{"id":584,"date":"2021-08-29T16:02:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T16:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:33:12","slug":"week1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/week1\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1: Getting Started with Media Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy-1024x669.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy-768x502.jpg 768w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy-1536x1003.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy-788x515.jpg 788w, http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2021\/08\/About-Me-copy.jpg 1905w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of this week&#8217;s website work is simple: to get you acclimated to creating your own website. Specifically, you will learn to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>create a new web page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>write an effective &#8220;about me&#8221; page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>edit your website&#8217;s navigational menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>First, please take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/startbloggingonline.com\/perfect-about-me-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 tips for writing an effective \u201cabout me\u201d page<\/a>. I hope when I look at your page, it reflects that you read and incorporated these tips into your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you know what to include in your &#8220;About Me&#8221; page, get started creating the page. When your &#8220;About Me&#8221; web page is complete, you need to edit your website&#8217;s navigational menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The videos below will show you how to accomplish creating your &#8220;About Me&#8221; page and editing your navigational menu. Click on the 4 arrows at the lower left corner of each video to make the video full screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/08\/About-Me-Page-Creation.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>The video above shows how to create an &#8220;About Me&#8221;page.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/courses.dc.edu\/mediawritingspring2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/08\/Navigational-Menu.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>The video above shows how to edit your navigational menu.<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, please do not forget to <strong>screenshot your work<\/strong> and <strong>submit it on Blackboard<\/strong> by <strong>Saturday at 11:59 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of this week&#8217;s website work is simple: to get you acclimated to creating your own website. Specifically, you will learn to: First, please take a look at 5 tips for writing an effective \u201cabout me\u201d page. 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