Class on 10.30

I enjoyed our second go around of student teaching. Everyone in my group had interesting presentations .In my group, Jessica had a great power point that incorporated a lot of statistics about other countries and Internet use, basically what Prof. Dean was talking about at the end of class today. It was very interesting hearing the numerous amounts of statistics. Merel also had an interesting presentation. I thought it was very cool how you could have the images on a webpage float around. Nothing against Merel and what she chose to present, but its amazing the amount of useless applications and gadgets one can find!

As far as the select group of class presentations. I found Abe’s presentation very intriguing. It developed a great discussion. I thought that tool (I cannot remember its name, Amazon kindle?) had some negatives and positives. I think it is important to have a book so you can dog ear pages, highlight and write in the margins. Also, like Mike Suits said, I cannot look at a computer screen for a long time while reading something. It drives me nuts. Some positive aspects of the tool were the accessibility of books for children and people of all age. Maybe this will make people read more? Asa’s presentation was interesting. When he pulled up the website, I heard people giggling. It seemed like people have seen it. I never have. I also didn’t get its purpose. Is it just for gossip or does it serve an educational purpose. Not to put down Asa’s choice of presentation at all, because I definitely learned something, just I was pretty confused.

Overall, I would say this class was very successful. Like Prof. Dean said on Locationf8, everyone seemed to be involved in what other students has to say. Class is a lot more fun that way. Prof. Dean really confused the hell out of me at the end when she explained the format and assignments moving forward. However, I just read the plan for the coming weeks on locatiof8, so I feel better.

Sam

Class and Reading Thoughts

Class began today with Prof. Dean laying down the law. She explained final projects and our self/peer evaluations. I think it is pretty straightforward. I know our group has a fun project that we are working on. It involved making a video. Before we had a to make a video for class, we choose to make our final project a video. We had a positive experience from the film class that it only made us more confident to put together a great final video project.
I thought Prof. Dean’s lecture was interesting. She brought up many interesting points. …Wow the wind outside was ridiculous…sorry side note…It was nice to hear from Prof. Dean because I had some trouble comprehending the reading for class. I mean I grasped some of the bigger concepts, but I learn a lot better when someone (aka the teacher) can dissect the reading and explain some of the more confusing sections. Even thought the reading was not terribly long, it was full of interesting points. In regards to Prof. Dean’s chapter Communicative Capitalism there are a few points in the chapter that I disagree with and some I agreed with. One point is the idea about a circulating data stream. I agree that people have the chance to voice their opinion or express their beliefs on the web. The online world has allowed people to become more involved in politics. It is more convenient for many people. However I think that although people may be using the Internet more in terms of political reason, maybe some of the people are not giving a credible comment. Information from the Internet may be credible or not, and I think that it is very important that one knows where they get information from and who is giving them the information. Knowing the source of information is very important for me, especially for schoolwork. I am always careful and second-guess what I read for numerous reasons, which mainly originated in this class!
I am eager to see what people come to class on Thursday and teach. Last time we did this, I really enjoyed it. I think we have a great format set up for class and I cannot wait to see what people come up with. I this assignment will be successful again because there are no guidelines and the doors are open. You pick and choose what you want to teacher. Nice!

Sam

feeling connected through the internet

This was an interesting quote that I found that relates to how people feel connected to the campaign because of the internet.


"Yet despite the growth in the number of people who are politically engaged online, internet users express some ambivalence about the role of the internet in the campaign. On one hand, 28% of wired Americans say that the internet makes them feel more personally connected to the campaign, and 22% say that they would not be as involved in the campaign if not for the internet. At the same time, however, even larger numbers feel that the internet magnifies the most extreme viewpoints and is a source of misinformation for many voters." PEW report


Becky

Dean Chapter

One thing that I thought was interesting in the chapter was the idea that it doesn't matter who writes it or who reads it as long as there is alot of circulation of different ideas. I agree that it doesn't matter who reads it but I think it is important who writes it. I think things that are written need to be taken with a grain of salt considering who it is from.

Considering the source is really important when realizing the credibility of the information. People could just post rumors or things that they think are important and say they are facts but if people are not taking into account who wrote the text they may be misinformed. I was always told to be wary of information on the internet because of the fact that ANYONE can put information up. I think it is important to consider who is writing the information and what their background and credibility is.

