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.