Live Journals
Written on 30.4.09 by Six
Live Journal: One of the ongoing writing assignments for 505 is to produce a journal entry each week. In this section, journals may take one of two forms:
1. a live Twitter feed or
2. a blog.
Option 1. Twitter: http://twitter.com/
Students choosing this option are required to tweet a minimum of 1000 characters per week. (To give you an idea of how much that is, the introduction of this syllabus is 1338 characters.) Note that Twitter only allows you to tweet 140 characters at a time, so you will have to tweet about 7-8 times in a week.
Option 2. Blogger: https://www.blogger.com/start
Students choosing this option are required to blog once per week. Each entry should be a minimum of 400 words. (To give you an idea of how much that is, the introduction of this syllabus is 233 words.)
Essentially, you are required to write fewer words but more frequently with Twitter and more words but less frequently with Blogger. No matter which option you choose, you have the option of making it private. You can do MORE! If you’d like to do some personal posts or other fun things with your Twitter feed or blog, feel free! Just be sure the minimum requirements relating to class are met each week (by Sunday at noon). More details about these two options will be provided in class.
The topic each week will be of your own choosing as long as it is directly related to this class. Occasionally I may provide suggestions or additional journals based on something we are doing in class. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage the free flow of written words and thoughts, and to give you a sympathetic outlet for any question, problem, observation, or simple sharing of thoughts or information. Journals are not graded, but they are worth 10 points each and thus contribute to your final course grade.
