blogging resources

to start blogging, choose a free blog provider such as

http://www.blogger.com

and open a free account

the basic skills you need to blog are described in the following online tutorials

Welcome to Blogger!
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42232

All about Blogger’s post editor
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42239&topic=8915

How do I post pictures?
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41641&topic=8915

also, keep in mind that you’ll have more editing options if you use firefox brower instead of safari

Why don’t I see all the text formatting buttons?
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42238

critical studies resources

Book marking

set up a delicious bookmarks account at http://del.icio.us/

http://del.icio.us/help

http://del.icio.us/about/

http://del.icio.us/help/getstarted

Reading

Efficient reading skills: Scanning/ Surveying a text/ Using the title/Skimming
http://www.uefap.com/reading/efficien/efffram.htm

Guidelines on Reading Philosophy

http://www.jimpryor.net/teaching/guidelines/reading.html

3 steps process



skimming- exercises
http://www.uefap.com/reading/efficien/skim/skim.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/techniques/skimming/index.shtml

Writing

thinking about writing
Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
Most of the strategies described will serve you well when writing for this module
http://www.jimpryor.net/teaching/guidelines/writing.html

Note-taking

Summarising and note-taking
http://www.uefap.com/reading/notetake/notefram.htm
http://www.uefap.com/reading/notetake/summary.htm

notemaking tools and techniques for download
http://www.englishcompanion.com/Tools/notemaking.html

Note Taking – Symbols and Abbreviations
http://www.crazycolour.com/os/notetaking_07.shtml

the Cornell Note-taking method
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/note-taking/geek-to-live-take-studyworthy-lecture-notes-202418.php

internet research

http://rhetorica.net/links.htmÂ