OK, now for the second half:
In the past, you all have had some experience interviewing each other. Now I am going to unleash you on an unsuspecting high school...muahwaahahahahahaha!!! Here's what I want EACH of you to do:
A) pick out at least one person in this school who you feel is knowledgeable enough about the topic for your next show that you could ask them questions about it. It could be a student, it could be a teacher, it could be a coach or heck, even a guidance counselor. If they're a person and they're in this building, they are fair game.
B) set up a list of at least eight good questions
C) make a post on our Google group with a subject header that includes your name, plus the phrase "who I will interview, what I will ask them". Include the name of the person and the eight questions you are thinking of asking them.
OK, now for the tricky part: getting to ask the questions. It might be difficult to get people up to our studios, and the hand held digital recorders we have on hand are bloody awful. I will work on my end to try and get some hand held devices that work which you can borrow. For your pat, you need to talk to the person you have in mind to interview, and see if it would be possible to get them here. One way or the other, we need to get this figured out.
So let's get going!
Mr. L
Friday, February 20, 2009
fri feb 27: Finishing your theme songs, and starting your next show, part one
Allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll righty then!, we've got tons to do today, so let's get right to it:
A) You need to finish up your theme songs, and get them uploaded to our folder on Box.net. Make sure the file is named after your group, plus the phrase "theme song". It must be in mp3 format, and it needs to be school appropriate.
(So far, only one team has actually done so; that would be Zach and Graham. The rest of you either haven't gotten that far yet, or you've uploaded session files, which are NOT acceptable; I need the actual MP3 "mixdowns")
B) While one part of your team is doing that, the other part needs to start jotting down some basic possible ideas for your first show in March. Whatever you plan on doing, make sure you go along with the following:
1) it needs to be school appropriate
2) it should be CURRENT; ie, either about something that just happened a little while ago or is about to happen. This will fit in with the other part of today's assignment, which I will roll out as you finish up the first half
3) your team must come up with roughly 3 to 5 different possible topics. The topics must be specific. "Sports" is not an acceptable topic; "the Red Sox have started up spring training down in Florida, lets talk about their prospects for this year" is a little more on the money.
4) these topics must be posted on our Google group by just one member of your group. The subject line must include your team name plus the phrase "first March topics"
OK, when you're done, I will post the second half of today's assignment.
Mr. L
A) You need to finish up your theme songs, and get them uploaded to our folder on Box.net. Make sure the file is named after your group, plus the phrase "theme song". It must be in mp3 format, and it needs to be school appropriate.
(So far, only one team has actually done so; that would be Zach and Graham. The rest of you either haven't gotten that far yet, or you've uploaded session files, which are NOT acceptable; I need the actual MP3 "mixdowns")
B) While one part of your team is doing that, the other part needs to start jotting down some basic possible ideas for your first show in March. Whatever you plan on doing, make sure you go along with the following:
1) it needs to be school appropriate
2) it should be CURRENT; ie, either about something that just happened a little while ago or is about to happen. This will fit in with the other part of today's assignment, which I will roll out as you finish up the first half
3) your team must come up with roughly 3 to 5 different possible topics. The topics must be specific. "Sports" is not an acceptable topic; "the Red Sox have started up spring training down in Florida, lets talk about their prospects for this year" is a little more on the money.
4) these topics must be posted on our Google group by just one member of your group. The subject line must include your team name plus the phrase "first March topics"
OK, when you're done, I will post the second half of today's assignment.
Mr. L
Tues Feb 24, theme songs, part two
OK, now that you've looked at the theme song of a professional radio personality (the definition being a guy who makes a crapload of money being on the radio) it's time for you guys to make a theme song of your own. Your group's theme song will have to include the following:
A) some sort of voiceover from at least one member of your team
B) at least three different special effects sounds (use the ones you've collected, or go get some more)
C) some sort of slogan during the voiceover
D) at least two audio quotes (again, you can use the ones you've already got or get new material)
E) some sort of background music (like a back beat, could be anything really, as long as its instrumental)
F) Make it sound cool. I know this is purely a matter of taste, but if it sounds godawful, I'm going to tell you as much.
