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1. What's a Blog? "Blog" is short for web log, a kind of running personal bulletin board on the world wide web. You've probably read others' blogs before, even if you didn't realize it. They are an easy way to place materials on the web. Click here to see a sample.
2. How will we use it in this class? You may use the blog as a reading log, to summarize a week's discussion, or to begin developing your own critical/creative responses to modern texts. It can be personal, analytical, playful, serious, random or focussed. Your blogs will be linked from the class webpage, so your peers can access them, and I will sometimes feed your posts into an ongoing discussion. Mainly it is a space in which you can explore ideas on your own, for your own benefit. Feel free to bring in posts from your blog and other relevant resources to share with the class. 3. How do I get started?
A service called Blogspot will allow you to create your research blog. You'll simply go to this site, following the directions to set up your blog. Make sure you record the username/password and blog name you ultimately select. If you loose it... the IUP helpdesk won't be able to help you.
4. What do I do next?
When you have successfully created a your blog, you should write an introductory post. Make sure you have created the right address, using your "official name"--which is what I will look for to find your blog! Tonight, you might post your first substantive entry--in which you free-write about some of your likes, dislikes, insights and confusions about modernist writing -- thus far. You might even articulate some puzzles or working questions that you'd like to resolve for yourself (about literature in general, how to read talk and write about it, or perhaps about specific authors and issues). |
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Now Send an email to sherwood@iup.edu and paste the address of your blog into it so I can add you to the webpage. |
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