Getting Ready

Since I am accustom to working in a studio at NYU or in a wireless classroom where we can download whatever we need for particular assignments, I am adjusting to a situation where we are trying to set up everything in advance. Below is sampling of some of the discussion going between CAU and myself over the Internet. Martin Kim of Chung Ang University has been extremely patient and helpful.

I hesitated to say much about software needs, because I can usually adjust to whatever situation I find. I am not used to a formal computer lab, since I like freedom of movement and a different configuration more conducive to group discussion. That is why I was hoping we might find a space something similar to the wireless classrooms that we have at NYU. However, I am very adaptable, so we will work well within any environment available at CAU. It would be nice if there is an additional space where we can sit more informally and talk since it is virtually impossible to get much discussion going when people are sitting behind computer stations.

This is a totally paperless workshop. This means all materials are on the Internet and the participants post everything they do to their servers to publish on the Internet. They will be learning the rudiments of web authoring through simple applications of html code. That is why it is essential that we have somewhere between 50-100 MB for each person on a server and the capacity to upload and download materials. I also explore how to find applications on the Internet and download them as needed, but I am assuming that CAU's firewall may not permit that kind of spontaneity.

It is also essential that we can go to Google's eBlog site and start a Blog. We will blog every day. This blog was begun in anticipation of the CAU workshop:

One of my graduate students, Youngju Kang, is a graduate music technology major from NYU who might be available and could be very helpful in translating technical descriptions if needed.

I put all information on the web, so we don't use books or handouts. Here are websites that contain materials related to the workshop content:

http://pawed.blogspot.com/ Performing Arts Web Ed
http://webmusicing.blogspot.com/ Webmusicing
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/gilbert/resources/ Tech Resources for Performing Arts Ed
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/gilbert/musedtech/ Technological Trends for Music Education

This last one requires that you enter: Username: john
Password: john

Programs (Also called Applications) We Will Need

CAU: 1) The Window version is XP Home Edition, so Moviemaker is not installed. (Only “Ulead Video Studio 7” is installed. This is Movie Editing program) Do you think we need to get Moviemaker?

JVG: We will make do with the operating system,although XP Home Edition has many problems in consistently processing multimedia. What will matter will be your sound and video cards, so we will just have discover what the limits are when I am there. Audacity adjusts to the sound card of the system.

You don't need to get Movemaker. I will get a copy of Ulead's Video Studio 7 so that I can make a tutorial for using it.

CAU: 2) PowerPoint was not installed at this moment. We will get the Powerpoint ready. Is this Powerpoint program for your(teacher’s) computer(laptop)? Or shall we install this Powerpoint to all students’ computers? And this Office should be English version? Or can be Korean version?

JVG: I am not sure what Korean version means,. They should be able to do PowerPoint slides in English so that I can give them feedback. I have PowerPoint on my laptop. I want the teachers to know PowerPoint since this is the standard presentation tool for conferences and symposia, and they can also teach their students to use it.

CAU: 3) For “Studio 8” of Adobe, I think we may use the trial version which available for 30 days. I’m not sure whether “Adobe Element” also has trial version. For Audacity, we will get it ready.

JVG: Perfect. Adobe Element also has a trial version. If you are able to get Dreamweaver and Flash, we would use them toward the end of the workshop, so trial versions are fine. I already have them installed on my laptop.

CAU: 4) we want to know the information about your Mac laptop,

JVG: My Laptop is the MacBook, top of the line (the black one). It uses a standard VGA connector for the Projector and a mini-stereo jack for the stereo sound.

5) Other essential applications from JVG:

We need an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program installed on computers so students can upload and download files. Perferably one of the newer designs that are simply drag and drop interfaces rather than text driven.

We need several alternative Browsers installed on each computer. Firefox is essential. Opera or Netscape would be additional browsers to have available.

iTunes is needed for sound File Management and conversion. It is also useful in learning about Podcasts.