G) ALL MATERIAL MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE
Everyone needs to be working on this, without exception. Please upload your first draft of your new theme song before the end of the class to our shared folder on Box.net. Name the file after your team name. Make sure it has been exported as an mp3.
"vegetarians....if you cook 'em right, they're delicious!"
Mr. L
A) some sort of voiceover from at least one member of your team
B) at least three different special effects sounds (use the ones you've collected, or go get some more)
C) some sort of slogan during the voiceover
D) at least two audio quotes (again, you can use the ones you've already got or get new material)
E) some sort of background music (like a back beat, could be anything really, as long as its instrumental)
F) Make it sound cool. I know this is purely a matter of taste, but if it sounds godawful, I'm going to tell you as much.
G) ALL MATERIAL MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE
Everyone needs to be working on this, without exception. Please upload your first draft of your new theme song before the end of the class to our shared folder on Box.net. Name the file after your team name. Make sure it has been exported as an mp3.
"vegetarians....if you cook 'em right, they're delicious!"
Mr. L
Tues Feb 24: theme songs, part one
Greetings HKTD residents!
Most of you have created a show for February. Soon, you will be working on your first shows for March. As part of that effort, what you are going to do now is work towards building a theme song which will be played at the beginning of your show.
To do this, I believe that it is useful to listen to what a professional does when he creates a theme song. I have put a copy of this theme song in our shared folder on Box.net. Its called "theGlennBeckThemeSong" Here's what I want each of you to do with it:
A) download it and listen to it
B) listen to it again, and try to imagine that you have to re-create this theme song. How many elements are in this theme song? Does it have any special effects sounds in it? Does it have audio quotes from movies or speeches? Does it have a musical backbeat? Does it have any special quotes or slogans?
C) Imagine you were trying to re-build this theme song from scratch in Adobe Audition. How many different tracks do you think you would need? How would you layout all the different sounds?
D) Now that you've thought about it, you will need to create a discussion post on our Google group detailing your thoughts. Label it "Beck theme song", and in the body of your post, list the following:
1) list all the different elements in the theme song, and describe each one. Say whether its an audio quote, or a special effect, or a voiceover, or some background music. If you know where it comes from, by all means, show off your knowledge.
2) describe about how many tracks you would need in Adobe to re-create this theme song, and describe why.
3) List any opinions you have about this theme song, and explain why you think and feel as you do.
THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH OF YOU, NOT A GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Cheers,
Mr. L
Most of you have created a show for February. Soon, you will be working on your first shows for March. As part of that effort, what you are going to do now is work towards building a theme song which will be played at the beginning of your show.
To do this, I believe that it is useful to listen to what a professional does when he creates a theme song. I have put a copy of this theme song in our shared folder on Box.net. Its called "theGlennBeckThemeSong" Here's what I want each of you to do with it:
A) download it and listen to it
B) listen to it again, and try to imagine that you have to re-create this theme song. How many elements are in this theme song? Does it have any special effects sounds in it? Does it have audio quotes from movies or speeches? Does it have a musical backbeat? Does it have any special quotes or slogans?
C) Imagine you were trying to re-build this theme song from scratch in Adobe Audition. How many different tracks do you think you would need? How would you layout all the different sounds?
D) Now that you've thought about it, you will need to create a discussion post on our Google group detailing your thoughts. Label it "Beck theme song", and in the body of your post, list the following:
1) list all the different elements in the theme song, and describe each one. Say whether its an audio quote, or a special effect, or a voiceover, or some background music. If you know where it comes from, by all means, show off your knowledge.
2) describe about how many tracks you would need in Adobe to re-create this theme song, and describe why.
3) List any opinions you have about this theme song, and explain why you think and feel as you do.
THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT FOR EACH OF YOU, NOT A GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Cheers,
Mr. L
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday the 13th: time to rev up the chainsaws!
No seriously, its time to get your feb shows to me in mp3 format, following the guidelines I gave the other day. I need to upload them to a site called DivShare, so that I can stream them off of our website. I will email you the website address where you will be able to access it, and I must insist that you listen over the vacation at least once to make sure your broadcasts are actually working
Cheers,
Mr. L
Cheers,
Mr. L
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wed Feb 11: three classes left: here is what you need to do!
