https://canvas.umw.edu/courses/1030021/announcements201508_FSEM_100M7_05: Beyond Selfie:Digital Identies Announcements Feed2024-03-29T11:17:14+00:00Announcement: Projects Due & Preparing for Presentationstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-24:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29903652016-09-08T20:27:10-04:002015-11-24T09:30:42-05:00Martha Burtis<p>Hi Everyone, </p>
<p>First, just a reminder that your projects are due today by 5:00pm in Canvas. As I explained in the final announcement last week, your projects should be turned in via a blog post on your site. That post should contain your project in one of the following ways: </p>
<ul>
<li>If you created a video, you must upload that video somewhere (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) and <strong>embed</strong> the video in the post! </li>
<li>If you created some kind of audio, you must upload your audio (I recommend uploading to SoundCloud), and you must <strong>embed</strong> the audio in the post. </li>
<li>If you created a Web site, you must take a screen shot and link to the site from that image. </li>
<li>If you created a Prezi, you must <strong>embed</strong> it in your post. </li>
<li>if you're not sure what to do with your project, talk to me! </li>
</ul><p>Some of you have contacted me because you had difficulty with uploading to YouTube; if I've been in touch with you about these issues, you're fine. </p>
<p>For every 12 hours that your assignment is late, I will be deducting 1/2 letter grade!</p>
<p>Second, the week after Thanksgiving break we will begin presentations on Thursday. If you haven't yet signed up for a presentation slot, now is the time to do so. I will be assigning un-scheduled people to remaining slots beginning next Monday. <a id="" class="" title="Final Presentation" href="/courses/1030021/assignments/4875099" target="">Sign up for slots here.</a><a id="" class="" title="Final Presentation" href="/courses/1030021/assignments/4875099" target=""> </a>Make sure you sign up on the page that corresponds to the time your section meets! </p>
<p>Third, some people have been asking for more details about what should be covered in the presentation. I've gone ahead and added more specific details to the Presentation assignment in Canvas. It contains a suggested presentation model, but you are not required to follow that model. As long as you cover what I ask for in the assignment, you can take whatever approach you want. <a id="" class="" title="Final Presentation" href="/courses/1030021/assignments/4875099" target="">Please review this</a> and let me know if you have questions!!</p>
<p>Finally, have a great Thanksgiving -- I'll see you next Tuesday!</p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Week 13 Wrap-Uptag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-19:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29851172016-09-08T20:27:10-04:002015-11-19T13:45:08-05:00Martha Burtis<p>For your final post this week, you should summarize the work we did in class: </p>
<p>1. Summarize the Wikipedia research you did on a particular fandom. What fandom did you research and why? What did you find when looking at the revision history? You should have at least one interesting thing you unearthed in the revisions. What do you make of the revisions you found? What did you find on the Talk page? You should have at least one interesting thing you unearthed on the Talk page. What do you make of the Talk page discussion(s) you found?</p>
<p>2. Share the GIF Storify you worked on during class. </p>
<p>By next Tuesday, everyone should have posted their projects online and written a blog post sharing their project.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you created a video, you must upload that video somewhere (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) and embed the video in the post! </li>
<li>If you created some kind of audio, you must upload your audio (I recommend uploading to SoundCloud), and you must embed the audio in the post. </li>
<li>If you created a Web site, you must take a screen shot and link to the site from that image. </li>
<li>If you created a Prezi, you must embed it in your post. </li>
<li>if you're not sure what to do with your project, talk to me! </li>
</ul><p>This post must be submitted in Canvas by 5:00pm on Tuesday to the <a id="" class="" title="Digital Project" href="/courses/1030021/assignments/4875098">Digital Project</a> assignment. I will deduct 5 points (1/2 letter grade) for every 12 hour period that a project is turned in late. </p>Announcement: Week 13 Assignments and Announcementstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-13:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29741372016-09-08T20:27:10-04:002015-11-13T15:03:22-05:00Martha Burtis<p>This week, we'll be looking at the phenomenons of "fan culture" and "fandoms" -- in particular at the interplay between our identity and these activities. During class, we'll be working on a fan-focussed media project. In preparation, make sure you read/review all of the following. There will be a closed-book quiz on Tuesday about these resources: </p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jenkins, Henry. <a id="" class="" title="" href="http://web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/readings/star%20trek%20rerun.pdf" target="">“Star Trek rerun, reread, rewritten: Fan writing as textual poaching.”