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Bethany Jorgensen

How to Evaluate Your Blog - 0 views

www.blogotechblog.com/...your-blog-with-self-assessment

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  • Bethany Jorgensen on 16 Feb 12
     
    This website gives very important guidance to learning how to self-evaluate your blog. The steps involved with evaluating your blog include: read your post, read it aloud, ask big questions, and lastly read it again. When reading it, silently or aloud, it is important to focus on what you like about the post and what you dislike. When reading it out loud, make sure the words create a flow that is easy for the audience to follow.
Reid Mosman

Fair Use Evaluator - 0 views

www.librarycopyright.net/fairuse

Fair Use Evaluator Tool Copyright

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  • Reid Mosman on 18 Sep 10
     
    I thought this was a pretty interesting find! It's a free tool that evaluates fair usage. You enter the context, purpose, and nature of your intended use and it's effect on market value or the value of the copyrighted work, and then it calculates the fairness for you.
Heather Groen

D #8 HW #1 Groupthink - 0 views

www.mindtools.com/...newLDR_82.htm

TWC 301 Team Writing Part 2 groupthink

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  • Heather Groen on 27 Feb 12
     
    This website offers more information on the phenomenon of "Groupthink," how to spot it, and how to avoid it. This is mainly intended for the workplace, but a lot of it is relevant for school groups, too. The term "Groupthink" was coined by Irving Janis, who pointed out that Groupthink occurs when there is one strong, persuasive group leader, a high level of group cohesion, and intense pressure from an outside source to make a good decision. This site suggests that when a group is in the decision-making process, in order to avoid Groupthink, they should make a point to explore objectives and alternatives, as well as to encourage members to challenge each others' ideas. The "Team Writing" text mentioned using brainstorming as a tactic, in which ideas are allowed to flow freely without any form of evaluation from the group. This site mentions such a tactic, as well as spreading out contribution to include everyone and giving each member a different perspective so that someone will always be playing the "Devil's Advocate."
robby reiter

D# 7 HW# 4 Improve Your Team's Writing Skills - 1 views

aboutpublicrelations.net/ucwylie3.htm

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  • Osmara Altenhof on 17 Mar 10
     
    About Public Relations Article - this is from the corporate side and what corporations should look for when hiring writiers - a head's up for those of us looking for employment in the near future!
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  • gabrielle begay on 22 Feb 12
     
    Writing reflects not only you but the team that you are representing and if something is poorly written it makes everyone look back regardless of who wrote what. This website will discuss 5 ways to help improve that writing. 
  • Micheal O'Neil on 29 Feb 12
     
    This website was real informational on different techniques to improving team writing skills. It shows you many different ways to inspire team mates. It gives you different styles of awarding and making sure your team feels wanted.
  • robby reiter on 05 Mar 12
     
    Great tips on how to improve writing in a group setting. There are good ways to improve your groups writing whether you are the best or the worst in the group. The tips worth noting are the examples of setting attainable goals, evaluation techniques and keeping up momentum.
Tessa DeBell

D#7 H#1 - Citing Your Sources - 0 views

www.ncsu.edu/citing.html

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  • Tessa DeBell on 13 Feb 11
     
    This has general guidelines for evaluating the reliability of a web site, guides for getting permission to use material, and some citation guidelines (including digital media).
samantha negrin

Fair Use Law - FindLaw - 0 views

smallbusiness.findlaw.com/...fair-use.html

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  • samantha negrin on 04 Oct 11
     
    This explains fair use in further detail. It also includes the "fair use four-factor test" where it lists what the courts consider when evaluating what is fair use of a copyright document.
Hector Garcia

D#4HW#1: Principles of Design and Page Layout - 0 views

www.siggraph.org/...chap1_3.htm

TWC301

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    • Hector Garcia
      Hector Garcia on 01 Feb 12
       
      Although this page is specifically for a website, it applies the same elements that can be used in blogs, and other design prospects.
  • All whitespace should be accounted for. This does not mean that you should fill all whitespace - it means that when you have areas of whitespace it should add to the overall compositional balance of your page.
  • When working with layout, it is essential to focus on balance and the shape of the unused space. By applying principles of figure/ ground relationships, contrast and similarity, and proportion, the designer can structure the space into an effective whole.
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  • The designer can change the background color easily, so when we refer to white space, we are referring to the background color or the "ground" in a figure/ground relationship. The whitespace in a composition is as important as the elements that have been placed upon it.
  • Every element on the page effects how other elements on the page are perceived.
  • When arranging elements on the page, you should consider the visual weight of each element. Weight can be determined by the size of the object, the value (dark objects weigh more than light objects), and the density of the detail or texture.
  • Proportions and size relationships should also be considered when trying to establish balance. All objects on your page will be evaluated in relationship to other objects on the page, therefore a large object will appear much larger when placed next to small objects, thus affecting the balance.
  • The simplest type is a formally or symmetrically balanced page.
  • An asymmetrical compositional layout depends on the skillful arrangement of elements with different visual weights. For instance, a large body of text can be balanced by a dark image.
Alex Portela