By now, each team has been in the production studio next door several times. Your latest assignment today involved you making an "informational segment" where you talk about websites that have to do with your topic.
Now its time to get serious about finishing your first radio shows, so that I can get them on the air before we leave this Friday. Here is what each show MUST include:
A) each show must be at least fifteen minutes in length
B) Each show should be divided up into at least three segments of at least five minutes length for each one
C) each team member must be included in the show's output, meaning you either talk or sing or play an instrument or make something else happen that I can HEAR
D) at least one of those segments must be the "info segment" mentioned in a previous blog post
E) The first segment must be preceded by some sort of "on air identifier", meaning everyone says who they are, and what team's broadcast I'm listening to, ie, say the name of your team
F) the other segments must be "joined up" by some sort of audio device such as "bumper music", or a sound effect, or some sort of audio quote from a movie or TV show
You will need to get this final mix uploaded to me at Box.net, so that I may have it ready to be listened to outside of this building BEFORE the february vacation. Naturally, ALL MATERIAL MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE
cheers,
Mr. L
Now its time to get serious about finishing your first radio shows, so that I can get them on the air before we leave this Friday. Here is what each show MUST include:
A) each show must be at least fifteen minutes in length
B) Each show should be divided up into at least three segments of at least five minutes length for each one
C) each team member must be included in the show's output, meaning you either talk or sing or play an instrument or make something else happen that I can HEAR
D) at least one of those segments must be the "info segment" mentioned in a previous blog post
E) The first segment must be preceded by some sort of "on air identifier", meaning everyone says who they are, and what team's broadcast I'm listening to, ie, say the name of your team
F) the other segments must be "joined up" by some sort of audio device such as "bumper music", or a sound effect, or some sort of audio quote from a movie or TV show
You will need to get this final mix uploaded to me at Box.net, so that I may have it ready to be listened to outside of this building BEFORE the february vacation. Naturally, ALL MATERIAL MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE
cheers,
Mr. L
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Wed feb 11: a virtual goldmine of info!
Greetings, Traffic Dodgers!
Going along with the objective of each and every team having a radio show ready to go "on the air" before we break for the February vacation, one of the steps you are going to take is for each team to record a five minute "information segment". This info-segment will have to have all of the following characteristics:
A) The information you are trying to give people must be directly related to the "new show topics" you began last week
B) Each point in the outline you just created for your new shows must be included in this info-segment
C) All the information you talk about must be available online
D) You must list the website address as part of this five minute segment.
In other words, you're going to talk about useful websites that have to do with your topic for at least five minutes. EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST DO SOME OF THE TALKING.
Before you do this, you must create a discussion posting on our Google group, one per team. The discussion posting must list all the website addresses you will be mentioning in the course of this 5 minute info segment. Please include the term "info websites" plus the name of all team members in the subject heading
OK, let's get going!
Mr. L
PS "If vegetarians et vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?"
Going along with the objective of each and every team having a radio show ready to go "on the air" before we break for the February vacation, one of the steps you are going to take is for each team to record a five minute "information segment". This info-segment will have to have all of the following characteristics:
A) The information you are trying to give people must be directly related to the "new show topics" you began last week
B) Each point in the outline you just created for your new shows must be included in this info-segment
C) All the information you talk about must be available online
D) You must list the website address as part of this five minute segment.
In other words, you're going to talk about useful websites that have to do with your topic for at least five minutes. EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST DO SOME OF THE TALKING.
Before you do this, you must create a discussion posting on our Google group, one per team. The discussion posting must list all the website addresses you will be mentioning in the course of this 5 minute info segment. Please include the term "info websites" plus the name of all team members in the subject heading
OK, let's get going!
Mr. L
PS "If vegetarians et vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?"
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Mon feb 9: here is TODAY's assignment
Greetings, Traffic dodgers!
Today, you will need to complete three basic tasks:
A) You will need to flesh out the ideas you had for future shows, which you posted just yesterday on our Google group. You will need to build an outline for each of these ideas, by writing up at least six major points you want to make about each idea. Each major point should consist of at least two complete sentences, which explain what you are going to say.
