THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE CLASS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

1. COMPLETE THE READING AND CONSIDER ITS GUIDING QUESTIONS

2. CONTRIBUTE TO ONLINE DISCUSSION: In what ways has the internet affected how (and what) you read? (NOTE: PARTICIPATION IN THIS ONLINE DISCUSSION IS OPTIONAL DUE TO ASSESSMENT 2.)

3. WATCH THESE VIDEOS

Andrew Keen on the demise of media institutions (03:07) 

Interview with Andrew Keen talking about ideas in his book "The Cult of the Amateur"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOUGeSpnsfY&feature=related

Andrew Sullivan on "Why I blog" (04:43) 

Relates to the Andrew Sullivan in the reading also titled "Why I Blog". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvhcYKyeAJs

JibJab on What we call the news (02:17) 

A little dated but a fun to watch musical animation about the dumbing down of news coverage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q2EPKKVrqI

Michael Wesch on The machine is us/ing us (04:32) 

Another examination of how the internet is changing the way information is created and organized by Digital Anthropologist Michael Wesch. 11 million views on YouTube. (!) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE