Sunday, January 29, 2012

Weeks 2 and 3 in CSC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a podcast for our class - a summary of Week 2 (which isn't quite over yet) and a look ahead to Week 3 (which will start on Monday).

A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasts/Weeks2_3_Transcript.html


The music in this podcast is "Voice In The Wind", recorded by Azimuth. See:

http://greatinstrumentaldownloads.com/music-a/


This recording is from the album "Photographs" - see:

http://azimuthpiano.com/


-- Burks

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Paper One in CSC442 Section B

Hi everyone! Today's podcast is about the Paper One assignment in CSC442B, which is due on March 9th. For more information, see the handouts about Paper One on the main course website at:

https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/

A transcript for this podcast is at:

https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasts/PaperOne_Transcript.html

The music in this podcast is "Watching Your Life Go By", by 3 Legged Monkey. See:

http://greatinstrumentaldownloads.com/music-a/

and http://www.3leggedmonkey.com/

-- Burks

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Weeks 1 and 2 in CSC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a podcast for our class - a summary of Week 1 and a look ahead to Week 2.

A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasts/Weeks1_2_Transcript.html


The music in this podcast is "A Tribute to Oascar Peterson - Manhatten", recorded by Don Thompson. See Episode 2 at:

http://www.jazzpromo.com/


-- Burks

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Week One in CSC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a short podcast for our class, with a look ahead to Week One. A handout about the use of podcasts in our class is at:

https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasting.html

A transcript for this podcast is at:

https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasts/Week1_Transcript.html

The orange title at the top of this posting is a direct link to the mp3 file with the podcast (so you can right-click on the title and save the mp3 file to your PC). Remember that you can subscribe to these podcasts using the free iTunes software - just click on the hyperlink labeled "link to RSS feed" in the right-hand column of this webpage.

The music in this podcast is Parker 41 - from "The Power of Beauty - A Tribute to Stan Getz", recorded by the great Canadian jazz saxophonist Alex Dean - see:

http://www.alexdean.ca

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-power-beauty-a-tribute/id214413804

-- Burks

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

New Technologies in CSC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a podcast for our class, with a summary of all of the new technologies that we will be using this semester.

A transcript for this podcast is at:

https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasts/NewTechnologies_Transcript.html

The orange title at the top of this posting is a direct link to the mp3 file with the podcast (so you can right-click on the title and save the mp3 file to your PC). Remember that you can subscribe to these podcasts using the free iTunes software - just click on the hyperlink labeled "link to RSS feed" at the top of the right-hand column on this webpage.

The music in this podcast is "Mean What You Say", recorded by the Dave Young Quartet. See Episode 1 at:

http://www.jazzpromo.com/

The technologies mentioned in this podcast include:

Podcasting - https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasting.html
Facebook handout - https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/Facebook_in_CSC442B.html
Twitter handout - https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/Twitter_in_CSC442B.html
YouTube - introductory video - http://youtu.be/uyyu1tJ9M-I
Jing - sample screencast - https://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/videos/Blackboard_Tour_8Sep10.swfLinkSkype - http://www.skype.com/
Meebo - http://www.meebo.com/

The main course website, which is mentioned in the podcast, is at:

http://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/

-- Burks

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Introduction to CSC 442 Section B

Hi everyone! This posting has a podcast with an introduction to our online class.

The orange title at the top of this posting is a direct link to the mp3 file with the podcast (so you can right-click on the title and save the mp3 file to your PC). Remember that you can subscribe to these podcasts by clicking on the hyperlink labeled "link to RSS feed" in the right-hand column of this webpage.
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A transcript for this podcast is at:

http://edocs.uis.edu/boakl1/CSC442B/podcasts/CSC442B_Intro_Transcript.html

The music in this podcast is entitled "Actions Speak Louder", composed by Carl Vincent Varvel, BMI, and published by Freeplay Music, BMI (50%), Phoenix Cloak Sounds, BMI (50%) - found on Latin Fusion Vol. 1 at freeplaymusic.com. See:

http://freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=1446

-- Burks