bellringer - 01.03.12

3rd 9-weeks Bellringers

1. Did you use media of any kind to enhance your holiday experience? If so, how? If not, how might you have?



2. In your opinion, who is the best movie director of all time? What makes a director successful?

bellringer - 12.09.11

35. Which mobile carrier is touted as having the worst phone service?



http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/06/technology/att_worst_carrier/index.htm

36. Why might it hurt Microsoft's overall profit by having an XBox iphone and ipad app? Or will it help profit instead? Please explain.



http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/08/tech/gaming-gadgets/microsoft-launches-xbox-live-app/index.html

37. Please visit the link below. After reading the article, please respond and be prepared to discuss the following. Video games remain an extremely popular form of media. Why do you think that this industry has lagged behind in the development of educational, humanitarian, and socioeconomic promotion based games?

http://news.discovery.com/tech/gamers-advance-genetic-science-111207.html

ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL 37 BELLRINGERS, PLEASE DROP THEM TO ME. THEY ARE DUE TODAY!

bellringer - 12.05.11

33. What is the difference between a timeline and a deadline?



34. What does it mean to put a "spin" on something in the media?

bellringer - 12.01.11

31. For what does OMM stand?



32. Please click on the link below. Once on the site, find and click on Awards.

http://www.theoneminutes.org/

bellringer - 11.29.11

29. Locate, subscribe to, and listen to the Official Lone Oak High School Podcast.



30. Estimate how much total time this show took to produce. What are you thoughts after the first episode? Can we keep it going?

bellringer - 11.18.11

27. What considerations must be made prior to a recording?



28. What are group dynamics and how can an organizational structure help synthesize these?

bellringer - 11.16.11

25. What is Google releasing today? With which program are they hoping it will compete?



26. Go to your favorite news website. List all of the main topics they have (usually at the top of the site page). 

bellringer - 11.10.11

23. What is an organizational structure?



24. How can the understanding of how organizational structures are formed and work together benefit a media professional and an inspiring student?

bellringer - 11.07.11

21. Please locate the drop down menus that contain the LOHS Media website and the Official Lone Oak High School Podcast links. Snap a picture of these dropped down (⌘ + shift + 4) and resize it to fit below.



22. For this bellringer, please visit the above mentioned links and bookmark these into your Safari Media bookmark bar folder.

bellringer - 11.03.11

19. Please visit the link below. How many of these sites have you used? How many had you heard of before viewing this page?

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites

20. Please visit the link below and read the article. Now, complete the following sentence. "Social networking services expand the..."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/162719/how_social_networking_has_changed_society.html

bellringer - 11.01.11

17. For this bellringer, please click on the link below, save the .pdf file to your computer, and read it to help prepare you for your interview recording today.

http://www.trumanproject.org/files/training/successful-media-interview-tips.pdf

18. What does time management have to do with media production? Please give an example of what you mean.

bellringer - 10.28.11

15. What is "Unthink"?



16. In your opinion, does media shape society or does society shape media?

bellringer - 10.26.11

13. Who is Charlie Rose? What is the name of his show? What is the show's format?



14. How do you foresee the transformation of Social Media in the next five year?

bellringer - 10.24.11

11. For this bellringer, please visit the link below, read the article, and be prepared to discuss it.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/242377/tech_to_get_more_social_in_2012_research_suggests.html#tk.rss_news

12. In your opinion, does Twitter serve the public good or incite public unrest? Please scan through the article (link below) to support your opinion.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/240574/twitter_used_for_social_good_and_to_incite_disorder.html#tk.rss_news

bellringer - 10.20.11

9. What does it mean to have something published? Are "tweets" published? What about FaceBook entries?



10. For this bellringer, you are to tell which of the colors, blue or red, is more representative of the USA and why. You must supply an answer and give support to back up each contradicting response. You may not "sit on the fence" and choose white. For example, I might answer as follows:

blue - because the Union wore Navy uniforms during the Civil War. Navy is the shade of blue in our flag, and this color represents the union that was preserved.

red - because there has been much blood spilt from and by the founders and citizens of this great nation, and red reminds us that there isn't much more important to we humans than blood.

You may not use my examples--please come up with your own.  

bellringer - 10.18.11

7. Please type the following objectives of a reporter conducting an interview in order of importance.

The reporter's purposes in an interview are to:

• Gain understanding of issues.
• Collect relevant facts.
• Obtain quotes from reputable sources.
• Balance opposing views.