</a></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Guardian. </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/27/sherlock-holmes-copyright-ruling-public-domain"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Sherlock Holmes is public property … but steer clear of Watson's second wife”</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Henry Jenkins, TEDxNYED </span><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFCLKa0XRlw"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFCLKa0XRlw</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">"The rabid fans that take [Twilight] much too seriously": The construction and rejection of excess in Twilight antifandom" Pinkowitz, Jacqueline M. Transformative Works and Culture, Vol 7 (2011): <a href="http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/247/253">http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/247/253</a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Fandom and Identity/Fandom as identity", <em>The Learned Fangirl:</em> <a href="http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2013/08/fandom-and-identityfandom-as-identity/">http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2013/08/fandom-and-identityfandom-as-identity/</a><a href="http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2013/08/fandom-and-identityfandom-as-identity/"></a></span></li>
</ul><h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Initial Blog Post</span></h3>
<p>First, reflect upon your own impressions of fan culture based upon our readings. How do you feel about fans who insert themselves into different narratives (from films, tv shows, music, books, etc) and change those stories to suit their own personal identities or needs. Do you think the creators should encourage or discourage this kind of activity. Generally, who do you think "owns" this kind of cultural product (both the originals and the fan-created extensions). Do you think we should all be free to reuse and remix popular culture as a way of expressing our relationships with the original works?</p>
<p>Next, reflect upon your own relationship with fan culture. Do you participate in any activities online that would be classified as fandom? What are they and how did you get involved in them. Do you feel like your status as a fan of particular movies, tv shows, books, music, etc. plays a role in your own construction of your digital identity and/or the way people perceive you? </p>
<p>Finally, if you don't actively participate in fan culture, reflect upon why that is. Is there something that you find off-putting about these practices? What and why? </p>Announcement: Week 12 Wrap-uptag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-12:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29723082016-09-08T20:27:10-04:002015-11-12T14:24:19-05:00Martha Burtis<p>For your final blog post this week (due Friday by 5), share whatever your group produced: embed your video or image or whatever else you created. Discuss about the narrative you decided to tell and how you settled on it. Do you think the narrative could actually happen? Why or why not? </p>
<p>Also, include an update on your final project (now due Tuesday, November 24th by 5:00PM). </p>
<p>Make sure you've <a id="" class="" title="Final Presentation" href="/courses/1030021/assignments/4875099" target="">signed up for a presentation spot</a> for your final presentation. </p>Announcement: Sign up for Presentation Daytag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-10:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29683242016-09-08T20:27:09-04:002015-11-10T16:44:36-05:00Martha Burtis<p>You can now sign up for the day to present (either Thursday, December 3 or during our exam period) on the <a id="" class="" title="" href="/courses/1030021/assignments/4875099" target="">Presentation Assignment page</a>. Make sure you choose the page for our class. </p>Announcement: Week 12 Assignments & Announcementstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-06:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29616952016-09-08T20:27:09-04:002015-11-06T11:49:48-05:00Martha Burtis<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, we’re discussing a variety of different aspects of digital culture that could result in a dystopian vision for our future: surveillance culture, the erosion of creative and intellectual freedoms, the stealing of data, etc.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Readings & Video</span></h3>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>"Stalk Yourself at Home with This Free App", Klint Finley, <em>Wired</em>, 3/16/15<strong>: <a id="" class="" title="" href="http://www.wired.com/2015/03/app-lets-stalk-home/" target="">http://www.wired.com/2015/03/app-lets-stalk-home/</a></strong>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Selections from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Circle</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Dave Eggers, Vintage Books, 2014 <a class=" instructure_scribd_file instructure_file_link" title="the_circle_excerpt.pdf" href="/courses/1030021/files/49279304/download?wrap=1">PDF File of Excerpt</a>. NOTE: You should <a id="" class=" instructure_scribd_file instructure_file_link" title="TheCircleIntro.pdf" href="/courses/1030021/files/49294376/download?wrap=1" target="">read this introduction to the excerpt</a> that I prepared first. </span>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strong Copyright + DRM + Weak Net Neutrality = Digital Dystopia?, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Charles W. Bailey Jr, September 2006, Information Technology & Libraries: </span><a href="http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/ital25n3.