As a follow up to learning about memes last class, we spent today learning about their animated cousin the GIF. After watching how to make a GIF of Carlton dancing from a Youtube video, I was instructed to create my own. So, I simply complied as Michelle Tanner would. I created a short GIF of […]
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Blog Post for September 26, 2014
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In class today, we discussed the popularity of memes in convey sarcastic inferences about society through a combination of images and text. After taking a look at some common images and the types of messages they convey, we were asked to create out own. The two memes that I created below are about the frustrations […]
Blog Post for September 22, 2014
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Today we officially started Project 2. At the beginning of class, we raced to pick our topics from a list of suggested applications. After sorting through the sample of applications, I decided to focus my attention on Piktochart, PicMonkey, or Visme. When Piktochart was chosen, I decided to select Visme as my topic for this […]
Blog Posts from September 15, 2014
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To: Ms. Traci Gardner From: Sarah Fyffe Date: September 15, 2014 Attachments: http://sarahfy.wordpress.com/ Subject: Project 1 for Writing and Digital Media Purpose: I am taking this class as part of my Professional Writing minor. Through this Writing and Digital Media class I hope to gain a deeper understanding of the motives most effective in communicating […]
Blog Post for September 12, 2014
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Today in class we worked on finishing our blogs for project 1. I challenged myself to find a way to add all 5 modes to my sight. I am struggling to add both aural and gestural. If you have any ideas, let me know! What I Did: I updated my About Me page and my […]
Blog Post for September 10, 2014
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I apologize for my tardiness, with this post. I had some computer issues yesterday took my laptop to get fixed. On a more positive note, I am loving the Mac Book Air that I am using on loan from Newman Library. After reviewing my peers blogs and getting their feedback on mine, I made a […]
Blog Post for September 8, 2014
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Today I spend a good amount of time editing and updating my blog to set a solid foundation for my blog. What I Did: The biggest change I made today was switching my theme from Goram to Superhero. I reconfigured and rewrote my about page after looking at the examples provided in the daily class notes. […]
Blog Post for September 5, 2014
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Multimodal text are forms of media that communicate multiple of the five modes of communication. To review, the five modes of communication are linguistic, aural, spatial, gestural, and visual. Today, I was challenged to find 12 text I have with me and identify different modes each has. Luggage Tag (S, V) Coffee Mug (L, S, V)…
Blog Post for September 3, 2014
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Since the last time that class met, I have made a few adjustments to my Word Press blog. What I Did: I have added my first static page, since we last met. I experimented more with appearances and added a header image to the page. In order to allow users to access the page I…
Blog Post September 1, 2014
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Hello and welcome to my WordPress blog. Though this is my first WordPress site, I have created sites through BlogSpot.com and Strikingly.com. I envision this blog similar to a portfolio where I will be storing my work throughout this semester. What I Did: I started my blog today, by picking a web address. Today I…