Checklist Observations: 1. Cover all areas of analysis in my essay: Yes, I have incorporated analysis on all of the categories in my web essay. I want to expand more on the design choices/modes of communication part. 2. Include well integrated screenshots: Yes, I have incorporated screen shots into my web essay. I think that I need…
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Day 1 Presentation: Pearltrees
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The tool from today’s presentations that interested me the most was Pearltrees. That was actually my first pick of the interface that I wanted to base my project on. I think that Pearltrees is a really cool concept, as it is really similar to Pinterest, and I am an avid Pinner. This is a tool…
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Peer Review Activity
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What I Heard in Peer Review: Grace informed me that I had all of the required pieces, but could do a better job of specifically stating what design choices fell into what categories (emphasis, contrast, alignment, organization and proximity) instead of simply stating that the interface contained all of those design aspects. She also said…
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Screenshots
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What I Did… Today I started taking screenshots of Meograph for both my presentation and my web essay. Why I Did It… I wanted to capture as much as I could visually capture in order to really guide my audience through my web essay and presentation in a way that made sense. I think that…
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Drafting Web Essay
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What I Did… Today I began drafting my web essay using the Writer/Designer analysis questions as a guide. I decided that I was going to break up the essay into four different sections: General Overview & Rhetorical Analysis, Design Choices & Modes of Communication, Affordances & Constraints, and Presentation & Conclusion. I took all of my…
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Independent Work – Friday March 6
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What I Did… I spent my 50 minutes of independent work getting familiar with Meograph. I read through all of the information that the website contained and started trying to develop my own mix in order to really understand how the tool worked. I decided to make a mix about my travels with my family,…
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Project 3 Schedule
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Already Done: Create a login for the tool March 4th & 5th: Research what the tool does and how it works Fill in the Writer/Designer Analysis Questions March 16th: Outline your web essay (think though the different parts) Take screenshots to support your analysis March 17th: Draft your web essay March 19th: Draft your slideshow
Project 3 Examples Exercise
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I was really surprised to see that my group’s example project was a website in itself, instead of just a web essay. It never occurred to me that a website would be a good way to present this project. Making the project into a cohesive website with tabs is a very organized and professional way…
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Project 3 Tool: Meograph
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I choose to analyze Meograph, a site that allows customers to create a video focused on their brand that they can then embed into their own websites. I was attracted to this tool because it is a brand marketing tool, and I want to pursue a career in digital brand marketing. Therefore, this tool could…
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Experience with autocorrect and autocomplete…
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My biggest experiences with autocorrect and autocomplete happen in the writing center. I am a writing center tutor and I deal with a lot of ESL students. The autocorrect and autocomplete on Word messes them up a lot because it will underline grammar or words that are supposedly spelled wrong or used wrong, even when…
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