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.digital-scholarship.org/cwb/ital25n3.pdf</span></a></i></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Consciousness in the Age of Digital Dystopia, Jan Wellman, 20 November 2014, openDemocracy: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/jan-wellmann/consciousness-in-age-of-digital-dystopia">https://www.opendemocracy.net/jan-wellmann/consciousness-in-age-of-digital-dystopia</a></span>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Invasion of the Data Snatchers </span><a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=OnuH-yO0BJE&app=desktop"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=OnuH-yO0BJE&app=desktop</span></a>
</li>
</ul><p>There will be a (closed-book) reading quiz at the beginning of the class Tuesday that will count towards your participation grade. </p>
<h3>Pre-Week Blog Prompt (due Tuesday by noon)</h3>
<p>Of the different dystopian visions we looked at this week, which did you find most disturbing and why? Use specific quotes from the sources to support your viewpoint. </p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Week 11 Wrap-Uptag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-11-05:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29608542016-09-08T20:27:09-04:002015-11-05T17:06:32-05:00Martha Burtis<p>For your last blog post this week, share your final thoughts about issues of anonymity and misrepresenting yourself online. Use evidence from at least two of the sources we looked at this week (you can use the Anonymous video as one source) to back up your thinking. </p>
<p>In addition, share your progress on your digital project. </p>
<p>If you want to watch the rest of the Anonymous documentary, it can be found here: <a class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAECyLvSCHg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAECyLvSCHg</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Week 11 Assignments & Announcementstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-29:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29492632016-09-08T20:27:08-04:002015-10-29T16:09:31-04:00Martha Burtis<p>This week, we'll be talking about anonymity online. We've circled around this issue many times over the last weeks, so this is an opportunity to talk about it more directly. Please be aware that one of our readings (The New Yorker article) deals with a very difficult story about a victim of cyberbullying who committed suicide, and the audio we will be listening to talks frankly about suicide. We'll talk about this reading in class this week, and it's important to me that everyone feel safe reading it and discussing it. If you have any issues or difficulties with the topics being covered, please let me know. </p>
<p>On Tuesday, I will not be in class, but class will be meeting. My colleague, Jessica Reingold, will be leading discussion that day. </p>
<h3>Readings, Audio, Video</h3>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Online Identity, is Authenticity or Anonymity More Important?</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> , Aleks Krotoski, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Guardian</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 4.19.12: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/19/online-identity-authenticity-anonymity"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/19/online-identity-authenticity-anonymity</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The case for anonymity online</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Christopher Poole, TED </span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for_anonymity_online</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">4chan’s Overloard Christopher Poole Reveals Why He Walked Away</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, David Kushner, Rolling Stone 3/13/15: </span><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/4chans-overlord-christopher-poole-reveals-why-he-walked-away-20150313"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/4chans-overlord-christopher-poole-reveals-why-he-walked-away-20150313</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yik Yak and Online Anonymity are Good for for College Students</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Ray Junco, Wired, 3/17/15: </span><a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/03/yik-yak-online-anonymity-good-college-students/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.wired.com/2015/03/yik-yak-online-anonymity-good-college-students/</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anonymous Messaging Apps on College Campuses</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Audrey Watters, Hack Education 5/3/15: </span><a href="http://hackeducation.com/2015/05/03/anonymous-messaging-apps/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://hackeducation.com/2015/05/03/anonymous-messaging-apps/</span></a>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friend Game</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1/21/08: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/01/21/friend-game">http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/01/21/friend-game</a></span>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/01/21/friend-game"></a></span><em>On College Campuses, Suicide Intervention via Anonymous App, </em>All Tech Considered<em>, 7/13/15</em>: <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/07/13/422620195/on-college-campuses-suicide-intervention-via-anonymous-app">http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/07/13/422620195/on-college-campuses-suicide-intervention-via-anonymous-app</a>
