Create your own advanced tutorial to share with the class.
Instructions
PART 1: Tutorial PDF
Create a photography, editing, or blogging tutorial to post on your blog. You will sign up for a topic to present for your tutorial. You then will create a one or two-page layout with at least seven steps and three screen shots or three of your own images to explain your tutorial. Check out the student examples in this I-Learn folder. You may find an idea online, but you need to use your own photos and wording. Include the website you used for inspiration, or if you create your own original tutorial, tell us who or what inspired you. Be sure to show the end result of your tutorial at the start, and include a before/after photo, if applicable.
This must be a well-designed page (or two), with your Comm 130 skills applied: design principles and rules of typography. Design your tutorial layout in InDesign and Export it as a .pdf. The file size needs to be under 3 mb. (In the PDF settings, Press Quality. If that is too large, click Compression, and set the image quality to 150 ppi, for images above 160 ppi.) Bring a printed tutorial to class on the day you’re signed up to present.
PART 2: Video/Screen Capture:
Create a video demonstration of the tutorial to include in the blog post. Use one of the following methods:
1. Screen capture of your screen using QuickTime (comes free on a Mac), or another screen capturing application (NOT JING!), but before you start, be sure you can save it to YouTube easily, or it will cause you a lot of extra headaches and time later.
2. Screen capture while you play PowerPoint, Keynote, or Prezi slides and record your narration.
3. Video of yourself demonstrating camera or photo techniques, etc. To get good audio, use a mic, or be sure you are standing close to your camera.
AUDIO TIPS: Add a music background at the start and end, but be sure to balance your voiceover so it is easy to hear your voice. The volume and clarity are important, so use an external mic. On a Mac: Plug in the USB Mic. Go to System Pref > Sound, then select the external mic (AK___) and turn up the Input Volume to about 80%.
YOUTUBE: Publish your video to YouTube using the HD movie quality options. If you have not yet set up a YouTube video account, now is the time 🙂 You will use this in other visual comm classes too. It will also help demonstrate your abilities and skills to a potential employer who may want you to create corporate YouTube videos. Once you have saved your video as high quality, be sure you make it a public video, so we can view it from your website. Uncheck the “private” option.
Part 3: Blog Post / Submission
BLOG POST: Create a blog post and submit your PDF file (under 3 mb).
EMBED VIDEO: Go to your finished video in YouTube. Click Share > Embed. Or look for the “embed” option. Copy the embed code and open your blog post. Uncheck the option to share related videos when the video it done showing.
In your blog post, click the “Text” option to edit the code on that page. Paste in the embed code. Then click the “Visual” option and you should see a yellow square where your video will be. Publish the post and preview it to see if the video plays. If it does not work, go to your YouTube page and go to your Video Manager (Click the drop down next to “upload” at the top). Find the video, click on the padlock and change the privacy settings to Unlisted or Public.
INSPIRATION: Include a link to the website you used for inspiration, or how you got the idea.
SUBMISSION: Do not submit until everything is complete. Once you submit, be sure NOT to change anything on your post, until after it is graded.
When your assignment is complete, click “Open” on this page and submit the following:
1. A working hyperlink to your blog post (not home or log-in page)
2. A screenshot attachment showing your ENTIRE blog post.
3. Post the link to the tutorial blog post on the Tutorial Sign Up & Blog Links page.
*Follow these instructions of how to capture a screenshot of your blog post and how to correctly submit in I-Learn. Once you learn this process, it will only take about 1 minute to submit correctly.
PART 4: Presentation – MUST USE THE LAB COMPUTER! (not your laptop)
TIME LIMIT: 6 min max (includes set up and Q&A).
So prepare a 4 minute presentation!
1. 60 second or less to setup
2. 30 sec INTRO (Relevance and Inspiration): Open your blog post and give a captivating 30-second introduction about why you chose your topic and what relevance it has for the class. Show the end result of the tutorial at the start.
