Milne Library
Information Literacy Program
Information Literacy Program
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Milne Library Information Literacy Program |
| Introduction to Blogging | |||||||||
| COMN 275 Specialized Writing |  |
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| Instructor: Ginni Jurkowski | |||||||||
| Library Instructor: Kate Pitcher | |||||||||
| January 22, 2007 | |||||||||
| After class, students will be able to... | |||||||||
| 1. Define a blog and understand its key characteristics. | |||||||||
| 2. Search and locate appropriate blogs on their topic. | |||||||||
| 3. Evaluate a blog using criteria discussed in class. | |||||||||
| 4. Distinguish between a blog and a standard website. | |||||||||
| 5. Create an account in an RSS reader, such as Bloglines. | |||||||||
| 6. Use Bloglines to track a blog throughout the semester. | |||||||||
| Class Resources: | |||||||||
| What is a blog? | |||||||||
| Some blog terminology... | |||||||||
| Evaluating blogs... | |||||||||
| Creating a blog... | |||||||||
| Blog tools on the web... | |||||||||
| What is RSS? | |||||||||
| Recommended Reading | |||||||||
| Contact Information: | |||||||||
| Kate Pitcher | After Class: |
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| Reference/Instruction & Web Development Librarian | |||||||||
| Milne Library, Room 201A | |||||||||
| Phone: (585) 245-5064 | |||||||||
| Email: pitcher@geneseo.edu | |||||||||
| Web: http://www.geneseo.edu/~pitcher | |||||||||
| AIM: beebugkate | |||||||||
| © 2006-2007 Kate Pitcher |