Audio Skills Test- Christmas Decorations

With most shops already fully decorated for Christmas, it may be that shops are putting decorations up earlier and earlier in a bid to maximise sales.

I asked Kate McMullin, Ashley Williamson and Jessica Richmond:

'Are Christmas decorations being put up too early in shops and when is the right time?'

All agreed that shops seem to be putting up decorations earlier and earlier each year.


As most people are likely to visit shops on a regular basis, it deemed fitting to conduct a mini vox pop as the concept is based on public opinion.
The audio clips were recorded as voice memos on an iPhone 5 and edited on Audacity into one clip. It was then uploaded it to SoundCloud and embedded into the blog.

Related articles:

'Has Christmas come to London too early?' Telegraph.co.uk

'Has Christmas come too early?' Guardian.co.uk

Video Skills Test- 4G

4G has now been launched in eleven cities in the UK, and it will inevitably lead to users becoming more and more glued to their mobile phones. I asked student Kate Mcmullin: 

'Is it necessary to have access to the internet everywhere you go?'

Kate discusses why it's beneficial to have access to the internet on the go.


This topic was backed up with the video because 4G concerns mobile phones which are a personal device, meaning it was appropriate to add a visual, personal account.

The video was shot with an iPhone 5 with an internet themed backdrop. It was then edited on Windows Movie Maker, uploaded to YouTube and finally embedded into the blog.

Related Articles:

'UK's first 4G mobile service launched in 11 cities by EE' BBC.co.uk

'The 4G mobile network has the potential to revolutionise our lives' Guardian.co.uk

Maps Skills Test- The Lancashire Evening Post

The map shows the locations of four news stories from the Wednesday, November 21st edition of the Lancashire Evening Post.

Each link on the map contains the first line of the story, a link to the story on the Lancashire Evening Post website, a related picture and a related link for further information.




The icons have been chosen to fit with the theme of the stories. The particular stories were chosen because the location of the events was an important factor.

The map was created on Google Maps and then embedded into the blog. By not choosing stories which occurred a long way from each other, it was possible to place the points on the map and be able to see them in the box on the blog.