Topic 2- Is email dead?

TOPIC 2-
Lecture 2-
Is Email Dead?
The second lecture of the semester consisted of the discussion among the class of the question ‘Is email dead? The class participated in a symposium of the topic and spam. The survey taken last week about email was analysed and discussed in the lecture with student participation to the topic and experience with it.Web blogging, the assignment task for the semester was discussed and explained in more detail to the class. Lecture Stephen Stockwell went through the assignment explaining the expectations of the blogs and due dates etc.

Tutorial:
Tutorial 2 week 2 started with ‘Web blogging’. The class briefly discussed web blogging and refreshed our memories of what had happened in the tute and lecture for week 1. ‘Webbloggers’ was introduced and everyone in the class and we began to start our own blog website for the semester. Each person created their own personal blog and wrote their 100 words for the tutes and lectures already been. The blogs were able to be personalized with backgrounds and fonts etc. The website was explained and gone through in detail with inviting people to read your personal blog etc.

Readings:
The reading for week 2 was the bloggers guide 'What is a blog?' The guide explained all the definitions of the web and the language of blogging. It went through what an actual blog is, and how a blog works.