Monday - January 7th

--Class Introductions
--Overview of Course
--Introduction to course website
(Short survey if there is time)

Wednesday - January 9th

DUE: Read over the Podcasting project: http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp08/driscoll1/podcasting
DUE: Read over logo design PDF http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp08/driscoll1/node/81

Cover Podcasting Project
Personal Logo Design
Brainstorming for podcasting project

DUE: tentative topics for podcasting project: Have three possible topics in class for podcasting. This will help me put you into groups for this first project.
DUE: Go through the Rhetorcial Situation PPT at the Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/
DUE: Read Ch 1 of Reaching Audiences http://www.digitalparlor.org/sp08/driscoll1/node/82and the Audience Analysis handout on the Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/629/01/

--Rhetorical situations around the web.
--Reading audiences exercise
--Podcasting team formation.