I enjoyed Kilians book. He did a good job explaining everything, telling how and why this and that should be used. It gave good information on making a resume, it told you exactly what to have which is a definate big help! I honestly dont know what I think he should change...if anything. I mean...I guess he could elaberate a little more on some things that may be confusing...to...some people. haha...aka...stupid people like ME! But overall he did really well on it all!
Ok...this class is more needed than youd think...well it was more than I thought it was. I came into this class thinking...when am I going to need to know this? Well...you have no idea. This class is EL 236...Writing for the Internet. We do a lot of HTML work which is extremely helpful...who knew?! It also helps with writing for the internet and discovering so many new things, its amazing! There is a lot of blogging...but thats just Jerz...not a bad thing, blogging...at first..I hated it...but now, believe it or not, I actually enjoy blogging...most of the time. The more you blog, the more you start to comprehend things in a way that you are more capable of understanding...its kind of like a...you help yourself by blogging. Thats my opinion. THEN...theres the portfolios we are assigned...every now and then. I know..my reaction wasnt that great...but once again..in my opinion...jsut like blogging...you learn to love it! haha
Coverage: Some interestin' info!
This blog was definately one of my ALL time favorite blogs ever! I was very proud of it! I took a lot away from the reading and really enjoyed blogging about it! I found a few direct quotes in the section...mostly because it was a speach...well..not a speach but it was a conversation...so it was pretty simple finding quotes, so I dont really give myself credit on that one!
OOOO..I found another! ..here is another blog I used a direct quote in! A good one too! Brought many things to my attention...it was interesting!
Timeliness: This is the earliest EVER!...I was very proud I got this one done so early! This is the earliest I have ever turned in a blogging assignment. A whole two days early!
Interaction: YAY! , Finally! , WOW...what spell check can do to people!
Depth: Best yet, this is the BEST I have ever done in a blog in my opinion. I ended up really getting interested in it and I ended up finding a lot to talk about!
Same goes for this one this one is about the same story but still...the fact that I found that much for TWO blogs for ONE thing...is really exciting!
These past few..I have been really impressed with! I was NOT planning on finding ANYTHING to talk about for this blog...but LOOK! I couldnt believe it, but once I got started I really got into it and ended up finding a lot to talk about. Once I realized, you dont have to write about EXACTLY what you read, you can explore beyond the rhelmes of the story...you find a lot more to talk about!
Discussion: Im not good at commenting :(
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/EL236/2008/10/portfolio_2/#comment-10863
I enjoyed Kilians book. He did a good job explaining everything, telling how and why this and that should be used. It gave good information on making a resume, it told you exactly what to have which is a definate big help! I honestly dont know what I think he should change...if anything. I mean...I guess he could elaberate a little more on some things that may be confusing...to...some people. haha...aka...stupid people like ME! But overall he did really well on it all!
Ok...this class is more needed than youd think...well it was more than I thought it was. I came into this class thinking...when am I going to need to know this? Well...you have no idea. This class is EL 236...Writing for the Internet. We do a lot of HTML work which is extremely helpful...who knew?! It also helps with writing for the internet and discovering so many new things, its amazing! There is a lot of blogging...but thats just Jerz...not a bad thing, blogging...at first..I hated it...but now, believe it or not, I actually enjoy blogging...most of the time. The more you blog, the more you start to comprehend things in a way that you are more capable of understanding...its kind of like a...you help yourself by blogging. Thats my opinion. THEN...theres the portfolios we are assigned...every now and then. I know..my reaction wasnt that great...but once again..in my opinion...jsut like blogging...you learn to love it! haha
Coverage: Some interestin' info!
This blog was definately one of my ALL time favorite blogs ever! I was very proud of it! I took a lot away from the reading and really enjoyed blogging about it! I found a few direct quotes in the section...mostly because it was a speach...well..not a speach but it was a conversation...so it was pretty simple finding quotes, so I dont really give myself credit on that one!
OOOO..I found another! ..here is another blog I used a direct quote in! A good one too! Brought many things to my attention...it was interesting!
Timeliness: This is the earliest EVER!...I was very proud I got this one done so early! This is the earliest I have ever turned in a blogging assignment. A whole two days early!
Interaction: YAY! , Finally! , WOW...what spell check can do to people!
