- We will register our blogs during class Wednesday;
however, feel free to create yours as soon as you’d like…
By Wednesday, please create your blog; then, post your link in a comment below.
In your first entry, briefly introduce yourself: flexible expectations for this, but please include
major/grade and your “technical experience / proficiency level” (with technology, web pages, social media, etc); rationale for taking this course, and questions / concerns at this time; your “working definition” for “experience database”; and any other interesting information (or media) you’d like to share.
Technical Instructions for Blog Setup:
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Blog Setup:
- WordPress Register
- Complete registration, using UF email account. Note: username will become URL (address) by default. e.g. http://janedoe.wordpress.com.
- However, you can rename domain on next page:
e.g. Username: GHink. Domain: “assemblage.wordpress.com” And then (re-)title blog — Blog Title: “Assemblage Expression”
- (Then click “signup”).
- Next, choose Theme. Many to browse/select; choose a theme you like! (one expressive of your personality, aesthetically pleasing, relevant widgets, etc) Browse or search; preview or activate — you can always choose new themes without any permanent changes to your blog. I suggest two- (or three-) column layout.
So, once you’ve created your account/blog:
— your username is your URL (e.g. ghink.wordpress.com)
— login in order to post/edit: WordPress.com
The “Dashboard” is the page to create content and edit appearance. This page presents full control of your blog — including appearance, entries/pages/content, and all administrative functions. Look around — the navigation is fairly intuitive.
Next, you’ll probably want to change a few Settings (Dashboard, left sidebar):
- “General Settings“: Blog Title (if you’ve not already)
- “Users” — “Your Profile”: Name, avatar, etc
- “Appearance” — “Themes“: (if you’ve not already)
- “Appearance” — “Widgets“:
– All optional, yet strongly suggest:
“Search,” “Pages,” “Categories,” “Tag Cloud,” “Links” (add classmates to your Blogroll).
Note: “Meta” is a key widget, in order to login directly on your page; (much faster than WP.com). - “Users” — “Your Profile”: Name, avatar, etc
Now you’re ready to add content.
- “Pages” (Dashboard, left sidebar :
First, edit the “About” page (required); at minimum, suggest Name, Course, Semester (like my current About page). Use privacy logic; do not post your email address, to avoid receiving spam.Any additional pages are up to you. I will be able to distinguish your “official” class entries (weekly, for credit) by the tags and categories that you add to Posts (required)
- Entries (“Posts”)
First, edit the initial / default entry.
Here, briefly describe your blog; additionally, I would like everyone specifically to introduce themselves in their first entry (as we will not do so during class time).— Once you edit the text-field, add Tags and the Category (right sidebar).
Then click “Update” (for new entries, “Publish” button).In the future, click “Add New” under “Posts” (left sidebar) — this is how you’ll add weekly entries and your response assignments.
Note on Tags and Categories:- these are important for readers (me, primarily), especially as the semester progresses (and you accumulate ~20 entries). This is how I’ll distinguish your “class entries” (for credit) from any personal entries that you might post (optional).
More on “Posts” at WordPress Support - “Links” (left sidebar):
- — “Edit” (delete default links)
— “Add New”
(at minimum, the course blog; plus any others you’d like to add, such as your classmates’ blogs and relevant web sites).
For further technical help, you can find answers/instructions to most issues in the
WordPress Support section as well as the
Support Forum
(both of which you can search with keywords).
Suggestion:
“play around” with the interface controls, and you’ll likely intuit the functions fairly quickly (more quickly, I’d add). Specifically, when creating an entry, you’ll see two rows of formatting commands at the top of the text field, when in “Visual” view — these cover most functions, (basic and otherwise!). The “visual” view is the actual design/formatting (“what you see is what you get”) — this is how your “post” will look.
More about this later and/or by request, (and as always, email me with Qs/problems).
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Attendance is expected and recorded for each meeting, including the Monday screening / workshop period (E1-E3).
Absences will only be excused for medical or religious reasons, or for official university activities (e.g. athletics), with documentation; do not assume any absences are excused, even if you notify me. Prolonged absences, even for medical reasons, will not be excused, as class sessions are a vital part of this course. Finally, every absence after the third will reduce the final grade by a letter; students will not pass after their sixth absence.
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The policy is basically…don’t miss class. If you come in late 4 times will count as one absence.