B) Locate some alternatives to "bumper music". One good way of doing is by using audio files that are direct quotes from movies or TV shows. Here are some good places to find them; please gather at least eleven of them, ONLY IN MP3 FORMAT:
http://www.moviewavs.com/
http://www.moviewavs.com/Movies.html
http://www.moviesoundscentral.com/
http://www.moviedoo.com/
C) finish up anything you haven't been able to finish during the past week (see previous posting!)
Cheers,
Mr. L
Today, you will need to complete three basic tasks:
A) You will need to flesh out the ideas you had for future shows, which you posted just yesterday on our Google group. You will need to build an outline for each of these ideas, by writing up at least six major points you want to make about each idea. Each major point should consist of at least two complete sentences, which explain what you are going to say.
B) Locate some alternatives to "bumper music". One good way of doing is by using audio files that are direct quotes from movies or TV shows. Here are some good places to find them; please gather at least eleven of them, ONLY IN MP3 FORMAT:
http://www.moviewavs.com/
http://www.moviewavs.com/Movies.html
http://www.moviesoundscentral.com/
http://www.moviedoo.com/
C) finish up anything you haven't been able to finish during the past week (see previous posting!)
Cheers,
Mr. L
Friday Feb 6: before we begin!
Gentlemen,
As promised, I am letting you know exactly where you stand regarding assignments owed:
TEAM LOGO the only team which has one is Zach and Graham. Sorry Nick, but Rocawear is not original with you. EVERYONE ELSE, please get this uploaded NOW
SouthPark Avatars I have found these only for the following people:
Nick
Zach
Andrew
Alex
I know I have seen more than this so PLEASE UPLOAD THEM TO BOX.NET NOW
(Matt I will explain this assignment to you soon)
Interview done and uploaded I have questions from everyone, so I am waiting for the mp3 files of the actual interviews. Here's the people who got this too me:
Graham
Zach
Devin
Chris
Alex
Nick and Andrew I also have yours, but please from now on, upload them to Box.net, dont email them. The rest of you, please get these done. NOW
SEVEN special effects sounds I only have them from Zach and Graham, and one from Matt. If you have them, upload them to Box.net; and make sure I know they are yours!
If you don't have them, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
NEXT SHOW IDEA I only have postings for this from Zach and Graham. THE REST OF YOU NEED TO DO THIS NOW
Until I am satisfied that EVERYONE is caught up, there will be no game playing of any kind, either online or with a handheld. I would hate to start handing out detentions to people, removing anyone from class, or calling your momma on you, but i absolutely wil if that is what it takes to motivate you.
let's do it, let's get it done!
Mr. L
As promised, I am letting you know exactly where you stand regarding assignments owed:
TEAM LOGO the only team which has one is Zach and Graham. Sorry Nick, but Rocawear is not original with you. EVERYONE ELSE, please get this uploaded NOW
SouthPark Avatars I have found these only for the following people:
Nick
Zach
Andrew
Alex
I know I have seen more than this so PLEASE UPLOAD THEM TO BOX.NET NOW
(Matt I will explain this assignment to you soon)
Interview done and uploaded I have questions from everyone, so I am waiting for the mp3 files of the actual interviews. Here's the people who got this too me:
Graham
Zach
Devin
Chris
Alex
Nick and Andrew I also have yours, but please from now on, upload them to Box.net, dont email them. The rest of you, please get these done. NOW
SEVEN special effects sounds I only have them from Zach and Graham, and one from Matt. If you have them, upload them to Box.net; and make sure I know they are yours!
If you don't have them, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
NEXT SHOW IDEA I only have postings for this from Zach and Graham. THE REST OF YOU NEED TO DO THIS NOW
Until I am satisfied that EVERYONE is caught up, there will be no game playing of any kind, either online or with a handheld. I would hate to start handing out detentions to people, removing anyone from class, or calling your momma on you, but i absolutely wil if that is what it takes to motivate you.
let's do it, let's get it done!
Mr. L
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Wed Feb 4, part One: interviewing and gathering raw materials
Greetings, disciples of the great Keller!
