Sunday, September 29, 2019

Week 7: Tue 10.1/Thu 10.3































Week 7: Tue 10.1/Thu 10.3 Read: AMERICAN—Introduction - Chapter One: 13 Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 3

Upcoming:
Week 8: Tue 10.8/Thu 10.10
Read: AMERICAN—Chapter Two: 14 - Chapter Three: 15
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations

Friday, September 27, 2019

Reflection 3: #USA⁠—An Instagram Tour of America










Through its hashtags, Instagram offers a unique look at life around this country. The social media platform's 104 million US users freely tag their posts' locations. These tags allow us to see Americans as they see themselves. From hikes in California's Redwood forests to clambakes in Cape Cod, an Instagram tour of the United States can be illuminating. For this reflection, your will visit a state based upon the month of your birthday. To find images, go on to Instagram* and search for your state's hashtag (e.g. #newyork). In your analysis, consider the ways in which we live. How do we represent ourselves as Hawaiians or Texans or Oregonians? What we do for fun? How and where do we congregate? What differentiates us as Americans?

*You don't need an Instagram account to participate. Visit Instagram online, then search for your state's photos using the appropriate hashtags.

Find your state, as well as a number of related hashtags, below:

  • January – Hawaii : #hawaii #honolulu #hawaiiskies #kauai #hawaiianlife #maui #alohastate #thealohastate #hawaiianvibes #lanai #oahu #hilo
  • February – New York: #newyorkcity #nyc #thecitythatneversleeps #queens #manhattan #harlem #newyorkliving #longisland #buffalo #albany #niagrafalls #thebronx #broadway #timessquare #empirestate #theempirestate #nyyankees #centralaprk #newyorker #newyorklove #iloveny #catskill
  • March – Oregon: #portland #pdx #ripcity #cityofroses #pnw #pacificnorthwest #eugeneoregon #oregonlife #powellsbooks #mthood #pdxlife #oregonlife #oregonlove #keepportlandweird #oregon #astoria
  • April – Georgia #atlanta #hotlanta #atl #thepeachstate #peachstate #georgiapeach #savannahga #georgia #athensga #forsythpark #jekyllisland # okefenokeeswamp # chattahoocheeoconeenationalforest
  • May – Texas: #thelonestarstate #lonestarstate #dallas #dontmesswithtexas #sanantonio #texas #dallas #texaslife #plano #elpaso #galveston #corpuschristi #dallascowboys #houstonrockets #houston #austin #sxsw #texaspride #texaslove #keepaustinweird
  • June – California: #hollywood #siliconvalley #losangeles #ilovela #bixbybridge #doyouknowthewaytosanjose #stanford #googleplex #goldengatebridge #cali #norcal #santamonica #disneyland #oscars #winchestermysteryhouse #socal #bakersfield #beverlyhills #centralvalley #sanjoseca #coachella #paloalto #sacramento #lostcoast #eureka #17miledrive #laketahoe #sanjosesharks #ileftmyheartinsanfrancisco #hurrayforhollywood #napa  #the101 #californialove #santabarbara #theoc #gaycalifronia #marincounty #santanarow #cityofangels #organgecounty #muirwoods #mammothlakes #sandiego #oakland #monterey #modesto #gettymuseum #pebblebeach #citybythebay #thegrovela #california #thecapitalofsiliconvalley #santacruz #ucberkeley #ucla #thegoldenstate #ventura #pasadena #ojai #palmsprings #californialiving #citybythebay #redwoodsnationalpark #applespaceship #dodgers #mountainviewca #sf49ers #californiaskies
  • July - New Mexico - #landofenchantment, #newmexicotrue, #newmexicolove, #southwest #simplysantafe, #taos, #santafe, #travelnewmexico, #newmexicolife, #ruidoso, #newmexicans, #albuquerque #dukecity #pueblonm #newmexicoskies #newmexico
  • August – Louisiana: #nola #louisiana #pelicanstate #neworleans #thebigeasy #bayou #cajunlife #thepelicanstate #cafelemonde #frenchquarter #batonrouge #shrevport #lafayettela #metairie #crescentcity #lousianalife #neworleansjazz #neworleansfood
  • September – Michigan: #traversecity #metrodetroit #ypsilanti #grandrapids #detroit #upperpeninsula #michigan #grandrapids #annarbor #lansing #greatlakes #motorcity #motown #flint #importedfromdetroit #puremichigan #wolverinestate #michiganlife #lakemichigan 
  • October – Utah: #greatsaltlake #lds #slc #saltlaketemple #brycecanyonnationalpark #zionnationalpark #slclife #saltlakecityutah #utahunique #utahlife #hikeutah #provo #parkcityutah #skiutah #slclife #utahliving #canyonlansnationalpark #visitutah
  • November – Nebraska: #nebraska #nebraskalife #nebraksaliving #omaha #lincolnnebraska #omahanebraska #nebraskaskies #huskers #nebraskafootball #nebraskap
  • December – Massachusetts: #boston #massachusetts #capecode #marthasvineyard #bostonceltics #bostonredsox #bostonpride #bostonharbor #newengland #bostonlife #kennebunkport #harvard #fallinboston #nantucket #chatham #capecodelife #salem #freedomtrail #bostonteaparty #salem #salemwitchtrials
      
Required:
  • MLA Style
  • 1 page in length
  • Works cited page

Due: Thu 10.3

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Week 6: Tue 9.24/Thu 9.26


Week 6: Tue 9.24/Thu 9.26
Read: TEN—Choose any three chapters from Arguments 6-10
Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations

Upcoming:

Week 7: Tue 10.1/Thu 10.3
Read: AMERICAN—Introduction - Chapter One: 13
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 3

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Week 5: Tue 9.17/Thu 9.19































Week 5: Tue 9.17/Thu 9.19
Read: TEN—Choose any three chapters from Arguments 1-5
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 2

Upcoming:

Week 6: Tue 9.24/Thu 9.26
Read: TEN—Choose any three chapters from Arguments 6-10
Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations 

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Reflection 2: In Too Deep?―What to do About Deepfakes


The technology known as "deepfakes"amalgams of human images utilized through artificial intelligenceis seemingly suddenly everywhere. More than ever, these videos bring into question the validity of what we are viewing. In an era of active disinformation, that's a particularly dangerous prospect. What can we do about videos that attempt to manipulate us not only through inaccurate information, but doctored images? What is the potential impact of this technology, which is still in its infancy, on our daily lives? How could it affect our very democracy? When 44% of Americans believe the news to be inaccurate, how might deepfakes further erode trust in the media? What can and should we do about deepfakes?

Include at least two of the following in your discussion:

Required:
  • MLA Style
  • 1.5 pages in length
  • Works cited page

Due: Thu 9.19


Sunday, September 8, 2019

Week 4: Tue 9.10/Thu 9.12


Week 4: Tue 9.10/Thu 9.12
Class: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL (INCLUDED TYPED SOCIAL MEDIA FAST JOURNAL); Lecture—“You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing” and “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics”

Upcoming:

Week 5: Tue 9.17/Thu 9.19
Read: TEN—Choose any three chapters from Arguments 1-5
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 2


Monday, September 2, 2019

Multimedia Presentations






This semester, you and up to two partners will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:
  • The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
  • There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
  • On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

Also:
  • You must provide your own laptop.
  • You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
  • Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters. 
  • You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
  • Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C You may be docked for a lack of preparedness

Topics:
  1. The Legend of Slender Man 
  2. When YouTube Makes a Star: Shawn Mendes, Carly Rae Jepsen, and 5 Seconds of Summer
  3. How They Work: Dating Apps 
  4. Can Someone Post Photos of You Online?: Knowing the Law 
  5. A Brief History of Internet Hoaxes 
  6. All About Snapchat 
  7. What Google Knows about Me and You 
  8. Inside the Dark Web 
  9. How Napster Broke the Internet
  10. I Am a Social Media Influencer
  11. Trump on Twitter: A History 
  12. A Brief History of Doxxing 
  13. This is Your Brain on Social Media 
  14. In Memoriam: Xanga, Friendster, and Google+ 
  15. Big in the ‘90s: AOL, AltaVista, and MapQuest 
  16. IsAnyoneUp and the History on Revenge Porn 
  17. Getting Slut Shamed on the Internet 
  18. Baby Boomers and Social Media 
  19. Safe Spaces for Hate: Gab, 4Chan, and Voat
  20. All About Instagram 
  21. What Facebook Knows about You and Me 
  22. What Happened in the Fappening? 
  23. On Boys and Social Media 
  24. Who is Mark Zuckerberg? 
  25. When MySpace Ruled the World

Sec. 6-

Week 7: Tue 10.1/Thu 10.3
  1.  Raymond, Timothy - What Happened in the Fappening?
Week 8: Tue 10.8/Thu 10.10
  1.  Anna, Ailenn - Inside the Dark Web
  2.  Kevin, Sarahi - I Am a Social Media Influencer
Week 9: Tue 10.15/Thu 10.17
  1.  Ashley, Maya, Carlos - On Boys and Social Media
  2.  Jimmy, Aaron - A Brief History of Internet Hoaxes
Week 10: Tue 10.22/Thu 10.24
  1.  Jazmin, Alan - All About Snapchat
  2.  Hector, Kenneth - The Legend of Slender Man
Week 12: Tue 11.5/Thu 11.7
  1. Pablo, Luis, Jason - All About Instagram
  2. Dikla, Emily - When YouTube Makes a Star: Shawn Mendes, Carly Rae Jepsen, and 5 Seconds of Summer
Week 13: Tue 11.12/Thu 11.14
  1.  Cindy, Rosa, Taylor - A Brief History of Doxxing

Sec. 16:


Week 8: Tue 10.8/Thu 10.10
  1. Malcolm, Giuliana - I am a Social Media Influencer
  2. Amie, Carlson, Jenny - All About Instagram
Week 9: Tue 10.15/Thu 10.17
  1.  Jimmy, Ian - This is Your Brain on Social Media
  2.  Matthew, Idreece - The Legend of Slender Man
Week 10: Tue 10.22/Thu 10.24
  1.  Mario, Kim, Destiny - Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
  2.  Sungbae, Paul - Inside the Dark Web
Week 12: Tue 11.5/Thu 11.7
  1. Ashley, Abigail - All About Snapchat
  2. Dajana, Roman, Waleed - Can Someone Post Photos of You Online?: Knowing the Law
Week 13: Tue 11.12/Thu 11.14
  1.  Brennon, Kathrisse - What Google Knows about Me and You
Week 14: Tue 11.19/Thu 11.21
  1. Luisa, Brad - When YouTube Makes a Star: Shawn Mendes, Carly Rae Jepsen, and 5 Seconds of Summer