Today we’ll focus on getting familar with the different online tools that we will all use for the course. Go ahead and login on a computer so that you can follow along on your screen if you’d like.
Course website: Everything for the course will be linked from this site. Look here first for anything you need.
Scholar: Our Scholar URL is https://scholar.vt.edu/portal/site/english3844s15
Lynda.com: Lynda.com is a tutorial site that is free to all VT students, faculty, and staff. Here are some examples:
WordPress.com: You will create your web portal for the course and post blog updates on a WordPress site. You can use a WordPress.com blog (recommended), a self-hosted blog, or a Blogs@VT site. If you want to begin learning how WordPress.com works, you can begin exploring the Lynda.com videos for WordPress.com Essential Training with Morten Rand-Hendriksen.