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Announcements, brief (from the home page)

1 May (Thu): The Final Exam Review Sheet (PDF, 3 pages) is now online!

30 Apr (Wed): The Extra Credit Blog Post is Due before the Final Exam Starts

28 Apr (Mon): Final Exam will be held at 8am on Thu. 5/8 in 103 Talbot
Your 5 revised blog posts are due at that time.

28 Apr (Mon): Last minute ask Mark Silverman IN PERSON:
Wed. 5/7 at 7-9 in UGL (back corner near Writer's Workshop)

28 Apr (Mon): Extra finals office hours for the final exam:
Mon. 5/5 at 10-1 (Shaw), 1-4 (Rodriguez) in 7 YMCA
Tue. 5/6 at 10-12 (Sandvig) in 133 Lincoln

28 Apr (Mon): Optional Final Exam Review Session:
Sun. 5/4 from 4-6 in 213 Gregory

16 Apr (Wed): A link to the extra credit survey is now on the Civ IV Page

2 Apr (Wed): 4/2 Lecture Cancelled Due to Illness

24 Mar (Mon): Notes from 3/12 are now online to help with the 3/26 blog

24 Mar (Mon): Pre-midterm assignment grades are online! See the Grades Page.

5 Mar (Wed): Midterm grades are online! See the Grades Page.

5 Mar (Wed): Collins and C&T readings win "best reading" poll

27 Feb (Wed): Friday, 2/29 deadline extended to 11 p.m. (not a.m.)

27 Feb (Wed): Don't forget! Turn in TWO blogs for grading by Friday, 2/29

27 Feb (Wed): The section handout How to Turn in Blogs is online

20 Feb (Wed): Midterm review sheet (PDF, 2 pages) now online

18 Feb (Mon): Blog 1 example grades are up! See the Grades Page.

18 Feb (Mon): New link to Grades at the top of every page

30 Jan (Wed): Our first assignment is due 2/6

28 Jan (Mon): Online readings are protected with your AD Password

16 Jan (Wed): The link to Wednesday's online reading is now fixed!

14 Jan (Mon): Our lecture location has changed to 103 Talbot Lab

14 Jan (Mon): Warning: The books may be filed under SPCM 280AL or 199AL at the bookstore

16 Dec (Sat): This web site is now online at http://280.niftyc.org/

Assignments

8 May (Thu): EXTRA CREDIT BLOG POST: Tailenders Technology Case Study

30 Apr (Wed): BLOG POST: Dangerous Technology?

23 Apr (Wed): BLOG POST: 1984 and 2008

16 Apr (Wed): BLOG POST: Civilization Lab #3 (game designer)

9 Apr (Wed): BLOG POST: Civilization Lab #2

2 Apr (Wed): BLOG POST: Civilization Lab #1

26 Mar (Wed): BLOG POST: Learn to "Read" Tech Ads

5 Mar (Wed): BLOG POST: The Norm Experiment

20 Feb (Wed): BLOG POST: Do-it-Yourself Digitization

13 Feb (Wed): BLOG POST: The Misguided Archaeologist

6 Feb (Wed): BLOG POST: Infrastructure Treasure Hunt

Class Reader (readings assigned from)

9 Apr (Wed): Games as Simulation

7 Apr (Mon): Reading TBA

2 Apr (Wed): The Search

31 Mar (Mon): Image Size, Motion, Scene Changes, and Subliminal Messages

26 Mar (Wed): Case study: aloha.net

11 Feb (Mon): Numerical Representation

30 Jan (Wed): Case Study: The Judgment of Thamus

23 Jan (Wed): Case study: Solresol, the Universal Musical Language

Where to obtain the reader

Deadlines (from the class schedule)

8 May (Thu): DEADLINE: Turn in FIVE of the remaining blog posts for grading.

8 May (Thu): FINAL EXAM

29 Feb (Fri): Turn in TWO of the three blog assignments for grading

27 Feb (Wed): MIDTERM EXAM

Games or Simulations, Activities related to

30 Apr (Wed): Conclusion

9 Apr (Wed): SPECIAL SESSION: Simulation and Civilization IV

Help/Handouts (passed out in class)

1 May (Thu): Final Exam Review Sheet

20 Feb (Wed): Midterm Review Sheet

20 Feb (Wed): How to Turn in Blog Entries for Grading

4 Feb (Mon): Writing Requirements and Expectations

4 Feb (Mon): Grading Criteria

30 Jan (Wed): How to Post an Image in a Blog Entry

30 Jan (Wed): An Illustrated Guide to Blogging

Holidays (no lecture today)

19 Mar (Wed): SPRING VACATION

17 Mar (Mon): SPRING VACATION

21 Jan (Mon): MLK Day

Home Page (go to the home page)

Image Credits

Essentials

Information About the Class (on the about page)

Acknowledgements

Course Policies

Grading Scale

Course Requirements

Course Structure

Instructors and Office Hours

Course Description

Course Credit

Lectures (from the class schedule)

30 Apr (Wed): Conclusion

28 Apr (Mon): The role of comm tech in society

23 Apr (Wed): How can we control technology? (redux)

21 Apr (Mon): Technological utopias and dystopias

16 Apr (Wed): Science (cont'd) and Simulation

14 Apr (Mon): You benefit indirectly from it (science)

9 Apr (Wed): SPECIAL SESSION: Simulation and Civilization IV

7 Apr (Mon): You use it to express yourself (art)

2 Apr (Wed): You can find information (search)

31 Mar (Mon): You watch a lot of screens (psychological processes)

26 Mar (Wed): You try to get a date (representation)

24 Mar (Mon): It helped you grow up (childhood)

12 Mar (Wed): It sells you things, it is sold to you (advertising)

10 Mar (Mon): It sells you things; it is sold to you (advertising)

5 Mar (Wed): You live in an interconnected world (globalization)

3 Mar (Mon): It teaches you to be American (cultural difference)

25 Feb (Mon): How do comm techs make the world the way it is?

20 Feb (Wed): How does comm tech make us who we are?

18 Feb (Mon): How can we control comm tech?

13 Feb (Wed): What's important about digital media?

11 Feb (Mon): What's special about digital media?

6 Feb (Wed): Why is infrastructure important?

4 Feb (Mon): What is infrastructure?

30 Jan (Wed): How do comm techs shape society?

28 Jan (Mon): What can early technologies teach us about today?

23 Jan (Wed): Why should I care about comm tech?

16 Jan (Wed): What is comm tech and where does it come from?

14 Jan (Mon): Introduction

Major Sections of the Class

14 Apr (Mon): Part III: THE BIG PICTURE

3 Mar (Mon): Part II: A DAY IN YOUR FUTURE

16 Jan (Wed): Part I: FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

Notes (from the Class Schedule)

24 Jan (Thu): Discussion Sections Begin

Textbook (readings assigned from)

30 Apr (Wed): 1984 -- appendix

28 Apr (Mon): 1984 -- part three

23 Apr (Wed): 1984 -- part two, sections 5-10

21 Apr (Mon): 1984 -- part two, sections 1-5

16 Apr (Wed): 1984 -- part one, sections 5-8

14 Apr (Mon): 1984 -- part one, sections 1-4

26 Mar (Wed): Handbook Ch. 1: Interpersonal Life Online

24 Mar (Mon): Handbook Ch. 3: Children

12 Mar (Wed): C&T Ch. 6: Appropriate Technology

12 Mar (Wed): C&T Ch. 5: Luddism

10 Mar (Mon): Handbook Ch. 12: Diffusion vs. Social Shaping

5 Mar (Wed): Handbook Ch. 14 Globalization

3 Mar (Mon): Handbook Ch. 2: Creating Community

25 Feb (Mon): C&T Ch. 12: Space

20 Feb (Wed): C&T Ch. 14: Challenging Identity

20 Feb (Wed): C&T Ch. 13: Identity

18 Feb (Mon): Handbook Ch. 21: The Role of the State

13 Feb (Wed): C&T Ch. 16: Globalization

13 Feb (Wed): C&T Ch. 15: Politics

6 Feb (Wed): Handbook Ch. 15: Universal Access to Infrastructure

4 Feb (Mon): Handbook Ch. 11: Infrastructure

28 Jan (Mon): C&T Ch. 3: Determinism

28 Jan (Mon): C&T Ch. 2: Convenience

16 Jan (Wed): C&T Ch. 8: Defining Technology

16 Jan (Wed): C&T Ch. 1: Progress

Where to obtain the textbooks

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