Final Project

This is the link to googlemaps. We created a map that shows where students will be during their summer breaks. Enjoy!

Our final project is going to be a google map that shows the locations that people around campus are going to be in during the summer. We are going to attach audio to the map itself and the locations. We will also have a picture attached to the locations.

Academic Support Center

Most LSC students are probably aware of the Burnham Academic Support Center, that small room connected to the library. Many have probably also been in it, even if only to sample the free food. But how many students really know what goes on in this room, which many call Bob’s Place or simply “the Writing Center”? As it turns out, a lot more than writing happens in Academic Support.

Academic Support is home to two programs: Project Excel and Student Academic Development. Project Excel is a federally-funded program that works with students who come from low to moderate income families, who have learning disabilities, or whose parents have not graduated from a four-year college. The program offers testing accommodations for students with learning disabilities, help with note-taking, tutoring, laptop lending, help with tax preparation, counseling for both personal and academic issues, financial aid assistance, and a scholarship program. Project Excel at LSC is run by Bob McCabe, Director of Student Support Services, and also employs Angela Ryan, Special Services Counselor; Mary Etter, Learning Specialist; and Lori Drew, Tutor Coordinator.

Students who do not meet the eligibility requirements for Project Excel but would still like some academic help need not despair, as they need only contact Student Academic Development. This program, run by Debra Bailin, is open to all LSC students and has many of the same features as Project Excel, most importantly tutoring and help with academic issues, such as test anxiety and time management.

Tutoring is one of Academic Supports primary services. Tutoring is conducted on a course-by-course basis, and both students and faculty can request that a tutorial be set up for a specific class. Project Excel students seeking tutoring will be assigned a personal tutor. Other students will be directed to the tutor for their class, whom they can see on a drop-in basis (no appointment needed) whenever that tutor is on duty in Academic Support. Academic Support also runs the Writing Center and the Math Resource Room. The Writing Center, located in Academic Support, offers writing tutoring regardless of subject, while the Math Resource Room, located in Vail 450, offers math tutoring and stocks educational math materials. Math tutoring has also recently become available in the Writing Center. All tutors are fellow LSC students, and students interested in becoming tutors should contact Debra Bailin.

Students who wish to participate in Project Excel can call Academic Support or stop by. Instructors can also refer students to Academic Support.

Website video reviews

Good video site: The Washington Times seems to have some good video. "The Times Tube" is an interesting concept and I really thought that this was a wonderful idea. Humorous in some respects and a great idea overall. I think this site could use some more video, but overall it is very well done. Located on the first page of the site, which was a great thing for the user. They seem to be taking the idea of "youtube," which is extremely popular, and putting it into their website. We all know that newspapers are having a hard time right now, and having a wonderful, easy to navigate video menu will help this paper survive.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/


Bad video site: The video on this site is not as well done, although I have to give them credit on even having any. This is such a small newspaper, but it did try to give some stories in video form. The video is less clear and there is less of it overall. This is to be expected with a website which has less money. There are videos for all different interests, such as sports and politics. The video just did not have the quality that "The Washington Times" has. Also, there is less vieo on this site. At least they tried.

http://www.timesargus.com/

ireport critique

I think that ireport is a wonderful resource for the masses. I really think that this is the way of the future. ireport seems to get people involved in the news process. Everything is part of the news and I think that people are getting more involved in the internet. Television news seems to be in decline and this may actually help keep CNN on the cutting edge. I also thought that the stories were smaller and more important to everyday life. You can find stories that impact you and your hobbies. I feel as if people were losing a sense of the importance of the news and now, with this tool, we can begin to see its necessity once again. There is a tendency to need instant gratification in our lives, and this CNN idea gives the user the ability to get his or her "fix." I found these videos to not be boring, they were actually more interesting than a lot of the videos on CNN.

CNN.com review

I really enjoyed CNN.com because of the amount of video content available on the website. It seems as if less people enjoy reading about the news, and prefer watching it play out in front of them. I also really liked a great deal of the stories because I found them to be well written and non biased. I really don't think that bias has a role in the media and is playing to large of a part as of right now. I really enjoyed the site and will definitely go and visit again, because I love the news.

Slideshow!