Kevin Brooks
Dept. of English
NDSU
IM: kabbie1313

English 110: Technology and 21st Century Literacy
Fall 2002

Course Description

Assignments

  1. Weblogs:what's the use?
  2. MyNewLiteracy
  3. Self in the Age of Information
  4. Portfolios

Grading Criteria

Schedule

  1. Aug.28-Sept.27
  2. Sept 30-Nov.29 (New on Oct. 12)
  3. Dec.2-Dec.16

Course Reading List

Useful sites

MyTeachingBlog
Blogger.com
Eaton Blog Portal
NDSU's Technology Learning Center
Guide to Writing Research Papers (MLA Style)
Great List of Weblog Resources
Schoolblogs.com

Class Notes and Handouts (Unit 3)

  1. Reading "Self in the Information Age."
  2. Nov 18 Activities
  3. Global and local revision guides.

Archive of notes and handouts.

Companion English 110 Sites

  1. Cindy Nichols
  2. Sybil Priebe
  3. Our Class blog

Weblog Resources

Blood, Rebecca.  "Introduction." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002.  Ix-xiii. 

———. The Weblog Handbook.  Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining your Weblog. Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002.

———. "Weblogs: A History and Perspective." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 7-16.  Orig. pub. What's in Rebecca's Pocket <http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html>.07 Sept 00. Accessed 07 Apr 02.

Clark, Joe.  "Deconstructing ÔYou've Got Blog.'" We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 57-68.  Orig. pub 25 Jan 02. http://www.fawny.org/decon-blog.html. Accessed 18 Aug. 02.

Dvorak, John C.  "The Blog Phenomenon."  05 Feb 02.  PC Magazine: The Independent Guide to Technology.   http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,81500,00.asp.  Accessed 18 Aug. 02.

Katz, Jon. "Here Comes The Weblogs." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002.  Orig. pub at Slashdot.com 24 May 01. http://slashdot.org/features/99/05/13/1832251.shtml  Accessed 19 Aug 02.

Powazek, Derek M. "What the Hell is a Weblog and Why Won't They Leave Me Alone?" We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 3-6.  Orig. pub. Powazek Productions http://www.powazek.com/wtf/.   17 Feb 00. Accessed 07 Apr 02.

Rhodes, John S.  "In the Trenches with a Weblog Pioneer." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 99-104.  Orig. publ. webword.com http://www.webword.com/interviews/eaton.html  07 Dec 99.  Accessed 19 Aug. 02.

Rushkoff, Douglas.  "The Internet is Not Killing Off Conversation but Actively Encouraging It." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 112-15.  Orig. pub The Guardian 29 June 00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,337594,00.html.  Accessed 19 Aug. 02.

Talbot, Neale.  "Put the Keyboard Down and Back Away from the Weblog." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 157-160.  Orig. pub. Article One http://www.wrongwaygoback.com/articleone/putthekeyboarddownandbackawayfromtheweblog.shtml March 28, 2000.  Accessed 19 Aug 02.

———.  "Weblogs (Good God Y'all) What Are They Good For (Absolutely Nothing:Say it Again)." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002. 130-32. Orig. pub Wrongwaygoback: fantastical http://www.wrongwaygoback.com/fantastical/index.asp?l=40&r=41.  Accessed 19 Aug 02. 

"Ten Tips for Building a Bionic Weblog." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002.  150-56.  Orig. pub. Metascene 13 Sept. 00.  http://members.tripod.com/amused_2/bionic.html.  Accessed 19 Aug. 02.

Turnbull, Giles.  "The State of the Blog Part 2: The Present." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture.  Ed. John Rodzvilla.  Cambridge MA: Persues, 2002.  81-85.  Orig. published on WritetheWeb http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=106 Feb. 26, 2001.  Accessed 19 Aug. 02.


Updated: Dec. 2, '02

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