BLOG REFLECTION Introduction In the course “Networked Media” we are learning the craft of writing online, and forming an online presence. The primary focus of this course is to learn the skills and knowledge needed to be online content creators. We have each started a blog to practice and make use of this knowledge. In… Read More Assessment 1
The Killing Moon Confused was the first blog to introduce me to the way the Internet could be an online archive for your work. In our first reading “Blogs in media education: a beginning” Miles calls a blog a “web-based publication” and he outlines the way that the blog automatically archives pages that are published, by… Read More Reverse Chronological Order
The first blog I ever looked at was The Killing Moon Confused by Margaux Lonnberg – a french woman who captivated the Internet with her chic oversized, comfortable style and rugged, natural beauty. Click here to view The Killing Moon Confused The Killing Moon Confused archived a collection of photographs; mainly of fashion models or of Lonnberg herself;… Read More The first blog I ever saw
How can I use hypertext beneficially throughout my blog? Use categories and tags to give a multilinear navigation for our blogs Technical aspect: Use of HTML5 Use interactive media within blog posts: audio, pictures, videos, etc. Link to social media Use my posts are individual or isolated objects Link posts by utilisation of theme throughout blog
Week 4 of hypertext: The Are You Happy Project Korsakov – The Next Level of Story Number 27 Further Study: Korsakov: Border Between US Interactive documentary Two border towns & 12 people are enveloped within this documentary It explores the lives in Stanstead, Canada and Derby Line, USA “Border Between Us” is told along a line.… Read More Hypertext continued
ROTTNEST ISLAND, WA Rottnest Island is an island off the coast of Western Australia. To get there, you can take a ferry from either Perth or Fremantle, and in less than an hour, you could be anywhere in the world, Rottnest Island has an extremely diverse landscape. When looking out on the water of Salmon… Read More Top Australian destinations to unwind this 2016
Week 4 of Networked Media focused on hypertext. But what is it? The word “hypertext” refers to a computer software system that allows text to mingle with graphics. Here is an online definition. Hypertext is something that can be identified in my last blogpost regarding copyright. Twice, in that blog, I referenced articles and text from Artslaw and… Read More Hyper what? Hypertext
Copyright… FREAKS me out. Legalities – esp. those surrounding imagery (and music) send me into a panic. I black out; completely. Therefore, this blog will never feature any work other than my own. In ‘Networked Media’ it was suggested we familiarise ourselves with Australia’s stance on the issue of copyright. We were given an article from Artslaw… Read More How I Respond to “copyright”
As we lead life further into the 21st century, we are spoilt for digital content choice. So spoilt; it seems, there are now way too many choices of blogs to rely, to give us our daily fix. Well, let me propose something. Stay here. Watch this space, and let this blog prove it’s worth your time;… Read More Introductory blog post
Note: I have used Prezi’s “Engaging Blogs” presentation by Matt Kelley to guide this post. Why am I starting a blog? Primarily this particular blog is being set up to comply with my Networked Media course guide. It will be used to analyse and reflect on weekly lessons. It will be a place I test things… Read More What will this blog be about?
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