This is the post for the Friday, February 26, 2016 class meeting.
Tips and Resources for Your Sites
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Consult the Giant Page of WordPress Resources for how-to’s and tips. -
Review the Ten Design Tips, which you should apply as you build the pages (and other resources) for your site.
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Be sure to delete the sample content that was installed (e.g., the hello world post) on your site.
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Set up categories to avoid the "uncategorized" default on your blog posts (which looks less professional). You can learn more by watching the Lynda.com video on Using Categories and on Setting a Default Category.
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Add short descriptions of what your work is about and link to it, like this example on Melody Warnick’s site. Avoid using links only, as the content no longer stands out (see Tom Johnson’s Podcast page).
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Add thumbnail images with short descriptions for any highly visual work you want to share. Look at Dave Zirin’s books page and Will DeBoer’s Writing Samples page for examples. You can take a screenshot of a web page or article to create thumbnails.
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Use headings to organize your examples and make the page easy to navigate.
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Use a Works Cited/Bibliography style for your sample if you are working on an academic portfolio, like this example from Rebecca K. Miller’s portfolio. Note is visual thumbnails can also work for an academic portfolio. Think about your audience as you decide.
In-Class Work
You will have time to work on your sites, and I will try to check in with everyone to answer questions.
In-Class Writing
Submit your portfolio site link and related information to the "Project 2 Peer Review" Discussion in Canvas, following the submission instructions by 11:59 PM on Sunday, 2/28. You can continue working on your site after you have posted your link for the peer review. You can also edit your post later if something changes.
If you still need to submit Your Individual Evaluation for the Stock Photo Project, follow these submission instructions to submit your work in Canvas.
Homework
For today, please do the following:
- If you didn’t complete your "Project 2 Peer Review" Discussion Reply in Canvas, please use the grace period to finish by 11:59 PM Sunday (2/28). If you do not submit your draft by the end of the grace period, you will not receive peer feedback.
For Monday’s session (2/29), do the following before class:
- Ensure that your portfolio site is ready for peer review.
- Be prepared to provide feedback on your classmates’ sites in class. We will use the Peer Review tools in the Discussions in Canvas.
For Wednesday’s session (3/2), do the following before class:
- We’ll go over how to turn in your portfolio, and you will have additional time in class to work on your portfolios.
For Friday’s session (3/4), do the following instead of meeting in the classroom:
- Class will work online. There will be no office hours.
- Finish up work on your portfolio, and submit your work following the submission instructions (not yet posted) by 11:59 on Friday, 3/4. If you need more time to work on your site, use the Grace Period, which ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, 3/18. If you turn in your work, I assume it is ready to be graded. Remember that there are no rewrites or revisions after work is graded.