Fahrenheit 451 Podcast

Think about the work your group did on the podcast.
1. What did you learn about using Garageband?
2. What did you learn about Fahrenheit 451?
3. What did you learn about working with others?
Think about the groups that presented on Thursday and Friday.
1. What's one thing that you really admired in a podcast?
2. How could the podcasts be improved the next time we do this
assignment?

1) After this project, I learned how to use Garageband in general, since I had never really tried it before. I learned to record, cut and edit, and add effects to my recordings.
2) Fahrenheit 451 made me realize how vulnerable all humans can be to corruption. Fear can easily manipulate anyone into doing what they've never imagined doing.
3) I've learned that it takes a lot of cooperation to work with more than just one other person. You've got to listen to others' ideas, and be willing to accept them or reject them, and expect the same thing with your ideas.
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1) I definitely admired the quality of the podcasts that we listened to on Thursday and Friday. The voices were very clear, and the sound effects brought life to them. Everyone did a great job. :)
2) I think after this project, everyone will have a better understanding of how Garageband works, and will just improve over time.

Reflection

What do you think of the class so far? What have you learned this semester? What would you like to learn more about? How can we use technology more in the classroom? How do you feel you're doing in the class? What can I do to help you more? What can you do to improve?

I think this class is moving along well, and I'm really enjoying it. The class is fun, not only because of the people in it but because of all that we've been doing, including expressing our thoughts on individual blogs. So far, I've learned to find in-depth messages under all the descriptions and imagery in the books we have read, which makes me realize that I'm now able to look at things in totally different ways. I want to learn about literature in general; how to write such lovely poems, stories, etc. We can use technology in the classroom in many ways to make our projects more interesting, like our current podcast assignment. I feel like I haven't quite done my best in this class yet. I've been slacking off on many things, and I know no one can help me stop but myself. I will definitely try to cut off on procastination, and put all effort into my work.

Creative Commons

Read the packet of information on Podcasting Resources and Copyright Information. Answer these questions:
1. What's a good technique to use when interviewing a guest?
2. Who controls the royalty collection for music catalogs?
3. What are the different licenses an artist can choose in Creative Commons?

1) To prevent bad quality in the final podcast, some good techniques would be to speak at a conversational volume, and re-record your questions over the original if it didn't turn out correctly. Special effects as well as background music can be added to make it more enjoyable.
2) The royalty collection for music catalogs are controlled by two main bodies: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
3) In Creative Commons, there are four types of licenses: Attribution, Noncommercial, No Derivative Works, and Share Alike.

Interview with Bradbury

Read the first section of the interview with Ray Bradbury. Based on his answers to the questions, what kind of a person do you think Bradbury was?

Seeing from his speech in the interview, I think Bradbury was a very intelligent man. He seems to have been respectable, with a carefree mind full of great imagination. In his answers, I find nothing that could make me think he was anywhere close to being arrogant, but more of just average-- someone you can sit down and talk to and laugh with for hours. His words and thoughts clearly show his creativity as well as love for writing.