December 1, 2008, 11:11 am by Jennifer

• Hand in Capstones
• Housekeeping (schedule, survey, et al.)
• Hand back quizzes & projects
• Discuss reflection & project hand backs
• Discuss Survey/ Extra Credit
• Set up time
• Presentations:

1. Cho, Ian D.
2. Jones, Brett G.
3. Judge, Ashley C.
4. Clark, Tiana L.
5. Akins, Akilah I.
6. Woodard, Arch E. (maybe)
7. Johnson, Angela G. (maybe)

November 28, 2008, 5:49 pm by Jennifer

Here is the presentation schedule. If you are presenters 1-5 plan to present Monday. If you are presenters 8-10 plan to present Wednesday. If you are presenters 6 & 7 be prepared to present either day. Presenter 6 will likely go on Monday and Presenter 7 will likely go on Wednesday.

1. Cho, Ian D.
2. Jones, Brett G.
3. Judge, Ashley C.
4. Clark, Tiana L.
5. Akins, Akilah I.
6. Woodard, Arch E.
7. Johnson, Angela G.
8. Davis, Ashley M.
9. Domit, Brian L.
10. Manfredi, Robert W.

November 19, 2008, 11:39 am by Jennifer

I have a meeting (about CTW no less) during my office hours today. So, I am moving them to directly after class in our classroom.

, 10:25 am by Jennifer

• Writing “tool”: Dr. Wicked’s “Write or Die”
• “Pop” quiz
• Preventing Plagiarism Discussion & PPT
• Discuss drafts to me
• Discuss Peer Critiques
• Peer Critiquing time (& hand back work)

November 17, 2008, 10:58 am by Jennifer

• Tip of the Day (if needed): Making a PowerPoint Presentation
• GTOD: Using numbers
• Remaining schedule
• Review Presentation part of Capstone
• Reading discussion & Tips & Pointers on Giving Great Oral Presentations
• Example Presentation
• Assessment opportunity
• Draft review by me?
• Show & Tell
• Hand back work

September 15, 2008, 1:06 am by Jennifer

Good news! We now have the technology classroom we have discussed moving to in class. As of today (9/15) will will start meeting in Urban Life Building 302, in the Usability Lab. Do note there are actually two 302s. One is the usability lab and one is 302C.

The room is somewhat hidden, but easily enough to find if you know the way. If you enter the University Center from the Courtland Street entrance, walk past the bookstore (with the bookstore on your left). Continue down this hallway. You’ll come to an ATM where the hallway makes a jag. You will go through at least one set of double doors (maybe two), which should be open. Right after the doors there will be a very short hall/alcove on your left. The door to the classroom is in this little hallway, immediately on the right when you turn into the hallway. The hallway you were in will open up on the right side (you can see the floor below). If you come to this than you have gone too far, so just turn around and walk back a few steps.

[Note: I also emailed this to you]

August 22, 2008, 2:41 pm by Jennifer

Here are some podcasts to check out for Monday’s class. If you are not already familiar with a variety of podcasts, check on one or more of these.

