English 372 Spring 2013 (UWEC)

On Yammer, I posted a new article that addressed what happened on Twitter during this case. This article goes more into how Middle schools, High schools, and parents in Torrington, Connecticut, make efforts to communicate with students about rape after the students tweeted their support of two fellow classmates accused of statutory rape.

I like seeing how social media sites are used for good instead of being used for gossip.

Another article on how it is difficult to hire somone when you have to look at their social media page first....is it a violation of privacy?

An interesting article about how for many websites, it's actually illegal to read them if you are under 13 or under 18 due to COPPA (shows a fundamental problem in the law and how terms of service work)

A discussion of using Facebook in a college classroom "Moreover, the students essentially ran the group. Although I wrote posts and comments, students wrote over 90 percent of the posts and over 80 percent of the comments. These included everything from asking for notes, getting clarification on points made in lecture, posting videos and images that pertained to class material, forming study groups, noting relevant events on campus, and congratulating class members on specific accomplishments. Sometimes these posts were made during class, right after I discussed something. I thought that this behavior would bother me, but it simply added to the value of the group and reinforced the spontaneity of interaction."

A useful search engine for searching Twitter, Facebook, and other sites

An interesting argument about the virtues of sharing information and narratives previously thought to be private online.

Maybe we can read this?

A wiki for looking up information about the Chippewa Valley area. Courtesy of the Chippewa Valley Museum. I thought this might be a nice resource to have if you are doing research on anything local.

Cool, new information from Apple!

A really cool link for all the future educators in class. Might be of use in your research projects.

Another criticism of the It Gets Better Project that I will use for my research

A criticism of the It Gets Better Project that I will use for my research

Super easy-to-use way of capturing video/audio on your computer. You know those tutorials you see on youtube, where they show you how to use photoshop or other programs? This allows you to create those. Maybe useful for final projects?