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Teaching Online Journalism

Posted in Uncategorized on 31 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The site that I looked at is called Teaching Online Journalism by Mindy McAdams.
Another site I want to look at is Online Journalism Review.

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Weblog Assignment Due Monday 4 June

Posted in Assignments, Weblogs on 31 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Your weblog assignment due Monday 4 June (by the beginning of class) is to write a brief profile of a weblog that is of interest to you. Consider: what is the weblog about? Why is it of interest to you? Can you identify things about it that demonstrate use of some significant characteristic of NITs?
The [...]

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In Class Today…

Posted in Class Activities on 31 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »

In class today:

Check your weblogs (see Links to Course Weblogs for details);
Readings distributed;
Make a link in an entry at your site to the weblog(s) you explored yesterday (see the last paragraph of What are “New Information Technologies”? for details);
Discuss your weblog entries for tomorrow (Friday) and for Monday;
Discuss neweurasia.net. What did you observe about this [...]

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Links to Course Weblogs

Posted in Weblogs on 31 May 2007 | 7 Comments »

These are the links I have received for course weblogs. Please check your weblog link by doing the following:

Find the link to your site in this list. Be sure that your name is listed as you prefer. If not, please let me know so I can change the information;
Click on the link to be sure [...]

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Weblog Assignment Due Friday 1 June

Posted in Assignments, Weblogs on 30 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »

For your weblog this Friday by the beginning of class, write a brief entry (approximately 2 to 3 paragraphs) in which you describe something about your experience with one or more new information technologies.

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What are “New Information Technologies?”

Posted in Terms and Concepts on 30 May 2007 | 1 Comment »

Today in class we will discuss some important terms for the course as we give a preliminary answer to the question, “What are New Information Technologies?” We will begin with a brief definition:
New information technologies (NITs) are digital, networked, interactive, socio-technical systems for gathering, producing, and distributing information.

Digital: Information is converted into computer-readable formats consisting [...]

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Required Reading for Friday 1 June

Posted in Required Reading on 30 May 2007 | 1 Comment »

For Friday 1 June, please read Blogging as a Form of Journalism and Weblogs: a New Source of News, both of which are from Online Journalism Review and by J.D. Lasica.

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What is a Weblog?

Posted in Required Reading, Terms and Concepts, Weblogs on 29 May 2007 | 2 Comments »

By now you may be wondering, “What is a weblog? And why do I need one for this course?” Here is a brief answer, along with a link to some required reading.
A weblog (sometimes also called a ‘blog) is a webpage that is designed to make posting content (whether text, graphics, audio, or video) a [...]

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Assignment: Create Your Weblog

Posted in Assignments, Weblogs on 29 May 2007 | 22 Comments »

Due Wednesday 30 May
In class yesterday we began the process of creating the weblogs you will be using for the course. Today we will continue the process. By the time class begins tomorrow (Wednesday) you should have done the following:

Set up a basic weblog;
Posted one entry on your weblog (for this assignment, the topic is [...]

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Welcome to the Course Weblog!

Posted in Uncategorized on 28 May 2007 | 2 Comments »

Welcome to the weblog for the summer 2007 offering of New Information Technologies! This weblog is the online meeting space for students. If you are in the course, be sure to check the entries on this site every day.

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