Wow. A semester is gone already! Amazing!
I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves in this class... I appreciate all of your ideas and advice in your Writing Assignment #4s.

I don't know if I will delete this blog.. or just use it again next fall.. keeping all of your guys' stuff on here. There is some good info. on this blog!!

Take care, everyone, and have a great, relaxing break. Good luck in your classes next semester as well.

I am so glad you all write on this still. Yay!

-Paper #3s are done!
-You all need to fill out the last weblogging survey this week sometime.
-You all will need to show me your online portfolios Thursday if not before then... plus I plan on having treats that day!
-WA#4 is due Friday.

I had a great semester with all of you, and I am glad you all seemed to enjoy being in a 'different' sort of English classroom.. I appreciate you all being sort of guinea pigs in this weblogging classroom! I have learned a lot, and I hope you all have too.

Good luck in the future to all of you!!

More websites that got lost in my book bag:
Megan's Architecture Site.
Nichole's Site on Dietetics.
Dan's Site all about college football.
Carlton's More Personalized Blog.
Katie's Site about astrology, her friend Carrie, etc..
Scott's Site about Synethesia.
Joe's Site all about Basketball.
Kelly's Site.
Nate's Sports Site.

If I am missing a site, put it on here or e-mail me.

Shauna, it's fine if you want to put Paper 3 online already. Make sure it is the correct length when printed out.

Paper #3s Required Length is 6-9 pages double-spaced. 3-5 single-spaced!! These, and your other papers, will be going on the web during the next few weeks so be ready to make them more visually pleasing!

More information on HOW and WHEN you'll put everything online to be discussed on December 3, 2002.

Project Web Sites:
Randy's Project on surveys he did around campus.
Tom and Chad's Collaborative Project.
Shelly's Sports Site
Jenni's Site on Grad. Schools in Architecture.
Phil's Java file
Dylan's Site on local bands from his area.
Evan's Site on Photoshop.
Eric's Site.
Tomi and Cassie's Weblog focusing on women's issues in society. Comment on it!
Dana and Jessie did their stretch project on music throughout within generations/ages of people. I didn't take down their web address- does someone have it and can put it on here for me?
posted by Sybil at 1:26 PM

I have a "surprise" to announce in class this morning. Those of you who attend will find out what it is. Those of you that do not attend will need to beg someone to tell you what is up.

Tuesday, November 19

Clarifications.

Hypertext is VERY non-linear. VERY unlike how books are put together. But the way I look at them is that they are like those books that ask you at the end of the chapter where you want the story to go and then YOU decide by going to the chapter that coordinates with that (like linking to a new story). Or hypertext could be looked at as simply a maze of stories to follow by jumping on this or that link.

THE CONNECTION to these hypertext writings for you all is this: When you put any writing on the web, it becomes a hypertext writing. When you all put together your online portfolios in Dec... that's what you'll be doing- creating your own hypertext. You can add color and images and things of that sort to a normal, traditional essay.

PAPER #3 is different for you all BECAUSE we've been doing research based stuff. This one is ALL personal. YOU have to simply answer WHO ARE YOU? It is vague, I know, but... just think about it. WHO are you? There are many, many ways to go about doing this:
-Process from past to present like MY draft I had you all read.
-Who are you in terms of adjectives: funny, smart, quirky... etc and place stories with those to SHOW us what you mean.
-Look at some psychology stuff about Freud and the Ego and the Id.. for any of you science people, this may be something fun.
-Look at astrology.. are you a true Sagittarius?
-WHo are you in terms of family.. are you the leader? Are you a leader within in your group of friends then too?

These are just SOME ideas.

Thursday, November 14

Presentations at 8 this morning went well (hopefully, 9:30 will go the same?). I am thoroughly impressed with the projects and papers that this "stretch" idea has created.

For Tuesday (we'll be in IACC 114), search for the terms "hypertext" and "mystory".. bring in a copy of something that caught your eye.

On Tuesday, we'll look at those hypertext writings you all found (you won't present them, just tell us where to go and then we can look at 'em)/ones that I have found, sign up for conferences, and use the last chunk of the hour for brainstorming/writing up your rough drafts for Paper #3. Conferences will be from Thursday afternoon until Tuesday afternoon. We will have class (Peer Review Day) on Thursday- bring 3 copies of your rough draft for others to look at.

Have a great weekend everyone! Stay warm!!

Tuesday, November 12

November 19, 2002 (Tuesday) .. we are in IACC 114. You will sign up for conferences then too. November 21, 2002 (Thursday) will be a peer review day- bring 3 copies of your rough draft THAT you will have time to work on in the lab the previous Tuesday. November 26, 2002 (Tuesday before Thanksgiving)- NO CLASS.

PAPER #3 WILL BE DUE BY NOON ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH!!

For this Thursday, print up little slips of paper that summarize/explain your stretch projects. These will accompany your informal presentations. Tell us where (if you have a website), why you did what you did, how you did what you did, and what you learned.