A Fish-y TV Story

Here is an example of how you might lay out your multi-media project. One of the things you will be evaluated on is your use of still pictures. You can put the still picture anywhere; it doesn't have to be this size and it doesn't have to be in the left-hand corner. You can take a still image from the video you shoot and use it as a still picture or you can use a digital camera to take a different shot. You can have more than one picture if you want. But the picture should help reinforce the theme of the story. Use the "add image" icon (the third from the right) to upload a picture.

In addition to still pictures, you should incorporate some hyperlinks related to your story. These simply point the reader to additional information related to the story. For example, the photo in the story is of NFL player Joe Thomas appearing on a fishing show. You might want to hyperlink Joe Thomas to give readers a better idea of who he is. You should have several hyperlinks, but not all hyperlinks are important, and going overboard with too many can make the page look cluttered. Skilled bloggers have a certain sixth sense about how many hyperlinks to use.

The text and headline are also important. In addition to what we talk about in class, make sure your page is clean and uncluttered. You should also not have any miztakes, typoes or speling errorrs.

Finally, you will be evaluated on the package and how you incorporate it within the page. All the same things we've talked about all semester still apply: simple theme, good use of video, natural sound and sound bites, etc. You can create a link to the video (if it exists somewhere on the Internet such as YouTube). More likely, you will create a file of the package on the computer desktop. You can link to this file using the "add video" icon (the second from the right). It takes much less time to upload this way than burning a DVD.

Since you do not have to make a DVD for this project, make sure your video link is clean and works properly. If I can't access it properly I can only assume you didn't do it. You can "save" and "preview" your page, so you can check it several times before you actually post it.

All material on your blog page should be posted no later than December 2. You will stand before the class to introduce your package and explain your blog page. Whether or not you do this on the 2nd, the project must be done by that date.

You might run into a problem where the material will not post correctly because of some issues with the HTML language. If that happens, the screen will go to the "edit HTML" view and tell you the problem. It will also highlight the section that is causing the problem. You can simply delete this section(s) and the post should then publish successfully.