Becky

Movie

I thought the movies were great. I was really impressed with all of them. I thought we were getting in way over our heads in the beginning and never thought we would be able to pull it off but I think the teaching day really helped clear things up about how to use the equipment.

Before we went on vacation our group decided that we would look at political satire but I don't think any of us realized that we would have to relate it to the Rebooting America book. I thought we were done with that and were just looking at aspects of the election and how to use technology to make a movie. I thought we would have a hard time relating comedy to the book but as our group brainstormed and talked about ideas, I think ours turned out really well. I think we may have even over related it compared to the other movies.

Overall I think it was a great project and I can't wait to make our final project movie now that we know more about making a movie it's not so hard.

Becky

This is how much we LOVE technology

I read this in my Dutch paper today. I thought it was a good example of how much we actually LOVE our technology and I thought it was pretty funny.

Man stuck in toilet after attempt to save phone.

Published on October 27th 2008 12:04, updated 12:07
BORDEAUX - A 26-year-old Frenchman got stuck yesterday in an attempt to fish a mobile phone out of the toilet from a train. The fire department had to remove the toilet as well to get the Frenchman out.

With his arm still in the toilet, the man was brought to the hospital according to witnesses. According to the French railways, the strong exhaust ventilation was the cause of the accident. The train was en route from La Rochelle to Bordeaux and was two hours delayed.

By
Merel van Helden

film showing

I really enjoyed class yesterday. Overall each group did a great job on the videos. Needless to say, each group created an informative film. What i liked best was how each group brought something different to their videos which made for an enjoyable viewing experience.

Like Sam said, Group 2 incorporated the film application techniques wonderfully. Plus, because their film flowed smoothly the message they were trying to convey was quite obvious and well received. They chose an important topic (internet, politics, the election) because of its relevancy to today, especially with our election less than 10 days away.

The third group i unfortunately can't say much about...sorry guys. I was in the process of creating the youtube.com username for the class, so my viewing was limited, but i did listen. Judging by what was discussed in their video, i can only imagine some great images etc will follow...I'm excited to watch their video on youtube.

I enjoyed the last groups video as well. It was nice to hear about gamer theory especially because i have not exactly gotten too far into the book and i was slightly confused by it already. The last group effectively incorporated images, sounds, film techniques etc. to convey a certain tone to the class. It was a great film to end on.

I had a lot of fun working on this project. It was great to choose an area of research and report back on it with a movie. In the beginning i didn't realize we had to relate our findings to Rebooting America, but doing so was helpful for me. I already had a decent understanding of the readings in the book, but using points from it in our movies helped tie everything together for me.

This was a very successful project for me...I think i actually learned more through this entire video process than i would if we had written a paper. Professor Dean could have just been like "okay everyone, write a paper comparing your findings with Rebooting" but she wanted videos instead, which i am happy about. Even though we weren't writing a paper we still had to do just as much research to make our videos informative for everyone. PLUS, we learned how to make videos, something we would have missed out on had we written papers instead. This assignment was a large learning process. Professor Dean let us choose what to research. We chose what we wanted to learn about. I researched the things i had questions about and found answers...another process of learning. I worked with my peers (in my group)...we had to collaborate our ideas, and teach one another about our specific findings. We had to learn how to make videos and some of us had to teach the process to the class...another example of peer to peer learning. The film day = informative...i walked away learning new and interesting ideas...yet another process of learning. This assignment encompassed the many themes of learning we discussed the first few classes in the beginning of the semester. The set up of this assignment allowed for an effective learning process to take place.


-Adrienne

Film Class

I really enjoyed everyone's film. I think they all turned out very well and I think it is safe to say that everyone learned something from this project. Each presentation was different and unique, but provided very helpful information. This was a great project that is different from a paper or even a power point presentation. Making a video allowed me to learn something new. I think the project was very informative and got everyone away from writing another long paper.I think the time limit we had for the video was great too. Since most people are new to making videos, a 5 minute production is feasible and allows a group to get their message across clearly.

I think the second presentation (from Jeff and Mike's group) was really great. I think the film editing was pretty creative. I think they used the film application to make the movie to the fullest. The fade of the music and slides to the pictures and animation as pretty neat. As far as the content goes, I think it was very informative and educational. I definitely understood the message you were trying to convey through the movie. It is fascinating how much information you can pack into a 5 minute or less video. I agree that the internet has a huge affect on politics and definitely has affect the 2008 election. Kudos to your group. Great presentation and use of the film application you used.

