Week 3: What is the Internet?, cont. | Let’s Create Your Digital Identity (January 30/February 1)

Homework (from Week 2)

• Experiment on customizing your WordPress site 

  • See Resources for tutorials

Class Prep (by Noon on January 30):

• Watch: How Did They Make That? (video)
• Read – Jennifer Howard, “Born Digital, Projects Need Attention to Survive,” Chronicle of Higher Education, January 6, 2014. ♦ Estimated Read Time = 8 minutes
• Review: the Organization of American Historian’s guidelines for reviewing digital history projects
• OPTIONAL: Weekly Sprint Review

In Class (January 30):

• Finish up discussion on Activity: Rebuild the Internet

  • Class Discussion: What is the Internet? Impact of Technology?

 Resources

• WordPress
• Guidance for Assignments and Blogging

In Class (February 1):

• Skills: Customize your WordPress website

  • You will continue to customize and develop your website this semester. I will periodically pull up websites throughout the semester to peer review.

• Workshop: Flesh out your own site as you deem appropriate and explain your choices. As you think about your own website, take a look at your classmate’s (listed under “Websites” in the sidebar) website and design choices – what did they do that was successful? areas for improvement? how about yours?
• Write an “About Me” Page in WordPress 

  • Who are you? What do you study? How did you become interested in your field? What was your online presence before this class? How do you hope this class can help you manage your professional life online?
  • Remember to check out: Guidance for Assignments and Blogging for instructions on how to write a blog post

• Blog Post Comments for Blog Post #1: Read a handful of posts by other folks in the class on their website and add comments.

After Class (due by Noon, February 6):

1. WordPress – Customization/About Me

   • WordPress
   • Customizing Your Homepage – Options

2. Blog Post Comments for Blog Post #1: Read two to three posts by other folks in the class on their website and add comments.

   • You can locate your classmates’ websites on the sidebar of our course website.

3. Browse History Bizarre and pick two entries that interest you – post a brief explanation on Slack #history-bizarre as to why they interest you and what are some ideas you want to look into deeper. Consider this a start on deciding your research project. OR Provide 2 examples of potential research topics of your own choosing – post a brief explanation on Slack as to why they interest you and what are some ideas you want to look into deeper. OR a combination.

OPTIONAL: Weekly Sprint Review

If you have not done your class prep from 1/30 (see at the top of this schedule); make sure you have it done for Tuesday, 2/6

REMINDER:

• Proposals are due in during Week 7. Here is the link to the requirements
• Museum Exhibition Review is due during Week 9. Here is the link to the requirements