Depth: Best yet, this is the BEST I have ever done in a blog in my opinion. I ended up really getting interested in it and I ended up finding a lot to talk about!
Same goes for this one this one is about the same story but still...the fact that I found that much for TWO blogs for ONE thing...is really exciting!
These past few..I have been really impressed with! I was NOT planning on finding ANYTHING to talk about for this blog...but LOOK! I couldnt believe it, but once I got started I really got into it and ended up finding a lot to talk about. Once I realized, you dont have to write about EXACTLY what you read, you can explore beyond the rhelmes of the story...you find a lot more to talk about!
Discussion: Im not good at commenting :(
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/EL236/2008/10/portfolio_2/#comment-10863
In the Introduction, Dr. Jerz mentioned to us last year that he was going to have a video game class...I thought...OOOO...easy A. Well...nothing is "easy A" with Dr. Jerz. I considered the class then realized...maybe its just not for me, I wanted to go more into a class that I NEEDED to know things about rather than just "fun and games"..which is what I THOUGHT that class was going to be.
I now realize that the video game class would have taught me a lot more than what a video game is, does and so on. It would have been very helpful. I wouldnt have realized that if I hadnt read this introduction. Its something to consider.
There was a quote I picked out of the intro that was "They were excited that they could talk to a machine, and even more, that the machine could talk back to them."
Ok...at first...I laughed. But then..I read this quote again and again and my end response to it was...WOW! That is SO true! I was excited to hear..in more of "fun" terms...that people are that amazed and excited about the technology we have today. I guess we all kind of take it for granted now, but after reading this, it...in a weird way...opened my eyes to ealizing and appreciating more of what a computer can do. And how much it really helps you. And not just computers but all technoogy...it is all great help!
The fact that this game was ALL text, and to make any action you would have to type out what you wanted to do and if it worked it did it, and if it didnt work, it didnt do it. Honestly...how many people now a days would be willing to sit down and type in words to make a game do something. Its weird to even think about. But pretty neat! I really found that to be quite fascinating!
Another quote...right at the end that I really liked..or thought was interesting I guess was..."Computer mediated storytelling has always been about what you do right here and now, while you are sitting at the keyboard. Thats where the story comes from. Its not about what somebody else did, once upon a time, in a land far far away." This is a quote that made me think.."right here and now at the keyboard"...what story could I be telling...ok Im blogging..but thats besides the point. Really...think the next time you are typing at the computer...whether its facebook or a quick hello to someone..pay attention to what you do and say. Its neat to think about!
Now the "Scott Adams Speaks" section...brings in the creator of Adventureland, and he pretty much just talks about it pretty much just explained WHAT the game was, how it worked, and things to that matter. Then he continues to go into a few stories about it. It got pretty interesting. Not as good as the intro though. I didnt find many quotes in this section that really made me think..WOW...what if...or thats really neat. But it did have a few interesting areas that I didnt mind hearing about. He did mention..in the very beginning...how SMALL the memory on computers used to be. And being the person with ALL these PAPERS and PICTURES...Id die without the memory our computers have today.
And last but not least, the Parser Fun part...well it wasnt as interesting as the intro either...kind of just recapped some things a little.
But it also brought out a side of Adams we didnt really know about. There is a quote from him at the top of that page that talks about his feelings towards violent games. And he doesnt like them. Thinks the world would be a better place if we fought the common evils as a team. And I completely agree with him. I really liked that. I put it more towards everyday life and things and "technically" his is geered towards the game, but Im sure he meant it in the way I took it as well. And that was something I enjoyed learning!
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/EL236/2008/10/storytelling_and_computer_game/
Ok...I know the "Girls' Day Out" story isnt as intense as many stories there are out in the world right now...but given my options it really stuck with me.
This story doesnt use much personification...but it does show a little imagery. "Nostrils flared so wide I can see the red deep inside them." This is one example I picked out of showing imagery.
This story doesnt really show much of anything. Doesnt have personification, not much imagery, or alliteration, or illusionm or even irony. It shows meaning, and heartache and caring, and sadness and many emotional feelings. But nothing closereading "terms" could pick up on.