The third film (Max's group) was great. I think the content of the film was the best part. You provided some great information that really helped me follow what you wanted to discuss in your video. I think the simple techniques you used provided more comfort to the person watching the film. It was easy to follow and read.

I think the last group's video was very creative. I got a feeling of a real documentary when I was watching it. The music, images and content was really impressive. The film techniques you used seemed veer professional. To make the production even better, the content was there and not only was it there, but it was key information that got across important issues. I think your movie flowed very well from beginning to end. The transitional steps from one thing to another was flawless.

Overall, great project. I learned a lot. The guidelines for the project were nice too. I am not sure I would change anything. People went their own way with the video idea and I think that was the best part about it.

I thought our class discussion was interesting. I did not really follow where the talk was going at first. It took me a few minutes but I started to understand what people were saying and to gather my thoughts. I do think that the internet has made learning and interacting in politics easier. Without question, I think it has. Does it make people more involved in politics. Not sure.

Ah, I am not sure, this topic is not settling in my mind right now. I cannot make up what I want to say. Ill be back with more on this...

Sam

compress your videos

this is new to me as well, but here are some links that may help you :


Compress movies from Windows Movie Maker


^^a video demonstration. Read the info under his profile because he messes up a word in his video!!!



Compress movies made from iMovie

^^a blog about it

Youtube Info

I made us a class wide email account at gmail. This gmail is the email i used to set up our youtube page. Here is the info...


Gmail:

Email: politics.internet@gmail.com
Password: blogging
Security question: What is the name of your Professor?
Answer: Jodi Dean

Youtube:
Account name: JodisClass
Password: blogging363

Film Productions

I really enjoyed everyone's film. I think they all turned out very well and I think it is safe to say that everyone learned something from this project. Each presentation was different and unique, but provided very helpful information. This was a great project that is different from a paper or even a power point presentation. Making a video allowed me to learn something new. I think the project was very informative and got everyone away from writing another long paper.I think the time limit we had for the video was great too. Since most people are new to making videos, a 5 minute production is feasible and allows a group to get their message across clearly.

I think the second presentation (from Jeff and Mike's group) was really great. I think the film editing was pretty creative. I think they used the film application to make the movie to the fullest. The fade of the music and slides to the pictures and animation as pretty neat. As far as the content goes, I think it was very informative and educational. I definitely understood the message you were trying to convey through the movie. It is fascinating how much information you can pack into a 5 minute or less video. I agree that the internet has a huge affect on politics and definitely has affect the 2008 election. Kudos to your group. Great presentation and use of the film application you used.

The third film (Max's group) was great. I think the content of the film was the best part. You provided some great information that really helped me follow what you wanted to discuss in your video. I think the simple techniques you used provided more comfort to the person watching the film. It was easy to follow and read.

I think the last group's video was very creative. I got a feeling of a real documentary when I was watching it. The music, images and content was really impressive. The film techniques you used seemed veer professional. To make the production even better, the content was there and not only was it there, but it was key information that got across important issues. I think your movie flowed very well from beginning to end. The transitional steps from one thing to another was flawless.

Overall, great project. I learned a lot. The guidelines for the project were nice too. I am not sure I would change anything. People went their own way with the video idea and I think that was the best part about it.

I thought our class discussion was interesting. I did not really follow where the talk was going at first. It took me a few minutes but I started to understand what people were saying and to gather my thoughts. I do think that the internet has made learning and interacting in politics easier. Without question, I think it has. Does it make people more involved in politics. Not sure.

Ah, I am not sure, this topic is not settling in my mind right now. I cannot make up what I want to say. Ill be back with more on this...

Sam

MoveOn.org wants YOU to vote

so i received this email today from MoveOn.org (although i have no idea how i became a member):

Dear MoveOn member,

Oversleeping. Getting the car fixed. Having to pick up the second-cousin's stepkids on the other side of town. These are just a few of the reasons millions of Americans won't vote on November 4th.

It's not like they hate voting. They want to do it. They know they should. And mostly, they intend to. But some of your friends won't get around to actually voting because they haven't been reminded vividly enough.

That's why we developed this funny, scary video. It shows people what it might look like if we lose the election by a single vote: theirs.

