| In-Class
Schedule
| Monday
May 10 - Class 12
- As
you arrive in class:
- Reflection
on course & cyberculture as a concept
- Re-Read
all your own Blog entries - MOST OF YOU WILL HAVE TO
CLICK ON "ARCHIVES" TO SEE YOUR EARLIEST ENTRIES
- Differences
b/w what you thought cyberculture was the first day
of class and last day of class?
- Add
to or alter your Cyberculture Statement?
- In
groups, fill out chart I emailed to you
- Discuss
Postman's article
- Reminders
& Introduction to Peer-Response
- Remind
about Final Exam period, Monday 17th 6:30-9:30 pm
- What
will we present for Web Project (& Research Project,
too, since they are related?) Most interesting thing
you learned? One issue you have changed your mind about?
One issue you are unsure about? The one issue you are
most curious about in the future, etc.?
- Thesis
statements (handout)
- Works
Cited (don't need Bibliography)
- Work
on Web Projects
Monday
May 3 - Class 11
- Read
"Voyeur Web site JenniCam to go dark" http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/12/10/jenni.cam.reut/
- Check
out AnaCam (note that you don't see anything risque even
after you select to enter the site (some sexual language
is used). You have to pay for images. http://www.anacam.com/
- Look
at class Annotated Resources for Unit 11 - find some live
webcams
- Discuss
readings
- Work
on Projects
- Mini-conferences
with me about drafting
- email
me blogs and web project addresses!
- Homework
for next class
Monday
April 26 - Class 10
- Turn
in HW for "A Rape in Cyberspace"
- Scan
these two sites, related to “Capitalism, Computers
and the Class War on Your Desktop"
- Check
out TK3
- Discuss
"A Rape in Cyberspace"
- Other
"Dark Side of the Internet" issues
- Review
remainder of class (see handout passed out a few class periods
ago)
- HW
for next Monday (reading & some kind of rough drafting;
consultations with Paula during class)
- Return
Annotated Bibliographies - first 5
- Turn
in Annotated Bibliographies - second 5
Monday
April 19 - Class 9
- Two
readings to discuss
- “Capitalism,
Computers and the Class War on Your Desktop"
- “Multimedia
from Wagner to Virtual Reality”
- Other
multimedia sites to examine
- Select
one collection from either of these online museums (any
collection - painting, sculpture, photographs, etc.
to examine.)
- How
does the experience of viewing art online differ from
viewing it in person? What are the advantages and disadvantages?
- Comments
about Research Projects & Annotated Bibs
- use
library databases for scholarly articles
- might
discover that you need to do additional research, and
not rely entirely upon annotated bibs for paper
- Time
to work on Research Projects & Web Projects
- before
you leave class today - email me your homepage address
& make sure your blog link is working
- sign
up for appointments with me this week if you haven't
already done so
- HW
for next Monday
- Return
Essay Exam & Prospectus
Monday
April 5 - Class 8
- Essay
Exams
- underline
or bracket off thesis / main argument
- turn
in
- Project
Proposals
- peer-response
- revise
/ add
- turn
in
- Sign-Up
for conference with Paula for 2 WEEKS FROM NOW (To discuss
Research Paper - Come prepared with questions)
- See
Homework Schedule for next week (don't have class, but short
reading, online discussion, should continue to work on Web
Project and Research Paper)
- Time
to work on Web Projects
Monday
March 29 - Class 7
Monday
March 15 - Class 6
- Describe
& Share Annoated Resources
- Exchange
and read response forms of at least 2 other people
- In
groups, one person act as recorder, open up Word doc, write
down names, and use plasma screen to record the following:
- Discuss
and determine main argument for reading
-
Points of similarity and difference b/w readings
- After
you've discussed each reading, brainstorm possible research
questions that cut across several unit topics we’ve
covered so far.
- Work
on Web Projects
- Calendar
of what you will work on and when? (Web Project & Research
Paper)
- HW
for next class
- Blog
- Turn
in HW
Monday
March 8 - Class 5
- Pornography
group needs to present
- Discuss
Readings
- Activities
- Remainder
of term, Dreamweaver, Web Projects
- whose
blogs are not working properly?
- Activity
One
- Browse
through the below 2 political sites.
- Questions
to consider
- Who
is audience(s)?
- What
are the site’s goals?
- What
kinds of different information do the sites provide?
- What
are the different options for participating in political
causes, such as talking on discussion boards, raising
money, sending emails to political representatives,
etc.?
- Are
these sites reliable, can you trust the information
on them? Why or why not?
-
Other interesting/unusual elements on these sites?
- Activity
Two
- Go
to http://www.forbes.com/technology/2004/02/12/cx_ah_0212politicsblogs.html
(total of 5 short paragraphs to read; then browse through
2 blogs out of the 5 described)
o Read the short paragraph on this page
about “The Best Politics Blogs”
o Then click on the blue square that says “Click
Here for the Best Politics Blogs”
o A new window will pop up and will take you through the
this author’s choice of the 5 best political blogs.
A range of political views are represented here.
o You can visit the blog by clicking on the rectangle
above the blog’s description (which also gives the
blog’s ranking)
o Note that you can slow down how fast the pop up window
scrolls through each blog description.
