Day 1

First Class:
Aug. 28: Access
—syllabus: Why is this 110 different than all (most) others? Content and form
—Composition as any act of composing!!!
—Tech Specs: Gmail, Cameras, Blackboard, Flash Drives, Blog, Who knows what?
—Exchange email/phone numbers. Everyone get connected to our various platforms.
—Read: TIME Person of the Year: You
(http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1569514,00.html) and “It’s All About Us” (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1570717,00.html)
—Homework: write response on the articles. How often and why do you use new media? How
often do you take it for granted? What does it “mean” that we spend so much time online. Is it a good thing? A Bad thing? Neither? Both? Think about how much time you spend socializing digitally. Take the time—just for a single day—to make a list of every time you use a digital format. What happened? What knowledge did you gain from it? How would your life have been changed if you lacked the access?