Welcome to CyberCommunities, our class blog that explores various digital neighborhoods. Each week 2-3 people will post articles about their community, which will form the basis for class discussion.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
YouTube
Tomorrow we'll be discussing YouTube. Click on the link for more exploring.
YOUTUBE doesn't hold back, it can show almost anything through the videos they show. Thers is no person that proofreads the information that they recieve from teh source. That enables you to recieve exactly what it meant to be shown, instead of what someone else wants you to know. YOUTUBE exposes candidates for whatever good or bad they have done, and if you have an opinion about them it is no longer censored.
YouTube political videos don’t influence my stance on candidates of any kind. Most of the information I get is just reflected upon in the videos. Some of the videos are informative, but don’t really give me any more information than I could read in the Times or New Yorker. The videos we watch in class especially. I wasn’t planning on voting for Clinton for various reasons, but the first video was entertaining. It made light of some of the issues a lot of people have about Obama and Clinton.
Welcome to Unit 2 of Cyber 110! In this unit each of you will explore a Digital Neighborhood and write a research paper about your findings. This unit will require you to familiarize yourself with your online community by taking part in its activities; research articles that discuss the history of your community or its social impacts; and share the information you find with the class.
For each class 2-3 people will lead class discussions about their communities. If you are presenting on a Tuesday, you should post a link to your article on this blog by Saturday at noon. If you are presenting on a Thursday, you should post a link to your article by Tuesday at midnight. Everyone in the class will be required to read your article for discussion. Please find articles that are informative and in-depth. They should be approximately 5-20 pages in length.
After the class discusses your article, you have until noon the next day to post a summary/analysis of the class discussion and/or article. Everyone in the class is required to comment on at least two posts per week.
Good luck!
New Addition: After class discussion, you have 24 hours to submit your descriptive post. All other students can submit their comments until the start of the following class.
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YOUTUBE doesn't hold back, it can show almost anything through the videos they show. Thers is no person that proofreads the information that they recieve from teh source. That enables you to recieve exactly what it meant to be shown, instead of what someone else wants you to know. YOUTUBE exposes candidates for whatever good or bad they have done, and if you have an opinion about them it is no longer censored.
YouTube political videos don’t influence my stance on candidates of any kind. Most of the information I get is just reflected upon in the videos. Some of the videos are informative, but don’t really give me any more information than I could read in the Times or New Yorker. The videos we watch in class especially. I wasn’t planning on voting for Clinton for various reasons, but the first video was entertaining. It made light of some of the issues a lot of people have about Obama and Clinton.
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