FINDING YOUR VOICE - ACTIVITY ONE - SETTING UP YOUR FYV BLOG
Because much of your work for me this year is written, I would like you to get used to blogging as a form of work. Blogs are replacing portfolios in terms of getting yourself read and heard - simply an online space in which you can write articles or 'posts'. These posts can contain imagery and enable the embedding of video and audio links as well. You'll be able, via blogs, to not just complete some of the work I need to assess for you to gain your qualification but also add any of your own posts about things you've seen or are into. Over the course of the year I'd like you to also spend time making them look good and suitable for what it is you have to say. Crucially blogging means you won't end up with a big messy harddrive full of indeterminate files with indecipherable names. For you and me it'll be easier to know that all your work is gettable and editable online. Google-docs is also going to be useful this year. A google account is essential so ...