Here's a version we prepared for you. You're in it—seriously, you. Check it out—and if you like it, send it to your friends:


VIEW THE VIDEO HERE




-Adrienne

McCain Accidentally Left On Campaign Bus...

funny video thanks to theonion.com Check it out.


-Adrienne

Palin charged Alaska for kids' travel

"In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls."


read the full article here


I am curious if this will go any further...

-adrienne

Class 10.21.08

First, what a miserable day in Geneva. Second, I think there are going to be some great movies. As I have been reading through the class blogs, it sounds like students have been following some pretty interesting topics. I think people will get pretty creative with their movies. As the class broke into groups ,listening to people talk and some of the music coming form computers only left me excited to see what people would come up with.
I liked how three different people taught how to make movies. Before this class, I was in the dark about where to even start to make a movie. I thought Pat did a great job. The Windows movie “maker” (sorry if that is not the correct name) seemed very easy and simple to use. Adrienne defiantly had a great understanding of the moviemaker she discussed. I liked how she went through the different effects and options you can implement into the movie. As Adrienne went on with Youtube and the “kiss” option, I got pretty confused. I am not that savvy with technology so I am not really sure what flash files and different “downloader’s” do. Max’s presentation was great too. I thought his moviemaker application was more technical but pretty useful, once you figure out all the gadgets. Overall, I think this was a great idea to have some students teach everyone else how to use this programs. The exercise made me feel a lot better about how to make a movie on a computer and use the different gadgets in each application.
I think our group has a great start to our video. We worked today in class on the script of the movie and cleared up some of the logistics I hope it turns out well. We spent time yesterday and this past weekend gathering our information and videos we will use. At first, I thought our video was going to be way to long. However, I think we have organized it well to fit the time time requirement.
As class came to and end, I took a step back and thought about this assignment. This is a very unique and interesting assignment that many college classes do not have the privilege of doing. I think it is neat that we have an opportunity to learn about how to make a movie on our computers. It is something different and not you see everyday in a class. ANyways, I think our group will pull through with a great video for the whole class to enjoy.

Sam

links to acquire video

here are some links i found:
I used this link (it's meant for windows users) ----> http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

This one is also good ------> http://keepvid.com/

http://www.tubedownloader.info/

http://www.ilikeyoutube.com/

http://www.idesktop.tv/


ALSO,

Hulu.com has lots of content (TV shows and what not) on it. Check it out!!

Who's Nailin Paylin?....watch and find out

Hustler's cinematic tribute to potential United States president Sarah Palin...


-Jodi's favorites minus Merel and the cold cold Russians.

ENJOY ;)

research over the weekend

so this weekend I did a fair amount of browsing on the internet about the campaign, millennials, the campaign and millennials, etc. Many of the sites i stumbled upon i found really interesting, especially the ones that discussed "dealing with millennials" and some were just absolutely amusing, especially some blogs. WHat really sticks out in my mind is the high number of sites discussing "how to manage millennials" and how certain companies are changing their policies in order to better suit us "millennials"...as in instead of us adapting to them, they are adapting to us. It was fun to read about my fellow "millennials" and the characteristics unique to my generation. After a while the websites began to get repetitive except different websites offered different views about "millennials" and politics. Some argued we weren't involved enough, yet others went on and on about the increase of millennial participation in politics, mainly with the current election. I agree with the latter. This made me think of Rebooting America. Technology has made it easier for us to get our hands in politics and it has enabled us to reach one another. I found this excerpt (below) interesting...it's from an online student journal, I'm not saying I agree with her, but I would be curious to hear what you all think about what she is saying... How much do you agree with her? Do you even agree with her? How much of a role does technology play in this election? Is this beneficial?

"Since young people are traditionally seen as apathetic, McCain didn’t bother with the youth constituency. Obama did.

He effectively brought the Millennials into the political process using social-networking sites like Facebook. He inspired new voters by convincing them that their grassroots support is essential to change, and he did most of it on the Internet.

The number of young voters in the 2008 presidential election has tripled compared to the 2004 elections. In some states it actually quadrupled, and Obama got to them first."

-Adrienne

Obama as President...not an interactive cite..just a funny pic

The reference is to Robin Hood for those who don't get it.

Palin as President...an interactive site...

Palin as President. Someone emailed me this today.


