As mentioned in class, I have assigned each of you to a small group. Later in the semester each group will be working on a digital project about Dowling, as explained on the assignments page. In the next couple of weeks, I will be giving you more details about these projects and directions about getting started.
For now, you don’t need to worry about the projects except to know that I have created a blog for each group. For the remainder of the semester, you will be posting your weekly blog post assignments on these small group blogs, instead of in the comments to posts on this blog. The group blogs will also provide a place for you and your fellow group members to work collaboratively on your projects later in the semester.
Here are the group member assignments, with links to each group’s blog:
- The Map Group: Courtney, Craig, Renee, Ross
- The Movie Group: Adam, Gabby, Kat, Stephanie
- The Podcast Group: Alex, Elizabeth, Tyler
- The Timeline Group: Clarissa, Jocelyn, Juri, Victor
As I explained in class, these assignments have been made very deliberately to help you put the particular skills and interests that you identified in your survey responses to best use. If you have any questions about them, let me know.
For now, there are three things you need to do to post your third blog post on your new group blog.
STEP 1: Go to http://blogs.rice.edu and click on “Sign in Here” to create a new account. After you’ve entered your NetID and password and logged in, you will be prompted to create a blog, but you don’t have to do that. Once you’ve logged in, you can simply close your browser.
STEP 2: Look for an automated email in your inbox sometime tomorrow about your small group blog. It should provide you with a link that you will have to click to confirm your addition as an author on the small group blog.
STEP 3: Once you’ve confirmed your membership on the small group blog, click on the links below to find you group’s blog. In the lower right hand corner, you will see a link to “Log In” (or it may say “Site Admin” if you’re already logged in). Click there, and you will see the “dashboard” that was displayed on the screen in class today. Once inside the dashboard, click on “Add New” post (it’s in the drop-down menu under posts on the lefthand side). Now give your post a title, type in your response to the Blog Post #3 prompt, and when you are ready, click Publish.
Be sure to take these steps as soon as you can to ensure that you don’t have technical difficulties which prevent you from meeting the 9 a.m. Thursday deadline. If you encounter problems along the way, email Dr. McDaniel as soon as possible. If for some reason technical problems arise during the night before the deadline and you can’t get your response to post, then this time only you can leave your response in the comments box on the prompt post, just as you’ve done in the past. You should, however, treat that as a last resort; you need to get signed up on your small group blog and learn your way around the dashboard as soon as possible.