Media Blogging
Digital Platforms
Rationale
• AS:
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• A2 Planning
Rationale
• A2 Evaluation:
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• A2 Evaluation question 4
Rationale
• The problem with this is that the goalposts
seem to change every year. Methods that
might get a good mark one year might not get
one the next because someone at OCR has
decided that another platform is the in thing –
though we only find out when we see the
moderator’s report AFTER the results come in,
so we have to use as many as we can and hope
for the best while looking for others and
encouraging everyone in the class to use them
Blogger
• Students have to create blogs to present their
work and they need to be linked to the
departmental blog, which acts a as a hub so they
can access each other’s work, we can see their
progress and, ultimately, the moderator can see
it.
• We also use this blog and the GCSE one to post
resources and tips for the students
• http://heworthmediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/
• http://heworthgcsemediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/
• Megan Burnett’s blog – Megan did a lot of the work on this
and tried out most of the platforms
Slideshare and Slideboom
• Slideshare and Slideboom are effective ways of presenting
Powerpoints on the blogs.
• Students have to sign up – but it’s free,
• Slideshare won’t allow you to present moving images on a
free account
• Slideboom will, for a limited number of posts
• The Powerpoints can be uploaded on the host site and then
students copy and paste the embed code to their blog
Front Cover Analysis
Using Slideshare.
http://www.slideshare.net/
Example The Website
Meta-chart and SurveyMonkey
• The idea behind presenting work is to be
visual wherever possible. The board doesn’t
like huge blocks of text, so Meta-chart was a
good aide for presenting results of
questionnaires and surveys
• https://www.meta-chart.com/
• SurveyMonkey seemed the obvious choice to
produce questionnaires:
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/
Questionnaire/survey results
Meta-chart.
https://www.meta-chart.com/
My Example The Website
Magazine Questionnaire
SurveyMonkey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/
My Example The Website
Reader Profiles
Microsoft Publisher was used in this particular
case, though other students used Photoshop
My Example The Website
Flat Plans – necessary to show projected layout of print work, even the students do it
retrospectively and change the date of posting – not that we encourage that, of
course…. This example uses Publisher; other students have sketched out their designs,
scanned them and posted the results and others have used Photoshop
My Example The Website
Emaze
• This is a really attractive way of presenting work
because of the visual trickery, such as the 3D
effect – though in school, this won’t work on
some of the computers, so you’ll have to take my
word for it
• It’s similar to Slideshare, but flashier and you
upload your text and pictures straight to the site,
not via a powerpoint
• All these sites are free and provide tutorials
• https://www.emaze.com/
Emaze – to present Marjorie
Ferguson’s theory of facial expression
https://www.emaze.com/
My Example The Website
Prezi – probably the most commonly used method of
presentation after Slideshare and it comes with a range
of forms and backgrounds. Again, text and images have
to be uploaded directly to the site
https://prezi.com/
My Example The Website
Slides.com – another slideshare type
platform
https://slides.com/
My Example The Website
Powtoon – a way of presenting slides using animation – and with
music, if you want it. Animoto and GoAnimate are similar
platforms, but you only get a 14 day trial for free
http://www.powtoon.com/
https://animoto.com/
https://goanimate.com/
My Example The Website
• Other slides-type presentations where the material ius
uploaded directly and not via powerpoint: Canva -
https://www.canva.com/
• Visme http://www.visme.co/
• And this one - Zoho https://www.zoho.com/
My Example The Website
Bubbl.us – allows students to
present ideas for planning
Fodey
https://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/
snippet.asp
This site can
generate
newspaper
headlines and
was used by
Courteney
Harding to
create a poster
for a local
newspaper
Soundcloud
• Sound files can be uploaded to Soundcloud and embedded into
a blog post so the students can produce podcasts
Especially useful in Y13 where students are expected to present part of
their evaluation, research and planning to camera – as well as presenting
their finished production. Some students went the extra mile and used
split-screen to so they could display the work they’re talking about
YouTube
• The proof, I guess, is in the pudding and all
these methods have been used by students
over the past couple of years, but we’re
always on the look out for new platforms

Magazine blogging

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    Rationale • The problemwith this is that the goalposts seem to change every year. Methods that might get a good mark one year might not get one the next because someone at OCR has decided that another platform is the in thing – though we only find out when we see the moderator’s report AFTER the results come in, so we have to use as many as we can and hope for the best while looking for others and encouraging everyone in the class to use them
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    Blogger • Students haveto create blogs to present their work and they need to be linked to the departmental blog, which acts a as a hub so they can access each other’s work, we can see their progress and, ultimately, the moderator can see it. • We also use this blog and the GCSE one to post resources and tips for the students • http://heworthmediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/ • http://heworthgcsemediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/
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    • Megan Burnett’sblog – Megan did a lot of the work on this and tried out most of the platforms
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    Slideshare and Slideboom •Slideshare and Slideboom are effective ways of presenting Powerpoints on the blogs. • Students have to sign up – but it’s free, • Slideshare won’t allow you to present moving images on a free account • Slideboom will, for a limited number of posts • The Powerpoints can be uploaded on the host site and then students copy and paste the embed code to their blog
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    Front Cover Analysis UsingSlideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/ Example The Website
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    Meta-chart and SurveyMonkey •The idea behind presenting work is to be visual wherever possible. The board doesn’t like huge blocks of text, so Meta-chart was a good aide for presenting results of questionnaires and surveys • https://www.meta-chart.com/ • SurveyMonkey seemed the obvious choice to produce questionnaires: • https://www.surveymonkey.com/
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    Reader Profiles Microsoft Publisherwas used in this particular case, though other students used Photoshop My Example The Website
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    Flat Plans –necessary to show projected layout of print work, even the students do it retrospectively and change the date of posting – not that we encourage that, of course…. This example uses Publisher; other students have sketched out their designs, scanned them and posted the results and others have used Photoshop My Example The Website
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    Emaze • This isa really attractive way of presenting work because of the visual trickery, such as the 3D effect – though in school, this won’t work on some of the computers, so you’ll have to take my word for it • It’s similar to Slideshare, but flashier and you upload your text and pictures straight to the site, not via a powerpoint • All these sites are free and provide tutorials • https://www.emaze.com/
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    Emaze – topresent Marjorie Ferguson’s theory of facial expression https://www.emaze.com/ My Example The Website
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    Prezi – probablythe most commonly used method of presentation after Slideshare and it comes with a range of forms and backgrounds. Again, text and images have to be uploaded directly to the site https://prezi.com/ My Example The Website
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    Slides.com – anotherslideshare type platform https://slides.com/ My Example The Website
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    Powtoon – away of presenting slides using animation – and with music, if you want it. Animoto and GoAnimate are similar platforms, but you only get a 14 day trial for free http://www.powtoon.com/ https://animoto.com/ https://goanimate.com/ My Example The Website
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    • Other slides-typepresentations where the material ius uploaded directly and not via powerpoint: Canva - https://www.canva.com/ • Visme http://www.visme.co/ • And this one - Zoho https://www.zoho.com/ My Example The Website
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    Bubbl.us – allowsstudents to present ideas for planning
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    Soundcloud • Sound filescan be uploaded to Soundcloud and embedded into a blog post so the students can produce podcasts
  • 27.
    Especially useful inY13 where students are expected to present part of their evaluation, research and planning to camera – as well as presenting their finished production. Some students went the extra mile and used split-screen to so they could display the work they’re talking about YouTube
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    • The proof,I guess, is in the pudding and all these methods have been used by students over the past couple of years, but we’re always on the look out for new platforms