Violence in Mumbai--November, 2008

The violence in Mumbai, India was captured in real time and published on the internet. This is a picture of one of the terrorists that was uploaded on Flickr.
Others used Twitter to send short messages about what they saw.
Arun Shanbhag teaches at the Harvard Medical School and used Twitter. His blog was another source of an eyewitness account.

These web 2.0 applications were great sources of information and
often outperformed the traditional media.

Day of Listening

A Day of Listening has been organized by StoryCorps. They have posted a guide to creating a recording with a relative or friend. November 28, 2008 is the official day.

Voicethread

We experimented with Voicethread. How can we use it in our classes?

Welcome

The internet has changed many aspects of our lives. Politics is one example. Who would have thought that Obama and McCain would have a Facebook page. Who uses it more effectively?




Obama has a Facebook page. McCain has a Facebook page. The election is tomorrow November 4.

Please review each candidate's Facebook page. Summarize how each candidate uses Facebook. Then decide which candidate makes best use of the Facebook technology. Give example to support your point of view.