Prezi Projects; Blogs; Geeks & Wired

Period 7:

Take the first 10-15 minutes of class to complete the warm-up response on your blogs. If you finish early, please send me your blog links and your Prezi links for your presentation today.

On your blogs: respond to the following question:

• Think about the media technologies in your life when you were growing up. How did you watch TV shows, listen to music, or communicate with friends? How have those technologies changed since you were very young?

Remember to send me your blog address!

Technology Presentations:

• The Wheel: Joshua
• Alcohol: Kemani
• The Printing Press: Karina
• The Gun: Javant
• Dynamite: Alquasia
• Cigarettes: Akhiyar
• Paper money: Ja'Miah
• Cement: Isobel
• The Telegraph: Jesziah
• The Radio: Britney
• The Microwave: Jenna
• The Telephone: Raeona
• The Television: Victoria
• Genetic Engineering: Turon
• The Atomic Bomb: Pahz
• The Internet: Kordae 

Some tips for future presentations.

Period 8:

Geeks Introduction:

• In the introduction to his book, Katz raises the question: "Where does it begin, this sense of being the Other?" (pp. xvii) Discuss with your small group when you felt or remember feeling like an outcast? What was the situation? What happened to you? How did it affect you? Etc.
• Discuss your reaction/understanding of the term "geek"--see the definitions in the beginning pages of the book. Can you recall the first time you remember hearing the word used? What was the situtation? What did you think about the word? Recall and discuss.
• What did you learn about the history of Geeks (see pages xxiv-xxvi). What interested you or confused you about this history?
• Define geek as you understand it or use it today. How has the term changed since Katz wrote this book (2001)? (pp. xxvi-xxxi)
• Discuss Katz journey to write this book while he was working with the magazine WIRED & Conde Nast (pp. xxxi-xlii). What are some things you learned about the magazine publishing industry?

After our discussion, please return to the lab to look up the online magazine WIRED. Complete the following task:

1. Choose an article from the website and read it. In the COMMENT section of this post, briefly summarize the article and add your reaction to it. Reflect on what we have learned so far about technology; add personal connections and details, explore the idea and/or future of the topic you read about, etc.
2. On your blog write a post about your coming-out story about being a geek or a nerd; OR classify the different kinds of nerds and geeks that exist. Make sure you describe each type.

HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 1 of Geeks (First Encounter) pp's 2-15.