WritDM Spring 2013 Proposal: Difference between revisions

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Introduction

Title: WordPress.com Terminology

Upon starting their focused blogs for NMAC 3108(Online Writing for Digital Media), students might be overwhelmed by the vast number of terms associated with WordPress.com. Students are introduced to a number of different terms, concepts, and options that help them to build a blog from scratch.

In order to succeed in the digital age while maintaining a professional online persona, it is crucial that students understand the definitions of the variety of terms that are used in the process of building a blog on WordPress.com.

Audience

We will target our material to be most pertinent to undergraduate upperclassmen seeking to enter the professional landscape of digital media. Our terminology and articles will have the student in mind that has writing experience, yet needs to tailor their writing style to the conventions of writing for the web. Students nearing graduation and recent graduates seeking to build a professional presence and persona online are among our target audience. There may be a learning curve among our audience in maneuvering blog hosting sites, the focus will aim to the center—students and recent graduates that may use blog hosting sites personally, but not professionally.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to better equip upper level college students preparing to enter a technology-rich environment. In the digital age, media literacy is no longer optional. The ability to express oneself in a digital format is an invaluable skill that we intend to share with other college students. A large component of this expression is blogging. Wordpress.com offers a way for students to blog in a professional manner. Upon entering this class, many of the components of Wordpress were foreign to us. On this wiki, we hope to present terminology associated with writing and formatting on Wordpress.com. The terms presented here will guide students who wish to create a name for themselves in the professional world.

Project Details

The project will be put together by thirteen individual students who will focus on the terms used while building a WordPress.com blog. Each subpage will define and provide examples of terms related to their respective concept.

Dashboard (Candice Barca): The home screen for activity on WordPress.com
Posts (Melissa Grantham): Entries that combine to build a blog
Media (Shanna Dixon): Graphics, video, and other forms of media
Pages (Chrissonia McCall): Categorizing posts to create an organized blog
Comments (Marian Brewer): User feedback etiquette and information
Themes (Nadine Epperson): The aesthetic appeal of a blog
Widgets (Kristin Hanlin): Applications that aid WordPress.com users in providing content for users
Menus (Siobahn Fisher): Stackable organization for blog pages, categories, and posts
Headers and Backgrounds (Kasey Miller): Key aspects of visual appeal for WordPress.com blogs
Users (Amy Rehner): Contributors who work together to present a blog on WordPress.com
Tools (Tiory Clark): Press this, posting by email, and other tools available on WordPress.com
Settings (Haley Clarke): The variety of settings users can change to tailor their WordPress.com blog to fit their needs
Differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.Org (Andrew Clouse): Comparing and Contrasting WordPress.com and WordPress.org

Timeline

Individual Submission due 3/29/13 by 12 noon

Individual Submission Workshop and Revision 4/1/13

Final Individual Submission due 4/03/13 by 12 noon

Group Submission due 4/05/13 by 12 noon

Group Submission Workshop and Revision 4/12/13

Final Group Discussion and Revision 4/19/13 and 4/25/13

Final Wiki Project due 4/26/13 by 12 noon

Potential References

Carrol, Brian. (2010). "Writing for Digital Media". New York: Routledge. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
Lucas, Gerald R. (2012). “Writing for Digital Media, Fall 2012”. LitMUSE. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
Lynch, Patrick J., Horton, Sarah. (2009). “Web Style Guide Online, 3rd Edition”. Web Style Guide. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

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 ==Audience==
-We will target our material to be most pertinent to undergraduate upperclassmen seeking to enter the professional landscape of digital media. Our terminology and articles will have the student in mind that has writing experience, yet needs to tailor their writing style to the conventions of writing for the web. Students nearing graduation and recent graduates seeking to build a professional presence and persona online are among our target audience. There may be a learning curve among our audience in maneuvering social media and blog hosting sites, the focus will aim to the center—students and recent graduates that may use social media and blog hosting sites personally, but not professionally.
+We will target our material to be most pertinent to undergraduate upperclassmen seeking to enter the professional landscape of digital media. Our terminology and articles will have the student in mind that has writing experience, yet needs to tailor their writing style to the conventions of writing for the web. Students nearing graduation and recent graduates seeking to build a professional presence and persona online are among our target audience. There may be a learning curve among our audience in maneuvering blog hosting sites, the focus will aim to the center—students and recent graduates that may use blog hosting sites personally, but not professionally.
 ==Purpose==