Extra Credit.

Before taking this RTF 305 course I have never used a blog, as in writing one.  I’ve been addicted to PerezHilton.com for about a year now but creating one was never something I planned on doing.

I enjoyed making this blog because I was able to make sure I understood the material presented in this course.

The only difficulties I encountered was not knowing how to embed a video into on my post, but I decided to insert links so that I could still get my point across.

I liked the blog prompts that let us choose a piece of media and describe it.  For example I really enjoyed the on the 3 different types of shots (My Girl post), 3 Act Film (Hangover post), and the post when I talked about socially learning and ‘Mean Girls’, and Framing (Jersey Shore post).

I didn’t like the post that too specific, like the one I wrote on the Snuggie and the Star System.  They weren’t too exciting to write about because I was given the topic, especially on the Star System, and I didn’t always feel like I was writing on the correct topic.

I would recommend blogs for future courses, I think it’s an good way to get “homework” grades and it helps make sure that the student is understanding the assignment and/or the topic discussed in class.

I wouldn’t have blog that’s really specific, but then again the more specific the more you can tell if someone understands the material.

Yes, you can use my blog in a paper or report.