All of you, it would seem, have set up shop on Box.net, and can upload files there, no questions asked. Here is what you need to do today:
A) Interviews All of you will have to conduct yours today. If you cannot agree on who goes first, I will set up a "batting order" for you.
Please make sure to export your interview as an mp3, then upload it to our folder on Box.net. Make sure you name it after yourself, plus the word "interviews"
EACH ONE OF YOU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW, AND GETTING THAT MP3 FILE TO ME
B) Raw Materials While you are waiting to go next door, and after you get back, you will need to gather some "raw material" for the next show you wish to record. This raw material includes the following:
1) ideas of WHAT you're going to talk about. For example, if you have a show that's mostly about sports, you might want to look up some sporting events that will be happening in the next week or so. That way, you can be ready to talk about it at about the same time it takes place. Ditto for music: if a group you like is touring, you could find out about them, play some of their music, etc etc. Whatever you choose to do, you need to list at least three ideas in a group discussion post; each idea must be writeen out in the form of at least two - four complete sentences. Please label this post with your name, plus the phrase "future ideas, feb 4"
2) This semester, we will be able to create shows that are MUCH longer than the typical 5 minutes we ended up doing last semester. This being the case, you will need to have some files of bumper music setup. "Bumper music" is simply a short clip of a song, maybe about 5 to 20 seconds long, that connects one segment of your show to the next.
Extracting bumper music is pretty simple, and can be done quite easily in Adobe Audition.. If you need help, I will show you how. Please be sure to upload all such files to our folder on Box.net; three or four should do for today
3) at least seven special effects noises -- besides employing "bumper music" in your shows, you will also want to -- at times-- have some sound handy to emphasize some particular point in some particular way. For instance, if you're talking about something you find disgusting, you might want to have a sound file on hand of someone throwing up; to emphasize fright, you can have a file of someone screaming. Adobe Audition allows you to place this sound on a different track from the other parts of your show, and place it at just the right point for maximum effect.
A good site to start looking for these sounds can be found here:
http://www.meanrabbit.com/wavhtml/wavepage.htm
HOWEVER, I will consider awarding extra credit for anyoner who finds another good website source for special effects sounds; just post a discussion listing the website address and the sounds you found there. Please label this posting after your name plus "new sfx website"
OK, enough talking: let's start doing!
Cheers,
Mr. L
All of you, it would seem, have set up shop on Box.net, and can upload files there, no questions asked. Here is what you need to do today:
A) Interviews All of you will have to conduct yours today. If you cannot agree on who goes first, I will set up a "batting order" for you.
Please make sure to export your interview as an mp3, then upload it to our folder on Box.net. Make sure you name it after yourself, plus the word "interviews"
EACH ONE OF YOU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW, AND GETTING THAT MP3 FILE TO ME
B) Raw Materials While you are waiting to go next door, and after you get back, you will need to gather some "raw material" for the next show you wish to record. This raw material includes the following:
1) ideas of WHAT you're going to talk about. For example, if you have a show that's mostly about sports, you might want to look up some sporting events that will be happening in the next week or so. That way, you can be ready to talk about it at about the same time it takes place. Ditto for music: if a group you like is touring, you could find out about them, play some of their music, etc etc. Whatever you choose to do, you need to list at least three ideas in a group discussion post; each idea must be writeen out in the form of at least two - four complete sentences. Please label this post with your name, plus the phrase "future ideas, feb 4"
2) This semester, we will be able to create shows that are MUCH longer than the typical 5 minutes we ended up doing last semester. This being the case, you will need to have some files of bumper music setup. "Bumper music" is simply a short clip of a song, maybe about 5 to 20 seconds long, that connects one segment of your show to the next.
Extracting bumper music is pretty simple, and can be done quite easily in Adobe Audition.. If you need help, I will show you how. Please be sure to upload all such files to our folder on Box.net; three or four should do for today
3) at least seven special effects noises -- besides employing "bumper music" in your shows, you will also want to -- at times-- have some sound handy to emphasize some particular point in some particular way. For instance, if you're talking about something you find disgusting, you might want to have a sound file on hand of someone throwing up; to emphasize fright, you can have a file of someone screaming. Adobe Audition allows you to place this sound on a different track from the other parts of your show, and place it at just the right point for maximum effect.
