Announcements:
- Poetry Slam April 12! POETS: Could your project be working toward this audience as well?
- Creativity Festivity 2017 @ DAC! Artists: Could your project be working toward this audience as well?
Sherry Turkle's TED Talk: Connected But Alone
During talk, write down ideas/phrases/words/concepts that stands out to you. Write down at least one question you would like to ask this researcher, or that this talk sparked for you.
PAIR SHARE an idea/phrase/word/concept that stood out to you
Discuss: What was the thesis of this talk? What, ultimately, is she trying to say about our use of technology?
A different perspective: "Technology Made Us Humans":
1. Do you agree with the narrator in the Shots of Awe video we watched today that, "Technology is the real skin of our species?" Why or why not?
2. Are there fundamental differences between technological tools like an ax to chop wood and technological devices like smartphones? If so what are those differences especially in terms of the ways the two types of tools shape/help/impact us?
FOUR CORNERS
- Sherry Turkle is right. Our devices and "connected" habits are robbing us of important pieces of our humanity and we need to intervene intentionally.
- Our social media-based digital lives are making us happier and more connected to other human beings.
JOURNAL 2.10: Technology and Happiness/Meaning
What role does technology play in your own happiness and meaning? What role does social media play in defining your life? Is it an extension of your authentic self or is the opposite true? How do you feel that our digital technology is impacting humans as a whole?
The Project
1. Review the RUBRIC
Work Time: Brainstorm project/Work on philosophy statement and/or proposal