Caught in the Net or There By Choice?

Week 7: We started Chapter 2, "Does Personal Privacy Have Limits?" The two readings look at the issue of online privacy, but from different points of view. David Plotz makes the point that we only care about privacy when it's our *own* privacy at stake. Jack Shafer, meanwhile, feels like when we are online, our privacy is being invaded to such a degree that it's like "Big Brother" run amok. He even goes so far to say, "you're paying with your privacy." Is the Internet (social media, gaming, etc) worth the price of your privacy? What do you think?

No shortcuts

We just passed Week 5 of the semester and students have set up their own blogs. Our topic this week is advertising, so you'll get to read some good critical analysis of a variety of ads in the posts. Browse some of the blogs, see what folks had to say, and comment.

This is the time to stay motivated and remember: there aren't any shortcuts--you just have to keep going.

Hello, Is this Thing On? Or Welcome to Our Class Blog

This is a blog for my 9am English 100 comp students at SRJC. Well, ok, really it's a blog for all of us to think, talk, discover and muse about writing, teaching, social media, digital literacy, and all things education related with each other and anyone else interested in these things. It's a way to connect, to have a conversation, to, you know, +1, in Google speak. And, not to mention a place to debate the really important things, like who would win in an Epic Rap Battle between Dr. Seuss and Will Shakespeare. (Just "google" Epic Rap Battle Dr. Seuss if you want to check it out on youtube.)

Oh and one last thing. My money's on Geisel...they both flow, but I'm partial to a cat in a hat, a fish on a dish, and a cake on a rake, myself.