Although you will receive email announcements from me on a weekly basis, you should also get into the habit of checking this blog and the blogs of your classmates so that you can see what everyone else is up to in their respective host cultures.
Please remember that posting regularly to your blog, as well as participating in the blogs of others through commenting, is a large part of your overall course grade. Take advantage of the many tools that are available for designing and improving your blog, many of which are covered in the "Blog Set-up Tutorial," which you should watch during the first week of class. Feel free to incorporate multi-media such as photos, videos, links, or animations into your weekly blog posts. For example, here is photo my family in front of the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence...
In the background on the left side of the basilica, there is a statue of Dante, whose importance to Italian culture we'll take a look at next week.
Lastly, be aware that this blog and each of your blogs is a public space viewable by anyone who goes to the appropriate website so please make sure that all posts contain material appropriate to a public venue. Any private or personal information, including formal course business, should be handled through email. In addition, all comments on the blogs of other classmates must be respectful and constructive.
I'm looking forward to sharing your traveling experiences with you and also to seeing what kind of multi-modal compositions you'll come up with before the end of the semester.
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