Watch this video about genre and community:
Now read this blog post about community:
Jumping to become a full-patch member
In your journal, reflect on my analogy about gang membership and joining a more mainstream community then consider what you know about joining your professional community.
Links from the video (if you want to learn more):
Genre
Memo
Discourse Community
Gangland
Wolfpack
Friday, October 7, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Are you ready to Tweet?
As I told you in the Challenge Video – we are going use a lot of different kinds of social media for this class. One of those forms of media will be Twitter.
Learn more about Twitter:
http://twitter.com/about
http://tweeternet.com/
http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialnetworking/a/what-is-twitter.htm
So how do you get started?
In order to begin you will need a Twitter account. Register here:
https://twitter.com/signup. If you already have a Twitter account it is OK to use that one.
Add your bio and pic & then follow the class Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/mascle200
As I get notifications of new followers I will have the class Twitter feed follow you. You should also check to see who else the class feed is following as those are your classmates and you will need to follow them as well!
You should put some thought into how you want to keep track of Twitter for this class. You can simply check your Twitter account and the class blog @ http://mascle200.blogspot.com/ (see the feed for Twitter in the sidebar?) but this doesn’t really harness the power that Twitter offers you to stay informed.
I have my Twitter account displayed on my computer’s home page (I use Netvibes to watch my email, Twitter, FaceBook, and the weather) and I also have an app on my Ipod that allows me to read and post to Twitter. I have a lot of friends who use Twitter via their smartphone. Making Twitter easily available will mean that you actually check it – regularly! Between Netvibes and my Ipod I easily check my Twitter accounts multiple times a day.
Learn more about Twitter:
http://twitter.com/about
http://tweeternet.com/
http://webtrends.about.com/od/socialnetworking/a/what-is-twitter.htm
So how do you get started?
In order to begin you will need a Twitter account. Register here:
https://twitter.com/signup. If you already have a Twitter account it is OK to use that one.
Add your bio and pic & then follow the class Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/mascle200
As I get notifications of new followers I will have the class Twitter feed follow you. You should also check to see who else the class feed is following as those are your classmates and you will need to follow them as well!
You should put some thought into how you want to keep track of Twitter for this class. You can simply check your Twitter account and the class blog @ http://mascle200.blogspot.com/ (see the feed for Twitter in the sidebar?) but this doesn’t really harness the power that Twitter offers you to stay informed.
I have my Twitter account displayed on my computer’s home page (I use Netvibes to watch my email, Twitter, FaceBook, and the weather) and I also have an app on my Ipod that allows me to read and post to Twitter. I have a lot of friends who use Twitter via their smartphone. Making Twitter easily available will mean that you actually check it – regularly! Between Netvibes and my Ipod I easily check my Twitter accounts multiple times a day.
Introduce yourself to the class…in just six words
Your challenge is to write a six-word memoir.
Why just six words? Because that is the rule of the game! Learn more about the Six-word Memoir Movement:
The book:
It began (and continues still) at Smith Magazine
Some examples if you need inspiration:
On Twitter and more Twitter!
This is the six-word memoir I created for the Fall 2010 class:
And the Spring 2011 class:
This summer I wrote this six-word memoir for my Morehead Writing Project work:
These are some six-word memoirs created for other classes:
Mr. Ream’s 9th grade class:
Mr. Wright’s Creative Writing Class:
After you have created your Twitter account and the class Twitter account is following you (it might take a day or so for that to happen) then post your six-word memoir to your Twitter account. Please include #mascle200 at the end of your post to "label" it and make it searchable.
Also add your six-word memoir to your Twitter "bio".
Not required but strongly suggested: Label your post #sixwords so you can join the world community and share your six-word memoir on Smith Magazine so you are officially a part of the movement!
Why just six words? Because that is the rule of the game! Learn more about the Six-word Memoir Movement:
The book:
It began (and continues still) at Smith Magazine
Some examples if you need inspiration:
On Twitter and more Twitter!
This is the six-word memoir I created for the Fall 2010 class:
And the Spring 2011 class:
This summer I wrote this six-word memoir for my Morehead Writing Project work:
Head too full...it's gonna blow!
