later than my normal exit.
Off to swim and then to the garage!
Enjoy,
Anne
Think I've got the twenty...
Once you go to my CMSimple site using the title above as my link, do this:
peruse my list of twenty Web 2.0 apps/tools I used in the project.
Shoot me a note (e-mail, tweet, whatever) if you see any glaring errors!
If you want to access that page by a less direct route: Under Capstone 7, look for "My 20 Web 2.0 tools.")
Many thanks!
Anne
peruse my list of twenty Web 2.0 apps/tools I used in the project.
Shoot me a note (e-mail, tweet, whatever) if you see any glaring errors!
If you want to access that page by a less direct route: Under Capstone 7, look for "My 20 Web 2.0 tools.")
Many thanks!
Anne
audio - no-deo
After spending a couple hours this morning working on an audio file for my web page, I've taken a break.
Followed d.i.'s suggestions, although not always efficiently, until I got to ODEO. I have an account there but don't see the option of selecting "my audio" or any tab that lets me start any kind of uploading.
I'm working to ensure that I have the necessary elements on my Capstone CMSimple project. Last night I worked on the MeadMap and spent time adding links to my blog for all other accounts. I would not have known how to do that if I hadn't been reading through posts and saw d.i.'s comments to a classmate on what a good job she'd done with that. If I find that post today, I'll send a "thank you" to that wonderful lady. I knew we needed to do that, and wasn't certain how to proceed. There was just enough information in the post for me to search for the proper spot on the blog when I was editing.
Back to work...almost high noon. Slightly more than seven hours before my "contest" closes!
I have errands to run before I head to Virginia and would like to travel to Advance to see Dad and Jean, to Elkin to see Mom...not sure how to fit everything in. I desperately need to get in a swim. I may head to my 7 Acre Wood Saturday morning and have Friday to visit and leisurely pack the car.
Brother Tom has had my stereo and CDs at his house since my forced move mid-February. It will be a treat to have them back and set up in the Ark in Virginia. H says he'll loan me speakers. The old ones were bulky and took up too much space in my 20x25 living space...
Back to work.
Enjoy!
Anne
Followed d.i.'s suggestions, although not always efficiently, until I got to ODEO. I have an account there but don't see the option of selecting "my audio" or any tab that lets me start any kind of uploading.
I'm working to ensure that I have the necessary elements on my Capstone CMSimple project. Last night I worked on the MeadMap and spent time adding links to my blog for all other accounts. I would not have known how to do that if I hadn't been reading through posts and saw d.i.'s comments to a classmate on what a good job she'd done with that. If I find that post today, I'll send a "thank you" to that wonderful lady. I knew we needed to do that, and wasn't certain how to proceed. There was just enough information in the post for me to search for the proper spot on the blog when I was editing.
Back to work...almost high noon. Slightly more than seven hours before my "contest" closes!
I have errands to run before I head to Virginia and would like to travel to Advance to see Dad and Jean, to Elkin to see Mom...not sure how to fit everything in. I desperately need to get in a swim. I may head to my 7 Acre Wood Saturday morning and have Friday to visit and leisurely pack the car.
Brother Tom has had my stereo and CDs at his house since my forced move mid-February. It will be a treat to have them back and set up in the Ark in Virginia. H says he'll loan me speakers. The old ones were bulky and took up too much space in my 20x25 living space...
Back to work.
Enjoy!
Anne
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
MeadMap is awesome!
Boy do I LOVE MeadMap! I finally got mine going for the capstone project.
Do remember, however, that I goofed and am sporting two blogs at the moment - one for the capstone and one for the course. I'd enthusiastically witten on my capstone blog about how awesome it will be to share MeadMap with colleagues in my school. Included these ideas: that it will be a great tool teens can use not only to plan projects/papers, but to use as an ongoing organizer to summarize ideas learned in a class. Imagine asking kids to start a MeadMap and requiring biweekly updates. Those would come to you as a teacher and you could monitor what the students were getting or not getting...OR you as teacher could e-mail the MeadMap and have students edit independently, in clusters, or as a class.
Pretty awesome stuff!
Then I noticed the technical glitch..well, really, operator error. I'd remained logged into my "contest blog" because I'd selected the "keep me logged in" option...so when I went to my "other" blog, I had a window open, thought I was in Blog 2, and began typing away... the header did signal that I wasn't on the proper page, though.
Time for a brain break. Can't believe that tomorrow's Thursday. I hope the audio file stuff goes quickly. That's been my huge bug-a-boo. Then I have to make sure I've got all the accounts linked for the capstone and see if I've got enough Web 2.o components in to call it quits tomorrow evening when the "contest" officially ends. I'm hoping to hit the road for my 7 Acre Wood Friday. It's a four-hour drive and I'll be chomping at the bit to unload the car, set up the PC and settle in once I get there. That means most of my work needs to be done Thursday evening!
Cheers!
Anne
Do remember, however, that I goofed and am sporting two blogs at the moment - one for the capstone and one for the course. I'd enthusiastically witten on my capstone blog about how awesome it will be to share MeadMap with colleagues in my school. Included these ideas: that it will be a great tool teens can use not only to plan projects/papers, but to use as an ongoing organizer to summarize ideas learned in a class. Imagine asking kids to start a MeadMap and requiring biweekly updates. Those would come to you as a teacher and you could monitor what the students were getting or not getting...OR you as teacher could e-mail the MeadMap and have students edit independently, in clusters, or as a class.
