Welcome to COMM 373! Your first post should be a basic introduction to who you are and what your blog will be about. It's your first post, so you can really carve out your place in this space. Remember, while you will have freedom to write about what you want from week to week this semester, you'll also want to make sure you relate weekly posts in the future to something we talk about in class. Much of what we talk about is #relatable -- I mean, we've already talked about the milk crate challenge in class.
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So this week: Introduce yourself. Who are you? That's a LOADED question. Unpack it (using as much self-disclosure as you deem fit for an online space, of course). Things you might want to include: Your first name, where you are in life right now, what you want to do... things like that.
Now, as you went through the process of creating your blog, you [probably] made some specific decision in terms of the theme, background, images, font, etc. etc. Was there a reason for that? Offer some insight into your decisions. Do you have a theme you want to stick to throughout the semester? If you haven't customized your blog, please do that as a part of this week's blog post assignment. Make this space yours.
Next - what are some of your interests? If you're struggling, this could help with some direction for your blog. Like I said, personalize this space. Make it your own. Give your reader (me, your classmates, anyone else who stumbles upon your blog) an idea of what you plan to do. If you want, feel free to add a photo but it's not necessary to -- at least not right now.
Your blog post should be a few short paragraphs. Notice how in this post, you have small chunks of writing with space between paragraphs. It makes for a more pleasurable reading experience. Remember, you're writing for a specific audience, and I encourage you to share your blogs with others, too. This week your blog post should be written; but in future weeks, we'll entertain the idea of a vlogs if you'd rather do that than write.
Don't forget, posts should be up by end of day Friday. You do not have to send your post link to me - I have the address for your blog's homepage linked to the course blog, so I should be able to find it (I hope!). Happy blogging!