These are some six-word memoirs created for other classes:
Mr. Ream’s 9th grade class:
Mr. Wright’s Creative Writing Class:
After you have created your Twitter account and the class Twitter account is following you (it might take a day or so for that to happen) then post your six-word memoir to your Twitter account. Please include #mascle200 at the end of your post to "label" it and make it searchable.
Also add your six-word memoir to your Twitter "bio".
Not required but strongly suggested: Label your post #sixwords so you can join the world community and share your six-word memoir on Smith Magazine so you are officially a part of the movement!
Help us become a community
During the first three weeks of classes (and hopefully beginning BEFORE classes) we will use Twitter to get to know each other as people. One of the greatest drawbacks of an online class is that we do not get the opportunity to get to know each other as we would in a face-to-face class through discussion and regular interaction.
You will need to take three steps to help us learn more about each other. First, you will need to follow your classmates (check the list of people that the class account is following. The class account will only follow your classmates--and six-word memoirs but that is just to help those initial introductions so no need to follow unless you find them amusing). You will need to keep checking the class "following" list as that will change over time as people join the class. It is entirely up to you whether or not you want to follow me on my personal account. You may decide that you already hear enough from me. I am more concerned with getting to know you and for you to get to know each other.
Second, over the first three weeks of class you will need to post at least 10 updates (spread over 10 different days). These are Tweets so they are short. Just give us a glimpse into what you are thinking, feeling, and/or doing. You can do more than that. Post every day if you life. Post more than once a day if you like. We are just trying to break the ice here and help us see you as a person. You don't need to share your deepest secrets or anything terribly personal. This is just meant to help us overcome the fact that we won't actually "see" you in person and know that you are suffering from allergies or a truly horribly haircut or that you just had an awesome weekend or are sporting the perfect shoes.
Finally, you will need to read the Tweets of your classmates and participate in some conversations. Ask people about their six-word memoirs or their updates. Commiserate with those struggling with campus parking or long lunch lines or expensive books. You don't need to respond to everyone and you don't need to do this every day but try to do it at least a couple different days.
Notes:
To send a public reply to someone use @username (such as @mascle200)
To send a private reply to someone use D username (such as D mascle200)
To link your post to a larger conversation use hashtags (such as #mascle200 or #sixwords) to label a conversation. Some examples include:
#iamsotiredof
#fail
#fun
#notfun
#college
#writing
You will need to take three steps to help us learn more about each other. First, you will need to follow your classmates (check the list of people that the class account is following. The class account will only follow your classmates--and six-word memoirs but that is just to help those initial introductions so no need to follow unless you find them amusing). You will need to keep checking the class "following" list as that will change over time as people join the class. It is entirely up to you whether or not you want to follow me on my personal account. You may decide that you already hear enough from me. I am more concerned with getting to know you and for you to get to know each other.
Second, over the first three weeks of class you will need to post at least 10 updates (spread over 10 different days). These are Tweets so they are short. Just give us a glimpse into what you are thinking, feeling, and/or doing. You can do more than that. Post every day if you life. Post more than once a day if you like. We are just trying to break the ice here and help us see you as a person. You don't need to share your deepest secrets or anything terribly personal. This is just meant to help us overcome the fact that we won't actually "see" you in person and know that you are suffering from allergies or a truly horribly haircut or that you just had an awesome weekend or are sporting the perfect shoes.
Finally, you will need to read the Tweets of your classmates and participate in some conversations. Ask people about their six-word memoirs or their updates. Commiserate with those struggling with campus parking or long lunch lines or expensive books. You don't need to respond to everyone and you don't need to do this every day but try to do it at least a couple different days.
Notes:
To send a public reply to someone use @username (such as @mascle200)
To send a private reply to someone use D username (such as D mascle200)
To link your post to a larger conversation use hashtags (such as #mascle200 or #sixwords) to label a conversation. Some examples include:
#iamsotiredof
#fail
#fun
#notfun
#college
#writing
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