Selecting Your Topic
Choose something you are passionate about. If it were me, I would choose one of the following topics: discussing the need to stop child abuse, raising awareness for orphans in China, or sharing the possibilities of growing a garden. Once you pick your topic, create a poster, flyer, or fact sheet to inform the public about this issue. You can use a word-processing program, a publishing program, or even draw and scan your poster.
Creating a Recording
The second part of the campaign project asks that you write and record a Public Service Announcement. Some of you will have no problem with this. But others of you fear this like the plague. While you may be tempted to skip this part of the project, DON'T! Why? Because I said so! Well, okay, not really. But how about because there are some easy ways to tackle this part and feel proud of yourself for successfully completing all parts of the project. I've got three suggestions for creating a recording:
1. Use the Voice Board. If you have a microphone, this is the easiest option. Look on the bottom left of our course homepage, you'll see a "Communications" link in the Tools area. Click on this and you'll see a link for the "Voice Board." Here's where you can access the recording program that's built right into our class. You can create a "New" post and record up to three minutes of speaking. Just let me know that you've submitted a recording to the Voice Board when you submit your project.
2. Try a free program download. While Audacity is recommended in many classes, I actually think there's a better alternative: Wavosaur. It takes less than a minute to download to your computer, and it easily saves your recording in a file that I can open (you'll want to choose the "wavosaur audio editor (en)", open and extract the files, then you're ready to go!).
3. Create a Voki. You can create an avatar of your choice, then give it a voice by clicking on the phone icon. You will be given a phone number to call and a passcode to enter. Follow the prompts to create your recording. When you're finished creating your voki, you will want to get a "Standard Voki link"; save this link so that you can submit it with the rest of your project.
1. Use the Voice Board. If you have a microphone, this is the easiest option. Look on the bottom left of our course homepage, you'll see a "Communications" link in the Tools area. Click on this and you'll see a link for the "Voice Board." Here's where you can access the recording program that's built right into our class. You can create a "New" post and record up to three minutes of speaking. Just let me know that you've submitted a recording to the Voice Board when you submit your project.
2. Try a free program download. While Audacity is recommended in many classes, I actually think there's a better alternative: Wavosaur. It takes less than a minute to download to your computer, and it easily saves your recording in a file that I can open (you'll want to choose the "wavosaur audio editor (en)", open and extract the files, then you're ready to go!).
3. Create a Voki. You can create an avatar of your choice, then give it a voice by clicking on the phone icon. You will be given a phone number to call and a passcode to enter. Follow the prompts to create your recording. When you're finished creating your voki, you will want to get a "Standard Voki link"; save this link so that you can submit it with the rest of your project.
Writing a Persuasive Letter
When writing a persuasive letter, you will want to use business letter format (for a handy look at this, use this document). Be sure to state your opinion on your topic and give at least three actions you would like your audience to take, as the purpose of your letter is to persuade your audience into taking action in regards to your issue...what do you want them to do?