The+DIY+Project

Want to meet at 6:30 in the class then? :)

Okay yeah that sounds good! Tracey

I think that if we all meet when we get to class quickly thats good! there are a ton of presentations tonight so we won't have a lot of time to say much of anything! -francesca

Perfect, should we discuss how we want to present this? Like have somewhat of an idea what we'll say? We could probably just discuss in class.

Tracey

I got on!! posting my info now! -Hillary

Lets good Kayla. Hillary were you able to get onto the site?

Tracey

Also, I'm finished blogging all my posts so check it out if you get a chance! -Kayla

Okay I re-added both emails, let me know!

OK, h.benning@hotmail.com and hbenning@uoguelph.ca

Do you have a google account? Want to give me two emails & I will add them both & you can try again? -Kayla

For whatever reason I am still unable to access the blog. I got on it once but its saying my email is not on file. If I email my info to someone, or if someone can log into the blog tonight even so I can put something up that would be really helpful since I haven't posted anything yet! -Hillary

Okay sounds good ladies, if anyone needs any help with anything I'm more than happy to help. But the blog is looking great!

Tracey

Tracy & Francesca, Your posts are looking great! I love that you posted recipes you tried, photos, & tips/tricks. Also taking the student budget into account is an underlying theme you've both been great at sticking too. Tracy I liked how you gave recipes you can use throughout the week & Francesca the magic bullet alternative was great! I have my posts saved in word documents I just haven't gotten the chance to post them. I had three studio final projects due today/tomorrow & so as of now I am free to work on media! So I will be posting all my blog entried tomorrow morning, don't worry :) Great job group! -Kayla

Tracy, I am just able to get onto the site now. I have written all of my recipes and such before hand and I will post them all tonight! I think that your posts look good. Mine are going to have pretty much the same idea consisting of recipes, and tips.

Anyone else have any thoughts? -Francesca

Hey guys just wanted to check if you're still doing this media project, I've added 4 posts to the blog and I'm not sure if they're what we all are thinking the blog should be so I just wanna have some feedback.

Tracey

If you guys just go to http://www.blogger.com/home and sign in again the DIY Vegan blog should still be under your projects.

Tracey

I am having the same problems hilary! I went to update the blog yesterday and was able to log in, but my log in has expired now! could someone re-send me the invitation? fstarr@uoguelph.ca :) -Francesca

I accepted the invitation, got google plus, now the website is saying that I never signed up and they don't have my email account on file! What has happened? Kayla are you able to just send me a new invitation, I signed on once but I can't get back on now for some reason. -Hillary

Nevermind! I'm on now!

Tracey

Kayla I'm trying to upload posts/pictures now but it's not letting me open the link anymore. It's saying that the blog administrator needs to send me another invitation so do you mind? My email is nicholt@uoguelph.ca

Tracey

Haha no worries I have it in a word document so I can repost it. Try to get your posts up by monday so I have time to refine the way the blog works :) -Kayla

Francesca I'm pretty sure you don't need a google plus account or anything. And no I haven't added anything yet Kayla haha but no I didn't delete that welcoming thing on purpose sorry about that!

Tracey

Is a google account just like a gmail? or do you need the google + thing? I have a Gmail but I don't know much about google +. thanks, Francesca :)

Hey Tracey, Great point about a google account- I forgot to mention that! Also I am not sure if you updated the blog because I just checked & you haven't posted anything? Also did you delete the little welcome blurb explaining what the blog was about on the right hand side! No worries if you did I just wanted to check in to see if it was intentional I can repost it- learning to blog is a process!

Kayla

Hey guys,

Just tried to edit the blog and it works so good job Kayla! Just a heads up if anyone doesn't have a google account you're going to need to get one in order to update the blog and what not so if the link isn't letting you edit the blog than you need to sign up for a google account. And regarding the vegan treat I think that would be nice, does anyone have any ideas or any recipes they tried that would be an easy snack for the class?

Tracey

HEY guys- just checking in to see if you are having any troubles posting to the blog after I've added you? (I've never done it before! )

-Kayla

Okay I have added you two girls! Let me know if you have any trouble posting. Once everyone's content is up, I will add tags for everyone's name/organize/add final pretty touches to the site haha. I think making some vegan treats would be a nice idea- especially since it's the last class so it's already a celebration. I am okay to make a treat. If anyone else would taht would be great, or we could always get together & do something together- whatever is easiest! -Kayla

Kayla,

my email is fstarr@uoguelph.ca - Francesca

Sounds good Kayla, my email address is nicholt@uoguelph.ca

p.s - We were also discussing maybe bringing in a vegan free snack for the class on the day of the presentation? Does anyone still want to do that? Or have any ideas on what we could make? I mean maybe we don't have to make anything but we could let the class know of some cheap/easy vegan snacks if they care to try.

Tracey

Hi everyone! I have made the vegan blog & updated the schedule so we are presenting next tuesday. So remember it's a place for you to upload your photos, your experiences/thoughts/opinions, your recipes, THE MEDIA SOURCES YOU USED TO FULFILL THE CHALLENGE (always be sure to relate to how you interacted with media to access the necessary knowledge to eat vegan), & anything related to being a student (ie. the cost of vegan food, if it affects your mood/ability to study etc etc.). I made the blog but for you to contribute and post your experiences you need to give me your email. Then I will add your email to the administrators and you can access the blog from an invitation that will be sent to your email. So if you want to be a part of this project, post your email here & I will add you to the blog!

Francesca, just let me know your email! Also, everyone is invited to contribute- whether you went vegan for a day, a few days, or even a meal. It's a vegan challenge so we want all contributions! -KAYLA

Also, I will make the blog prettier & fine tune stuff once everyone has contributed ! SO before next tues :) Hey all, Is there a place where we should be posting about our vegan experiences? are we going to be doing a group blog? today was my last day of being vegan and I have some pictures and recipes i used, as well as some tips i found useful! - Francesca

Hey everyone! We discussed in class about going vegan for a weekend. I am going to be doing it for sunday & monday ( I want to challenge myself to do it on a day off & at school) but you can do it whatever fits best for you ie. sat/sun. I will talk to my blog expert friend tomorrow about making a blog where multiple people can contribute & I will set that up before the weekend. Remember that you want to be using media sources to help you be vegan for the two days. It would be great if you could include groceries/supplies you needed to complete the challenge and post the costs on the blog. I am going to be posting recipes I use, along with photos of the food I make an a review. I encourage you to do the same or any other ideas you have for the blog. Keep in mind when you are posting how media is helping or proving to be a challenge! When the blog is set up I will post the link here. I am hoping that everyone could update the blog with their experiences so we can present tuesday in class. BUT if this feels to rushed we can always present the last class and maybe even plan to get together to run through our presentation. Also I was thinking of making a vegan treat for the class for when we present, how does that sound? Let me know if you have any questions or comments otherwise GOOD LUCK! -Kayla

Hey ladies, Kayla I think making a final blog that includes everything is a really good idea, in hopes other students can use it as a resource if they are or considering becoming vegans on a low budget. When do you guys think would be the best time to start it? Should we all do the week together or just come up with an end date so we can start our week of going vegan on our own schedules? Either one I think would work, although we shouldn't leave the end date too late with finals coming up and what not.

Tracey

hey kayla id be willing to join in on this as well! Tasha

Glad to hear you're on board! Taking pictures of the meals is a great idea, & considering a student budget! In the presentation we can talk about what media sources we got the information from to complete the challenge for sure- are you asking friends on facebook for recipes, did you follow a blog, look up youtube videos etc etc. Maybe we could compile a blog of our favourite recipes we made with photos, how we made them, total cost of ingredients? I was thinking a week would be a good amount of time considering we don't have many classes left! What do you think? -Kayla

I think this is a really great idea! I'd love to join! - Francesca

Kayla I think this is a really good idea! I'm for sure in on this. I've had a few friends that have gone vegan but can't say I've ever tried, this will for sure be a challenge. So we should discuss the time period in which we want to "go vegan" as well as what we want the digital project to tangibly be when we present it. I think maybe making personal video blogs could be a good idea, that will help us convey our challenges/accomplishments. We could also take pictures of our meals to show what vegan foods we have found that are easy and student affordable. As well as maybe tag all the websites/blogs/videos we use that have informed us of anything relating to this media project. Once we have something set hopefully others will join us! Let me know what you think.

Tracey

I wanted to tackled DIY for a major digital project as well. Connor, I like your idea of the household tips for students but I was thinking of using different sources and types of media to make a DIY lifestyle change. I wanted to explore the extent to which DIY can be taken, can we only be successful in learning how to sew buttons on our shirt or descale a pot? Or can we accomplish a much greater feat? My idea was to get a few people together to go vegan for a week (or maybe even vegetarian if that's too much for some). Our intentions would be to learn about a pretty specific dietary choice by utilizing the information that is at our fingertips. I think we could reflect and discuss whether or not you are able to access all the tools and resources to help you successfully adopt to the challenge for whatever period of time. I think the project has value as well because obviously we would be engaging with blogs and other media and websites in order to carry out the challenge. In addition, we could reflect on the social and moral implications and arguments of our everyday food choices. I've been thinking about this after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals", which is a great book by the way. Lipton keeps urging us to do something that we care about or inspires us & I follow a ton of vegan blogs and I enjoy reading related books so I'm curious to see if this can become a digital project. Please share any thoughts or interest! -Kayla

If you guys were thinking about doing a DIY blog, or something, there might be 'value' in focusing the DIY towards the student community. The projects and ideas on the blog could be all geared towards things that a student could easily access and utilize--a 'school survival guide' of sorts. An example off the top of my head is something like: "How to de-scale your teapot (without buying chemicals)."

In any case, I would be interested in getting on board with this.

Connor

Hey guys ,

Tracey and i were talking yesterday and we were thinking of doing some kind of DIY kind of major project. We haven't really figured out yet exactly what it will consist of but if you guys have any ideas let us know! If you interested in participating in it as well let us know!

Thanks -Tasha

Hey Tasha,

I don't have any ideas either, but I'll be thinking of some. If anyone comes up with an idea I'd be happy to take part!

- Braeden

Sounds good! We will think of something and let you know what we end up coming up with.If you come up with any ideas let me know!

Ill keep you updated :)

Hey guys,

This seems like a cool idea for a project, and I think an interesting idea for it could be to attempt a DIY tour of guelph online, or just compiling a DIY resource page for others. That for me would involve doing some research into DIY resources and communities within Guelph, and providing people with information about those resources that may allow them to get involved in an easier way. For example, there is the example of freecycling that I mentioned in class, or the bike centre on campus that will teach you how to build and fix your own bike, making it a community for DIYers specific to cycling. There is also a place in Guelph called DIYode, which is a whole building with 24 access where you can pay $25.00 a month to gain access to the facility and all of the tools and materials available there.

Freecycle bike centre DIYode

- Graeme