Blog prompt for Thursday May 26th

MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is addressed to a group of priests and reverends in Birmingham, meaning they are the explicit audience of the letter. But who else was MLK writing to? Why was he writing to them? And if there was an implicit audience, why would he address his letter to a specific group of people instead of to everyone he wanted to read it?

Blog for Thursday May 19th

For your next blog, write any final thoughts on information technology and/or social media. Has your opinion changed after the readings and class discussions? Why or why not?

Blog for Thursday

Sorry for the late post. For tomorrow night, I would just like you to write something about information technology or journalism that you are really itching to get out there. I know you all have opinions about how technology is affecting our lives . . . lets hear it!

Blog Prompt

Hi Class,

Your rough drafts for the next essay are due on Thursday, so you need to use the weekend to start thinking about your essay. Since we are finishing the readings this weekend, you will have plenty of ideas to inform your ideas and to start an outline. So here are your prompts (pick ONLY ONE):

1) Are information technologies like Google and Wikipedia helping us to become more informed citizens or actually making us lazier and dumber?

2) Is the internet creating an environment of misinformation or is it giving us access to a more diverse range of views and information?

By Tuesday, you need to have your thesis statement written as well as an outline. See you then.

Weekend Blog

Hi Class,

For the weekend, I want you to start thinking about the benefits and downfalls to things like Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia. What effects do these technologies have on traditional institutions like libraries, books (yes, the things with a cover and actual pages), and the way we interact?

Have a great weekend!

Blog for May 1st

Hi All,

Over the weekend, I want you to think about the role of journalism. Is an editorial in a newspaper or magazine credible just because it's in a newspaper or magazine? Why or why not? What does Frank Partsch mean when he says "editorial writers speak for institutions; a blogger speaks for herself. Her online opinion is indistinguishable from a shout in the crowd"? What makes "institutions" superior to a single blogger or a community of bloggers? You DO NOT need to answer all these questions! I just want you to think about blogging versus editorial writing.

Blog Post for Thursday night (4/28)

Hi All,

For your blog post, I want you to think about technology in general (from Facebook to Google to Smartphones) and reflect on whether this technology is moving us in a positive or negative direction. Of course, if you want to post on some other aspect of information technology, go for it!

And remember to reply to two classmates by Thursday night.

Blog prompt for Friday April 22nd; Due Sunday 4/24

Hi All,

You will be wrapping up your essay over the weekend and we will be transitioning from this unit to the next on Tuesday. For this weekend's post, I just want you to reflect on the role of education and access to it. Do you have any final thoughts questions, or comments? Good luck revising and proofreading!

Blog prompt for Tuesday 4/19; due 4/21

The cuts to higher education over the last couple of years has had a huge impact on the students, campuses, and the overall quality of education. While California has traditionally had one of the most prominent and prestigious public university systems, the draconian slashes to funding by the governor and lawmakers in Sacramento has negatively affected this reputation. It would seem that lawmakers are out of touch with the reality of California's post-secondary education system and the financial implications of their decisions.

Your blog, which is due by Thursday night (4/21), is an open letter to Jerry Brown and the lawmakers in Sacramento. Let them know how their decisions are affecting you and your classmates, whether it be increased tuition costs, larger class sizes, or cuts to essential services. Let them know what is happening on the ground in the university and college systems and what you demand of them as voters.

Your Peers' Blogs

If you scroll to the bottom of my blog, I have posted a list of all your blogs so you can respond to one another's posts. Have a great weekend. I look forward to reading your posts.

Weekend Blog

I am totally cool with you guys and gals writing on whatever tickles your fancy. But for those of you who need a little food for thought, I want you to think about the right to education, both secondary and post-secondary. Furthermore, do all people have a right to a quality education taught by qualified teachers? How do urban inner city schools deal with this when they have no money to pay good teachers and low test scores?

You assignment to create a new post on your blog by Sunday night. Additionally, I want you to go to the blogs of two of your classmates and respond to their's as well as "following" their blogs. I will have a class list on my blog tomorrow.

Cheers

Issues with blog

Hello Everyone,

I am having issues accessing your blogs. If you are following me, I can see your name but not your blog or profile. Therefore, post a comment to this post with your blog's web address so I can "follow" you.