Everything used in this story has a way of grabbing the readers attention and bringing them in. They just cant get enough. This is able to capture peoples attention not only in the poem but in the rest of the clip as well. Like, all the different things you get to click on...all take you to a different place...that yet again...grabs your attention and you just cant leave. Or atleast thats how it was for me.
In the "poem" section...it starts out with a nice little story about these two sisters who love to ride horses. It proceedes to talk about one of their "days out" riding. It started to storm and things got bad. Then when you click the mouse...the words int he story fade away leaving just a few behind to read. It does this four times and leaves you with a message. The message reads "six of them...in riding boots...rotting under the plateau grass...two only bone in the mud beneath the wind torn fields." Then it starts to name off the names of the girls that were murdered...as a type of rememberance for these girls. Its ver sweet but also very sad. Now tell me this doesnt keep you holding on...and wanting more.
Well after that its the end of the "poem" section...the next thing to click is the "authors note" section. In this section it talks about how these girls...sisters...ended up finding their way to this particular stable. Of all stables...they found this one...the one that had girls getting murdered. It also has two pictures. A picture of each sister with their horse. This tells the story of how they found out about everything...then is continued...in to the...next click.
The next click you would...encounter...would give you the "shards". This is in an interesting form. Not sure I really understood it. I think this COULD be considered imagery...maybe. The words are in a shape...it tells more of the story...when youre done with that you click...the words go crazy and scramble to their next location..forming another shape. This continues for a while, shape after shape, and the story finally ends.
Although I never figured the shapes out...if I was even suppose to. And although I was unable to find the "close reading terms" through out the reading, it was very capable of catching and keeping my attention without it and thats the point of telling a story so Im all for it.
I think from this blog...and my two blogs before this one...it shows my reaction to this story in more ways than one. It really hit home, and being such a huge horse fan..it makes me think...what if I didnt like horses, and I wouldnt have chose this story, then I wouldnt have known about this and would have had a completely different reaction. Or if I even still chose this story but still wasnt a horse fan, I THINK there is SOME possibiliy of the reaction being different. But I could be wrong. I tend to be. So who knows!
I hate when I cant find what Im looking for :(
When I find something interesting...I know it right away! That is exactly how I felt when reading the "Girls' Day Out". Although it wasnt something I like to hear, it was interesting, and the fact that I LOOOOVE horses just made it even more grabbing...for me!
On the first page, not guna lie...it is a little boring, but I stuck with it, because...HORSES! THEN...off to the side it says..."TO BEGIN"....Im like OOO...OOOOOO....lets go! So...I clicked...and BEGAN! Theres three things to click on..the poem, the authors note, and the shards.
First off...the poem is the story about the girls loving to ride and this one day out they had...when they were having a blast..it started to storm...one sister fell off...the other sister looked...worried...but there was nothiing to see. While reading the story...your mouse is a HAND. Once youre done reading you click the mouse and the words fade away leaving a few. The rest of the words come back..and it does it again. It does it four times....and ends with a message. The message was..."Six of them...in riding boots....rotting under the plateau grass....two only bone in the mud beneath the windtorn fields." Then it lists names of the girls that were murdered. :( It was a very emotional way of rememberance and I thought it was very respectful and helpful in a way of families needing that to cope..or have their girls be remembered.
I DEFINATELTY DID NOT get exhausted and want to stop reading at ANY time during this story. And thats the kind of story I like...I want to LIKE reading it..not "HAVE" to.
And this did just that!
Well...I thought it was interesting..just like Shelley's "The Body", to see what image I chose first. The very first image I chose was the horse. The "Girls' Day Out" one. Horses are my favorite animal so I saw it and without a second thought clicked and roamed!
WOW! Clicking on a picture of a horse..."Girls' Day Out" its called, NEVER expecting to hear a story like the one I read. SO MANY things to click on, TONS of different places it takes you, EXTREMELY creative in SO MANY way! Really caught my attention...even going through reading it, I kind of started to want out, just because of the story, I felt horrible. I was sad. But I even more than wanting out...I wanted to know more! So I clicked and clicked and clicked! And every time I clicked I just found more and more out! AMAZING hypertext. In the top left corner it had words to click that would take you through ALL of those images you saw from the beginning. Its everything handed to you right there at a click of a button. You want more? You got more..just click. Its very affective!
