9/12: 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

Class
-Reading Postman, “Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change.”
-Creating a journal entry for Postman as a class:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UtJM6dwVN0TGdK2FuLocODhAVwUb4PzWWdtliGJDBIo/edit?usp=sharing
-Joining Google Docs/Groups
-Testing FlipGrid for the WikiCOIL project: https://flipgrid.com/0b1a8042

For next Tuesday's class

• Read: Rosenzweig, “Wizards, Bureaucrats, Warriors and Hackers”
• Watch: “World Wide Web in Plain English”: https://vimeo.com/145791867  

(Draft due Sept 19): Continue Essay 1, Part I by writing for someone who is curious to know about you and your experiences on the Web:

• Who are you on the Web? How much do you use the Web? For what kinds of activities? What websites or apps do you favor? What annoys or worries you about the Web?  Why? Do you think that the Web/Net affect the way people behave? If so, how? If not, why not? 

9/10: Welcome to ENG 101!

This blog is our assignment space. If you have questions, my contact information is on the syllabus as well as under the section titled "About" on this blog.

Class

Essential Question: How has the World Wide Web changed American society and culture? What is my place in the resulting information society?

1. Reading and annotating the syllabus
2. 3-minute interview. Ask your partner the following questions and jot the answers down on a piece of paper so you can introduce the person to the rest of the class later

• What is your name? What is the name you want to be called in class? What is your preferred pronoun (he/she/they)?
• Tell me a bit about yourself and your plans at LaGuardia
• Tell me what you think of the syllabus. What worries you about the class and its process. What confuses you? What are you confident you will do well? How could you help others in the class to succeed? 

2. Reading/discussion:"Not a Kid Anymore, or How Learning Happens in College"
3. Dr. X's Presentation, "Writing (as)  process:   https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MXhnIexTw11OYqHVOyY70vLvgm4wMOnnGKlJPqSXx8c/edit?usp=sharing

4. Audience, or The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Challenge

For next class

• Read Online Writing = 21st Century Writing  and Prewriting: Journal Entries, pages 8-10 of the writing packet.
• (Draft due Sept 19): Begin Essay 1, Part I by writing for someone who is curious to know about you and your experiences on the Web:
• Who are you on the Web? How much do you use the Web? For what kinds of activities? What websites or apps do you favor? What annoys or worries you about the Web?  Why? Do you think that the Web/Net affect the way people behave? If so, how? If not, why not? 

For ENA students ONLY: Read the Introduction to Rosenzweig's "Wizards, Bureaucrats, Warriors, and Hackers" and identify the thesis statement.