Class meeting online Friday, March 22

For this class hour, you have the option to work online to engage with the question of how technology is changing us as people and perhaps redefining our expectations of our fellow humans. This project is due by 9:50 a.m. Friday, March 22. Please email your response, if you have technical difficulties. this project will count as both a daily grade and your participation will count for that day's attendance.

If you would rather not do this online task but instead meet in the physical classroom, no problem. I will see you at 9 a.m. Friday! 

Assignment:

First, listen to the NPR TED Radio Hour segment from March 15, 2013 "Are we plugged in, connected, but alone?"
(in case you need it, here is the link to the entire show)

Second, respond to the segment by commenting to this post.
Address the following:
-What is the danger outsourcing our human responsibilities like raising our children, caring for our elderly, educating our students to technology? Is this danger real?

-How does the frequency and intensity of our media-mediated interactions change us as humans?

And that's it! Engage the topic thoroughly during your out out of class time to take the place of us meeting in person the Friday before Spring Break!