The second image I chose to pick was........"Cruising"....looked somewhat interesting...I clicked it...once again...NOT expecting what I got. It opened up this screen...you click...and it plays this video...a girl is in the background talking...the picture got real big...I could tell there were words at the top of the picture but it was going at the speed of light I couldnt read it. After listening to the girls story...I moved my mouse...down OBVIOUSLY...and the picture DECREASED in SIZE! And when I kept my mouse DIRECTLY in the middle of the lower part of the picutre it DIDNT move. At this point the picture was far enough away I could read the words..then I spent another minute or two trying to figure out how the heck to get the next few words to show up...I finally realized all I had to do was move my mouse to the right...and it would gooooooooo. After I FINALLY figured ALL that out...I REALIZED..the words I was SO anxious to read.....was the STORY the GIRL was READING OUT LOUD TO ME! So needless to say I felt a little dumb after viewing this image. But it kept me busy, and entertained for quite some time. After all....it was real eas to figure out! So it was great ideas! So..again...good hypertext! It all led somewhere!
The THIRD image I chose was the number one...ooooooo....the picture got me! The Code Movie 1...one....it was BRAINWASHING. haha....After watching it I felt like someone had tried to brain wash me. That was the first thing I thought of haha. I even watched it 4 times. Hmm...WHY? haha...maybe I just thought it was COOL! But.........at the end...it gives you the option to "play again"....and after seeing that I wanted to see if it was already spelled out there or did they just type it it...if that makes sense. So I watched it a few times....and just couldnt manage to keep my eyes on the place it came up at. haha. But it was interesting. Not toooooo much hypertext like the rest but its still there. And thats what counts!
LAST BUT NOT LEAST....the FOURTH one I chose was STORYLAND!!!!!!! I got excited and wanted to hear some more stories so I chose this one!........and.....NO NO NO NO NO..NOT A FAN! First off...I tried clicking on the letters, nothing. I thought...there has got to be more to this...NOPE. It tells weird stories...and somewhat the same... it has ONE button at the bottom that says "New story"....and the truth is...THANK GOD that button was there. But I mean...I guess it showed some hypertext and thats the point. I SUPPOSE!
GOODBYE STORYLAND!
Well...For starters I found The Body to be extremely informative and detailed. It had plenty of explaination to help you if needed which is always the best! haha! Although there were a few parts I didnt like because of the simple fact of sounding cocky, because cockiness is a horrible quality I think, other than that I really enjoyed it. It was a great way for Shelley to tell a story by using an example like that. I picture, art, something that was so easy to figure out because it was ALL right there for you. I really enjoyed it.
The University of Yellow Wallpaper on the other hand, well I dont really have much to say about it. Other than I found it kind of boring. Unlike The Body where you click on a part of the body and it takes you to interesting information, The University of Yellow Wallpaper, you click on I tiny box with some color, not very apealing, and it takes you to a list of links pretty much, then you click again, and you finally get to SOMETHING. Not as much fun or factual or interesting as The Body. I wouldnt recomend this style. But thats just me and my way of reading and getting bored from seeing links, and links, so Im just like WHATEVER!
But The Body was great! Very informative, and easy to understand.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The chapter starts in the word BLOG....you can only GUESS what my feelings towards THIS chapter ARE! haha
ANYWAY....First off...I NEVER knew there were THIS many different kinds of blogs. I mean, of course you can blog about whatever youd like keeping in mind that anyone including future emplyers will be able to see it, but I didnt realize they had so many seperate blogs. Theres "The Personal Blog", "Job Blogs", "Specailist Blogs", "News Blogs", "Advocacy Blogs". Who knew there could be so many? I thought this was really interesting. And they all have a certain....special purpose. But BY FAR....the Resume part is what caught my attention the most because of the fact that its about that time for internships and what not and a resume is needed. So I enjoyed reading about it. It felt useful!
Chapter 8
PERRRRRSUASION!!!!!!!
Ways to persuade....1.Logical Arguement 2. Emotional Appeal 3. credibility ....after reading this I honestly believe that I will write differently when trying to persuade my audience~! I found this extremely helpful! This has always been a problem I have had. Even when its not with writing. Glad I have help now!
(400 word News Article)
The Setonian is a big part of Seton Hill University's campus. It keeps everybody updated and informed on whats going on on the hill, and off the hill as well. There’s always so much going on, always a game or a show of some sort or a special dinner of some kind…always something.
