Remember to post your work to “Walking Tours” on or before March 25th! Be prepared to discuss your work in class on March 26th. And read Steinberg chapter 6 and Steinberg “Poor Reason” by March 26th. Be aware of these important next steps and note changes in the course calendar: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/beeman14/?p=515
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TUESDAY JANUARY 28
Seminar 2 Opening Common Event
Joe Salvo
Director, Population Division
New York City Department of City Planning
6 PM
John Jay College (59 St. Between 10th and 11th Avenues)
*Important Next Steps
We will not be meeting on Monday and Wednesday. During that time, you should be working on 3 items:
1) Continue reading about your neighborhoods. By now, you should have a firm grasp on the neighborhood’s history and immigration patterns. Linda Rath is happy to help you find reliable sources. You should also be locating academic studies and archives. Linda gave us a handout with some possibilities and she is happy to meet with you, if you need help. linda.rath@baruch.cuny.edu
2) Take a walking tour of your neighborhood using your background research as a guide. For example, you may have read about a particular building or organization important to the neighborhood’s history. Take a photo of that structure. Talk with some folks in the neighborhood. Use the tutorials Amanda posted to showcase your work. You can create timelines, maps, videos, audio of interviews, etc. Post this work to “Walking Tours” on our course website by March 25th. Be sure to give the name of the neighborhood and everyone in your group. Be ready to discuss your work on March 26th.
3) Read Steinberg, Ethnic Myth Chapter 6 and Steinberg, “Poor Reason.” We will discuss these readings during the second half of our class on March 26th.
I will be in my office on March 19th and March 24th for regular office hours and during our regularly scheduled class time (2:30-3:45). Feel free to stop by (VC 4-271). Enter through Black and Latino Studies. Doors are locked on the Soc/Anthro side.
Amanda will be visiting our class on April 2nd. By then, you should have completed a large portion of your research and be able to show us some of the timelines, maps, videos, etc. that you have created. The final project is a large part of your grade. You will want to work steadily on this project from now until the end of the semester.
Since you are getting two research days now, we can replace April 23rd with the African Burial Ground guest speaker. The guides are unable to give us a walking tour, but they may be able to come to our class. I will keep you posted.
I have updated the course calendar on the syllabus to reflect these changes.
Talk on “Racecraft” with Barbara Fields
I’ve mentioned the speaker series I am organizing this semester. Our first guest will be the Historian Barbara J. Fields of Columbia University. She will join us on March 20th for a talk on “Racecraft.” For those interested, here is the flyer: Weissman- Racecraft Barbara J. Fields-Guest
Getting started on your final project
As we hit the mid-way mark of the semester, it is time to start planning your final project. Your ITF is here to help!
As a class:
Start by identifying the elements you think are effective in previous course sites by browsing the Encyclopedia (shown to you at Tech Fair and examples posted by your professor). Consider especially:
- Theme – How many columns are there? Does it have a custom header? How many navigation menus are there?
- Menus – Where are they on the site (top, side, bottom, embedded in a map or slider)? Do they contain sub-menus?
- Pages – How are the pages designed? Do the pages contain linked indexes? What kind of multimedia is used? How and where is the media embedded (link, image, etc)?
You will want to choose the elements you think will work best for your site, and then come together as a class and assign roles to different people in order to achieve a cohesive site. In other words, everyone should have a task to work on and you should create a schedule that makes sense in terms of workflow in order to complete the project on time.
As a group:
- Organize your information – What topics do you wish to cover? Can you identify keywords for your project?
- Select your media – What medium will best feature your work: video, timeline, map, images, text, or a combination?
- Assign roles – Again, you want to think about this in terms of tasks that individuals can complete in order to realize your cohesive vision. You may want to assign a writer, editor, designer, and put someone in charge of finding and testing digital tools.
