Plan for next two classes

During our first class I promised not to put too many irons in the fire. In that spirit, I’m going to slow us down a bit. Some of you are well on your way to completing your audio stories while others are still struggling to get raw sound off your recorders. Here's how I want to move forward:

Spend this week getting your raw sound into Audacity and take your sound project as far as you can get it. Complete it if you can.

Please post the progress you are making on your blog so I can see how you are doing.

If you are having troubles please let me know immediately via e-mail: haltschiller@seacoastonline.com.

On the 13th we’ll have a visit from Damon Kiesow who will discuss "trends in digital media, talk about innovative examples – Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google, etc. and generally try to evangelize for thinking of the medium less as a series of disconnected products and tools and more as a revolution in how people understand themselves and each other."

During conferences on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 we will review your audio story.

On Feb. 20, we’ll use the first half of the class to finish our audio stories and upload them to our blogs. During this class I’m going to ask those of you who have finished your audio stories to help your struggling classmates across the finish line.

Then, if there’s time, we’ll begin our training in still photography.

For those who want to jump ahead, your classmate, Jon Wahlgren, has done us all the great service of figuring out how to upload and play mp3s on our blogs. He has posted in-depth instructions on his blog.

This is no time to be shy. If you need help shout out for help.