Daily Tasks

Recap Thursday, April 23

It's been a bit of a bumpy road, but we have arrived at the the last day of classes. The checklist for completing items in the class now includes a survey link. The other items are the portfolio video and portfolio. The checklist appears below. Between now and the date of our final, continue working on any revisions and on your portfolio. Finally, as we reach the end of the semester, and I… More

Tues, April 21

Today we had a brief session looking at a portfolio draft and then going over a checklist for items to complete for the semester. You can see the activities in our zoom recording: https://youtu.be/gU3Sjxa9frY

I have also created a few survey questions so you can share your thoughts on the Pinterest activities. I have added that… More

Recap Thursday, April 16

Today we looked at some more steps for building out your portfolio. Watch the zoom recording for details:

https://youtu.be/zE-g9MSkxxA

As you work it may be helpful to experiment with more color options. This site helps you see the color codes that you can… More

Recap: Tuesday, April 14

Hi, everyone. Today we spent time discussing conceptual aspects of our portfolio video assignment. You can see the samples and hear the conversation in the recording of our zoom session.

Our main focus now is working on our Pinterest videos. On Thursday, I will cover the logistics of… More

Recap: Thursday, April 9

Today we looked over some of the steps involved in composing our portfolios. I also created some footage showing some basic steps related to moving from Adobe RUSH to Premiere. There is no need for you to use Premiere, but if some of you want to experiment with it, the video shows a couple of the key moves you might make.

Our task over the weekend is to compose the Pinterest and… More

Recap Tues, April 7

Today we had a conversation about our readings from last week. Review the transcript to get some ideas about the relationship between identity, digital literacies, and Pinterest.

We also went over the next steps in our… More

Recap Thursday, April 2

Today we talked briefly about the progress with the Pinterest scraping. Some of us are having issues with the word clouds loading in the last stage. Sabrina and I went through this and on a second try they seemed to work fine. If there seems to be a problem, the best bet might be to wait a few minutes, and then retry.

We also spent a good deal of time discussing the portfolio… More

Recap Tues, March 31

Before going forward, check to see if you have received a survey link from me via e-mail. If so, please complete the survey. If not, let me know and I will resend the link.

Today, we had a conversation about our reading. If you have yet to do so, read the piece and post your response.

You can also… More

Thursday 3-26

Today we went over the logistics of exporting and submitting our individual podcasts. This video captures the process:

https://youtu.be/8uOQHOl1Q10

For homework, continue working on your podcast and upload it before class.

We also have a reading assignment. For this… More

Tuesday, March 24

Zoom recording: https://youtu.be/2-lNJeg8yVk

Today we went over our adjusted schedule and looked at and discussed one of our video drafts. The zoom recording did not work perfectly to capture the video playing, so you can watch Danny's video on your own if helpful.

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