A good site to start looking for these sounds can be found here:
http://www.meanrabbit.com/wavhtml/wavepage.htm
HOWEVER, I will consider awarding extra credit for anyoner who finds another good website source for special effects sounds; just post a discussion listing the website address and the sounds you found there. Please label this posting after your name plus "new sfx website"
OK, enough talking: let's start doing!
Cheers,
Mr. L
Tues, Feb 3: Interviewing and uploading #3
OK radio gents, for your last trick of the day, I will need to interview each other. To properly complete this assignment, you will need to do the following:
A) make a post in our discussion group. The subject line should have your first and last name, plus the phrase "my questions" The body will include a list of at least 8 questions, each one in the form of a complete sentence. You must also indicate who you are interviewing.
Please take this seriously gentlemen: there will be assignments later on this month that will be much easier if you do. And besides, I am grading EVERYTHING. I don't ask you to do it for no reason after all.
B) You will need to conduct the interview next door, using the production studio equipment. Please save your session file using YOUR first and last name. Remember when you are done to EXPORT this session file as an mp3 file, also named after yourself.
C) Lastly, send me the file through our shared folder at Box.net.
Again, let me know of any difficulties you have in using this shared folder
Cheers,
Mr. L
PS I am aware that some of you still owe assignments from previous classes. Yes, you still have to do them. Yes I will extra time at the end of the week for you to do so.
A) make a post in our discussion group. The subject line should have your first and last name, plus the phrase "my questions" The body will include a list of at least 8 questions, each one in the form of a complete sentence. You must also indicate who you are interviewing.
Please take this seriously gentlemen: there will be assignments later on this month that will be much easier if you do. And besides, I am grading EVERYTHING. I don't ask you to do it for no reason after all.
B) You will need to conduct the interview next door, using the production studio equipment. Please save your session file using YOUR first and last name. Remember when you are done to EXPORT this session file as an mp3 file, also named after yourself.
C) Lastly, send me the file through our shared folder at Box.net.
Again, let me know of any difficulties you have in using this shared folder
Cheers,
Mr. L
PS I am aware that some of you still owe assignments from previous classes. Yes, you still have to do them. Yes I will extra time at the end of the week for you to do so.
Tues Feb 3: BOX.NET! #2
OK fellow broadcasters!
For your next trick, you will respond to the invite I have sent out to all of you for a shared folder on Box.net. This shared folder is a place where you can upload and download files, and it helps you to avoid all the problems associated with the school's H drive, which often cannot seem to work properly, esp. with the files we create in the production studios next door.
Please let me know if you have any difficulties with this. Also, if you could do a "test run" on your ability to upload and download files using this folder, that would be good thing, and yes, I'm telling you to do it. NOW.
the faster we go, the rounder we get,
Mr. L
For your next trick, you will respond to the invite I have sent out to all of you for a shared folder on Box.net. This shared folder is a place where you can upload and download files, and it helps you to avoid all the problems associated with the school's H drive, which often cannot seem to work properly, esp. with the files we create in the production studios next door.
Please let me know if you have any difficulties with this. Also, if you could do a "test run" on your ability to upload and download files using this folder, that would be good thing, and yes, I'm telling you to do it. NOW.
the faster we go, the rounder we get,
Mr. L
Tues Feb 3: What's in a name? #1
Period 5 RADIO -- the winner is...