</li>
</ul><h3>Initial Post & Comment (Due Tuesday by noon)</h3>
<p><strong>YOU WILL NOT BE WRITING THIS ON YOUR BLOG AND SUBMITTING IT ON CANVAS. INSTEAD, OUR CONVERSATION THIS WEEK WILL TAKE PLACE ENTIRELY ON A NEW, ANONYMOUS ONLINE SPACE THAT WE'LL BE EXPERIMENTING WITH. (Sorry for yelling.)</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Post: The readings this week cover a wide range of reasons why someone might misrepresent themselves online or hide their identity. Discuss your own experiences with anonymity online. Have you ever chosen to be anonymous? Why and how did it work out for you? Has another person’s anonymity or misrepresentation of themselves online ever impacted you? <br><br>Post this as a new thread at <a href="http://anon.dgst101.net/index.html">http://anon.dgst101.net/index.html</a>. If you like, you can include a link to something interesting related to this topic or an image that gets at what you're discussing. <br><br>
</li>
<li>Comment: Read the posts that others in BtS have written, and write a thoughtful response to at least one. </li>
</ol><p>Submitting this will be entirely on your honor, and I expect you to abide by the honor code in class when I ask you if you completed both. :-)</p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peer Editing Draft</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you haven't turned in your marked up draft from our last peer editing session, don't forget to bring it to class on Tuesday! You can give it to Jess, and she can get it to me. </span></p>Announcement: Week 10 Wrap-Uptag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-29:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29491692016-09-08T20:27:08-04:002015-10-29T15:24:58-04:00Martha Burtis<p>For your final blog post this week, do another round of Google image search on two terms of your choosing. You might choose two terms that are related in some way so that you can compare what you find. After doing the search, write up your analysis of the images associated with those terms -- include screenshots of the top image results to backup what you found! </p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Week 10 Announcements & Assignmentstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-23:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29395022016-09-08T20:27:08-04:002015-10-23T13:55:19-04:00Martha Burtis<p><strong>Reminder: Final Draft of your script is due on Sunday (10/25) at 5:00PM.</strong> In addition, if you're going to the Writing Center or completing the Revision Reflection that must be done before you turn in your script. Email me if you went to the WC; submit your Revision Reflection in Canvas. As I see these items come in, I will increase your First Draft grade to reflect what you've done. </p>
<p>Late final drafts will lose points for each day that's passed since the due date. Don't turn it in late!!</p>
<h3>Readings</h3>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Opinion Leaders: Much More Willing To Be Paid for Social-Network Referrals: </span></em><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/avaseave/2014/03/26/opinion-leaders-much-more-willing-to-be-paid-for-social-network-referrals/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://www.forbes.com/sites/avaseave/2014/03/26/opinion-leaders-much-more-willing-to-be-paid-for-social-network-referrals/</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Havens, John. “It’s Your Data — But Others are Making Billions Off It.” </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mashable</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. October 24, 2013. </span><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/10/24/personal-data-monetization/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://mashable.com/2013/10/24/personal-data-monetization/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Google’s algorithm shows prestigious job ads to men, but not to women. Here’s why that should worry you:</em> </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/06/googles-algorithm-shows-prestigious-job-ads-to-men-but-not-to-women-heres-why-that-should-worry-you/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/06/googles-algorithm-shows-prestigious-job-ads-to-men-but-not-to-women-heres-why-that-should-worry-you/</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hansen, Derek, Ben Shneiderman, and Marc A. Smith. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Analyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL: Insights from a Connected World</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kauffman, 2010. Read Exceprt from Chapter 3 and Chapter 10:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chapter 3 Excerpt: <a id="" class=" instructure_scribd_file instructure_file_link" title="nodexl_reading_1.pdf" href="/courses/1030021/files/48949769/download?wrap=1">nodexl_reading_1.pdf</a></span></p>
