{"id":1026,"date":"2014-09-23T15:03:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T19:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2014-09-23T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T19:03:04","slug":"podcasts-audacity-and-a-psa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/2014\/09\/23\/podcasts-audacity-and-a-psa\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts, Audacity and a PSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>PSA WORKSHOP<\/h2>\n<p>A)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Listen and analyze two PSA\u2019s. Complete the analysis worksheet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2c.cdc.gov\/podcasts\/player.asp?f=109543\">Example1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/rcparkhurst\/sets\/psa-examples\">Example 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>B)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brainstorm, then choose and write down your topic for your PSA.<\/p>\n<p>C)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose and write down your intended audience.<\/p>\n<p>D)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Compose a rough draft of your PSA. Please compose it in WordPress and make a post, using the category \u201cPSA\u201d. Revise as needed. Save and Publish before the end.<\/p>\n<p>E)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Add the categories of both partner\u2019s names to your post.<\/p>\n<p>F)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Keep working on your PSA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>PSA Writing Tips:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Capture your audience\u2019s attention by asking questions directed especially to them.<\/li>\n<li>Stick to essential information.<\/li>\n<li>Use emotion to get your audience involved.<\/li>\n<li>Call the audience to action.<\/li>\n<li>Include contact information. Repeat difficult or key information.<\/li>\n<li>Read your script aloud.<\/li>\n<li>Include attention getting sounds.<\/li>\n<li>Have fun.<\/li>\n<li>Aim for 30 seconds (about 100 words).<\/li>\n<li>Revise as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Feel free to invent information in order to complete your PSA.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t get stuck.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>G)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Add a related image to your PSA WordPress post.<\/p>\n<p>H)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Record your PSA in Audacity if you have time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_4927633_write-psa-script.html\">eHow: How to Write a PSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/browse\/lessonplan.jsp?id=1504\">Scholastic PSA Lesson Plan\\<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.casemo.org\/ShowMe-PALS\/HowToWriteAPSA.pdf\">in-depth PSA tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choose and write down your intended audience.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/how_2227361_write-a-psa.html<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctb.ku.edu\/en\/table-of-contents\/participation\/promoting-interest\/public-service-announcements\/main\">Tips on Preparing a PSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-2014\/files\/2014\/02\/psa+worksheet.doc\">Handout \u2013 psa+worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSA WORKSHOP A)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Listen and analyze two PSA\u2019s. Complete the analysis worksheet. Example1 Example 2 B)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brainstorm, then choose and write down your topic for your PSA. C)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choose and write down your intended audience. D)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Compose a rough draft of your PSA. Please compose it in WordPress and make a post, using the category [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62930,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-psa","category-workshop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1027,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026\/revisions\/1027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/digital-storytelling-fall-2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}