Tool Ideas:
Based on the preliminary ideas Professor Beeman described, here are a list of tools you may want to consider using to showcase your work-
- Timelines
Tiki-Toki: Example (made by ITF Amanda)
Dipity
TimelineJS and this tutorial (by ITF Emily) - Maps
Custom Google Maps: Examples, another example, and tutorial - NEW Maps Engine Lite: Watch the tutorial video
Maps Marker: Example and tutorial (by ITF Maggie) - Images
Resizing or this tutorial ( from ITF Brian)
Adding an image gallery tutorial ( from ITF Brian) - Videos
iMovie: Tutorial from ITFs at Brooklyn, a tutorial (from ITF Amanda Favia), and tutorials from Apple - Audio
Finding, editing, and embedding audio tutorial (from ITF Amanda)
GarageBand: Tutorials from ITFs and tutorials from Apple - A bit of everything
Example
Tutorials (from ITF Jenny)And please remember, every image, audio clip, video, or selection of text you take from the Internet must be given proper attribution (citation! link!) and it must be free to use. Please ask your professor or an ITF for more help with understanding copyright and fair use…In order to ensure you are within your rights to use the material you have selected, please assess any work of art you utilize (for any project you embark on at Macaulay and beyond) by considering these factors:
1. the purpose and character of the use (commercial or educational, transformative or reproductive);2. the nature of the copyrighted work (fictional or factual, the degree of creativity);3. the amount and substantiality of the portion of the original work used; and4. the effect of the use upon the market (or potential market) for the original work.(source, Ugoretz “Free as Air” presentation, 2013)
Please email your ITF to set up an appointment during office hours if you need help.
Wednesday: Assimilation
I hope you enjoyed the tour today. Think about some of the things our tour guide noted and how you might use the same methods she did as you tell the story of your neighborhood. The reading due for Wednesday is “Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Assimilation.” Christine will be presenting. See you then!
1 Hour Tour at 3:00
I just now received word that our tour guide will be able to condense our tour into 1 hour. This will help accommodate those of you who have obligations after class. See you at 3:00, 103 Orchard Street.
Reminder: Meet at Tenement Museum
**We will be meeting at the Tenement Museum (103 Orchard Street) tomorrow, Monday, March 10th for our walking tour. http://tenement.org/directions.html Our tour starts at 3:00. Here is some important information from our tour guide:
Please check in at the Museum Shop no more than 10 minutes before your program is scheduled to begin. The shop is located at 103 Orchard Street on the corner of Orchard and Delancey.
As we do not have space inside the Museum Shop for large groups you will be asked to wait on Orchard Street for your tour. Please make sure that you and your group are prepared to wait outside.
Websites
Here are those websites I showed you in class today:
And here is the encyclopedia, where you can look through all of the sites:
You should all now be in a position to start your walking tours and research on your neighborhoods. If you are still not sure what you are going to do for your project, please meet with me to discuss.
Tech Fair Make-up sessions
IMPORTANT:
If you missed your tech fair, please check this site for make-up sessions and attend one.
http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/baruchtechfair14/registration/
For those of you who have missed this required event, there are still a few sessions at other campuses. Here are your options:
City College
Thursday, March 6
12:30pm-2pm
NAC 4/150 (Honors Center)
Contact Bronwyn DL dobchukland@gmail.com
Hunter College
Wednesday, March 12
1:20 – 2:40pm
MHC
Contact Fiona Lee
Brooklyn College
Tuesday, March 11th
During club hours (12:30-2p)
Rooms: 3113B, 3153B, 3405B, 3407B
Contact Margaret Galvan
Please ask the ITF running the session to email Brian Ford after the event with your attendance information.
Spread the word.
TECH FAIR UPDATE
This is a very important update on this week’s mandatory tech fair:
The 2014 Baruch Tech Fair only has spots open on on Tuesday March 4th. Wednesday is FULL. Also, the Honors Study Room has been changed to the Schwartz Communication Center Room 323. Please change the location in your calendar and check the site before you leave for this event tomorrow.
Pizza will be served at 6:45pm for both sessions on Tuesday, so please stay late or come early for pizza! The pizza will arrive at 5:15pm on Wednesday.
All details and FAQ’s here: http://macaulay.cuny.edu/
All current freshmen are required to attend one session (each session is 90 minutes in length). Please register here.
Your two registration options are:
- Tuesday, March 4th at either 5:30 pm or 7:05 pm
Please note that:
- A sessions will be held at the Honors Lounge at 17 Lexington Avenue, Room 903
- B sessions will be held at the Schwartz Communication Center, 137 E. 25th St, Room 323
- You must bring your laptop. Make sure it is charged. There are no power outlets in the Honors Lounge.