<p>Chapter 10: <a id="" class=" instructure_scribd_file instructure_file_link" title="nodexl_reading_2.pdf" href="/courses/1030021/files/48949780/download?wrap=1">nodexl_reading_2.pdf</a></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Online Module</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Complete the "<a id="" class="" title="" href="/courses/1030021/pages/start-here-the-importance-of-effective-visual-aids?module_item_id=9181260" target="">Effective Visual Aids</a>" module in Canvas. </span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Initial Blog Post</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spend some time on your own Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, and note what ads you are seeing. Keep a list of the ads, and try to detect any patterns. In the post, share what you found (HINT: images/screenshots of ads is always nice!), including the kinds of ads you were exposed to and why you think you were exposed to them. Did you actually click on any of them? Overall, did you feel like the ads targeted you effective? Why or why not? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">From the readings, were you surprised by the way these companies are using this data? What do you think are the larger implications of companies using your data to shape your experiences?</span></p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Calculus Placement Examtag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-21:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29353422016-09-08T20:27:08-04:002015-10-21T10:42:23-04:00Martha Burtis<p>Hi Everyone, </p>
<p>During advising meetings, several of you have indicated you were interested in taking Calculus next semester. I recommend that you take the Calculus Placement Exam, if you are considering Calculus in the spring. The exam is non-binding. In other words, the score you get doesn't dictate what level of math you must take; it merely provides a recommendation. </p>
<p>Everyone should have access to this exam through the Placement Exam course in Canvas: <a href="/courses/629052">https://canvas.umw.edu/courses/629052</a>. If you want to take the Calculus exam, but you can't access this course for some reason, please let me know as soon as possible. </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Martha</p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Presentation from Thursday's (10/15) Classtag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-17:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29290232016-09-08T20:27:07-04:002015-10-17T16:29:15-04:00Martha Burtis<p>Some people asked that I post the presentation on thesis development here: </p>
<p> </p>
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_KrALzI6AiEzr1yV-BHhoxhrSV85lU17G-7xswEXJDY/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Announcement: Week 9 Assignments & Announcementstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-16:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29283832016-09-08T20:27:07-04:002015-10-16T17:00:44-04:00Martha Burtis<p>Our topic this week is how we go about archiving and managing our digital identity, and what happens to that identity after we're gone. </p>
<h3>Readings & Video</h3>
<p>Watch this: </p>
<ul>
<li><span>"An Introduction to Digital Death" (Video) (~ 5 minutes)<br><a href="https://vimeo.com/16205659">https://vimeo.com/16205659</a></span></li>
</ul><p><span>Read these:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<span>“Cyberspace When You’re Dead” </span><i><span>New York Times </span></i><span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Immortality-t.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09Immortality-t.html?_r=0</a> </span>
</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Ditch the shoebox for a vault: How to preserve your digital life for decades” <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital Trends</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/keeping-data-safe-eternity/">http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/keeping-data-safe-eternity/</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Immortal "Brand Me": Identity Immersion in a Digital Space<br><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/79841394/Brand-ME">http://www.scribd.com/doc/79841394/Brand-ME</a> </span></li>
</ul><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Review this:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span>Alysa Gregory, “13 Tools to Back Up Your Social Media Content,” April 2, 2010 </span><span><a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/backup-social-media-profiles/">http://www.sitepoint.com/backup-social-media-profiles/</a></span></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Initial Blog Post (due Tuesday by noon)</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reflect upon the following questions in your initial blog post, based upon the readings this week and your own experiences and opinions: </span></p>
<ul>
<li>How much of our online content and identity should we be able to archive?</li>
<ul>
<li>Our original posts/content?</li>
<li>Our comments and interactions?</li>
<li>What others say about our content?</li>
</ul>
<li>Do you use any strategies now to archive or backup your online content? What are they?</li>
<li>What should be done with our online content once we pass away? What is the purpose of an online memorial? Where should it be? Should be static or dynamic?</li>
<li>What do questions of archiving our post-life digital identity tell us about the meaning of our digital identity itself?</li>
