This course will become read-only in the near future. Tell us at community.p2pu.org if that is a problem.

Week one (July 11-15): blog assignment


Deadline:

Monday, July 18 (no later than 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. BST)

Task:

A 300 to 500 word blog post.

Please stick to the word limit -- use visuals in place of words if you're having trouble with this limit.

For more detailed guidelines on the 'Weekly blog assignment' visit:

http://p2pu.org/en/groups/knight-mozilla-learning-lab/content/weekly-blog-assignment/

With this blog we’re looking for you to engage with the weekly lectures – in part, this is to demonstrate your understanding of the lectures and to describe how the lessons apply to your personal project idea.

How to submit:

Post a link to your blog post below as a comment.
 

Task Discussion


  • Lucas Cioffi   July 17, 2011, 1:22 p.m.
  • Laurian Gridinoc   July 17, 2011, 1:15 p.m.

    Here are my thoughts on Prototypes & Communication.

    (I updated the post the status of my idea)

  • Bello David   July 17, 2011, 12:07 p.m.

    Greetings.

    Here is the link to my blog assignment for Week 1.

  • Kersten A. Riechers   July 17, 2011, 9:11 a.m.
  • John Tynan   July 17, 2011, 8:27 a.m.

    I pulled my previous blog post as a submission for week one's assignment and am instead submitting this post on Refining the Concept of the Roadtrip App

    All the best,  JT

  • Cody Shotwell   July 16, 2011, 6:09 p.m.

    Why, here is a blog post!

  • Artem Dudarev   July 16, 2011, 3:10 p.m.

    Here is my blog post with thoughts after the 1st week lectures:

     

    http://dudarev.com/blog/moznewslab-week-1-prototype-focus-experiment/

    (By Monday afternoon I will make it shorter than 500 words, now it is just a bit longer.)

  • Phillip Smith   July 18, 2011, 6:13 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Artem Dudarev   July 16, 2011, 3:10 p.m.

    Hi Artem,

    Can you expand on the use case(s) for connecting location with video that you're exploring? 

    Phillip.

  • Cole Gillespie   July 16, 2011, 2:09 p.m.

    I hope everyone is having an awesome weekend. I put together this interactive blog for everyone that sums up our lectures from last week. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed making it.

  • Miguel Angel García Ramírez   July 16, 2011, 12:43 a.m.

    Hi,

    This is my post for this week if you think it is interesting please let me know

    Have a great weekend!

  • Regnard Raquedan   July 15, 2011, 11:25 p.m.

    Here's my blog post on Week 1 of the Knight-Mozilla Learning Lab.

    Based on my learnings from the three lectures, I tweaked one of the ideas submitted for the challenge.

    What do you think of the revisions?

  • Matt Terenzio   July 15, 2011, 10:58 a.m.
  • Trina Chiasson   July 15, 2011, 10:44 a.m.

    I'm seeking to understand the problem and I'm looking forward to your feedback. 

    First project post: Grilled Cheese Revelations

  • Noah Echols   July 15, 2011, 8:04 a.m.

    Homework assignment #1! I have to admit, I feel like I'm back in J-school.

    Unlocking Video #1: Jump In, Don't Get Stuck on Details

    + we threw in our little video pitch/introduction. Enjoy.

  • Laura Hilliger   July 15, 2011, 6:22 a.m.

    Ok, well, let's see what all you wonderful smart people have to say about the seemingly complicated idea I have swimming around in my head. 500 words isn't enough, but...

    http://www.zythepsary.com/techie/socializing-the-news/

  • Nicola Hughes   July 14, 2011, 5:56 p.m.

    Here's my article: Build a business for your newsroom or make building a newsroom your business?

    Enjoy! And please post comments about what I'm gonna try and build as I'd love the feedback. smiley

  • Phillip Smith   July 14, 2011, 10:09 a.m.

    It's great to see these posts flowing in. Keep 'em coming!  :)

  • James Greenaway   July 14, 2011, 10:02 a.m.

    Here is my article Week One of the Lab.

    It's pretty amazing. I think everyone should read it.

  • Phillip Smith   July 18, 2011, 5:16 p.m.
    In Reply To:   James Greenaway   July 14, 2011, 10:02 a.m.

    Start sketching my friend -- we want to _see_ what you're thinking.  ;)

  • Nicholas Doiron   July 14, 2011, 2:49 a.m.
    I just posted Designing the Web Way collecting my thoughts on today's lecture, in light of Monday's lecture on design and rapid prototyping. As a programmer I design mostly while coding or whiteboarding, often getting responses such as "Can you do something about the colors? And the buttons? And... " Now considering jQuery and some post-it elements for the design of my next project.
  • Stijn Debrouwere   July 13, 2011, 4:51 p.m.

    Alright, here's my blog post for this week: http://stdout.be/2011/07/13/pimp-my-reader/. (My previous comment about wanting to chat things through still stands, though!)

     
    It doesn't really go into how this week's lectures apply to my idea, because, without wanting to sound rude, I don't want to post something that looks like a homework assignment on my blog. However! But! In a nutshell:
    • It's going for the minimal thing that might actually be of value like Burt advised us (a feed mangler, not an entire feed reader, with four features of which I only need one implemented to get started).
    • It's all worded in terms of solving hurt and answering the question "How will this make my life easier?" rather than just listing features, so Aza would be proud.
     
    Feedback welcome. If you need something less about the final project and more about concepts from the lecture, let me know.
     
    Cheers,
    Stijn
  • Phillip Smith   July 18, 2011, 5:11 p.m.
    In Reply To:   Stijn Debrouwere   July 13, 2011, 4:51 p.m.

    "It doesn't really go into how this week's lectures apply to my idea, because, without wanting to sound rude, I don't want to post something that looks like a homework assignment on my blog."

    I think Alexandra put it best when she said to me "We don't want to read a blog post that sounds like an homework assignment either!"  ;)

    So, carry on....