Blog Prompt 10/29 (and a few updates on the research portfolio. Please Read.)

Hi all,

I was sick last week so there were a few things that got by me. One was a blog post whose prompt I did not post here (but did post on CourseDen). This is my fault, and because of that I am going to give it to you as a freebie.

Here is your prompt for Monday, and it is the only blog you'll have this week:


Please listen to this episode of On the Media: "The Facebook Show": http://www.onthemedia.org/2012/feb/03/
As a citizen of the nation of Facebook (or "Facebookistan"), what are your rights and responsibilities? How does this podcast--and a larger discussion of social media, which includes using blogs--fit within this class?

I also forgot to mention that I pushed back your research portfolio entry. You'll have one this coming week (I'll post the prompt on Wednesday, October 31) and another the following week, Monday, November 5th which you will do in class.

Sorry about that! Let me know if you have any questions.

All best,
Jessica

Week 6--Class info (Important! Please read!)

Hi all,

Hope you had a nice weekend! I've had a lot to catch up on, I was in Savannah for a few days presenting at a conference (similar to what you'll all have to do for your final project). A few important things:

--I've updated the class schedule to reflect the assignment that we'll start this week, the research portfolio. This class schedule also has quiz dates updated as well--our next quiz will be on Oct 1.

Updated Class Schedule 

--Instead of your usual blog post this Wednesday, you will have to do your first Research Portfolio entry. Here is more info about those research portfolio posts:

Research Portfolio Instructions

--Your grades have been updated to reflect the last two in-class assignments (so the highest grade you can now have for that is 30) and your most recent quiz. I will update the blog grades on the gradebook next weekend.

--Remember to add word counts to your blog posts, you will get points off for leaving them out.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best,
Jessica

Library Ethnography--Extension!

Hi all,

You've all been working hard on these projects, and I know some of you have been struggling to work out the kinks of this new technology. Because of this, I'm going to give you until the end of the week to tweak your Library Ethnographies--they are now due on Friday, August 31. If you already have yours done and in a state that you like, then you are good to go!

As you finish these projects up, remember:

• You need to have some kind of clear and thoughtful narration or annotation of your project--so if you did a powerpoint with pictures, make sure you have descriptions for each picture of what you did and why you did it. 
• You also need to have a self-evaluation posted on your blog with a description of what you specifically did in the project. This is to make sure that you get credit for the work you've done. If there is someone in your group who did not pull their own weight, let me know and I will handle it. Honestly, I can tell pretty easily if someone did not participate, so you may get contacted by me whether or not someone in your group said anything to me at all. 
• By next Wednesday you'll need to post a response to a classmate's project. That means make sure you post your project as soon as it is done so your classmates can review is and give you feedback. Do not wait until the last minute.  

If you are having issues uploading your project to your blog, here are some tips:

•  If you have a powerpoint, you should upload it to slideshare.net and then get the embed code (it is a little link on the top right of your presentation.) When you go to post the embed code in your blog, click the 'options' button on your right under 'post settings' and make sure it says "interpret typed HTML" 
• If you can't figure out the embed code, you can also just upload it to slideshare.net and post the link to your presentation in the body of a post. 
• If you posted a video, you can upload it to youtube, and then click the button that says "Insert a Video" at the top (It looks like the little board they snap in movies.) and upload it that way. You can also just link to it in your blog if the uploading doesn't work. 

I'll be in my office tomorrow (Thursday) if you have any follow up questions about how to upload your materials!

All best,
Jessica

Looking Ahead to Week 2!

Hi all,

I hope you had a great weekend. I've been reading through your blogs, and I hope that you all with follow up with me about anything you continue to be confused about throughout the semester.


A few things:

--Unless I tell you otherwise, each of your blog posts need to be 200 words. You will get points off they are not. Your responses need to be at least 50 words. Many of you were under this mark for your Wednesday responses.  

--Please also be aware of due dates. Your blog responses are due by 11:59 on Monday and Wednesday, unless otherwise noted. You will get points off for missing these due dates as well. 

--Remember that your Library Ethnography Project is due on Wednesday. You will also have to respond to a classmate's project by the follow Wednesday (Sept 5). Please feel free to visit me during my office hours on Monday (11-1) if you have any questions about the library ethnography project.

--If you are keeping up with the syllabus, you will have noticed that our first quiz is Wednesday as well. This will mainly cover introductory things about the library, the syllabus, and what we'll introduce on Monday (Evaluation.) All quizzes are short answer and given in-class.

--I have updated the class schedule to reflect days that you will not have a blog post for homework, so make sure to review that.

Here is the link to the class schedule Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1skjT7ToBya25seL0Ju-yg2GMRWau1hH9YesCwSkIwms/edit

--One of your classmates has made a very helpful suggestion that you all might want to start titling your blog posts and labels (you can see it on the right under "Post Settings" when you write your posts) to make it easy to find and organize your posts. 

As always, let me know if you have any questions!

Best,
Jessica