Digital Literacy Information Resources

• Howard Rheingold article (it felt fitting): http://techpresident.com/news/22240/rheingold-says-mindset-digital-literacy-are-key-success-online-movements
• Though pretty standard, I found this one to be quite informative. http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/definition.html
• An Ivy-league institution such as Cornell finds digital literacy to be a priority: http://digitalliteracy.cornell.edu/

Progress

• So far I have created and set up the blog, received and recorded few people's reasons for choosing Colorado State University, as well as my own. I have also been regularly posting to the home page with fun things, random facts, and helpful tips.
• I still need to talk to current students about their experiences with CSU, finish the page on what the campus and town are like, and what you can get out of CSU. Also, I should probably add more to the page about my opinion (pictures and such).
• I think this blog will help others by giving them observations and points of view besides those you find of the CSU website. It's a peer's point of view so it's not just being told what you should think. Also, it will help the college get some publicity beyond what they would normally get.

I would love it if followers of this blog, or even just viewers, would view, follow, and share the CSU blog as well. Also, email me suggestions at stfahey14@gmail.com.

http://whychoosecoloradostateuniv.blogspot.com/

Thank you!

My Plan

Goals:

• Produce a blog from which people will gather information that will help them make the decision on whether or not to attend Colorado State University.
• Have the opinions and accounts of at least 10-15 other future CSU students on their choice to attend CSU.
• Have the opinions and accounts of at least 5-10 current CSU students on their experiences at CSU and in Fort Collins, CO.
• Get inside information on the school, the town, and everything that has to do with attending CSU.

Materials/Resources/Information Required:

• Facebook is my best friend when it comes to this project. With it, I am able to get in contact with other future and current CSU students and talk to them about their experiences.
• Google is also quite helpful in finding information on the school and the town. I will be able to find not only the information readily available on the CSU website, but if I dig deep enough, I will be able to find information and intel that is not so mainstream.

Timeline:

• I have already set up the blog and began asking around about experiences as well as other informations. I have also begun posting on the different pages on the blog.
• Every day, I am going to post to the home page with different facts, useful information, and interesting tidbits about college life. I will also work on one of the pages, along with the home page, every day.

Presentation of "Finished" Product:

• In this case, there will be no "Finished" product. By the end of the school year, each page will have a significant amount of information on it, but I plan to continue this blog next year, as I attend CSU, talking about my experiences there.
• In order to present this, I will give my colleagues a tour of the blog, showing them each page, and giving them a summary of what is on the page.