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Announcements, brief (from the home page)

16 Dec (Sat): This web site is now online at http://199.niftyc.org/

24 Jan (Wed): A link to "blogs" is now at the top of every page

24 Jan (Wed): Sign-Ups for the assigignment due 1/31 are open

24 Jan (Wed): The first assignment is due 1/31

29 Jan (Mon): "Guest" access to readings is now off. [Get Password Help]

31 Jan (Wed): All blogs are now visible on the blogs page

31 Jan (Wed): The second assignment is due 2/7

5 Feb (Mon): The online reading for 2/7 has been fixed

7 Feb (Wed): The blogs page now has "Instructor Faves"

7 Feb (Wed): The third assignment is due 2/14

14 Feb (Wed): 2/14 lecture cancelled due to blizzard

14 Feb (Wed): Third assignment deadline extended 1 day

14 Feb (Wed): Readings are still due for 2/14

16 Feb (Fri): A link to grades is now at the top of each page

16 Feb (Fri): First assignment grade is now on the grades page

21 Feb (Wed): The midterm has been postponed to 2/28

21 Feb (Wed): Midterm review sheet was passed out on 2/21

21 Feb (Wed): Readings due 2/21 and 2/26 have been reorganized

26 Feb (Mon): This week's office hours for Sandvig moved to Thurs., 10-12.

26 Feb (Mon): Please bring a #2 pencil for the midterm

7 Mar (Wed): The question box is now online

7 Mar (Wed): Midterm grades are now on the grades page

14 Mar (Wed): The discussion board is now online

14 Mar (Wed): Breaching experiments compared on the discussion board

28 Mar (Wed): The blog server is back online

28 Mar (Wed): Wed. 3/28 assignment deadline extended to Fri.

28 Mar (Wed): Turing Game details are on the discussion board

28 Mar (Wed): New instructor faves on the blogs page

29 Mar (Thu): Assignments 1-4 are now on the grades page

2 Apr (Mon): Printable Flyer (PDF) for The Tailenders screening

2 Apr (Mon): The Tailenders screening 4/3 and 4/4

6 Apr (Fri): Please see The Tailenders before week 13 sections meet

6 Apr (Fri): Weekly quizzes begin in week 12 sections

13 Apr (Fri): game help and game helpers are on the discussion board

14 Apr (Sat): The games page is now linked from the top menu

17 Apr (Tue): For the game assignments, don't forget the tutorial movie

17 Apr (Tue): Civ Lab #1 deadline extended to Friday, midnight

18 Apr (Wed): ROOM CHANGE: sections held in 291 UGL this week only

18 Apr (Wed): this week only, bonus Civ 4 lab hours 6-9pm, Wed & Thu

24 Apr (Tue): Gattaca, mentioned on 4/23 is playing in town on Wednesday

24 Apr (Tue): Civ 4 lab hours are Sun, Mon, Tue from 7-9 only

24 Apr (Tue): Sections are in normal FLB rooms this week

24 Apr (Tue): Optional final exam review sessions to be announced soon

24 Apr (Tue): Extra credit options due at final exam

30 Apr (Mon): Invite a friend to Wednesday's special event

30 Apr (Mon): ROOM CHANGE: Wed 5/2 Lecture in Knight Auditorium

30 Apr (Mon): Lab/discussion SECTIONS ARE OVER for the semester

30 Apr (Mon): Submit 6 assignments for grading by 5/8

2 May (Wed): Optional final review sessions on Thurs. and Mon.

2 May (Wed): The Final Exam Review Sheet (PDF) is now online

2 May (Wed): The FINAL EXAM is Tuesday, May 8 at 7pm

8 May (Tue): Grade distributions are on the grades page

18 May (Fri): The class is over! Thanks for a great class. Get some rest!

Assignments

31 Jan (Wed): BLOG POST: Communication Infrastructure Treasure Hunt

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

14 Feb (Wed): BLOG POST: Judge a Communication Technology

21 Feb (Wed): BLOG POST: Do-It-Yourself Digitization

7 Mar (Wed): BLOG POST: Breaching Experiment

14 Mar (Wed): BLOG POST: Advertising Tutor

28 Mar (Wed): BLOG POST: Scientist of Love

4 Apr (Wed): BLOG POST: The Identity Census

11 Apr (Wed): WIKI / BLOG POST: I am a Wikipedian

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

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

2 May (Wed): BLOG POST: Civilization Lab #3

8 May (Tue): EXTRA CREDIT BLOG POST: The technology of 1984

Class Reader (readings assigned from)

Where to obtain the reader

22 Jan (Mon): The Control Revolution

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

24 Jan (Wed): How are media born and developed?

29 Jan (Mon): Civilization Without Writing

31 Jan (Wed): Orality, Literacy, and Modern Media

31 Jan (Wed): The Judgment of Thamus

7 Feb (Wed): Visions of Technology

14 Feb (Wed): Numerical Representation

21 Feb (Wed): Studies of the Routine Grounds of Everyday Activities

26 Feb (Mon): The Medium is the Message

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

28 Mar (Wed): Local Attachment

28 Mar (Wed): Love Over the Wires

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

2 Apr (Mon): Making 'White' People White

4 Apr (Wed): The Search

11 Apr (Wed): Digital Maoism

Deadlines (from the class schedule)

