3/27: Neil Postman's “Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change.”

If students get a sound education in the history, social effects and psychological biases of technology, they may grow to be adults who use technology rather than be used by it.
   --Neil Postman

EQ: What are the cultural and personal effects of the Internet and Web?

Class

1. Report on Postman

2. Writing practice: How W1, W2, W3, and W4 can be used in introductory and signal phrases.

3. Wikipedia editing, continued

For next class

• Read and take notes for Turkle, “Connected but Alone?” Here is her TEDTalk:   https://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together?language=en
• Revise your net + web draft

For next Wednesday 

Be ready to turn in your Reading Journal with annotations of all readings up to, at least, Postman.