It’s September, and I’m unleashing another crop of bloggers on the world. But some have been blogging already for years, and have developed a culture all their own. They’re going to trample a few of my flowers and track a little dirt on my carpet, but that’s okay, because I don’t live in a museum. —Dennis G. Jerz —
Clueless Usenet Newbie: ”Re: Jesus’ Birthday” (Jerz’s Literacy Weblog)
Recycling an entry I wrote last year.
I’ve added an aggregator for the students in my News Writing class. It’s a php “include” file within a regular blog entry. I felt pretty proud of myself for getting that idea. We’ll see whether I’ve violated some law of the universe that I don’t know about.
This past week has been a sprint. My sister and her husband are due to pull up in our driveway any moment now, so I’m outta here.
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters.
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers,…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only.
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I wonder if you asked them "Who has a LiveJournal or a MySpace account, or a Flickr accoun, or knows someone who does?" You'd probably get more positive responses.
If your students are blogging, they're way ahead of mine. In my FYC, one student blogs; none of the others read blogs; and most if not all didn't know what a blog was till I showed them. In my advanced class, none of my students blogs, except one who was "forced to for a class"!!