Today, we will begin by looking over some of the coding that we have done so far and by reassessing the work still to be done with our corpus. To explore, we will look over some of these samples: 1, 2, 3, 4

After we have spent time discussing these examples, we will break off for about 30 minutes of work time, where you can revise your approach and coding as needed. (Note also, that I will move the deadline for submitting the codes to Friday morning.)

Next, we will go over the steps required to create some basic charts using our tweet analysis data. These will allow us to create visuals somewhat like these. Follow these steps:

First, standardize all of the entries in your spreadsheet: 

• Check that if you have entered terms that are synonyms, you combine them into a single term; venting, whining, and complaining, can all be combined using "complaining."
• Check that all of the text in your codes is the same in terms of spelling and case; colourful, colorful, Colorful--should all be combined using "colorful"
• Check to see if any items that you have listed no longer rise to the level or importance needed to be included; if an item appears only once or twice after all of the coding, it may be able to be combined with some other term.
• Look through the items and clean up entries to prepare to make visuals.

Next, create charts for your data:

• Select a column in your spreadsheet that seems to be interesting in terms of your analysis.
• From the Insert menu, select Chart
• Check that the items in the chart are correct; if anything is amiss--e.g., typos--delete the chart, go back to the entries in the spreadsheet and continue to clean up, and then repeat the process of inserting the chart.
• When the Chart is inserted and in good shape, use the Chart Settings option on the right to change the title, edit the X or Y axis titles, add Data Labels, and customize other aspects of the chart.
• When all is as you wish, use the more options on the chart--three dots in the top right--to select Download as. . . ., and then download the chart as a png image, saving it to your computer.
• Repeat this process for other categories in your spreadsheet until you have at least three visuals from your analysis saved on your computer.

Next, capture any visuals from the TAGS Explorer that offer helpful insights into the conversation related to your hashtag:

• Navigate to the Readme/Settings tab of your spreadsheet, and then select the link for the TAGS Explorer.
• Select the Mentions or Retweets links at the lower right. Allow time for the visualization to render. Take a screen shot of any images that you might want to use (Cmd-shift-4 on a Mac; Snipping tool on a PC).
• Also explore the Top Conversationalists, Hashtags, and Tweeters links in the upper left. If any visual materials seem especially helpful capture images of them as well. 

Once you have made charts from your analysis data and captured screen shots of any useful TAGS visuals, collect all of these files on your laptop. 

Today, we will also over the steps needed for the submission of our spreadsheet with our categories and coding and of our visuals. For that, follow these steps:

• Make sure that your spreadsheet is available to be viewed by the public on the web.
• Copy the address of the spreadsheet. (If you have downloaded your tweets into Excel, you can just save the file.)
• Go to the submission form for our Twitter Analysis and Coding. When the page opens, fill in the form to submit your materials. Complete this submission before 9:00AM on Friday.

Once we have gone over the steps for submitting the analysis, we will turn to preparing a bibliography of secondary sources related to our topics. Before getting started, review the bibliography assignment. Next, follow these steps:

• First, go to the UNC Library web site and then select the articles + link. Follow these steps to conduct searches and collect potential articles:
• Start with keyword searching. Use strategies to find the best results--try synonyms, recall terms from your twitter research, and experiment with combining terms and using different approaches to find good results.
• When you load a page of promising results, use the Full Text Online link on the left to limit items to those with online articles. 
• Also, experiment with selecting the Journal Article, Newspaper Article, etc. links as well.
• Search, explore results, and identify at least five valuable sources for the project.
• Once you identify a valuable source, download a copy of the the item to your computer, and then look for citation tools on the page with the source. If available, use the citation tools to create a citation in APA format.
• Copy your citation information into a word processor document. Also examine the source that you have downloaded, and then write two or three sentences capturing the key information in the source and any ways it might be useful for your report.
• Repeat this process until you have source information and an annotation for at least five items. (Note that at least two of the items must be from journal articles.)

When you have completed your annotated bibliography, use the Community Report Bibliography option on our web site to upload it. Upload your bibliography by 9:00AM on Saturday the 29th.

For homework, continue fine tuning your twitter coding and submit the results by tomorrow morning.