#MobileVideo Call To Arms
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have wasted 15 seconds. For that matter, I think my teenage years were a study in wasting time. Think of all the time you might waste in your day? I bet you could find a few minutes that could be put to use to …
Social Media Tips for Interns
We were talking in the office about interns and social media. Here are some of the thoughts I brought to that conversation. Social media can be a powerful tool for connecting, potentially scaffolding for future job acquisition and fulfillment. It can also be a means for future challenges with job acquisition. So, a little guidance …
Thinking about Numbers: Playing with the IMLS Data Set
IMLS timed their release of the data on the numbers of museums well. It came just as thousands of museum professionals were playing hooky from their day jobs in sunny Seattle. The numbers sparks a few interesting cocktail conversations, certainly. And, for the number nerds, it was fun to play with on the long planes …
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Vine Interface–An Orientation
Vine offers a clean interface, but that might mean you need a little extra orientation to get started. _____________ My vines can be found here. I have written a series of short posts about Vine. Enjoy: Vine Video for Museums: Post 1 How can Museum Educators use Vine? The Right Audience for Vine Fostering Participation …
Stop Motion Tips
I love anthropomorphizing things. Dancing bananas, singing teapots, talking shoes… So, this lifelong love is my excuse for loving the stop motion culture of Vines. I love the idea of potatoes up and becoming stamps without any human intervention. Or the fact that magic helped you make a silkscreen with drawing fluid. Stop motion needs …
Vine and Audio
In my mind, Vine is primarily visual. But, how can text, audio, and sound be included? Sound and Audio: You might be like me, and just accept ambient audio. In some instances, there is nothing you can do. Often, talking just becomes noise, particularly in stop motion compromised of many shots. Sound, such as waves …
How can Museum Educators use Vine?
Interpretation is about sharing but also listening. Museum interpreters are information chefs. They take raw content, say scholarship, and then make something palatable out of it. After serving their delicacies, they listen for the feedback of the consumers. Using this feedback, they might refine their recipes. Social media allows visitors to make the interpretation about …
Fostering Participation in Vines
Vine, being used through the phone, is a non-threatening way to create videos of visitors and participants. Most people are used to being in cell phone photographs, so it doesn’t bring out the nerves that a traditional camera might. But, even with that familiarity, including others still takes a little work. First, talk through the …
Vine Basics
What does Vine do? I am amazed by the multiplicity of answers to this question–in the form of videos posted by Vine users every day. Most importantly, Vine is a visual medium. It needs to reflect your aesthetic, or at the least, you should feel it looks good. While it uses sound, the sound is …
The Continuum of Craft and Creative Expressions
I need to get a number of confessions out. I love crafting. I self-classify as a crafter. I even have a blog about crafting with kids, Art Play Space. And, I don’t think functional art, often classified as craft, is neither fine nor art. All that said, there is a class of things that museum …
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