McLuhan: The medium is the message intro

1. Discussion of "Understanding Media: Extensions of Man (1964)" -- "Medium is the Message" 

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT CLASS

Have the rest read by next class

2. Watch  www.marshallmcluhanspeaks.com 

ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT CLASS

3. Post in 3 examples of current "mediums", innovations/inventions/breakthroughs in communication..applying McLuhan's idea to current technology, along with visual examples of these mediums..

One of these should be an example of interactivity.

and

Have the rest of the Mc Luhan text read  by next class

Post these examples as a single blog entry by next class (WED 2nd) , but also save them to your USB drive.

SET UP CLASS BLOGS / INTRO TO MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE

There was a TYPO on the Syllabus:

I accidently listed a previous version of the CLASS BLOG…THIS IS THE PROPER ADDRESS FOR OUR CLASS BLOG:

http://medialit111spring2011.blogspot.com/

Did everyone get the USB 2.0 flash drive?

Most of the class today will be used setting up the class blogs on http://blogspot.com / http://blogger.com

You will need to goto BLOGSPOT and login with your google account.

Next click on the option to Create a new Blog and follow the instructions..

You may use whatever template you like, add plugins, stylesheets, etc.

I encourage you to make this a personalized space..

REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOG:

 your blog URL can be whatever you would like it to be, but I suggest to make it something that you will remember.. like the class blog hub URL, http://medialit111spring2011.blogspot.com/

Your Blog Title needs to be your first and last name. This is what allows me to easily find your blog and grade your work.

The class blog title is Media Literacy Spring 2011. This is what appears on the top of the page.

You will need to Add the gadget or plugin to your blog called “blog list”

This is done in the administration/dashboard section of your blog, as demonstrated in class.

Once you add the “blog list” plugin, you need to make sure that the class hub’S URL is added to your page, and your URL is added to the class blog.

***This should not be done as a blog “following”. You must use this “blog list” plugin in order to get your work graded properly. It is your responsibility to make sure your blog is listed on the Class Hub. Otherwise your work may not get graded for the semester.

HAND OUT THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE BY MARSHAL MCLUHAN

From, UNDERSTANDING MEDIA – THE EXTENSIONS OF MAN

FOR MONDAY THE 31ST, YOU NEED TO HAVE PAGES 1-11 IN THE MCLUHAN TEXT READ, READY TO DISCUSS.

REVIEW SYLLABUS

TODAY WE WILL REVIEW A SYLLABUS

FOR NEXT TIME I NEED YOU SET UP A BLOGSPOT / GOOGLE ACCOUNT SO YOU CAN MAKE A BLOG FOR THE CLASS