English 372 Spring 2013 (UWEC)

Time to change your relationship status

Product placement and an ADHD culture come together so nicely...

I don't have to sit at my computer anymore to shop?

I never thought I would take a class where I would be encouraged to be on various social media sites. Now I guess it is even possible to major in social media! It looks like we've come a long way from our high school teachers snatching our cell phones in the hallways.

Decide for yourself: cool or creepy apps

A list of ways that Mallary Jean Tenore sees Twitter as improving her writing.

This the website that will allow you to download the program Jing. It lets you narrate activity you are doing on your computer.

George W Bush's e-mail account gets hacked. The importance of keeping your e-mail and networks safe.

This article brings up many topics about our current social media use like whether or not it brings people together or keeps them apart. The article discusses how people used to be and are now (people are living more solitary lives, gathering less, meeting less people, and feeling like they have no one to talk to). It also includes many statistics and examples to analyse the effects of Facebook on today's society.

As the title suggests, this article from The Innovative Educator (tech-related education blog I follow) discusses ways that different social media could be used to coordinate with parents. The principles could be applied to any job, really....