• You have to subscribe to Grammar Girl, but you can check out another Quick and Dirty Tips podcast:
  • Money Girl: quick and dirty tips for a richer life
  • Mighty Mommy: quick and dirty tips for practical parenting
  • Legal Lad: quick and dirty tips for a more lawful life
  • Traveling Avatar: quick and dirty tips for a better second life
  • Mr. Manners: quick and dirty tips for a more polite life
  • Make it Green Girl: quick and dirty tips for an earth friendly life
  • The Public Speaker: quick and dirty tips for improving your communication skills
  • Small Biz Tech Girl: quick and dirty tips for growing your business with digital tools
  • Nutrition Diva: quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous
• Escape Pod: The Sci-Fi short story podcast I mentioned in class that our guest speaker does. Very popular. Available on iTunes or http://escapepod.org/. Or consider the sister podcasts:
  • Pseudopod: A short story horror podcast. Available on iTunes or http://pseudopod.org/
  • Podcastle: A fantasy short story podcast. Available on iTunes or http://podcastle.org/
• TED Talks: From the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, these audio or video podcasts (most are available in both formats) include some of the world’s “most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons, and geniuses” (ITunes). Available on iTunes or http://www.ted.com/talks
• I Should Be Writing: “A podcast by a wanna-be writer for wanna-be writers. Let my stack of rejection letters and battle scars benefit you.” (Site) Available on http://shouldwrite.blogspot.com/or iTunes.
• Dragon Page: Cover to Cover: “Conversations with the creators of the best in science fiction and fantasy. If you love SF literature, are an author or aspire to become one, you’ll enjoy this podcast.” http://www.dragonpage.com/ or ITunes
• The Sci Phi Show: “The podcasts that deals with the big questions in Philosophy as found in Science Fiction” http://thesciphishow.com/
• Slacker Astronomy podcast: “Astronomy news as told by [professional Astronomy slackers Bad humor, sci-fi jokes, and clips are the norm.” (iTunes) on iTunes or http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/index.php
• Astronomy cast: (a very popular podcast): “Astronomy Cast takes a fact based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology” (their site). Available on iTunes or http://www.astronomycast.com/about/
• Podictionary: A Podcast for word lovers: Is a “word of the day” podcast where Charles Hodgson goes into the background for ht word, often including interesting stories. Available on iTunes or http://podictionary.com/index.php
• Screen Space: My podcast for everyday and non expert web, blog, and new media designers. Got a website, blog, or other new media? Then this podcast is for you to make it more usable, effective, assessable, and efficient. Available on iTunes or http://screenspace.org/
• Talking Traffic: “Traffic, Transportation, and Mobility Issues for the Everyday Person.” Available on iTunes or http://www.talkingtraffic.org/
• Midwest Teen Sex Show: A video podcast about teen sexuality. It is funny and often irreverent show about teen sex issues. Available on iTunes or http://midwestteensexshow.com/
• By Women. For Women.: A podcast with Sela press authors about a series of women-focused topics from marathons to loosing parents to women in jail. Available on iTunes or http://www.sealpress.com/podcasts.php
• Say it Plain: Great African American Oratory: This podcast focuses on the great speeches of African American orators and fits nicely into the theme of the class. Available on iTunes.
• Great Speeches in History: This podcast also focuses on what are considered great speeches and often includes the actual speeches by the speaker. Available on iTunes.
• The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy: The title is descriptive and the speeches are recordings of the actual speeches given by Kennedy. The podcast is produced by the John F. Kennedy library. Available on iTunes.
• Presidential Archives Uncovered: This series includes clips from the archives including conversations, speeches, and more. Available on iTunes.
• The New Yorker: Naked Campaign: A video podcast with the New Yorker political cartoonist that focuses on political issues. Available on iTunes.
• Digital Media Insider: This podcasts covers audio, video, and photography, but focuses on audio—such as podcasting. Available on iTunes.
• Gear Media Tech: A video podcast by Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne and Alex Lindsay. It covers the tools and techniques of developing media. Available on iTunes

Also, check out the ones in the book, or recommend others in the comments!

August 20, 2008, 9:51 pm by Jennifer

In class today, I mentioned one possible podcast to listen to for Monday’s class (8/25) is the Escape Pod episode where our guest speaker (Stephen Eley) and I read the story. The story is EP169: How I Mounted Goldie, Saved My Partner Lori, and Sniffed Out The People’s Justice.  It is rated R, so if that bothers you feel free to go with another podcast or another Escape Pod episodes (most are G or PG).  I’ll post the list of other possible podcasts soon.

August 19, 2008, 11:16 pm by Jennifer

Subscribing to the Grammar Girl podcast is free and easy.

If you have iTunes:

-Do a search for Grammar Girl and subscribe

If you do not have iTunes or want to try another way:

-Go to the Grammar Girl website: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
-Click on the subscribe button (night side, near the top of the post).
-Choose your method of subscribing.

, 1:09 pm by Jennifer

[note: I emailed these to you also]

To log in to the site go to the blog and click on the “log in” link on the right side (under the Meta category). Then once you get to the log in screen enter your username and password (sent to you via email).

Once in, you can click on the profile link (far right near the top) to change your password, name, display name, and put in a url to your website, chat info, and a bio (all optional). Or you can leave everything as it is.

To post your reading response, click on the write link (left side, near the top). You will come to the writing screen. Enter a title and write your post (you can also copy and paste your response from a Word document or other software program). Make sure you mark the category “Reading Responses” (you can find the categories below the place to write your post). Also give it any applicable tags, including a tag for the date. For example, tomorrow’s reading response should include a “Reading Response 8/20” tag, and then any other tags you think fit; perhaps rhetoric, podcasting, and Crowley Hawhee. As the tag instructions state, do separate each tag with a comma.

Once you are done you can view what the post will look like with the “View this post” button (right side, next to the title section of your post). You can set the publishing status with the drop down right below the view button. Keep it unpublished if it is a draft or just not ready to be posted. You can publish it by choosing publish from this menu and clicking save or clicking on the publish button right below. Make sure it is published by 9 am on the day it is due (tomorrow you can turn your responses in as late a 1 pm, but the rest of the time they are due by 9 am).

Once you have published it, go into the blog site (www.screenspace.org/studnets) and check it out. You can also view the site by clicking on the view site link (upper left side).

We’ll talk about more advanced posts later, such as those podcast posts.

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