Yesterday was our set deadline to have individual research completed about our two infomercial products and post our findings to the wiki rough draft page. Ashley, Jessica, Richard and Rane completed this task on time, but Ben did not. The idea is to have everyone's research posted so we can begin to start a "rough draft" of our findings, as well as a peer review of what others have found. Hopefully, everyone will have their research completed and posted by the end of the week (Friday the 5th) and we can begin actually begin combining our findings in a collaborative manner. The rough draft is set to be completed by March 19th, and our final product is set for March 26th (this gives us a couple days to fix anything major if we need to before the actual due date on the 31st).
"ShamWow: Wow or Sham?" Consumer Reports. Web. 2 March 2010.
"Should you 'BUY THIS NOW!'?." Consumer Reports 75.2 (2010): 16-20. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010.
Questions:
- Is okay to present portions of our findings in bulleted form, or does it need to look like a formal paper would?
While I think some bullets can have a place, if you look at the examples posted to the class wiki, it should read more like a formal paper / traditional analysis.
- How do we upload a video onto our wiki?
You can either create a link to a YouTube video by using the "Link" button in the page editor or you can save the video to your computer after converting it through Zamzar and the upload it by using the "File" button in the page editor.
- Is there a way to keep the MLA citations formatted correctly (hanging indent, double spaced, etc) once on the wiki?
I struggle with this, too. Unfortunately, I think it is one of the limitations of the page editor in the free version. We can live with it! :-)
Looks like you all are making good progress and thinking critically about your work! As you continue to work on this project, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need any help. Keep up the GREAT work!
Media/Visual Literacy Progress Report
March 3rd:
Yesterday was our set deadline to have individual research completed about our two infomercial products and post our findings to the wiki rough draft page. Ashley, Jessica, Richard and Rane completed this task on time, but Ben did not. The idea is to have everyone's research posted so we can begin to start a "rough draft" of our findings, as well as a peer review of what others have found. Hopefully, everyone will have their research completed and posted by the end of the week (Friday the 5th) and we can begin actually begin combining our findings in a collaborative manner. The rough draft is set to be completed by March 19th, and our final product is set for March 26th (this gives us a couple days to fix anything major if we need to before the actual due date on the 31st).
MLA Citations we have so far:
Congdon, Jon. "About Beachbody Fitness Products". Beachbody Fitness. Feburay 22, 2010 <http://www.beachbody.com/product/about_us/products.do>.
Congdon, Jon. "P90X". Beachbody Fitness. Feburay 22, 2010 <http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/p90x.do?code=P90XDOTCOM>.
Davenport, John "Shake Weight Reviews - Pros and Cons of Shake Weight." Shake Weight Reviews - Pros and Cons of Shake Weight. 17 Dec. 2009 EzineArticles.com.2 March 2010 <http://ezinearticles.com/?Shake-Weight-Reviews---Pros-and-Cons-of-Shake-Weight&id=3441333>.
Infomercial Media. Electronic Resourcing Association, 2009. Web. 2 March 2010. <http://www.infomercialmedia.com/infomercial-identify-target-marketing.htm>Noviello, Steve. "Deal or Dud: Zorbeez Towels." WFLX TV. Web. 2 March 2010.
"Offical Shake Weight Website". 16 Feb. 2010 <https://www.officialtvwebsite2.com/shake-weight/index.asp?did=1460&refcode=shake>.
Sawyers, Harry. "ShamWow vs. Zorbeez: Which Works Better?" Popular Mechanics. Web. 2 March 2010.
Sawyers, Harry. "Does the ShamWow Really Work?" Popular Mechanics. Web. 2 March 2010.
"Shake Weight for Men ". Permission Interactive. 16 Feb. 2010 <https://shakeweightformen.com/ver2/index.asp>.
ShamWow Homepage. Web. 2 March 2010.
"ShamWow: Wow or Sham?" Consumer Reports. Web. 2 March 2010.
"Should you 'BUY THIS NOW!'?." Consumer Reports 75.2 (2010): 16-20. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 Mar. 2010.
Questions:
- Is okay to present portions of our findings in bulleted form, or does it need to look like a formal paper would?
While I think some bullets can have a place, if you look at the examples posted to the class wiki, it should read more like a formal paper / traditional analysis.
- How do we upload a video onto our wiki?
You can either create a link to a YouTube video by using the "Link" button in the page editor or you can save the video to your computer after converting it through Zamzar and the upload it by using the "File" button in the page editor.
- Is there a way to keep the MLA citations formatted correctly (hanging indent, double spaced, etc) once on the wiki?
I struggle with this, too. Unfortunately, I think it is one of the limitations of the page editor in the free version. We can live with it! :-)
Looks like you all are making good progress and thinking critically about your work! As you continue to work on this project, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need any help. Keep up the GREAT work!