8. Please visit the web site below. Within the page, you should find a list of "Do's" and "Don'ts" of interviewing. List three of each for this bellringer.

http://www.acep.org/content.aspx?id=21778

  

bellringer - 10.14.11

5. For this bellringer, please click on the link below and read the article. Once you have done so, use the CMD + SHIFT + 4 feature of your MacBook to take a picture of the Apple Technology timeline at the bottom of the page. Place the picture in your bellringers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2011/10/111006_steve_jobs.shtml



6. Keeping with the interview topic we've been discussing, what must be done by the interviewer in an interview of more than one person at the same time?

bellringer - 10.12.11

3. Have you ever seen the movie, The Fog of War? This movie is a documentary, but it centered around what?



4. For this bellringer, you are to find a podcast which uses interviews as a feature of the show. Listen to a section of an interview from one of the episodes and then reflect upon how this compares to the interview you did (are doing) of your classmate. Name one thing you learned from listening to this interview.

bellringer - 10.10.11

2nd 9-weeks

1. Why is it important to script, or at least outline, an interview before recording?



2. For every question that is asked by an interviewer, he or she should also have a __________-__ question prepared. Would it be a good idea to have an alternate question prepared as well? Why or why not?

bellringer - 9.29.11

33. For this bellringer, create a hyperlink to a site in which you might use to find article about media related subject matter.



34. For this bellringer, you simply need to set-up a bellringer 2 document, which will be used for the 2nd 9-weeks.

bellringer- 9.26.11

31. In your opinion, does social media constitute a good or is it more used to incite disorder?

Please read the following article before you write your response.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/240574/twitter_used_for_social_good_and_to_incite_disorder.html#tk.rss_news



32. Do you agree with the following statement? "The Internet is as vital as food, water, and shelter."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/240574/twitter_used_for_social_good_and_to_incite_disorder.html#tk.rss_news

bellringer - 9.23.11

29. What are the big four television networks? For what do their acronyms stand?



30. What do FM and AM mean? What about WiFi?

bellringer - 9.21.11

27. For this bellringer, type the following symbols: TradeMark, Copyright, Registered.



28. For this bellringer, use Pages (text boxes) to create a logo of your initials inside a circle.

bellringer - 9.19.11

25. What is a "blackout" in terms of media?



26. What are the differences between among these terms: standards, ethics, morals, and laws.

bellringer - 9.15.11

23. What do each of these icons represent?

24. For this bellringer, go to the following web address and list the 10 media trends discussed.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217772

bellringer 9.13.11

21. In iPhoto, there is a large plus symbol at the bottom. Please list the seven things you can select after clicking this button.



22. What is meant by the term "press freedom"?

bellringer 9.9.11

19. For this bellringer, list the four top selling PC manufacturers in the world.



20. For this bellringer, please list at least four types of communication. How is communication related to media?

bellringer - 9.7.11

17. Which two companies were attempting to merge but were blocked (for now) from doing so?



18. Why do you think the merging of such companies could be a bad idea? Or do you think this would be a good idea? Please explain your response.

bellringer - 9.2.11

15. What symbol in Garage Band can be moved to determine the final length of a music piece?



16. What color is the bar which appears as you turn a piece of music into a ringtone in Garage Band? What is the function of this bar?

bellringer - 8.31.11

13. What are some differences between a song and a ringtone?



14. What type of file is a typical music file?

bellringer - 8.29.11

11. Apple : Microsoft :: ____ : Windows 7
      Pages : Word :: Keynote : ________________



12. Please list at least two different types of picture (photo) file extensions.

bellringer - 8.25.11

9. To what does the term "social media" refer? Does this form of media act in the same way as traditional forms of communication media?



10. Do you use social media? Either way, what is your take on how it works and the effects it has?

bellringer - 8.23.11

7. How can a better understanding of computer technology help a person working in a media field?



8. In your opinion, does media shape the future of technology or does technology shape the media? 

bellringer - 8.19.11

5. What are Stickies? How can they be used to enhance the creation of a podcast?



6. What is the icon for GarageBand? Have you ever used GarageBand to create a podcast?

bellringer - 8.17.11

3. Which form of media do you use most often? Does this answer vary depending upon what you are doing with or getting from the media?



4. What is the difference between a podcast and a vodcast?

bellringer - 8.15.11

1. This is the initial bellringer for this class. For this bellringer, you are to create a Pages document. The document should be saved into your course folder and named: last, first - bellringers 1. Once you have done this, you should title the document and copy questions 1 and 2 into it. Finally, you should answer question 2. If possible, please answer the questions in a different color font than the question. This is not absolutely necessary, but it makes scoring these much easier (you will also receive bonus points for having done so).

2. What inspired you to take a media course as an elective? What do you want to learn from the course?