A modular IT literacy course for the Internet era

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Concepts: definition of IT literacy, evolution of IT literacy, variation in IT literacy courses, advantages of modularity, teaching module format

Internet privacy

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Concepts: log, IP address, URL, packet header and body, geo-location, anonymity, proxy server, advertising signals, hacking, social graph

You own your own words

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Concepts: be careful and thoughtful when posting content

Data type evolution

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Concepts: data types, research precedes development, design for the future

How social media can make history

In this talk at the State Department, Clay Shirky reviews the history of communication technology revolutions.  He argues that since the Internet is becoming ubiquitous and taken for granted, it is revolutionary.  He feels the Internet is good for both conversation and broadcast and that it will become the carrier for all media.  He also notes that users can both consume and produce content -- talking to broadcasters and more important, to each other.  As always, Shirky illustrates his talk with compelling examples ranging from African election monitoring to coverage of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China and President Obama's use of the Web.

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Michael Wesch on classroom architecture and questions

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Concepts: the impact of classroom architecture, the sorts of questions one hears in a classroom, might the Internet make a difference?