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Attendance:
Attendance and participation are required. Each time you are late 1/4 of your points are deducted for the day. After four lates it’s like being absent. Every absent after the third is an entire letter grade off your final grade.
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Attendance and participation are required (and worth 20% of the course grade). Tardiness counts as 0.25 absences (i.e. being late 4 times nets you one absence). After 3 absences, each additional one reduces the course grade by one letter.
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The attendance policy is that if you are late to class it counts as a fourth of an absence, and four tardies equals one absence. Certain things can be excused, such as university related events, for instance sports. These must be excused by a written excuse, even if mentioned in class or by email.
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The attendance policy is not a choice, attendance is mandatory. This includes screenings. Just your standard “you can miss 2 classes” attendance policy, and 4 tardies are 1 missed class.
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Attendance and particiaption count for 20% of the final grade. Being in class and at the screenings is vital for success in the course. Being late counts for 25% of an attendance penalty. After 4 times being late, it counts for an absence. The final letter grade decreases by one letter after 3 absences for each absence. And if you are absent 6 times you will not pass the class.
The attendance policy states that if you are not in class by 11:45 you are considered late. Each time you are late is counted as 1/4, after being late 4 times it is consider 1 absence. Medical, Religious, and University activities are excepted excuses just not over a prolonged period of time.
The attendance policy is 6 abscences result in a failing grade. If someone arrives late they recieve a 1/4 particiaption pentaly. Four tardies will result in an abscence. Abscences will only be excused for religious reasons and medical emergencies with documentation.
Attendance is mandatory, including Monday night screenings. Arriving late receives .25 participation penalty—four times late will equate to an absence. Attendance is expected and recorded for each meeting, including the Monday screening / workshop period (E1-E3).
Absences will only be excused for medical or religious reasons, or for official university activities (e.g. athletics), with documentation; do not assume any absences are excused, even if you notify me. Prolonged absences, even for medical reasons, will not be excused, as class sessions are a vital part of this course. Finally, every absence after the third will reduce the final grade by a letter; students will not pass after their sixth absence.
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Attending class is vital to one‘s success in this course, as we will both work through conceptual issues and develop practical approaches to projects; any lectures will be directly relevant to assignments. As class discussion will occupy most sessions, daily participation is both expected and recorded for the ―Attendance and Participation‖ percentage of the final grade. Participation demonstrates adequate preparation (regarding readings, screenings, ideas); this precludes my giving pop quizzes, to which I will resort if necessary in order to ensure expected attention to assigned tasks.
Additionally, each student will be responsible for preparing and participating within a group presentation twice during the semester, synthesizing readings and media with toward particular techniques and approaches for the projects.
Note: arriving late receives ¼ participation penalty—four times late will equate to an absence. Attendance is expected and recorded for each meeting, including the Monday screening / workshop period (E1-E3).
Absences will only be excused for medical or religious reasons, or for official university activities (e.g. athletics), with documentation; do not assume any absences are excused, even if you notify me. Prolonged absences, even for medical reasons, will not be excused, as class sessions are a vital part of this course. Finally, every absence after the third will reduce the final grade by a letter; students will not pass after their sixth absence.
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The attendance policy according to the syllabus:
Attending class is vital to one‘s success in this course, as we will both work through conceptual issues and develop practical approaches to projects; any lectures will be directly relevant to assignments. As class discussion will occupy most sessions, daily participation is both expected and recorded for the ―Attendance and Participation‖ percentage of the final grade. Participation demonstrates adequate preparation (regarding readings, screenings, ideas); this precludes my giving pop quizzes, to which I will resort if necessary in order to ensure expected attention to assigned tasks.
Additionally, each student will be responsible for preparing and participating within a group presentation twice during the semester, synthesizing readings and media with toward particular techniques and approaches for the projects.
Note: arriving late receives ¼ participation penalty—four times late will equate to an absence. Attendance is expected and recorded for each meeting, including the Monday screening / workshop period (E1-E3).
Absences will only be excused for medical or religious reasons, or for official university activities (e.g. athletics), with documentation; do not assume any absences are excused, even if you notify me. Prolonged absences, even for medical reasons, will not be excused, as class sessions are a vital part of this course. Finally, every absence after the third will reduce the final grade by a letter; students will not pass after their sixth absence.
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