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Fall 2010 Course Info Ready!

Welcome to Pop Academy!

You can browse the syllabus and assignment rubrics by clicking on the Course Documents page above. I suggest reading through the syllabus carefully since it contains all the major assignment descriptions. You’ll also want to click on the Twitter Toolkit page and read the brief articles about Twitter, as well as click on the various links about getting familiar with and using Twitter. If you’re feeling ambitious, click on the Blog Instructions page for information about setting up your blog. FYI, at the toolbar atop this home page you should see a Sign Up tab. We’ll discuss this info in class too, but the guides are good preparation.

I realize I’m asking lots of you during the first week, so please please please make sure you’ve read the brief articles about Twitter for the first day so we’re all on the same page. We won’t need Blackboard expect to for grades, readings and the shared Google docs that will contain all of our Twitter names and blog URLs. Please do visit the Blackboard site soon and add your Twitter name and blog URL to the Google Document I’ve shared in the “Course Information” tab. Later I’ll create another shared document assigning you to specific final project topics. We’ll do everything else on the blogs (and in class of course).

An alternative to individually following your classmates is follow the Twitter list I created for the class: comm326. As you all begin following @popacademy I’ll add you to the list. You can then click “follow this list” from my profile page. Similarly, if you use a client like TweetDeck or HootSuite, you can add a search column for #comm326. You can also create a saved #comm326 search on your Twitter home page. While this class is HIGHLY social, if you’d like a less shared medium to express your thoughts about the course, I created a Blackboard forum where you can post anonymously.