OK, so here's how the voting worked: each number 1 vote got 3 points, each number 2 got 2 points and each number 3 got 1 point. Then I added up the points to see what the results were. Here is what I got from you guys:
1. Sweeny's House
2. Hellen Keller Traffic Dodgers
3. Purple City
1. Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
2. Shake n Bake
3. Sweenys house
1. Sweeny's House
2. Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
3. Shake n Bake
1. Helen Keller's Traffic Dodgers
2. RadioActiv
3. Purple City
1.Sweenys house
2.RadioAktiv
3. Shake n Bake
1. Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
2. One Size Fits Most
3. Sweenys house
1. The Noisemakers
2. Helen Kellers Traffic Dodgers
3. Shake n Bake
1. Sweenys house
2. Shake n Bake
3. The Noisemakers
and here is how it added up:
Sweenys House ----------------> 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 14
Helen Kellers Traffic Dodgers --> 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 15
Purple City -------------------------------------> 1 + 1 = 2
Shake and Bake ---------------------> 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 7
RadioActiv -------------------------------------> 2 + 2 = 4
One Size Fits Most -------------------------------------> 2
The Noisemakers -------------------------------> 3 + 1 = 4
So it seems that "Hellen Keller's Traffic Dodgers" is the winner by one vote. Now in the spirit of electoral fairness, I am granting you the opportunity to either support this result, or to challenge it since it is so close. To do this, please do the following:
A) please make a discussion post with the subject line being your name plus the phrase "my vote counts"
B) in the body of this posting, please indicate whether you are willing to stand by the decision reached, or, if you oppose it, please indicate the reason or reasons. I am willing to listen to all arguements pro and con, but you must stand up and be counted.
Once this is settled, we will move on to the next assignment of the day.
the faster we go, the rounder we get!
Mr. L
OK, so here's how the voting worked: each number 1 vote got 3 points, each number 2 got 2 points and each number 3 got 1 point. Then I added up the points to see what the results were. Here is what I got from you guys:
1. Sweeny's House
2. Hellen Keller Traffic Dodgers
3. Purple City
1. Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
2. Shake n Bake
3. Sweenys house
1. Sweeny's House
2. Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
3. Shake n Bake
1. Helen Keller's Traffic Dodgers
2. RadioActiv
3. Purple City
1.Sweenys house
2.RadioAktiv
3. Shake n Bake
1. Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
2. One Size Fits Most
3. Sweenys house
1. The Noisemakers
2. Helen Kellers Traffic Dodgers
3. Shake n Bake
1. Sweenys house
2. Shake n Bake
3. The Noisemakers
and here is how it added up:
Sweenys House ----------------> 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 14
Helen Kellers Traffic Dodgers --> 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 15
Purple City -------------------------------------> 1 + 1 = 2
Shake and Bake ---------------------> 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 7
RadioActiv -------------------------------------> 2 + 2 = 4
One Size Fits Most -------------------------------------> 2
The Noisemakers -------------------------------> 3 + 1 = 4
So it seems that "Hellen Keller's Traffic Dodgers" is the winner by one vote. Now in the spirit of electoral fairness, I am granting you the opportunity to either support this result, or to challenge it since it is so close. To do this, please do the following:
A) please make a discussion post with the subject line being your name plus the phrase "my vote counts"
B) in the body of this posting, please indicate whether you are willing to stand by the decision reached, or, if you oppose it, please indicate the reason or reasons. I am willing to listen to all arguements pro and con, but you must stand up and be counted.
Once this is settled, we will move on to the next assignment of the day.
the faster we go, the rounder we get!
Mr. L
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Mon Feb 2, part three: logos and avatars
Howdy howdy howdy once again!
The first thing you did today involved picking a name for our class. You've already picked out team names, soooooooooo....
while you're waiting for your turn to go next door to the production studio, the next thing to do is to create a LOGO, an image that "looks like" your radio show. More importantly, your logo, your symbol, has to be something simple and memorable; it needs to STAND OUT.
I don't care HOW you create this logo, just make sure that it is "school appropriate" and send it to me by email attachment. Please put all your team members names in the Subject line, as wellas your team name, plus the words "our logo"
Also, while you're hashing out just what your symbol is going to look like, you also need to create an avatar, a symbol that stands for each team member. An easy place to do that is located here:
http://www.sp-studio.de/
It allows you to make a cartoon character of yourself. Please take some time and do this, and then make sure to save the file and send it to me by email attachment. Make sure the Subject line has your name plus the words "South Park character"
At some point, these images will go up on our new and improved website, so make them look good, m'OK?
