Syllabus M W F 10-10:50

Mon 8/26                        Orientation
                                           
Wed 8/28                         Global Citizenship—Introduction of semester research project
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 8/30                             Definition and history of social media:   
                                           What is Web 1, What is Web 2?
                                           What is the Cloud?

Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Mon 9/2 Labor Day No Class

Wed 9/4                          Newspapers and coffee shops to listservs
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 9/6                           Online magazines, websites, blogs
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                       Homework

Mon 9/9                           Facebook and LinkedIn; Flickr and Pinterest
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 9/11                        Wikipedia
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 9/13                             Organization of knowledge: Refworks, GoodReads, Zotero
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework. Use each account and outline a short account what each of them is good for and how they can be used toward the final project. Can Facebook and Pinterest suffice? what are the advantages of social media apps to the default SCSU apps (e.g. Refworks) or to the widely accepted apps (FB and Pinterest)

Mon 9/16                        “Technology 101”
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 9/18                        Operating systems
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 9/20                             Mobile devices
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Mon 9/23                        Apps
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 9/25                        Content aggregators
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 9/27                             What is your global issue of interest? Deadline for selection of issue
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Mon 9/30                        Online searching 101
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 10/2                        How to locate organizations that address global issues
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

START PROJECT: ASSIGNMENT CALCULATOR, TITLE AND OUTLINE OF THEIR PROJECT, PLAN OF THEIR PROJECT


Fri 10/4                             Web/online magazine/online newspaper/blog identification and evaluation
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework


Mon 10/7                        Evaluation of information on Facebook and Twitter
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 10/9                        Evaluation and employment of Wikipedia
                                           Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 10/11 No Class
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Mon 10/14                      
Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 10/16                      Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 10/18                          Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Mon 10/21                      Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 10/23                      Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 10/25                          Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Mon 10/28                      Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Wed 10/30                      Class activity
                                           Readings
                                           Homework

Fri 11/1                             
Mon 11/4storytelling(invite Isolde and/or somebody from her FLC)
digita storytelling
Wed 11/6
Fri 11/8
Mon 11/11 No Class
Wed 11/13
Fri 11/15
Mon 11/18
Wed 11/20
Fri 11/22
Mon 11/25
Wed 11/27
Fri 11/29 No Class
Mon 12/2
Wed 12/4
Fri 12/6
Mon 12/9
Wed 12/11
Fri 12/13 LAST DAY OF CLASS