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Julie Keith

HOW TO WRITE A BETTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL by Brian Konradt - 0 views

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    I really like this person's short and to the point guide into writting a better instruction manual. It is very quick to read and gives you enough guidance to get the job done.
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    I really like this person's short and to the point guide into writting a better instruction manual. It is very quick to read and gives you enough guidance to get the job done.
Julie Keith

7 Tips for Writing an Effective Instruction Manual » SitePoint - 0 views

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    I found this site on how to write instructions in 7 easy steps to be very simple and helpful. The first to writing instructions according to this site is to take a step back and write as though the people have zero knowledge of the subject. It wants you to know exactly what your trying to teach/get across without putting too much or too little info. After this creating an outline is a good idea before just starting your project with no plan. The next two steps according to this site are to make your instructions easy to understand and make them brief as well. Lastly they suggest the use of visual aids, such as videos or diagrams, and to give it a test drive to get out any kinks.
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    I like this article because it gives you basic tips for writing instructions. This is a great article to read if you are in the first stage of writing instructions. This article is a good starting off point. 
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    I like these tips as well, they are very similar to the previous one that I had posted only it had a few more points added with tips like adding visual guides. I am more a visual hands on type person so that was a great tip!
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    Some more great tools although similar to the other one that I bookmarked. This one is short and to the point.
Alex Portela

How To Improve WordPress Excerpt Without a Plugin « Boutros AbiChedid - 0 views

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      This site shows how to add Excerpts without the use of plugins, simple code changing does the trick. Here the author provides the codes to make that happen. It's a nice little addition to write a short description about the post.
  • The beauty about this code is that it takes care of both scenarios: the manually added and the automatically generated excerpts; which means that you can have both manual excerpts and auto-generated excerpts for your posts with no issues.
Rebecca Anderson

D#2 HW#7 - 1 views

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      This is the best web site that I have found on writing instruction manuals. It is clear simple and percise. I do not think that supplies will be needed because of the comic format as well as that the only nessisary supplies would be a computer. I think the best take away from this article is to keep it simple.
robby reiter

D# 2 HW# 8 Instruction Manuals Writing Tips - 0 views

    • Franz Ferguson
       
      Know what sets you apart, and what you are deciding to talk about. 
    • Franz Ferguson
       
      For my project I am still not sure what I want to do yet, however I do know that if a list of materials is needed I will list it first. 
    • Franz Ferguson
       
      These three tips are very important I can see that they will be important in the future, thinking through my instructions are going to vital because if I don't take control of what to list and in what order then the instructions will be difficult to understand. 
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  • Use active, clear language
  • Test the instructions
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      I really approve of this step it makes a lot of sense to do. 
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    I really enjoyed how the layout was easy to read and follow. The author gives good tips on what to look out for and what to say in your instructions. The author also has lots of other links on her website to help a writer out.
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    Aside from the creepy lady at the top lol there are some great instructional writing techniques. The tips I found to be of most use were testing out your instructions and having others try to make sense of them. 
Lisa Plascencia

How to Write an Instructional Manual | eHow.com | Diigo - 0 views

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    These instructions are broken down into 6 steps for writing instructions, which will be particularly helpful for doing the comic tutorial. Very simple advice.
Micheal O'Neil

Copyright Manual - 0 views

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    This webpage was created for students at UC Santa Cruz College. It explains simple knowledge on copyright laws. It begins by explaining exactly what is copyrighting and how to use it to your advantage.
Michael Wheeler

New media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the later part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of 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. Another important promise of New Media is the "democratization" of the creation, publishing, distribution and consumption of media content.
  • Most technologies described as "new media" are digital, often having characteristics of being manipulated, networkable, dense, compressible, and interactive.[1] Some examples may be the Internet, websites, computer multimedia, computer games, CD-ROMS, and DVDs.
  • Although there are several ways that New Media may be described, Lev Manovich, in an introduction to The New Media Reader, defines New Media by using eight simple and concise propositions:[4]
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  • New Media versus Cyberculture -
  • New Media as Computer Technology Used as a Distribution Platform
  • New Media as Digital Data Controlled by Software
  • New Media as the Mix Between Existing Cultural Conventions and the Conventions of Software
  • New Media as the Aesthetics that Accompanies the Early Stage of Every New Modern Media and Communication Technology
  • New Media as Faster Execution of Algorithms Previously Executed Manually or through Other Technologies
  • New Media as the Encoding of Modernist Avant-Garde; New Media as Metamedia
  • New Media as Parallel Articulation of Similar Ideas in Post-WWII Art and Modern Computing
  • he Zapatista Army of National Liberation of Chiapas, Mexico were the first major movement to make widely recognized and effective use of New Media for communiques and organizing in 1994
  • New Media has also found a use with less radical social movements such as the Free Hugs Campaign. Using websites, blogs, and online videos to demonstrate the effectiveness of the movement itself. Along with this example the use of high volume blogs has allowed numerous views and practices to be more widespread and gain more public attention
  • New Media has also recently become of interest to the global espionage community as it is easily accessible electronically in database format and can therefore be quickly retrieved and reverse engineered by national governments. Particularly of interest to the espionage community are Facebook and Twitter, two sites where individuals freely divulge personal information that can then be sifted through and archived for the automatic creation of dossiers on both people of interest and the average citizen.[
  • The new media industry shares an open association with many market segments in areas such as software/video game design, television, radio, and particularly movies, advertising and marketing, through which industry seeks to gain from the advantages of two-way dialogue with consumers primarily through the Internet.
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    wikipedia definition of new media, with a few examples of new media vs traditional media.
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    The wiki page has everything one would need to get a brief overview of what new media is. Within the site it gives all the different definitions of new media and how it affects people.
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    This webpage made me understand more about new media in terms that it talks about new media being interactive. I didn't get that from Manovich's artice.
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    I felt like this website gave a good simple explanation and it also provide examples of the history and the applications of new media.
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    This was the best website i found because I was honestly confused after reading the article so this breaks it down in less than 20 something pages and makes it easier to understand it explains everything there is to know about new media. 
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    Page full of information on new media (wikipedia) 1 History 2 Definition 3 Globalization and new media 4 As tool for social change 5 National security 6 Interactivity and new media 7 Industry 8 Youth and new media 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading
Alex Portela

Instructions: How to Write Guides for Busy, Grouchy People - Jerz's Literacy Weblog - 0 views

    • Alex Portela
       
      This was referred from Due Date # 2 but I highlighted a few great points and insights. Instructions are a hassle but knowing how to service and communicate to your audience the right way makes a big difference. It comes down to keeping it simple.
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    Interesting title to catch your attention but basically talks about the same main points to follow for writing only for a manual or guide.
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    This How To guide was already bookmarked to TWC301 it looks like. I sure like the title though.
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    I really liked the title on this one. It had similar information to the previous one but it does give good examples of what real life "grouchy" people may think when reading a long piece of information. Also I think the way the author wrote it, it did make me enjoy the reading a little more.
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    This is probably one of the pages I found that had the most detail/info about writing instructions and after reading the grading criteria for the first assignment I found this page to be most helpful
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    This web page takes you through steps of how to write effective instructions; after reading the grading criteria for asssignment 1 I found this to be one of the most helpful
Taylor Rowand

D#2 HW#8 - 0 views

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    This site will help me to recognize the different steps necessary in creating clear info that is easy to follow.
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