Pretty awesome stuff!
Then I noticed the technical glitch..well, really, operator error. I'd remained logged into my "contest blog" because I'd selected the "keep me logged in" option...so when I went to my "other" blog, I had a window open, thought I was in Blog 2, and began typing away... the header did signal that I wasn't on the proper page, though.
Time for a brain break. Can't believe that tomorrow's Thursday. I hope the audio file stuff goes quickly. That's been my huge bug-a-boo. Then I have to make sure I've got all the accounts linked for the capstone and see if I've got enough Web 2.o components in to call it quits tomorrow evening when the "contest" officially ends. I'm hoping to hit the road for my 7 Acre Wood Friday. It's a four-hour drive and I'll be chomping at the bit to unload the car, set up the PC and settle in once I get there. That means most of my work needs to be done Thursday evening!
Cheers!
Anne
Plusses of having accounts linked
I've got this blog linked to my personal e-mail, so anytime a classmate makes a comment, I'm following that and am notified. That's a handy feature!
I was checking my e-mail just a few minutes ago when a notice came in that Jacob had left a comment on my blog. Cool! Double Cool, actually, because there are so many e-mails from SLED that my personal mail sometimes hides amid the scores of SLED notes. In any case, I smiled and went to see what Jason had written...
He'd liked my Wikimedia post, as had Cheryl and Iris. I noticed Cheryl had commented on both the forum comment page and my blog, and I've made a mental note to do that for others. I appreciated the compliments.
I'm finally in a place where I can see how much I've actually learned. My friend Scotty has listened to me talk about Web 2.0 since we began the course. Earlier in the evening she recounted the tale of when I wrote the haiku about Web 2.0, a part of my preparing for our Grandma explanation. Tonight she was comparing what she was viewing on my web page and what I could now say/explain to where I was only four weeks ago. It was a treat to get such feedback, because she's right. I have learned a LOT...certainly more than I expected to learn in a course. It's been a sacrifice of time and energy on my part, but one that's paying off nicely. I have a few more assignments to complete, but I'm confident that once I get the audio stuff uploaded and can embed some audio, the rest will be cake. That one skill is keeping me from calling the embedding assignment and the audio/video/photo assignment complete. If I can't get a handle on it by noon, I'll give someone in the tech department at our central office a call. First off, though, I read what my classmates here have to say, and I'll try every trick they've shared, because (as the kids would say), they've been "the bomb."
While I've felt overwhelmed at times, I've never felt belittled or anything other than respected and welcomed. Even when I obviously was so far behind everyone else, no one treated me that way. So when I see your name on a post or get an e-mail or a "tweet" from you, I know I'm hearing from a friend. In SL today, the significance of names in SL came up...that a name is critical for recognition because the avatar's appearance can change markedly. That's true in RL as well... I might not recognize anyone from our class on a not-so-crowded street, but I imagine I'd recognize the names.
If you're ever in Winston or near my 7 Acre Wood in Virginia, drop me a line and I'll keep a lookout for you. You'd always be welcome!
Rest well.
Anne
PS The bottom line was - it sure is nice to have accounts linked. Now if I can only find better ways to link all the accounts for my capstone project!
I was checking my e-mail just a few minutes ago when a notice came in that Jacob had left a comment on my blog. Cool! Double Cool, actually, because there are so many e-mails from SLED that my personal mail sometimes hides amid the scores of SLED notes. In any case, I smiled and went to see what Jason had written...
He'd liked my Wikimedia post, as had Cheryl and Iris. I noticed Cheryl had commented on both the forum comment page and my blog, and I've made a mental note to do that for others. I appreciated the compliments.
I'm finally in a place where I can see how much I've actually learned. My friend Scotty has listened to me talk about Web 2.0 since we began the course. Earlier in the evening she recounted the tale of when I wrote the haiku about Web 2.0, a part of my preparing for our Grandma explanation. Tonight she was comparing what she was viewing on my web page and what I could now say/explain to where I was only four weeks ago. It was a treat to get such feedback, because she's right. I have learned a LOT...certainly more than I expected to learn in a course. It's been a sacrifice of time and energy on my part, but one that's paying off nicely. I have a few more assignments to complete, but I'm confident that once I get the audio stuff uploaded and can embed some audio, the rest will be cake. That one skill is keeping me from calling the embedding assignment and the audio/video/photo assignment complete. If I can't get a handle on it by noon, I'll give someone in the tech department at our central office a call. First off, though, I read what my classmates here have to say, and I'll try every trick they've shared, because (as the kids would say), they've been "the bomb."
While I've felt overwhelmed at times, I've never felt belittled or anything other than respected and welcomed. Even when I obviously was so far behind everyone else, no one treated me that way. So when I see your name on a post or get an e-mail or a "tweet" from you, I know I'm hearing from a friend. In SL today, the significance of names in SL came up...that a name is critical for recognition because the avatar's appearance can change markedly. That's true in RL as well... I might not recognize anyone from our class on a not-so-crowded street, but I imagine I'd recognize the names.
If you're ever in Winston or near my 7 Acre Wood in Virginia, drop me a line and I'll keep a lookout for you. You'd always be welcome!
Rest well.
Anne
PS The bottom line was - it sure is nice to have accounts linked. Now if I can only find better ways to link all the accounts for my capstone project!
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