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Week 2: Evolution of Digital Communication

tuesday 4 april

As students arrive ... take this time to read classmate blogs ... if there is no link associated with your name, I do not know your URL! NOTE: MOST did not include discussion questions!
Lecture / Reading Discussion (ppt, student questions)
- Interesting blog posts: Amanda, Cho, Christine, Jana, Jessica, Meredith, Mia, Theo, Zach
- We'll go over projects in more detail and the peer review tool/groups.
- We'll review how to make a comment on a fellow-student's blog
- Bloglines - an online RSS reader. COM300 Feeds via Kathy's Public Feed (click the "+" sign beside the COM300-spring folder to expand). Class BlogRoll from Bloglines

thursday 6 april

Undergraduate Resource Center
Lab - Using Simple Site to create your course website

assignments for next week

Peer review - draft research proposal due 5 pm Fri
Responses (comments on class member blogs) due 5 pm Fri
- Remember to keep a log of your comments - you will turn in the log at the end of the quarter.
  - Date
  - Blog post you are replying to (title and URL)
  - Content of your comment
Reading reflection due by 5 pm Mon : [ 1 post]

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