Concept map for social networking

Here's a link to my map:
http://bubbl.us/view.php?sid=586517&pw=ya8EFUt5ODlUgMzBrUUl4RzZiLy9kcw

Week 9

Week 9 was cloud computing week, and I loved every second of it. We learned about Google docs and how everything stays on a distant server so you don't have to worry about hard drive space. This is very helpful.

I use Google docs for all of my articles and stories, and I don't have any of them on my hard drive. The positive implications on journalism are clear. You'd never have any trouble finding any information or articles that you'd written in the past.

I've linked a Google docs tour that can help people better understand the program and its uses.
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html

Week 8 post

Week 8 delved into the audio department aspect of the web i.e podcasting and music. Music can be used to catch people's attention and creative commons makes it easy to do so. You can also use programs such as garageband or Audacity to create your own sound files.

Audacity is great for journalists who want to edit sound or add audio to a slideshow. Also, podcasting is another good way to tell stories or give informational speeches.

Here's a link to Apple's podcasting site where you can browse through hundreds of free podcasts.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/

Week 7

Week 7

Week seven was exciting because it introduced me to digital storytelling. It's a very simple concept that includes using web 2.0 applications to tell stories in non-traditional ways i.e slideshows or animation. I made my own animation on go-animate.com and had a blast with it.

The implications of digital storytelling for journalism are huge. Telling stories in new and creative ways is the new benchmark of a modern journalist, and combining slideshows with music has obvious implications.

I've included a link to a slideshow on the alligator.org website that shows how slideshows can benefit storytelling in a new way.
http://alligator.org/multimedia/slideshows/article_96119cb0-35d1-11df-96bb-001cc4c03286.html

Week 6 post

Week six was about photoshop literacy. We learned a little bit about how to digitally manipulate photos and use layers for different things. Photoshop is a pretty complicated program so using some of the tools first hand was a good way to get acquainted with the software. I liked using the layers and especially the clone tool was great.

I took a photojournalism class and we mainly used photoshop to lighten and darken pictures and to crop them. We're not allowed to change faces or delete things because that's considered unethical. I learned a lot in the class and photoshop is a necessary tool for photojournalists these days.


I've included a link to the photoshop home page because it includes plenty of helpful references to the program.
https://www.photoshop.com/