first day of class

Today is the official first day of the summer session. I've been busy answering student email messages, approving listserv subscriptions, and adding student blogs to the class blog roll.

As I mentioned in my blog for the COMM 110 class, managing all the blogs for the class is easier if you add your classmates' blogs to your own blog (go to your blog's Dashboard, then Add a Page Element, then add a links list) and sign up for Google Reader. Google Reader is an RSS feed that automatically tells you when a new post is added to a blog. Reader also compiles all the blogs you've added to your Reader, so you can view the text for the blogs all on a single page. Use the help function for Blogger and Reader to help you set up these useful features.

Blogging isn't required for this week, but it's useful to post a few entries and comment on others' so you get in the habit. Blogging (at least for this class) is more about writing short messages often than writing lengthy messages once in awhile (although in the winter session nearly all students wrote well over the required minimum number of words).

I'll write more about the course content later this week. Meanwhile, complete all your Process Tasks, try out blogging, and take the first quiz. Email the listserv (google groups) or me with any questions you have.

--Professor Cyborg