-adrienne

Class 10.16.08

I liked the way class began today. I thought it was helpful how Prof. Dean explained what the plan was for the next few class meetings. I always get nervous because there is not technically a syllabus set in stone so I am always afraid we will have a big assignment due when I am not expecting it.

When we split into groups before the power point presentations, Prof. Dean spoke to the two groups that had already gone. I think her comments were very helpful and something we could take and learn from for future projects. I did feel like our presentation was seven separate presentations instead of one unified one. I know I felt rushed to put together something that the teacher would like and help me receive a good grade. I like taking my time on projects, especially with power points because presentations can be tricky. However, I definitely understand what Prof. Dean was saying about a lack of a central theme with ours. Prof. Dean made a comparison of making a presentation for your job in the real world. Would you just put something up and not really know what it meant? No. I would make a power point with a main concept or theme that showed the importance of what I was speaking about. I think this comparisons showed that maybe the first couple groups were not as prepared as the thought and tried to take the easy way out. Maybe? Not sure. 

After the first presentation of class today when we had a chance to comment on the presentation and what they group spoke about, I was a tad confused. I felt that Prof. Dean was asking us more about how the groups presenting skills were when I thought the more important question would be how they comprehended the material and presented the most important concepts. I am not saying critiquing a presentation is not important because it definitely is, but other students did not necessarily remark on the content from the book.  I am fault because I commented on the presentation when I had a chance to speak about the groups content from the reading material. 

I thought the last presentation given today was great. I think the group had a very solid foundation of the main topics of Rebooting America. They presented the material very well and I liked the examples the group used. I thought the group broke down the reading into four simple, easy to understand concepts that allowed everyone to follow easily. I think maybe that is what separated a good presentation from a not so good presentation. One main and big reason why I think this group was above and beyond other was because they were organized. The group only had four people. Does a group size matter? Do smaller groups work more efficiently? Hmm...

As the class neared the end, I think we a productive discussion about the class and what is to come. I think Merel brought up an interesting question about reading assignment and class expectations posted on the internet. I spoke about this earlier in this post and in other posts. I have said that I like how Prof. Dean takes a step back at the beginning of class and clears the air of what is to come in the next few weeks.  I like how she puts the work on the LocationF8 site and then says it in more detail at the beginning of class. 

Looking forward to learning how to put a video together!

Sam

Word Clouds

http://tagcrowd.com/

This cite lets you make your own word clouds based on text. I haven't tried it but hopefully it works.

CNN loves Comedy Central

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMypXCUWMw

CNN has been picking up on the coverage of the skits done on Comedy Central. They have reported more than once on the imitations of Palin and then the debate of McCain and Barack. It is interesting that a news station has picked up on the comedy parodies that make fun of the presidential candidates. We did not expect to see comedy reported as news on a semi-credible news station.

50% of college students prefer this to beer...

...really?

Study claims, many students prefer wi-fi over beer.







-adrienne

Gmail

I just read this is a Dutch Newspaper:

San Francisco - Google is going to protect drunk and emotional Gmail users from themselves. In the late evening hours and weekends users of the new software known as goggles are required to answer five simple mathematical questions within a minute before the mail is sent. Google made this known on Tuesday. The program is designed to prevent people from sending e-mails which they will later regret. 'Sometimes I send messages that I should not send, "says Gmail engineer Jon Perlow. "Like the time I emailed my ex-girlfriend that I wanted her back." Gmail users can set themselves whether and when goggles is active. "The program verifies whether you really want to send the message," says Perlow. "And how can you better decide whether you're in the right mood than by a solving a few math questions."

I think this is really weird. Nobody would use this or everybody would change the settings anyway if they really want to send a message. And I was wondering whether Gmail registers when you don't get the questions right. SO will Gmail know when your drunk?

By
Merel van Helden

Tweet This

I enjoyed class today. Twitter, twitter, and twitter.

Twitter is prettying interesting and I thought the “Election 2008” Twitter page was fascinating. When Prof. Dean put that page up on the big screen today, I was so surprised at the amount of activity. A new message was coming up every second. When I think more about it, Twitter is kind of cool and it is remarkable how the whole country can comment on the same page. I was interested to hear other people’s opinions about Twitter today in class. I know I have changed my mind about five times on what my feelings are toward Twitter.