3. 90 second DEMO: Briefly show your tutorial PDF in the blog post and show 1 – 2 minutes of the tutorial live. If you are presenting a Photoshop tutorial, show part of it on the lab computer. If you are presenting a photography or other type of tutorial plan to show part of it live to the class. Be sure you rehearse your timing and practice things on the lab computer well in advance to work out any bugs. This is vital to giving good presentations!
4. 30 sec VIDEO: Play 30 seconds of your video full screen (HD quality.)
5. 30 sec CONCL: Make it meaningful, relate to what you’ve talked about, and be more than “and that’s my tutorial.”
6. 60 second Q&A: Be prepared to answer questions from your classmates about your tutorial topic.
SUBMISSION: Go to the assignment submission then add a hyperlink to your blog post. Also submit a link to your blog post in the Tutorial Sign Up & Blog Links before coming to class that day.
TIP: Go to your blog, then click on the post title. Copy that URL (web address at the top of the web browser page).
Rubric
NOTE: Meeting the minimum requirements is “average” and constitutes an 80% or B- grade, according to the University Grading Guide. To receive a higher grade, students should excel. However, quality and/or difficulty is more important than quantity.
Part 1: Tutorial Design
√ SUBJECT: Unique (not covered in class or book) – Relevant & useful – At least 7 steps – Stayed with original topic, or got approval to change – Different than other students in class
√ DESIGN: : TUTORIAL HEADER: Title- Name – Website / Inspiration / Well-designed Layout – Design Principles – Typography Principles – 1 or 2 pages (no more!)
√ IMAGES: Original Photo(s) – Before & After Photos at the start – At least 3 Screenshots
√ CONTENT: Clear writing – Grammar – Punctuation – Spelling
Part 2: Submission
√ I-LEARN SUBMISSION: Submit link to Tutorial blog post AND screenshot submitted before day you present.
√ BLOG POST: Prominent Title and Your Name – Process Paragraph includes: Description, Relevance, Inspiration (link or story); Date/Location of original photos – JPEG / PDF of tutorial – VIDEO is Under 3 mb; HD Video, 2:30 – 3:30min.
√ BLOG LINK: Submit the link to your tutorial blog post on the Tutorial Sign Up & Blog Links page so your classmates can benefit from your awesome new tutorial.
Part 3: Video
√ VIDEO QUALITY: Prepared for date due – Well rehearsed presentation – Quality screen capture – Good use of time -2:30 – 3:30 length – HD Movie Quality – Video embedded in blog post
√ AUDIO QUALITY: Good quality audio balanced with music background – Voiceover is plenty loud and clear – Rehearsed w/ smooth, clear steps – Explained each step demonstrated – Shared keyboard shortcuts and tips – Not too fast – Efficient use of time
Part 4: Presentation: 6 min total
√ TUTORIAL PRINT: Color print turned in at start of class – If two pages, they are printed on one duplex (two-sided) page.
√ PRESENTATION: Total time: 6 minutes: 30 sec Intro – 1-2 min live demo with that includes at least 30 seconds showing embedded YouTube video from the blog post (fullscreen – HD Video Quality) – Intro captures interest, explains topic, and shows relevance – End result of tutorial shown at the start – PDF shown from Blog Post – Clear instruction, without problems – well-rehearsed and smooth.
√ 60 second or less to setup
√ 30 sec INTRO (Relevance and Inspiration): Open your blog post and give a captivating 30-second introduction about why you chose your topic and what relevance it has for the class. Show the end result of the tutorial at the start.
√ 90 second DEMO: Briefly show your tutorial PDF in the blog post and show 1 – 2 minutes of the tutorial live. If you are presenting a Photoshop tutorial, show part of it on the lab computer. If you are presenting a photography or other type of tutorial plan to show part of it live to the class. Be sure you rehearse your timing and practice things on the lab computer well in advance to work out any bugs. This is vital to giving good presentations!
√ 30 sec VIDEO: Play 30 seconds of your video full screen (HD quality.)
√ 30 sec CONCLUSION: Make it meaningful, relate to what you’ve talked about, and be more than “and that’s my tutorial.”
√ 60 second Q&A: Be prepared to answer questions from your classmates about your tutorial topic.
CAUTION: YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU SUBMIT A LINK TO IT HERE.