Introduction

Currently, I have two classes in the Ed Tech department. One involves interface design, and the other involves current technologies (podcasting, blogging and wikis). The psychology behind the theory of design resonates strongly because of my previous background in the creative arts industry. I’m finding the Gestalt principles apply across the board in many disciplines: proximity, similarity, closure, continuity, symmetry. And the use of color is something that needs to be used but needs to be used with maximum impact. I feel the same about technologies or glitz that can be added to websites. Just because the ability exists does not mean that it is prudent that you do it. The brain functioning behind the technology aspect is intriguing and needs to be addressed in all decisions when composing a site. Each time something is included, or excluded, a decision needs to be made if it is serving the user.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Take the Challenge

Working with Audacity becomes easier each time you employ the software. It has many features that enable you to perform different functions, and the best was to discover what it is the program can do is to make a copy of what you have and then try out the features. I found that by cutting and pasting tracks where I wanted them over an existing piece was an easy fix. I have enjoyed working with this software and would like to see what other possibilities it has.

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Choosing to Participate in Service Learning Projects

I finally figured out an easy way to embed audio into blogger with an audio bar that does not play automatically upon opening the page. Since I needed a host to store the files, I used HDDweb.com. Once I had the code, I was able to alter it for blogger. I needed to change the autostart code from “true” to “false”, and get rid of the noembed, changing it to embed. I also had to get rid of some of the other code that didn’t matter, but once that was done, it worked.

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