The Setonian has a lot of help with the craziness of all they have to do in order to get the paper out to the printer in time. It’s a race for the clock, constantly keeping track of twenty articles and trying to pick from forty great pictures. Its intense, and insane and chaotic, but they always manage. The Setonian workers are very hard workers and are dedicated to what they do and they do what needs done in order to make things happen.
The EL200 Media Lab class that is offered at SHU is a course based on the life of the media. It allows the students to help out and really interact with the Setonian. They must have some part in each issue whether its copy editing, layout, headlines, pictures, articles, or whatever else it may be, they get to help out and it helps them out a lot as well, to understand and develop the skills that they will soon be dealing with in real life.
“Being a part of the Setonian is an amazing feeling! There’s always so much to do!” said Shellie Polly, Media Lab student and Staff Writer for the Setonian. There really is a lot to do. And to make things even better, there are so many other people there always able to help you out in any way they can!
“This issue I got to write two articles for the Setonian! Unfortunately I developed a problem, which taught me for next time, and there was only one published because the other couldn’t be opened. Making mistakes like this helps me to learn what to do differently the next time.” Said Polly.
Being a part of the Setonian is not only an accomplishment, but a way to express yourself to the school. If you think about it, the Setonian serves many purposes. Just try to think of what this campus would be like without it. No sports updates, or games schedules, no police blotters which is always fun, no fun stories or anything to read. It wouldn’t be fun! We love the Setonian and so should you!
(Midterm project ideas)
I am absolutely awful at thinking of ideas for this class' projects. I am not creative, and not smart, and have never been able to think of something to do. If I had to say something I guess an IDEA would be to....I honestly have NO idea. Not only am I bad at thinking of ideas but I am bad with politics. I could say possibly some sort of survey to see what the majority of the school is thinking, or something like that. Just get the school involved as best we can and try and up the chances of more people wanting to vote I guess.
(Spot Political News)
Once again I'm not sure. Other than finding some sort of debate or speech or something near by that has plenty for us to discover. I dont know.
(Comprehensive Reading Reflection)
EL200...or any of Jerz's classes in that matter, for some reason, dont catch up to me as quickly as other classes do. I enjoy learning most of what we have talked about but have problems connecting with it. ALTHOUGH...when I first started out in this class I was beyond confused with the whole "blogging" concept. I literally did not understand it for almost a full semester. And to tell you the truth I think I JUST NOW...like a couple weeks ago realized the LAST thing I was doing wrong. So I was extremely glad to have it all down pat now! ALSO, not guna lie...I enjoy blogging now....for the most part! Ive gotten a hang of it and I really dont mind doing it anymore. I still think I talk about the wrong things but I get really into what I do talk about. I dont know. haha But...since I have become so fond of my blogging, here are a few links of some of my favorites!
Hoo new ya couldnt trust yur spel cheker??
This is from another class I had to blog for but I found it really interesting...so why not!
I like having things SPELLED OUT FOR ME!!!!!
"Corporate Webwriting Needs the "You" Attitude."
Technical term being instrumental. The message pretty much being "do what I say." Hmm...well alright! It mentions that this type of model of webwriting works fine for media like print, radio, or TV. The reason being because the reciever has no time or chance or WAY to respond other than a possible letter to the editor or maybe a phone call. WOW...this is something I never thought about. But I think showing this is kind of a bad thing. I think...with people knowing this, after reading this book they might think, oh...theyre right...they cant do anything about it right then so I can do and or say whatever I want...and all they can do is send in a letter, in which I can find, tear up and keep doing what Ive been doing. HAHA.
Im not sure people think this way but I mean its something to consider right? If someone told you that you were going to work on the radio...wouldnt it be a bit of a relief knowing nobody can see you...and nobody can come in and like attack you or anything. I dont know...All of this coming just soley from the do what I say prospect.
If you knew "noone could touch you". Dont you think you would do whatever you wanted? Hmm...I know I might...MIGHT haha...as in...nothing ilegal. But really. Thats fascinating. How do you know the radio station you listen to every morning doesnt feel the same way and just do or make up random stuff just to stall time for whatever reason. I dont know if this makes sense. Im just typing what popped into my head after I read this. And here it is. haha
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