Born Digital

Remember, in this class we set out to understand 3 things:

What are the principles of social media culture?
What are the effects of social media on various aspects of society, work, life, etc.?
How is social media used in specific contexts? How should it be used?

The book Born Digital focuses on effects. What are the effects of [...]

Tech621 mentors

And the social media mentoring is a go! Below are the mentor-mentee pairs.
So, what do you do as a mentor?
It would be wonderful if you:

comment on the student’s blog posts now and again
provide advice about blogging & twittering
be there for the student, so he/she knows it’s OK to ask questions.

What do you do as a [...]

Final project pre-proposal

Starting next week, we’re putting together pieces towards your final project for this class. Please check the class schedule to see when things are due.
The first part is a project pre-proposal. In the pre-proposal, which you will write on your blog, you need to explain as much as you know about what you want to [...]

Social Media Mentoring

A student in TECH 621 got my attention about adopt a blogger, one of the projects of the Social Media Club.
So, since this is a very small class (5 graduate students) I thought it might be worth while to launch this question out there:

Would you be interested in being one of my students’ social media [...]

How to succeed in TECH 621

You may feel a bit of information overload and a bit of confusion about TECH 621. This is normal, because this course probably is very different from others you have taken.
You are trained to succeed in your typical course, but may not be sure how to tackle this one. Here’s some help:
To succeed in TECH [...]

Your blog for TECH 621

I was just about to write a post about how to plan and write a successful blog for class, when I realized… it’s already in the syllabus!
I’m pasting below the relevant part from the syllabus, in an attempt to direct your attention to it.
Comment on this post within 10 hours (ask a question, or somehow [...]