First Web Writing Assignment

Due Thursday, 8/30 (500-1000 words):

Write and post to your blog an entry about one (or more) of your early encounters with a computer -- maybe your first experiences with email, or web pages, or downloading music, chat, computer games, etc. Was it at school, at home, or at a friend's house? What machine did you use? What games and software did you use? What did you do on your computer? Was it fun or frustrating? Was it playing Oregon Trail at school that stands out for you? Or the first time your computer crashed and lost a research paper for you? In short, tell us a little about your early, formative history with computers. Be as specific, concrete, and detailed as possible. Include links and graphics where appropriate.

Bring a printed copy of your paper to hand in to me in class.

You will also present your blogs and papers to the class for discussion on Thursday 8/30.