As far as using Twitter in our class during the Debate, I am still skeptical. Jessica made a good point that it is tough to text or type a comment when you are trying to listen to what is being said. I agree with what she said about how listening carefully to every word is important. The reason why I am not fond of “twittering” while watching the debate is because I think it is hard to text or have a small conversation while you are trying to pay attention to what the candidates have to say. Not to mention, if you are texting you cannot see what other people say, unless you want to get bombarded with a lot of text messages. I would like to see what other people are saying and commenting on because sometimes people bring up a good point or they think of a comment in a different way than you do, which may be eye opening. If I had a computer that worked, it would be better situation but I still think it would be hard to analyze what the candidates are saying and develop an intellectual comment in under 140 words.

I think it would be more beneficial to maybe develop a chat room after the debate to have a discussion. How would people remember all their comments though? Well, maybe you could write a few notes or use the Twitter program (if you really are that into “twittering”) and then go back and look at the comments on Twitter and discuss them in a chat room. Well, what the hell is the different between Twitter and a chat room? Ah! I will come back to that another time. All in all, I don’t see many advantages of using Twitter for an academic purpose like our situation with using it for the debate. I feel that Twitter is not a template for an intellectual conversation nor is it useful for academic of social purposes.

On anther note, I think the Meebo application on the Locationf8 site is pretty distracting. I found myself today trying to read what people were writing and also trying to listen to Prof. Dean speak. I think it is kind of rude to not pay attention to what the teacher is saying especially if you are writing nonsense in Meebo. That is just my opinion. To end on a positive note, I think the two-week outlook of our work is a good format for the class and will move us in a good direction. I think people will come up with some good presentations.

Sam

Palin Flow

By Merel van Helden

The Internet and Us.

"We are left to explore the many ways that citizens can participate in governance and policy development without becoming a professional member of the governing class. "(16 Rebooting America) We can participate in the political sphere through new media. Chapter 16 also talks about satirical media which is used often in the political arena. Chapter 16 introduced the idea of tactical media. It is use of open media to create new media. In the political sphere it can be used to make satirical videos. Old ideas are combined with others in order to present new ideas. The power of new technology allows satricial artists to be seen all over the world. Many people commenting on the US political seen are not from the United States.

"The Internet holds enormous potential to help rebuild the civic foundation of communities. "(69 Rebooting America) Rebuilding our community can be done by the Internet and now we can be more connected more than ever. We are connected through the Internet for politics, job searching and relationship finding. So many things that have been developed and have come to connect our generation as a whole. It used to be just that the telephone connected one person to another but now we can connect so many more people.

a video related to our demographic

"More than any generation in history, people who are young today are not free to create an authentic culture of their own. Instead their hopes and desires are intensively studied by marketers, then amplified and sold back to them in a diabolical feedback loop."

In high school we watched a documentary called Merchants of Cool, which documents the idea above. I was perusing the internet and found this website, which i suggest you check out. It explains the basis of Merchants of Cool and some of the quotes/reviews really stuck out in my mind.


"What this system does is it closely studies the young, keeps them under constant surveillance to figure out what will push their buttons,” says media critic Mark Crispin Miller. “And it blares it back at them relentlessly and everywhere."


-Adrienne

"wanna be more than a walking demographic?..."

iGeneration video. It definitely isn't crazy like the twitter video. I pasted the lyrics below.


-adrienne


And people tried to put us down, when iTunes bumped a post-Cold War sound.
My generation sat the at mecca of malls, Times Square, I'm there, Viacom installs.
So we hit the net while the Trade Center fell, New York met Hollywood, we ran like hell
No Vietnam for us, yo, Iraq it's on. So who agreed upon this cowboy Genghis Khan?
The choice made, baby. Hey we take it back, logged in dropped out, MTV took track.
They sold it back to us and claimed no correlation. The iMac, iPod, iGeneration.
And I'm waiting for the day we can get out. The world is ours, that's the story no doubt.
Want to be more than info super highway traffic, want to be more than a walking demographic!

CHORUS (x2)

"Hey! You're part of it." Talking about the iGeneration.
"Yeah! You're part of it." Talking about my iGeneration.

