Principles of New Media

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Post #15 Directions: Your Principles of New Media

This semester we have learned the meaning of the word ‘DIGITAL’,  explored characteristics of  WEB 2.0 and discussed various contemporary topics in New Media. 

Now is your chance to decide what a course called “principles of new media” should address. What should the next semester of students enrolled in Principles of New Media learn?

A “principle” can be defined as a fundamental truth, part, or aspect of something. According to you, what are the foundational (most important) ideas/theories/concepts of New Media? 

Based on what you have learned this semester, your post should present 3 “Principles of New Media”  to be covered next semester. You post should reference 3 class reading and 3 outside articles. If you are having trouble coming up with your “principles” revisit the Web 2.0 reading.

Post #15 is the final post and worth 5 points. It should be 800+ words. It is due on May 9th BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

Final Project Timeline: [Insert Catchy Title]

Link to Live Timeline

[Timeline/Artifact Summary & Call-to-Action Statement]

Part 1: Summarize the history of your New Media artifact (300 words).

  • Look back at the questions your timeline should answer (seen in week 12 of course schedule) and make sure these points are addressed in your timeline. Summarize the history VERY BRIEFLY HERE and tie up any loose ends or events you may have left out. (Imagine this is the blurb people read quickly if they won’t click through your whole timeline…)

Part 2: Then, based on what you have learned about New Media this semester, imagine/guess/forecast what will happen with Your Mew Media Artifact in the future (400+ words)

  • Will it “go out of style”?
  • Will it be replaced by other technological advancements or tech companies?
  • Will it continue to change modern day life? How?
  • Will it evolve into a more “futuristic” version of itself?

Final Project Post with timeline and statement due on MAY 24th BEFORE CLASS

Digital Ecology & Networked Devices Assessment

 Your New Media Ecology 

STEP 1 –> 

For the next 5 days (Friday 2/16 – Tuesday 2/20) pay attention and take notes about all the new media devices/platforms you use throughout your day. Keep a running list of: devices, platforms, apps, and website. If you use a device/app/platform or visit a website 2 or more times, add it to the list.

By Tuesday, February 20th: Complete Digital Ecology/Networked Devices Assessment

Create Post #4 to list all New Media and related items, etc. Categorize the post as “Digital Ecology List“

STEP 2 –> 

By Tuesday, February 27th:  Create Post #5 (*PRIVATE REFLECTION*): Digital Ecology Reflection: reflect on your assessment and ecology map.  Categorize the post as “Digital Ecology Reflection”

This paper should be an analysis of your own digital media ecology. What do I mean by a digital media ecology? Read this article to learn about and define “an ecology” and use this information to describe your new media ecology. Your paper should use a personal narrative to discuss how new media shapes your everyday life and you opinion about the internet of things that you live within.

Address the following questions:

  • What role does new media and the internet of things play in your own life? 
  • What insights did you gain from this tracking your new media use?
  • What do you think about your new media use in light of our Internet of Things debate?
  • How might this inform your future engagements with New Media?

Additional Requirements

Your post will:

  • reference the ecology reading above*
  • reference at least 1 other class reading*
  • contain AT LEAST 3 hyperlinks to outside sources.
  • contain AT LEAST 1 other pieces of media (image, video, audio)

*Use these references to describe how you understand and experience time, place, social interactions, culture, the economy, and politics through new media.

Example Timeline

Post 1: 5 Cs of New Media

By Friday February 2nd create Post #1. Describe and link to an example for the 5 “C”s we discussed in class.  Also include one sentence about what you hope to learn in this course.

Categorize the post as “Intro to New Media”.

Dont forget to: 

  1. Join thiscourse site (via sidebar on Homepage)
  2. Sign up for Hypothesis (here:  hypothes.is) and

Post 2: Web 2.0

By Noon Thursday February 8th create Post #2.

Prompt: But really, what is Web 2.0? 

Find an example that demonstrates at least 3 of O’Reilly’s 7 principles. In the post (250 words), share your example and describe how it demonstrates the properties of “web 2.o”.  Link to your example, if possible.

Categorize the post as “Web 2.0“.

Creating a Post

All posts should be AT LEAST 250 words. You can create posts in two ways:

1. When viewing the “front end” of the site, hover over “+New” and Post.

2. Or, in the dashboard, visit the “Posts” area and click the “Add New” button on the top left.

Once you are in the post editor, add a post title and content. Remember to categorize and tag your post. Once complete, click Publish to make it live!

 

 

Hypothes.is & Annotation Directions

Throughout the semester we will be annotating several articles with an online tool called Hypothes.is. Hypothes.is can be used publicly or in private-facing groups. We will be annotating in a group so our annotations are only visible to our class members. Read  the directions below or watch this how-to video to learn how to use Hypothes.is.

Why we Annotate

In this class, reading is not a passive activity. Using annotation we will comment on the texts as we read them. We will be able to read and respond to each others comments, AKA annotations. A few guidelines for annotating are below.

Find passages that:

  • You think are important. Is it the main point? The main idea? The author’s opinion? Use the highlight/annotation feature to share your thoughts.
  • You don’t understand. Highlight/annotate to ask a question.
  • That you agree or disagree with. Highlight/annotate to tell us why.

Setting Up Hypothes.is

To join and setup Hypothes.is, follow the steps below.

Go to the Hypothes.is site, and sign up for a username. It can be your real name but it does not have to be.

Once you have a username, sign in to your hypothes.is account.

Click the following link to join our course group: Join our Prin. New Media 2018 Hypothesis group

Visit ourCourse Schedule to find information about articles to annotate.

Using Hypothes.is

To annotate using Hypothes.is follow the steps below.

Sign In: First, make sure you are signed into hypothes.is and logged into our group. To sign-in and get to our group, navigate to our course site, and find the Hypothes.is sidebar – it will pop out from the right. This  Hypothes.is annotation sidebar is where you can sign in, navigate to our group, and annotate articles.

Go to Group: The title at the top of annotation sidebar tells you what area or group you are annotating within. If you are not in any group, it will say Public. To get into our group click the word Public and select our group (“Prin. New Media 2018”) from the list. If our group name does not appear, you have not been added. You will need to click this link to get added to our group. Once you click this link, you will see our group in the drop-down menu of the annotation sidebar.

Annotate: Visit our Course Schedule to find the articles to annotate. Click one of the articles. You will be taken to a new page with the article and the annotation sidebar. Look at the sidebar title to confirm that you are in our group area. Use your cursor to highlight a piece of text you would like to annotate. Click “Annotate” from the pop-up that appears over the highlighted text. Write your annotation in the sidebar and post it to our group area.