D#8 HW#1.3: How to Develop Group Norms: Step by Step to Adopt Group Guidelines - 0 views

humanresources.about.com/...group_norms.htm

norms

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    • Alex Portela
      Alex Portela on 27 Feb 12
       
      Here is a discussion around group norms. The Team Writing text refers to communication norms in chapter 7. This is a group specific example on how to become familiar with differences within a group and use that as an advantage to succeed.
  • Develop Group Norms
  • Effective interpersonal communication among group members and successful communication with managers and employees external to the group are critical components of group functioning.
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  • Form and charter a team with a project, process improvement, or product development task.
  • Read about group and team norms to understand the concept.
  • Schedule and hold a meeting to establish and adopt group relationship guidelines or group norms.
  • With an external facilitator leading, or a member of the group, in the absence of a facilitator, leading, all group members should brainstorm a list of guidelines that will help create an effective team.
  • Once the list of group norms is generated, you will want to cross redundant ideas off the list.
  • Each member of the group commits to “living” the guidelines.
  • Following the meeting, distribute the group norms to all team members.
  • Periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the group on achieving its business goals as well as its members’ relationship goals.
Tana Ingram

Online Technical Writing: Recommendation and Feasibility Reports - 0 views

www.io.com/...feas.html

chapter 22

shared by Tana Ingram on 15 Oct 10 - Cached
  • These reports are variously called feasibility reports, recommendation reports, evaluation reports, assessment reports, and who knows what else. They all do roughly the same thing—provide carefully studied opinions and, sometimes, recommendations. There are some subtle differences among some these types, but there are absolutely no universally agreed-upon names for them:
  • Tana Ingram on 17 Oct 10
     
    formal reports all provide carefully studied opinions and/or recommendations, but there is no universally agreed upon names for them. Great.
Yajahira Bojorquez

DD#10, HW#5: Reports - 0 views

www.writing.engr.psu.edu/...reports.html

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    • Alex Portela
      Alex Portela on 11 Mar 12
       
      Formal reports are used constantly in a professional environment to propose and discuss new ideas and designs. An official report has to flow well so the the ideas, designs, and text flow easily when presented to the right audience. It helps organize and structure thoughts to paper backed with data and other supporting documents.
  • Format distinguishes formal reports from an informal reporting of information. A well-crafted formal report is formatted such that the report's information is readily accessible to all the audiences
  • In a formal report, the audience expects a methodical presentation of the subject that includes summaries of important points as well as appendices on tangential and secondary points
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  • Engineers and scientists write formal reports for many reasons, including the documentation of experiments and designs
  • Front Matter
  • The front matter to a formal report includes the preliminary information that orients all readers to the content of the report.
  • Front Cover. The front cover of a formal report is important. The front cover is what people see first.
  • Summary. Perhaps no term in engineering writing is as confusing as the term "summary."
  • Contents Page. The table of contents includes the names of all the headings and subheadings for the main text.
  • Title Page. The title page for a formal report often contains the same information as is on the cover.
  • Main Text The text portion of your formal report contains the introduction, discussion, and conclusion of your report.
  • Introduction. The introduction of a report prepares readers for understanding the discussion of the report.
  • Discussion. The discussion or middle is the story of your work. You do not necessarily present results in the order that you understood them, but in the order that is easiest for your readers to understand them.
  • Conclusion. The conclusion section analyzes for the most important results from the discussion and evaluates those results in the context of the entire work.
  • Back Matter The back matter portion of your report contains your appendices, glossary, and references.
  • Appendices. Use appendices to present supplemental information for secondary readers.
  • Glossary. Use a glossary to define terms for secondary readers. Arrange terms in alphabetical order.
  • References. Use a reference page to list alphabetically the references of your report.
    • Hector Garcia
      Hector Garcia on 15 Mar 12
       
      This sight gives insight of all types of formal reports and reference to them.
  • D Schick on 16 Oct 10
     
    This website discusses the format and purpose of a formal report. The different kinds of professionals that use this report need to know who the intended readers are.
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  • Damaris Bravo on 26 Oct 11
     
    This website is a good reference to use when writing a formal report because it lists all of the components required in a report and it also provides helpful samples to look at. 
  • Daniel Flores on 26 Oct 11
     
    Gives good definitions and explanations of some of the stuff in a formal report
  • anonymous on 29 Oct 11
     
    This site describes the difference between informal and formal reports.It also discuses the details such as font matter, front cover, title page, content page, summary, conclusion, etc. Sample reports are viewed on the left hand side of the site.
  • Leslie Lopez on 14 Mar 12
     
    This website contained a lot of information that just gave an overview on the basics of formal reports. It also explained how formal reports differ from an informal way of reporting information. It also split a formal report into 3 sections that I did not see in the other website I found. In this one it states that there is front matter, main text, and back matter. Each of these contains different sections within as well. Very helpful for when we have to work on Project #3!
  • Yajahira Bojorquez on 26 Mar 12
     
    I like this website because it gives you good explanation on different things you need in a good report. It talks about the front matter like front cover. tittle page, contents page and summary. Also about the main text like introduction, discussion, conlcusion. Back matter is also important with the appendices and glossary.
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