Chapter 8

Chapter 8 includes details on how to store, share, and deliver multimodal content. Suggestions such as Dropbox, USB, CD, DVD, and web storage are discussed. Chapter 8 is valuable to this text for its focus on the “multimodal afterlife” after projects are usually forgotten about. Readers are encouraged to set up preservation of multimodal projects, including hosting on secure sites, performing regular upgrades, and documenting the design process. According to the authors, “providing documentation is the best way to help the next person figure out how to carry on your work” (128). Instructors can also encourage documentation of multimodal project design for future students. Finally, Chapter 8 includes tips and guiding questions for reporting on multimodal work; the questions pick up threads from previous chapters and focus again on the “who, what, why, and how.” Once again, the authors create awareness of the rhetorical situation surrounding multimodal work for both students and instructors.

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