P1 – Writing & Digital Media–Spring 2015

Peer Review and Submission for Project 1

traci — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:54:17 +0000

This is the post for the Friday, January 30, 2015 class meeting.

Today you will complete peer review for the first project and then submit your work by the end of the day. Remember that you have a one-week grace period if you need an extension. No questions asked.

Peer Review Activity

Today’s peer review is just a short activity where you look over each other’s papers. You will provide each other verbal feedback. Please complete these steps:

Pair up with someone else in class. You may have to work in threes if there is an odd number of people in class.
Share your projects with one another, using whatever method is easiest. You can probably simply read one another’s screens.
Provide feedback on the following:
- Check the title of the file and document. Let your partner know if it is unique, clear, and effective.
- If you notice any spelling errors, punctuation errors, or typos, point them out, but please focus more on the content rather than editing.
- Look at the image and the explanatory statement. Comment on at least three things your classmate does well and at least three things that your classmate could improve on.
Be sure you end your conversation with a bit of encouragement.
Make any corrections or changes that you want to improve your work

Reflection Memo

Once you are ready to submit your work, you will go to Scholar to write your reflection memo. Follow these steps to write your reflection memo and submit your project.

Homework

For Monday, 2/2:
- Go to one of the Lynda.com tutorials linked below and watch a minimum of three videos of your choice (not all three courses):
- Look for general advice on what makes a webpage/site work, and be ready to discuss what you found in class. Focus on general principles rather than any specific details on how to code something.
For Wednesday, 2/4:
- We will work on setting up the WordPress sites on Wednesday, so begin thinking about a name and the kind of design you would like for your site. It can tie directly to your online identity statement, but it doesn’t have to.
- Begin taking photos you can use to illustrate your blog. You can use your online identity image for your About page, but you will need more images. Take some photos (or identify photos you have already taken) that will work with the name and design you are thinking of and upload them to some place like Flickr, Instagram, or Google Plus Photos so you can get to them in the classroom.
- Note that by the end of Wednesday’s session, you should have a blog set up and you should have written your first post.
For Friday, 2/6:
- Class will not meet in the classroom, as I will be traveling to a conference.
- In lieu of the class meeting, please watch the lynda.com video on “Changing the Appearance of Your Site” (39m 36s).
- Apply what you have learned by choosing a theme for your WordPress site and customizing what you have on the site.
- Write a blog post with the headings (1) What I Did, and (2) Why I Did It.

Project 1 Examples

traci — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:42:28 +0000

This is the post for the Wednesday, January 28, 2015 class meeting.

Discussing Project 1 Examples

For homework, you explored the Project Examples linked from the assignment page. To kick off our discussion of the examples, I want you to share your reactions to the texts by completing the following survey:

Tools for Project 1

You will use Google Drive to write and share your project. I have created a sample document to demonstrate how to embed the image and layout your projects. Remember that it is just one example, not the only way to publish your work.

Consult the Google Drive FAQs and the help materials on the Google Drive site. The details on how to Insert an Image will probably be useful.

You can use whatever image editing tools you are comfortable with, but to work in class today, we’ll use picmonkey.com. You will find many options for touching up photos, adding filters, and (of course) inserting text.

Homework

Friday, 1/30:
- Aim to have at least a draft of your image ready to share in class. Ideally, you will have a nearly-finished draft of the image and your explanatory statement. We will spend part of the session on peer review, and part talking about the reflection memo.
Monday, 2/2:
- Go to one of the Lynda.com tutorials linked below and watch a minimum of three videos of your choice (not all three courses):
- Look for general advice on what makes a webpage/site work, and be ready to discuss what you found in class. Focus on general principles rather than any specific details on how to code something.

Intro to Online Identities

traci — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:46:18 +0000

This is the post for the Monday, January 26, 2015 class meeting.

Discussing Today’s Texts

Today’s readings were the following:

Sections 1 and 2 from Personal Branding Basics with Lorrie Thomas Ross
“Henry’s Story- Creating Online Identities”
“Should I Be a Jerk or a Human Being on Facebook?” from the NY Times.
“Twitter, Facebook And LinkedIn: Social Media And American Identity [INFOGRAPHIC]” from Social Times.

To begin our discussion of the homework, we’ll use an anonymous online whiteboard to brainstorm some ideas. Go to the Padlet for your course and add some short responses to the framing question there, “Based on the texts you read and viewed for your homework, what goes into establishing an online identity? How would you define the phrase, and what are the characteristics that comprise online identity?”

You will also have the chance to talk about your reactions to the different online identity situations.

Overview of Project 1

For Project 1, you will create a statement of some aspect of your digital identity using an image and a short explanatory statement. The assignment includes all the details for the project, which is due Friday, January 30.

Homework

Wednesday, 1/26:
- View the “Images and Words” from Foundations of Layout and Composition with Sean Adams.
- Explore the Project Examples linked from the assignment page. For each one, be prepared to share one thing that you think it does well and one thing the author could do to improve the project.
- Work on Step 1 on the Project 1 Assignment. I will demonstrate some image editing strategies in class, and you can begin creating your image in the classroom.
Friday, 1/28:
- Aim to have at least a draft of your image ready to share in class. Ideally, you will have a nearly-finished draft of the image and your explanatory statement. We will spend part of the session on peer review, and part talking about the reflection memo.
Monday, 1/30:
- Go to one of the Lynda.com tutorials linked below and watch a minimum of three videos of your choice (not all three courses):
- Look for general advice on what makes a webpage/site work, and be ready to discuss what you found in class. Focus on general principles rather than any specific details on how to code something.