Monday
March 1 - Class 4
Unit 4: Web Business & Technology in the Workplace
- Volunteers
to share their submitted annotated resources for Unit 4?
(5:30-5:45)
- Group
Work (5:45-6:45)
- Each
group assigned a different reading or set of readings
- sign up on board
- One
hour to develop something to present to class (take
advantage of computer-classroom)
- thesis
and main points?
- additional
information or related issues you discover from
brainstorming and additional research conducted
in class
- relevant
web sources
- possible
avenues for future research?
- questions
for class, perhaps based on individual member's
own questions on homework
Requirements:
- each
group member is responsible for participating in
the presentation
- create
some visual for class (outline in Word, Powerpoint,
simple webpage, etc.)
- invite
class to ask questions during and at the end of
presentation
Suggestions:
- follow
links in your reading
- conduct
additional online research, using search engines
& online newspapers and magazines
- after
brainstorming ideas, assign each group member an
area to research (For example, one person summarize
thesis and main points; one person develop additional
questions that could be studied; two people research
additional up-to-date issues; two people follow
and summarize links in reading; etc.).
- consult
with Paula
- Groups
share what they learned with class, ask class questions,
answer class's questions (6:45-7:30)
- Blog:
brainstorm some possible research topics based on today's
readings and discussions
- Review
Web Research Project
- Dreamweaver
(7:30-8:30)
- WS-FTP
- U
Drive (different from web space)
- How
to work on web project
- could
do research and keep track in Word doc, then cut
and paste into Dreamweaver
- could
build working website template to keep track of
research. Note however that this approach might
require you to edit your templates as you get further
into your research
- Homework
- comment on grades, return, homework for next Monday
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| Mon.
Feb. 23 - Class 3
Unit 3: Virtual Communities
- Names
- Virtual
Communities & Fan Sites (each table select one
to present to class - what type of community is created?
who can participate? who is excluded? what values does the
community hold? reject?)
- There
- Fan
Sites
- Religious
Communities
- Other
- Annotated
resources for Unit 3 & Mini-Activity
- Go
to http://www.webring.org
. Find a topic/ring that interests you, and browse through
some of the websites in that ring. What kind of community
is created? Who participates (demographics)? Who is
excluded? What values and beliefs do the participants
hold?
- Readings
- Discussion
Board posts on Ch 5: "I-love-Xena.com: Creating
Online Fan Communities"
- In
groups, make a table with 5 columns and 7 rows. Label
the columns "Article title," "Type of
virtual community," "Benefits," "Downsides,"
and "What this virtual community can teach us about
traditional communities." As a group discuss the
articles and fill in the cells, with one person recording
the group's ideas. The list should include evidence
from all of our readings for today. Make sure to put
everyone's name on this and print up at the end of class.
Be prepared to discuss with the class.
- "I-love-Xena.com"
- “Accessing
Religion Online”
- “Declaration
of the Independence of Cyberspace”
- Ch.
19 “Community Development in the Cybersociety
of the future” (web.studies)
- “Community/alienation”
(White Noise: An A-Z of the Contradictions in
Cyberculture)
- “Part
2: The Internet, Communities, and the Virtual ‘Third
Place’”
- Dreamweaver
& Server Space
- Homework
- See
Schedule
- Discussion
Board variation - assign one of 3 online articles
- Blog
Question for today: What are the different types
of virtual communities? How are they different than f-2-f
communities? What are some benefits of virtual communities?
Downsides of virtual communities?
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| Mon.
Feb. 16th - Class 2
Unit 2: Setting a context for the course. What are Web Studies?
Why study the web? Who cares?
- Names
- Review
course website again - updates
- student
created resources on Dreamweaver and Photoshop
- blogs
- student
Annotated Resources
- In
groups at your tables, each person give brief overview of
resource she submitted. Select one or two resources to share
with entire class.
- In
groups, review Chapters 1-2 in web.studies
- main
argument & subpoints?
- important
terms & definitions?
- questions?
- Other
reading
- "The
Average Internet User"
- "Will
the Internet Change Humanity?"
- "The
Big Picture"
- Class
discussion
- Individual
Online Research Resource
- Dreamweaver
& Elon Web Space (everyone should have an active
account now)
- Homework
- Blog
- Email
me your Blog address if not already posted on class
website
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| Mon.
Feb. 9th - Class 1
Unit 1: Introductions
- Introduction
to the class
- Class
Roster/Attendance
- Review
course website & syllabus
- Fill
out student Information Forms
- Comment
about computers – laptops and wireless? Dreamweaver?
- Student
Introductions
- Introduction
to Dreamweaver and Elon Server Space
- Begin
Blogs – enter first entry and email me your address
(some days you will be given a specific topic to write about)
- Today’s
topic - What comes to your mind when you hear the word
“cyberculture”? How pervasive are computers/networking/digital
cultures in your life?
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| Other
Units will cover topics such as
- Virtual
Communities
- Web
Life, Arts and Culture
- Web
Business
- Cybercrime,
hacking, security
- New
Media, Hypertext, and Online Art
- Online
Gaming and Entertainment
- Identity,
Gender and Race Online
- The
Dark Side of the Internet
- Politics,
Protest, and Political Activism
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