28 Feb (Wed): MIDTERM EXAM

2 Mar (Fri): Submit three of your weekly assignments for grading

8 May (Tue): FINAL EXAM

8 May (Tue): Submit six of your weekly assignments for grading

Games or Simulations, Activities related to

11 Apr (Wed): You use it to collaborate (peer production)

13 Apr (Fri): (Lab 11) The Tailenders / Intro to Civilization IV

13 Apr (Fri): How to Obtain and Play Civilization IV for this Class

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

20 Apr (Fri): (Lab 12) Using Simulations to Test Ideas

2 May (Wed): Special Event: Serious Games

Help/Handouts (passed out in class)

26 Jan (Fri): An Illustrated Guide to Blogging

26 Jan (Fri): Posting an Image in a Blog Entry

29 Jan (Mon): Writing Requirements and Expectations

29 Jan (Mon): Grading Rubric

9 Feb (Fri): Two Examples of "A" Assignments

16 Feb (Fri): Analog and Digital Exercise

21 Feb (Wed): Midterm Review Sheet

2 Mar (Fri): How to Turn in Blogs for Grading

2 Mar (Fri): Publishing Your Web Pages on NetFiles

13 Apr (Fri): "The Tailenders" In-Class Exercise

13 Apr (Fri): How to Obtain and Play Civilization IV for this Class

2 May (Wed): Final Exam Review Sheet

Holidays (no lecture today)

19 Mar (Mon): SPRING VACATION

21 Mar (Wed): SPRING VACATION

Home Page (go to the home page)

Essentials

Question Box

Class Discussion Board

Image Credits

Information About the Class (on the about page)

Course Description

Instructors and Office Hours

Course Structure

Course Requirements

Grading Scale

Course Policies

Acknowledgements

Lectures (from the class schedule)

17 Jan (Wed): Introduction -- What is communication technology?

22 Jan (Mon): Why should I care about comm tech?

24 Jan (Wed): How are technologies shaped and why does it matter?

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

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

5 Feb (Mon): What is infrastructure?

7 Feb (Wed): Why is infrastructure important?

12 Feb (Mon): What's special and important about digital media?

14 Feb (Wed): Lecture Cancelled (readings still due)

19 Feb (Mon): How prevalent are comm techs in our lives?

21 Feb (Wed): How much of comm tech is 'technical'?

26 Feb (Mon): How do comm techs affect individuals?

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

7 Mar (Wed): It sells you things; it is sold to you (advertising)

12 Mar (Mon): You use it to express yourself (presentation software)

14 Mar (Wed): Presentation Software (cont'd)

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

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

2 Apr (Mon): You enjoy art, or not (art)

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

9 Apr (Mon): It makes you angry (resistance)

11 Apr (Wed): You use it to collaborate (peer production)

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

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

23 Apr (Mon): Technological utopias and dystopias

25 Apr (Wed): How can we control technology?

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

2 May (Wed): Special Event: Serious Games

Major Sections of the Class

22 Jan (Mon): Part I: TEN FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

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

18 Apr (Wed): Part III: THE BIG PICTURE

Movie Screenings (assigned)

3 Apr (Tue): The Tailenders

4 Apr (Wed): The Tailenders

Notes (from the Class Schedule)

25 Jan (Thu): Discussion Sections Begin

26 Jan (Fri): Discussion Sections Begin

2 Feb (Fri): SPECIAL EVENT: "Rereading Marshall McLuhan"

3 May (Thu): Optional Review Session

7 May (Mon): Optional Review Session

Section Meetings (posted on Fridays for all sections)

26 Jan (Fri): (Lab 1) Blogging and Introduction

2 Feb (Fri): (Lab 2) Inventing Technology

9 Feb (Fri): (Lab 3) Recognizing Infrastructure

16 Feb (Fri): (Lab 4) Digital Media

23 Feb (Fri): (Lab 5) Midterm Review

2 Mar (Fri): (Lab 6) Web Design Workshop

9 Mar (Fri): (Lab 7) Advertising

16 Mar (Fri): (Lab) Representing information: Powerpoint

30 Mar (Fri): (Lab 9) Online Identity

6 Apr (Fri): (Lab 10) Search

13 Apr (Fri): (Lab 11) The Tailenders / Intro to Civilization IV

20 Apr (Fri): (Lab 12) Using Simulations to Test Ideas

27 Apr (Fri): (Lab 13) 1984

Textbook (readings assigned from)

Where to obtain the textbooks

22 Jan (Mon): portions of 1: The Changing Media

29 Jan (Mon): portions of 3: Books and Magazines

29 Jan (Mon): Portions of 4: Newspapers

5 Feb (Mon): 12: The Communications Infrastructure

12 Feb (Mon): 9: The Internet

14 Feb (Wed): portions of 1: The Changing Media

19 Feb (Mon): 2: Media and Society

21 Feb (Wed): portions of 13 and 15: Media Uses and Effects / Media Ethics

7 Mar (Wed): portions of 11: Advertising

12 Mar (Mon): The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint

14 Mar (Wed): 16: Global Communications Media

26 Mar (Mon): portions of 13: Media Uses and Effects

2 Apr (Mon): portions of 7: Film and Home Video

2 Apr (Mon): portions of 8: Television

4 Apr (Wed): portions of 13: Media Uses and Effects

9 Apr (Mon): 14: Media Policy and Law

11 Apr (Wed): portions of 6: Radio

11 Apr (Wed): portions of 5: Recorded Music

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

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

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

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

30 Apr (Mon): 1984 -- part three

2 May (Wed): 1984 -- appendix

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