Cheers,
Mr. L
The first thing you did today involved picking a name for our class. You've already picked out team names, soooooooooo....
while you're waiting for your turn to go next door to the production studio, the next thing to do is to create a LOGO, an image that "looks like" your radio show. More importantly, your logo, your symbol, has to be something simple and memorable; it needs to STAND OUT.
I don't care HOW you create this logo, just make sure that it is "school appropriate" and send it to me by email attachment. Please put all your team members names in the Subject line, as wellas your team name, plus the words "our logo"
Also, while you're hashing out just what your symbol is going to look like, you also need to create an avatar, a symbol that stands for each team member. An easy place to do that is located here:
http://www.sp-studio.de/
It allows you to make a cartoon character of yourself. Please take some time and do this, and then make sure to save the file and send it to me by email attachment. Make sure the Subject line has your name plus the words "South Park character"
At some point, these images will go up on our new and improved website, so make them look good, m'OK?
Cheers,
Mr. L
Mon Feb. 2, part two: topics and recording
OK, now that you've posted your "top three choices" for our class name, your next assignment is pretty simple, and it breaks down into three parts:
A) get together by teams and come up with a topic for a test broadcast. It can be anything as long as it is school appropriate. (btw, not all teams have names yet; that needs to get fixed, tutto pronto)
B) Have one member of your team do a write up of this topic in your discussion group. A paragraph of at least two to three complete sentences will suffice.
C) By teams, go next door to the production room and start recording. I would like to emphasize that those of you who have not taken this class before should get as much time as possible actually working with the equipment next door, under the guidance of those who HAVE done this before.Please remember to email the exported mp3 files to me as attachments
cheers,
Mr. L
A) get together by teams and come up with a topic for a test broadcast. It can be anything as long as it is school appropriate. (btw, not all teams have names yet; that needs to get fixed, tutto pronto)
B) Have one member of your team do a write up of this topic in your discussion group. A paragraph of at least two to three complete sentences will suffice.
C) By teams, go next door to the production room and start recording. I would like to emphasize that those of you who have not taken this class before should get as much time as possible actually working with the equipment next door, under the guidance of those who HAVE done this before.Please remember to email the exported mp3 files to me as attachments
cheers,
Mr. L
Monday February 2: FIRST VOTE
Greetings fellow noisemakers! The first order of business is pretty simple: I've compiled a list of several of the best possible names for your class and its various radio programs. I had input from my wife, my kids, Bam the cat and Meladie our coyote dog.
Here are the list of semi-finalists:
The Noisemakers
Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
RadioAktiv
Purple City
Pound Foolish
One Size Fits Most
Sweenys house
Cause Without a Rebel
Shake n Bake
What I need you to do is to make a discussion post on our "Manhattan Project" group. In this post, please type in your top three choices, with the numbers 1 2 or 3 next to each one to show your order of preference. If you could, include a brief sentence or two explaining your choice, as that would be very helpful.
Btw, you are NOT allowed to vote for your own choice three times in a row.... 'nuff said!
Please remember two things:
A) some of the names didn't make the list because you decided to name your team with it, so I figured, why duplicate things?
B) Be nice in your comments. We will be together in this class all year, and besides, it costs nothing to be polite.
OK, once those are posted, you guys will go on to your next assignment for the day, and I will try and tally the votes and declare a winner.
Cheers,
Mr. L
Here are the list of semi-finalists:
The Noisemakers
Helen Kellers Trafic Dodgers
RadioAktiv
Purple City
Pound Foolish
One Size Fits Most
Sweenys house
Cause Without a Rebel
Shake n Bake
What I need you to do is to make a discussion post on our "Manhattan Project" group. In this post, please type in your top three choices, with the numbers 1 2 or 3 next to each one to show your order of preference. If you could, include a brief sentence or two explaining your choice, as that would be very helpful.
Btw, you are NOT allowed to vote for your own choice three times in a row.... 'nuff said!
Please remember two things:
A) some of the names didn't make the list because you decided to name your team with it, so I figured, why duplicate things?
B) Be nice in your comments. We will be together in this class all year, and besides, it costs nothing to be polite.
OK, once those are posted, you guys will go on to your next assignment for the day, and I will try and tally the votes and declare a winner.
Cheers,
Mr. L
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