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Period |
Do |
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2/3-2/17 |
Read
the things on cultural phenomena and prepare the questions there for
class discussion on 2/17. Also, review
the sites and discussion in the relevant Catalyst discussions boards. Journal exercises: Find
the earliest use of “google” as a verb you can. Feel free to use any tools you like (i.e.,
not just Google). Find
a Google game, fan site, hate site, or other site (non-business,
non-technological) that you think is relevant. Feel free to post these in Catalyst, and be
ready to discuss and analyze it in class on the 17th. |
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1/20-2/3 |
Read
the readings on business and prepare the questions there for class discussion
on 2/3. Also, review the sites and
discussion in the Catalyst discussion board on business matters. Journal exercises: Continue
to look for and identify interesting Web sites for future classes. Find
any information you can about Google’s revenue sources. As a private company, they’re not obligated
to release financial information, but see what you can find from other
sources about how much revenue they generate and what their sources of
revenue are. |
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1/6-1/20 |
Join the class
listserv (by 1/7). Journal
exercises: Search,
using Google alone, for evidence of any other college or university courses
on Google you can find (I don’t mean little workshops; I mean courses that
look at Google as an object of study) Find
a googlewhack. Begin
to look for and identify Web sites relevant for future
classes: on Google as business,
cultural phenomenon, effect on searching, fun, etc. Each of you should submit at least one site to me for a future topic, and
also discuss the process and reflections on it for the Journal. These can be submitted via the Catalyst
discussion board. Read
the readings on technology and research and prepare the questions there for
class discussion on 1/20. URLs
from class: OCLC Open WorldCat
pilot (searching for book records to get at library holidings) |