Today I finished my Remix and created my presentation!

Why I Did it:

I fixed the layout of my remix project project because it was a little hard to read. I chose Google slides as my presentation tool because I already had my story in a Google slides presentation. I think it works better as a presentation tool than as a remix tool. I decided to use only words in my presentation because my project is short enough that we can take a look at the site during my presentation slot. Also, I think my project looks better all together than separately; the tweets look strange when they are out of context.

Today I designed a site on my blog for my Remix project. I imported all of the tweets and the facebook posts onto the page and wrote narrations for the story. I started working on the design of the site itself, especially the layout of the pictures.

Why I did it:

I’m getting to the end of my project, so I really needed to get the elements of my project onto a website. I really like the website look better than Google Slides, so I’m very happy with my decision. I just need to fix the layout so that the story and narrations are in order.

Today I designed a site on my blog for my Remix project. I imported all of the tweets and the facebook posts onto the page and wrote narrations for the story. I started working on the design of the site itself, especially the layout of the pictures.

Why I did it:

I’m getting to the end of my project, so I really needed to get the elements of my project onto a website. I really like the website look better than Google Slides, so I’m very happy with my decision. I just need to fix the layout so that the story and narrations are in order.

I’ll include a link, but it’s not going to be in this format in the final project; also, I need to fix a few of the images:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DQkSgE2Arqy8HrjfcAMcQbb2llEJTDhnwBf-CM1AfAg/edit#slide=id.gae7bb4fb9_0_92

Today I started putting all of my images into a presentation format. I tried out Prezi, but I decided I wanted to use Google Slides instead.

Why I Did It:

With peer review quickly approaching (next class!), I knew I needed to start pulling together different parts of my project into one “thing.” I tried Prezi because I’ve never used it, but I actually kind of hated it. So I went with Google Slides, which I’ve only ever used to import slide shows into my Google Drive. I need to start working on compiling my sources into the presentation.

Today I created a fake Facebook wall for my characters and started filling in events and dates. I still haven’t decided on what kind of presentation tool I’m going to use, although I think I’ve narrowed it down to using either Prezi or Google Slides. I like the documentation example about music credits in movies, so I might be using a similar citation style.

Why I Did It:

I decided just fake tweets weren’t enough for my project because I wanted to include more social media. I think it makes them seem more like celebrities.

Today I made an outline for the entire project. I also finished creating the tweets for the princess and I started and finished creating the tweets for the prince.

Why I did it:

I wanted to have the tweets finished because they are the basis of the project; they tell the original story. Everything from now until the end of the project is going to follow what happens after the story ends.

Outline:

-Prince tweets and Princess tweets telling original “Princess and the Pea”-like story

-Princess lost in Blacksburg snow storm 2014

-Stumbles upon a beautiful castle-like house

-Boy as handsome as a prince opens door, mother hates the girl and doesn’t believe she’s a true Hokie princess

-Hides something UVA under her bed (probably a baseball hat or a sweatshirt or something)

-Girl sleeps terribly

-Boy has found his Hokie princess!!

Possible fake instagram detailing their Hokie romance; if not, fake Facebook detailing the change in their relationship status following the end of the story.

Need to find a presentation tool that works with both and that will show the tweets simultaneously

So far, I have started making fake tweets for my princess and planning out the story.

Why I Did It:

I just wanted to test out the fake tweet websites, and I really like them, so I think I’m going to keep creating tweets until my story is complete.

• Mock-up or Storyboard on 4/15; have at least 10-15 tweets done so that the story is complete.
• 4/17: Choose a presentation tool and start picking tweets to use.
• Presentation Sign-up on 4/20.
• Peer Feedback on 4/22; have a draft of the presentation using the chosen tool. Ask for feedback on the princess’s tone in her tweets.
• After Peer Feedback, go through presentation and fix any mistakes, edit anything mentioned in feedback. Start getting ready for the presentation.
• In-class Presentations on 4/29 to 5/6.
• Project Due by 11:55 PM on 5/6.

My sources include:

The original story:

The Broadway version of the story:

“PLAYBILL.” Once Upon a Mattress on Broadway. Accessed April 8, 2015. http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/904/Once-Upon-a-Mattress.

A TV episode version of the story

• What makes a good digital story
  I thought the “Chamber of PostSecrets” was the best example of a good digital story. There is a clear reason for the technology, (it’s supposed to be an anonymous site where people submit their secrets), there are parts of the story that weren’t actually from the book, but they make sense within the project, and it uses several different modes of communication.

• Stories I am considering
  I was thinking about doing Pride and Prejudice, The Princess and the Pea, or something else, I’m not quite sure yet. I was thinking Pride and Prejudice because I’ve read it so many times and I know the story so well. And I’ve always loved The Princess and the Pea, so I thought that would be a good option. I could also do the story of Esther, since I’ve recently studied that. I’m worried that Pride and Prejudice will be too long, but it’s one of my favorite books, so I would really like to try and remix it.