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Has different resources for those interested in expanding their digital writing skills 

This page gives instructions on how to conduct a usability test of the instructions you have created. This will be useful for me when I do my project because I can see if my instructions really work before I submit my design for a grade.

Homework, WordPress: A list of websites with numerous codes to help improve your WordPress. They range from codes to improve your theme, make thumbnails, show multimedia on the blog, etc. It also has numerous tips on website design as well.

This is a good website that is ran by the government that talks all about copyright and the rules and regulations and the process for how to get a copyright. This is very good resource.

Government's copyright office.

New Media: This is Wikipedia's definition of new media, in which accessibility and interactive abilities are prominent factors. This page provides a history and definition of the term and includes the various uses and effects of new media.

Defines new media and has links to further define key words in definition. Links you to our scholars write about new media, even Manovich.

"New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century which refers to on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content." This is a quick and easy resource to reference new media.

The visual flow of an interface does matter, and here's why: Every interface screen should have a primary action or actions that are to be performed. The visual flow should naturally draw the eye to the primary action. << This resource explains why visual flow matters. 

"The visual flow should naturally draw the eye to the primary action."

report guidelines

book on digital writing

Definition: It is a means of interfacing with ideas and with the world, a mode of thinking and expressing in all grades and disciplines.

Summary: Digital Tools of Digital Writing Definition-Digital writing is more than just a skill; it is a means of interfacing with ideas and with the world, a mode of thinking and expressing in all grades and disciplines.

"But digital technologies also have made it easy to "write" in all sorts of new ways. We can use more modes and resources, such as image, sound and video. We can remix the work of others -- with and without permission -- and share what we create more easily than ever before. And people do, all the time, and for all sorts of compelling reasons." This link explains the uses and importance of digital writing and why it matters in education -- correlation to the Jenkins reading.

Summary: Expresses the importance of Digital Writing. Digital writing is collaborative and coordinated must have technology in order for it to exist. DW: a written form of expression that shapes success for individuals and groups

This article explains digital writing through an educators point of view. Saying that writing has been "radically transformed" due to technology. The educator, Jeff Grabill, also explains the meaning of digital writing in his words.

The offical US Copyright laws

Why copyrights matters

this is a great site for kids. it starts them out early learning the basics of copyright

Help you understand copyright

When writing a report use lists when possible, use headings and subheadings to separate topics, use clear typefaces and use white space effectively.

This is a good site with lots of good tips and tricks and resources provided in these videos.

I like this website because it gives some really great tips, and some examples of what not to do in your videos. The resumes they gave as examples were awful, but it was good to see what not to do.

This is a great website with 5 tips to create a video resume.

This is a personal application of what we read about in the chapter about Texture. There are many different texture packs used in the game of Minecraft to help the player feel more connected with the world they want to create.

Hello there - I know we were not provided with the article, but this Google site provides a pretty basic summary of what we were supposed to read this week!

"Educators today confront an ever-shifting landscape when it comes to Internet technologies and their potential for expanding participatory cultures. Henry Jenkins, director of the Comparative Media Studies department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, explores new frameworks for literacy through the lens of participatory culture."

Here are some great ways to show emphasis in writing.