(5) Thu Oct 6

Is technology making us stupid?

BEFORE CLASS:

Internet and Society

Sunday Story: Should Apple comply? (video)

Last year, the FBI announced that it had a locked cell phone used by one of the San Bernadino shooters. The FBI presented Apple with a court order directing Apple to create software that would…

Sun Sep 24

Sunday Story: Practicing higher order thinking with your digerati

Sunday Story

Using original images, consider how internet businesses are changing our lives

Sun Apr 29

Sunday Story: Inequality and technology mini-lesson

Your assignment is to write a mini-lesson on Medium that we can use to reflect on how inequality is fueled by technology. Please submit your work by midnight Sunday night.

(17) Tue Nov 22

Is the Unabomber right?

BEFORE CLASS:

Sun Mar 5

Sunday Story: Questions for Virginia Heffernan

Virginia Heffernan will join us in class on Thu Mar 23.

Peruse the resources below and create a Medium story or…

Sun Oct 9

Sunday Story: Thesis in Tweetform

In class on Thu Oct 6, select a “Thesis in Tweetform” (everyone will pick a different one).

Create and publish a Medium story or Vimeo video (your choice):

• present your “Thesis…

Sun Oct 2

Sunday Story: Share a guiding question based on web-sourced video of your digerati

For Sunday Story #3, your first task is to find/select a video featuring your assigned digerati. You’re going to need to be able to convert this…

(3) Tue Sep 27

Is technology making us smarter?

BEFORE CLASS: