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This class (wk 12) was a great introduction to the way of the Web. For someone who has been toying with the idea of learning basic web design skills (me), the description of HTML and CSS and how they work together was empowering.
HTML is used to build the structure of a Web site, while CSS supplies the style. If HTML code is properly applied, it builds a framework for the site, the look of which can be systematically modified by the application of CSS.
HTMLdog is a great resource for a budding web designer. Who knows, that might be me.
Blogging is time intensive.
Second soundslides, not as good as the first!
I reviewed Muslims in Gainesville During Ramadan.
I enjoyed viewing it. The information was interesting and informative. The sound was clear.
I don’t find the classic elements of a story here — a conflict and a resolution. It seems more like an explanation of the experience of Ramadan, followed by a description of how it happens. This is interesting, but I don’t know if there is a moment of reflection, or conflict needing resolution. There is one nice quote that seems close to a moment of reflection, something along the lines of “Gives a chance to remember that Allah is with you throughout the day.”
I missed a main character. The soundslides was more a description of what the group did, and I felt I would have liked more about the voice and the voice’s personal interaction with the religious holiday.
The beginning, with the call to prayer and the early images of prayer, were very engaging. I thought the title page was clear, though the title might have been crafted to be less literal.
The last third of the soundslides through to the end when the character describes his experience with Ramadan in a few sentences (mentioned above) resonated with me the most.
In the narrative there was only one mention of students, and no connection as to how this experience connects with students or campus life. I cheated to see if this was explained in the captions, but didn’t see it there either. I would have to say this story is about 1 percent student life, and 99 percent a explanation of Ramadan for the uninformed. I must say that it succeed very well in this mission, which to me has a lot of value.
The single best thing about the story is the quote about how Ramadan allows time to recognize God in your life and how you would never forget to fast because you become so attuned to the presence of god and why you are doing this. I would recommend starting the story with this line.
I was walking to class one day about a month ago and heard the carillon bells chiming out a tune. It dawned on me: here is the topic for my first soundslides story. I figured then that it had potential for great sound, great visuals from the Century Tower, and an interesting story about how the carillon adds to campus life. I hope the final product hit at least some of that potential.
In class last week I heard the first tip for successful news photography – arrive early and stay late. I learned the truth of this the hard way yesterday when my camera and I left the John Kerry Town Forum at UF’s University Auditorium just before the final question was fully answered and about five minutes before one Andrew Meyer took the mic.
The rest is national news. After Meyer heatedly asked questions of Kerry about why he didn’t contest the 2004 election or make moves to impeach Bush, four to six uniformed officers pulled Meyer away from the microphone and forced him toward the exit. Before he reached the doors, Meyer ended up on the floor under a pig pile of officers, one of whom eventually Tasered him.
One blogger had the images and scoop.
I’m left with 100 photos shot from various angles and elevations of Senator John Kerry gesticulating.
Journalists’ toolkit will help me put my “old journalism” skills to work in a “now journalism” format.
The office where I work is not too far behind the latest means for communicating information to a broad audience, but it might as well be. Being just a bit behind in today’s rapidly changing media world leaves an organization far off the pace. By taking this course I hope to become an informed and self-sufficient user of on-line media in my work at the University of Florida. I enjoy photography and sound recording and editing. I hope to learn more about the equipment and methods to link images, text and sound to create compelling stories using Soundslides software.
These technical skills will also allow me to enhance the Web site of the monthly independent print paper I publish in Gainesville called Satellite Magazine.
