The swift red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog! :)

Hey Everybody,

I hope you had a good time in class today. Also, please try to think about the meaning of our exercises. Our ability to communicate and convey information is such an important aspect of being who we are and the society in which we live. Believe me, I was scared...trying to make this exercise work without letting myself talk (thanks for the teams that helped facilitate this), AND thanks to everybody for being engaged in the activity. Participation is an important part of keeping this class fun so it doesn't turn into a bunch of boring lectures.

The blogs...I have linked the blogs that many of you have shared...the "josemarti" one can't be used because someone else already has it and has blogged extensively about the war in Iraq. Some others have not yet been created, but the links are there.

Please feel free to surf through each other's blogs...some of you are already jumping into it, "expressing your individuality, as it were"! :) One thing about blogs, please make sure to follow the accepted standards of netiquette (i.e. this will be especially important if we are discussing difficult subjects on-line...i.e. abortion, global climate change, cloning, stem cell research, etc.).

The first blog topic will be due on Friday, January 21st. Here is the content for your first blog:
1) Explain in about three sentences the idea that our ability to communicate is a critical part of our "ability to learn and to know'
2) Post a hand-drawn picture of "The swift red fox jumps over the lazy brown dog"
3) Post this phrase written in the language of your choice in the way that you would typically write/document this information.
4) Post this phrase written in english cursive.
5) Post a picture of an old-fashioned typewriter that would be used to type this sentence.
6) Post a picture of a swift red fox jumping over a lazy brown dog.
7) Post this phrase typed on your computer in the font of your choice.

These items should all be included in a single "post" on your SCI 105 blog. If you have difficulty with any aspect of this, please let me know because I am sure that you will not be the only person with the same question! :)

See you next Wednesday!
Brian