The iGeneration new organization meant optimization and unification,
When imagination gave participation in creation of culture a manifestation.
The Berlin Wall fell and out we came, the post-Cold War kids laid claim to AIM.
LOL, OMG, yo, BRB. Space, colon, dash, closed parenthesis.
We sat at our laptops and typed away, and found that we each had something to say.
Web-logged our fears, our hopes and dreams. Individuated by digital means.
Fiber optic lenses, DVD, Coca Cola, Disney and Mickey D's.
Flat mass culture, the norm that took hold; I hope I die before I get sold!
REPEAT CHORUS (x4)

This is the I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T ge-na-ra-tion, see?
This is the I-N-T-E-R-N-E-T ge-na-ra-tion, see?

REPEAT CHORUS (x3)

Class Reflectin 10.2

I was not very happy with class today.

I think class got off to a bad start for me with the discussion of Twitter. It may be different with other people who understand Twitter more, but for me, I was so confused. I understand how Twitter works on a blog. It is simply posting what your are thinking, doing or where you are and people can read it. However, when the conversation about using cell phones and all that jazz, I just did not understand it. Not to mention that You Tube video was creepy. That girl is a nut.

I know this is sort of off topic, but it had me thinking. When someone does not know how to do something or is confused about how something works (like myself and how Twitter works with cell phones), I find it interesting how people think it is impossible to learn or just so overwhelming. People feel that way because they simply are not use to it. It is not normal. It is difficult to learn something that your not use to.

Anyways, the class discussion was OK. I understand the reading for the most part. The discussion in class was a little confusing. I was unclear about what Prof. Dean was asking because of the way she worded some questions. That threw me off. Overall, I think the class was not horrible, but we have had betters ones.

Sam

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Political Potential

There is alot of optimistic political potential for the internet. Alot of bloggers have come to participate in politics through the internet and have become more influentical in politics that evolve outside of the internet.

In chapter 11, it discussed the attention that was brought to the Dan Rathers and CBS scandal. So many bloggers were posting about the incorrect information that was discussed on the network that it led to further media publicity and ultimately Dan Rathers' forced retirement. The Wall Street Journal claimed that it was a huge milestone that the bloggers were such great fact checkers and that they should be praised for their efforts.

The "Rebooting America" article talked about the potential of candidates using the internet and how it may really evolve to reach out to certain demographics. This way it would be more in the hands of the people which would make our government more democratic because that is the way it has historically been. They talked about how the revolution of the internet and blogging could be a parallel to the 1960s and how they had such energy and political force. Blogging and the internet to use it for political use may be our common cause.

However, it could become a negative impact because some people choose to believe what is on a blog without verifying the information. A blogger posted that Sarah Palin was trying to ban certain classics in a local Alaskan library. It spread further than the blog and eventually made it to prime time news. Later the blogger, was interviewed on tv and admitted that he had just made up the post and that it was not true at all. How many people actually saw him admitting that it was false is uncertain and many people may just believe only what they want to hear.

Arghh Matey!

Prof. Dean asked the question at the end of class of whether or not we, the students, liked and enjoyed the format of the class. I really enjoyed the class because it was interesting to hear what other people choose to teach about. I think when you get about 20 different people together in a class all with different interests and opinions, you will be able to find some pretty interesting topics to teach. I also enjoyed the class format because it brought a different aspect to class. I liked the role reversal. Now the students are the teachers.

I think a way to improve this class would maybe break in three groups. I only say that because I was interested to hear what other people choose to teach. I did think that it was good to pick one person from a group to explain to the whole class what they wanted to talk about.

As far as the group presentations and the five or six people who did speak about what the taught to their smaller group, I thought we heard some interesting presentations. I was very impressed with Yanina's presentation. I think the topic of e-waste is pretty unique. That would be a great topic for a final project because I feel like you could find a lot of interesting information on that topic. Also, I feel like not many people in the United States are aware of the importance of the topics surrounding e-waste, so it would be a great for a class like ours to learn more about it.

I thought Asa's presentation was creepy. I am starting to really think twice about the e-mails I am receiving. The most astonishing part of the fake e-mail was how simple it was to search for it on Google. I think Asa maybe choose the third option on the Google search engine page. That is nuts! I really don't think students should joke around with that fake e-mail possibility. You can cause some serious problems and probably get in a good amount of trouble.

Overall, I felt like there was a theme that was circulating around at the end class today. Suspicion. I felt like people were really taken back by Asa's presentation, especially Prof. Dean. His presentation developed a lot of questions and people seemed to be very suspicious of this fake e-mail application.

What did other people think of this. I felt like some people were trying to put their thoughts together but were just baffled by Asa's presentation.

Sam