Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
DISASTER STRIKES LYONDON STATE
Our final project will cover the disaster that is going to hit lyndon on friday. We will cover it as if the disaster is real in the form of a newscast. We will incorporate video and pictures. Maybe even a google map if we can figure out how to do it well enough.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
How to study write up
How do Lyndon State College students prepare for finals? Our footage captures both the lazy and the over zealous students as they get ready for exams.
The answers you would typically expect from students would be study, getting plenty of sleep, making note cards etc. The students we interviewed took preparing for exams to the extremes. Some students just try cramming the night before the exam, to make sure that they can remember the most important information; other students like to prepare the entire week before the exam. One student described waking up early every day to study, and spend the whole day studying only breaking for classes and food. Each student seems to know exactly what works for them. But then you get the clowns that don’t really prepare for the exams at all they like to sleep a lot, eat "healthy food" such as McDonald's and then drink lots of "water" the night before.
In one scene, you have a girl, Jill Rancourt, and she's frantically studying, searching through her books and comparing notes to the periodic table she looks as though she might have a nervous break down. In another scene, you have a guy, Jake Davis, who appears to be completely at ease like he's not worried in the least bit about exams. He's playing video games, sleeping on his futon and then wakes up to find a rather tasty looking burger on his stomach; later on he is seen with a case of beer.
No matter what you do to get ready for finals, I hope that you have fun and do well.
The answers you would typically expect from students would be study, getting plenty of sleep, making note cards etc. The students we interviewed took preparing for exams to the extremes. Some students just try cramming the night before the exam, to make sure that they can remember the most important information; other students like to prepare the entire week before the exam. One student described waking up early every day to study, and spend the whole day studying only breaking for classes and food. Each student seems to know exactly what works for them. But then you get the clowns that don’t really prepare for the exams at all they like to sleep a lot, eat "healthy food" such as McDonald's and then drink lots of "water" the night before.
In one scene, you have a girl, Jill Rancourt, and she's frantically studying, searching through her books and comparing notes to the periodic table she looks as though she might have a nervous break down. In another scene, you have a guy, Jake Davis, who appears to be completely at ease like he's not worried in the least bit about exams. He's playing video games, sleeping on his futon and then wakes up to find a rather tasty looking burger on his stomach; later on he is seen with a case of beer.
No matter what you do to get ready for finals, I hope that you have fun and do well.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Newspaper sites
The first site I looked at was USA Today. This had a very easy layout and it was no problem to find what you were looking for. The video section reminded me a lot of CNN because of the simplicity of the layout. You could find videos that go with what you are interested in with the simple click of the mouse.
The second site I looked at was the LA Times. This did not have a very good video section. I had to scroll down the entire home page just to find it. It didn't even have a whole video section, it was just small player on the home page. As far as I could tell, there was not a way to find the most popular videos. Overall this was hard to find what you wanted to watch.
The second site I looked at was the LA Times. This did not have a very good video section. I had to scroll down the entire home page just to find it. It didn't even have a whole video section, it was just small player on the home page. As far as I could tell, there was not a way to find the most popular videos. Overall this was hard to find what you wanted to watch.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
iReport
iReport.com was a great site. The name plays on the whole ipod fad which might attract more people. But the whole idea behind it is great. News reporters cant always be there when an event happens and this helps people tell whats happening around the world. I found all of the stories I looked at to be very interesting.
ireport was a great sight and I congratulate the inventor. My only negative feed back would be that I have never heard of it. Maybe do some more advertising.
ireport was a great sight and I congratulate the inventor. My only negative feed back would be that I have never heard of it. Maybe do some more advertising.
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