Blog Assignments
Sep 18th, 2013 by Crystal
Assignment #4
Write a blog post of no more than 500 words that addresses the ways in which the enrichment workshop resonated with you from a personal perspective and, if applicable, if it inspired you in any way.
Due Date: Thursday, November 21st.
MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE CLASS STARTS (9:30AM)
Assignment #3
Create or find a photograph or some other image (a meme, an animated GIF, etc.)that represents in someway your experience at Baruch thus far. Embed your image in a blog post in which you reflect, in no more than 500 words, on your impressions of your first three months at Baruch.
Your response should be personal and creative.
If you use an image that you did not create yourself, be sure to credit the source with a name, if possible, and a URL!
Due Date: Thursday, November 14th.
MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE CLASS STARTS (9:30AM)
Assignment #2
Your blog #2 is a reflection of the NYTimes Front Page project.
Please respond to the following questions:
1. What was the “theme” your group selected for your front page, and how did you select it? How did the articles you selected fit within that theme?
2. What was your individual role in the group process working on the NYT project?
3. How has your experience within this project influenced your understanding of “news literacy”?
Provide a link to your NYTimes Front Page Project.
Due Date: Thursday, October 31st.
MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE CLASS STARTS (9:30AM)
Assignment #1:
Create a two minute video, an eight image slideshow, or a ten song musical playlist that represents who you think you are to your classmates. Embed your creation in a blog post and then write no more than 500 words that explains how what you’ve created speaks to who you are.
Here are some free tools that you can use for this assignment, but you are free to use whatever services you like:
– Video Editors:
o YouTube Editor http://www.youtube.com/editor/
– Image Slideshows:
o Blogs@Baruch built-in galleries
o Flickr – http://flickr.com
o Flickr Slidr – http://flickrslidr.com/
o Picassa – http://picasaweb.google.com/
o Image loop – http://www.imageloop.com/
– Musical Playlists:
o Grooveshark – http://grooveshark.com
o Spotify – http://www.spotify.com/us
o Mixpod – http://www.mixpod.com/
Due Date: Thursday, September 26th.
MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE CLASS STARTS (9:30AM)