Blogging Assignment

US1100: University Seminar – Texas State Blog
For mass communication majors (and a few others)
TXStateUS1100.blogspot.com

Assignment: Get out and get involved. You must attend two Common Experience campus events throughout the semester and blog about them. The opportunities are endless (but no, parties don’t count.)

The Blog – Blogging is just a form of publishing on the Internet. Our blog is at http://TXStateUS1100.blogspot.com. Each time you attend a Common Experience a Texas State tradition, you’ll write about it on the blog. In the post, include the title of the event and the day it occurred. You may write this entry in first person or more journalistic in style. Post an event photo as proof you attended or other pertinent images, even video. For example, you might scan in your ticket stub or program and add that to the blog. REMEMBER: This is a public blog, so take that into consideration as you write and always strive for perfect GSP (grammar, spelling and punctuation. We’ll practice blogging in class, and I’ll add you to the How To Blog @ TX State so you can practice.

The proof: I’ll need proof you attended events. Photos work best. Camera phones must be good for something. Acceptable forms of proof that you attended an event: A photo of you at the event (identifiably at the event.) A program from the event (scanned in). A ticket stub from the event (if it was ticket-controlled.) Swiping your ID at an event where that service is provided (I get a list of all who attended.) If all else fails: A 5-paragraph essay about the event (submitted as your blog entry).

Deadline: You must post to the blog within one week (seven days) of the event. If the event ends at noon on Friday you must post by noon the following Friday. It is always better to post to the blog soon after your event. Deadlines are important in mass communication and in life. Failure to post your blog entry by the deadline will result in an F.

Events:
Common Experience Calendar has a complete listing of events and is often updated, so keep checking back for events that interest you.

EXTRA CREDIT: You may pick up extra credit points by attending 1 extra event or writing about a Texas State tradition. This extra event does not need to be from the Common Experience calendar. You might attend a football game or a mass communication (or other) club meeting. (AND no - parties still do not count.)