</ul><p>Share your revised thesis statement for your paper in this post, as well. </p>
<h3>Thursday Class Activity</h3>
<p>We will be doing one final peer editing session on your papers in class this Thursday. You MUST bring a paper copy of your paper to class to exchange with a partner. You will also be required to turn that revised document into me next Tuesday (10/27) after you've submitted your Canvas paper the previous Friday (10/23). </p>
<h3>Revision Reflection</h3>
<p>If you want to complete the revision reflection, <a id="" class=" instructure_scribd_file instructure_file_link" title="bts_revision.pdf" href="/courses/1030021/files/48627761/download?wrap=1" target="">download this document</a>. Use the questions in it to draft a 1-2 page (at least 1 page) reflection on the revision and editing process you undertook between the first and final drafts.</p>
<p>You will turn this optional assignment in on Canvas with your final paper next Friday. </p>
<h3>Advising</h3>
<p>If you haven't yet, schedule your advising appointment with me!! </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>Announcement: Week 8 Assignments & Announcementstag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-13:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29223772016-09-08T20:27:06-04:002015-10-13T15:15:32-04:00Martha Burtis<p>Welcome back from fall break. This is a short week for us, so there's a bit less going on work-wise. </p>
<h3>Blog Post</h3>
<p>You only need to do one blog post this week, and it should be a reflection upon building out your personal Web page based on our activity in class last Thursday. Before you write this post, you'll actually need to spend some time working on your new site. Things to consider:</p>
<ul>
<li>Think through what kind of content you'd like to include and begin building out at least the structure for that content, if not the content itself. </li>
<li>Think through navigation for your site. What links do you want to have for people to be able to explore? Use WordPress' menu feature (Appearance -> Menu) to customize your site's navigation. </li>
<li>What other online identities/social networks will you link to or include on your site? Start adding these.</li>
<li>How do you want your site to look? Play around with themes to experiment with the look of your site</li>
<li>Link to other things you've created online (your BtS blog, for example) or are interested in. </li>
</ul><p>Remember our review of sites on Thursday and our subsequent discussion. Your site should be a reflection of yourself and the conscious choices you make about how to represent your digital identity. </p>
<p>In your blog post talk about the goals you have for the site and the choices you made. Screenshots should be included.</p>
<p><strong>Extra Credit: create at least one <a id="" class="" title="" href="https://juxtapose.knightlab.com/" target="">Juxtapose</a> slider comparing before/after screenshots of your site! Embed the slider in your blog post. </strong></p>
<p>This post is due by Thursday at noon. </p>
<h3>Advising</h3>
<p>If you haven't yet, make sure you set up an appointment with me to work through your plans for next semester. You can find all the pertinent advising info and links on the <a id="" class="" title="Finishing Up Week 7" href="/courses/1030021/announcements/2915091" target="">post from last Thursday</a>. </p>
<h3>Comma & Semicolon Module</h3>
<p>This is due tonight (Tuesday, 10/13) by midnight! </p>Announcement: Finishing Up Week 7tag:canvas.instructure.com,2015-10-08:/discussion_topics/discussion_topic_29150912016-09-08T20:27:06-04:002015-10-08T13:48:38-04:00Martha Burtis<h3>Advising Information</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Spring 2016 Guide to Registration is here: <a href="http://academics.umw.edu/registrar/files/2015/09/Guide-to-Registration-Spring-2016_FINAL.pdf">http://academics.umw.edu/registrar/files/2015/09/Guide-to-Registration-Spring-2016_FINAL.pdf</a>
</li>
<li>The course schedule for spring is set and can be reviewed here: <a href="https://banner.umw.edu/prod/umw_clas.p_displayallnocount">https://banner.umw.edu/prod/umw_clas.p_displayallnocount</a>. Click on the CRN (numerical code for each class) and then the course name to review the number of seats available/taken. </li>
<li>You can see registration appointment times here: <a href="http://academics.umw.edu/registrar/course-schedules-and-registration/registration-appointment-times/">http://academics.umw.edu/registrar/course-schedules-and-registration/registration-appointment-times/</a>
</li>
<li>You can setup an advising time with me (appointments begin next Wednesday) here: <a href="http://marthaburtis.net/make-an-appointment/">http://marthaburtis.net/make-an-appointment/</a>
</li>
</ul><p>Before your appointment with me, make sure you've run a degree evaluation in myUMW! Also, review the course schedule and come with a list of at least 7-8 classes you are interested in for the spring. </p>
<h3>Wrapping Up this Week</h3>
<ul>
<li>Your mid-term is due Saturday (10/8) afternoon by noon. </li>
<li>The comma & semicolon module is due Sunday (10/9) by midnight.<strong> UPDATE: This is actually due next Tuesday (10/13) by midnight!</strong>
</li>
<li>Continue to work on your personal site from class today. There will be no final blog post this week, but in next week's initial post (due next Thursday by noon), I'll ask you to reflect a bit upon building the site. An announcement about next week will come out tomorrow (Friday) at 5:00. </li>
</ul><p> </p>