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PSA – Hazards of Smoking

Gary won the lottery and won $4,000. Unfortunately, he smoked one pack of cigarettes a day. In a year, this spent his winnings and another $562.50In addition to the heart and lung problems, he wasted $4,562.50 on cigarettes. Do you have the money? Instead of smoking, try jogging, singing, swimming, dancing, writing, or other things that you can’t do with asthma or other heart an lung problems. Don’t smoke. It’s not a joke.quit-smoking-save-money

Miguel Johnson

I am the youngest of 4 kids in my family. We’re not your average family because I don’t think we fight much. We we’re all taught to love one another and love everyone we come across. When I was younger this seemed so strange and illogical.At the the time it seemed like a rule I wouldn’t see myself following. I thought that if someone hit you, you hit them harder. Of course I was only 4, so I definitely grew of of it. My household income is above the regular standard, so I never really had to work for what I wanted. I’d just ask and I’d receive. I’m always saying how I grow tired of it sometimes and people just look at me with the strangest glare. They say how they would switch with me in a heartbeat, I would probably let them to be honest. Don’t get me wrong, I love the family I was born into, but I’d like to know what it’s like to work and actually earn something for a change.

Jadeen’s Story

Hi Im Jadeen,

Im 13 years old.I love to draw. Im in 7th grade. Im from Brooklyn NY and I like to hang out with friends. All my relatives live in BK. I have 4 siblings 1 older and he is 16 Carlos a 10 year old and her name is Diamond and then theres 2 year old India and 6 year old Charity. I like to buy clothes and sneakers, such as Jordans, Griffies, Converse, etc. I love to write stories, too. Watching horror movies is one of my favorite things to do. My goal is to become an actor when Im older. I want to act in some types of movies such as horror, comedy, and action. My favorite movie is Ride Along. My favorite show is Love and Hip-Hop. I would like to learn more than 1 language. I like to watch ALOT of TV. Some of the channels I enjoy watching are MTV, BET, Oxygen, CartoonNetwork, etc.

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My aunt got me this for my Christmas present.

Allie Schneider

Hi, I’m Allison Schneider but I go by Allie

Allie bioI am a senior at Vassar and I am originally from a town outside of Washington, DC called Mclean, Virginia. Here is a link to a map of the Vassar campus, where I live and study. At Vassar, I am studying cognitive science and education. Cognitive science may sound complicated but it is really just the study of the mind through many different subjects: psychology, computer science, philosophy and more! In addition to studying cognitive science, I am interested in education. I love working with kids and have been interested in teaching for a long time. I like listening to music, cooking, baking (especially cupcakes!), doing arts and crafts, and spending time with my friends and family. My friends and I like to watch TV and movies, play games and have lots of adventures together. I am excited for a great semester!

Here is a link to my digital autobiography.

 

Digital Storytelling with FCP X

FCPiconFCP X is Apple’s affordably priced full-featured video editing software. It is installed in the Library Electronic Classroom and the DMZ. Mac users can download it and run it for a 30 day free trial.

  • Review Examples
  • Hands-on Training
  • Homework – Complete your digital autobiography and post to Youtube, Vimeo, or other video streaming site (needs to be public). Bring in the link for next week’s class and WordPress workshop.

Examples:

Baynard:   http://vimeo.com/76155342

Emma: http://vimeo.com/35966860

Rachel: http://youtu.be/oZFUzk1Z7GY

Sean: https://vimeo.com/20288318

FCP Training:

  1. Tour of the Interface
  2. Finding Images
  3. Importing Images
  4. A note about hard drives and portability
  5. Voiceovers with a microphone
  6. Adding an audio track
  7. Titles
  8. Credits
  9. Exporting