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April 30, 2007

Final posting

Cast back over the semester’s readings and discussions and name two or three (or however many you want) ideas, concepts, or characteristics concerning technology that you consider significant. How might these be relevant to your own experience?

April 27, 2007

"Comfort" –Aldous Huxley

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April 24, 2007

“Facing the Facebook” – Michael Bugeja; “A Dad’s Encounter with the Vortex of Facebook” – Michael Duffy

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April 20, 2007

“Friends, Friendsters, and Top 8: Writing Community into Being on Social Network Site” - Danah Boyd; Daily Show clip

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April 16, 2007

“20 Days Without a PC” – David Lake; "Distractions in the Wireless Classroom" - M. Bugeja

April 13, 2007

"Doing What Came Naturally: The Home Computer" – Merritt Ierley

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April 09, 2007

Film questions

* Have particular films affectd or influenced you in some significant way?
* Name your top three films, and briefly explain what you like about each
* Why do you take pictures and/or shoot film?

April 06, 2007

“History of Motion Pictures” – Robert Sklar

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April 02, 2007

“How Americans Use Their Cell Phones” –L. Rainie, S. Keeter; “The world's a cell-phone stage” - Ryan Kim

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