1. Introductions

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so-ci-e-ty n. pl. so ci e ties

1. The totality of social relationships among humans.
2. A group of humans broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture.

These are the key concepts of Computers and the Internet in Society. What impact have computers had on society in general? Is this good or bad? Who has been affected? Where are computers now?

Learning outcomes

• introduce yourself and "meet" your classmates
• explore the course structure and presentation
• use the online forums for discussions
• learn about learning literacies and lifelong learning
• practice online research

Keywords

• computers in society - past, present, future, benefits, shortcomings, themes, issues

Study questions

Here are some questions to get you thinking about the important concepts and information as you review the selected media - articles, diagrams, videos, podcasts for this module.

• Have you used a computer today?
• Are there general computer-related issues that concern you? Do you have strong feelings about any of the topics that we will be covering? See course outline listed on the main CIS2 course page.
• What are some of the benefits of computers to society? Are there some aspects that are not beneficial?
• Are books and libraries going to change? If yes, when might that happen?
• Are crimes "worse" because of computers? How so?
• Have you or your family been affected by computers and health care?
• How are computers helping people with disabilities?
• Where will we see the biggest impact of computers on society? How will this happen? How long before this happens?

All course materials are open on the first day of class for the quarter. Start work immediately. Please read the assignments carefully. There are many assignment activities for each module in this course.
NOTE: ALL activities for a module must be completed by the published due date for that module. See the Syllabus and the Canvas calendar for module due dates.

Assignments

NOTE: To remain enrolled in this course, ALL these assignments, activities and discussions must be completed by the due date for Module 1.

Assignment activities - overviews, descriptions, activities, discussion prompts, references, etc. are listed together on separate web pages for each Module. Links to the module pages are located in the Canvas Modules outline section with all the links for that module. To display the Modules outline, click on the Modules link in the left navigation menu on the main Canvas course page.

Your responses to assignment activities will be graded for college-level writing. Spelling and grammar errors will result in deductions. Late submissions may accepted. An extension will be considered if requested prior to the due date. Complete and thoughtful replies that demonstrate original thinking and personal experience contribute to the overall success of the course.

Discussion participation

• Review - Just read what others have posted - No comments or reply required. There are good resources here if you are interested in learning more about the topic.

• Reply / Respond / Comment - In addition to your own response to the discussion, ass to this discussion with additional questions or comments as outlined in the discussion description.

Resources

• Active learning - We are always on the look out for interactive activities, case studies and serious games related to course topics. If you find interesting resources, please let us know. We will add them into the course.
• Videos - If you prefer videos for learning, you are welcome to provide videos as your selected resources for discussion related searches.
• Text - Many resources provided are text articles. Reading and writing are still very important, especially for college-level learning and beyond.

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All the activities below are due on the Module 1 due date.

1. Read the Syllabus - CIS 2 Computers and the Internet in Society. There is a lot of important information in the syllabus. Submit I have read the Syllabus. Note one item that is important to your success in this course. Important: This counts as having attended the first day of class.
   
   
2. Learn about the Canvas course management system and online education. Complete the Online Education Center Orientation. Submit Online Orientation assignment.
   . Other resources : Using Canvas . Canvas Resource Library for Students provides links to other DeAnza resources. Canvas Student Guide provides in-depth information about the Canvas learning management system.
   
   
3. In the Discussions, introduce yourself to your classmates. Write an 'introduction in 140 characters or less' about yourself. Post your introduction in discussion topic Introductions and expectations. Please use the Reply function to post your information. This will add your introduction to the topic discussion thread. For example, here is my introduction.
     Valerie Taylor - always learning something new, sharing important and interesting ideas
   AND "Reply" to ask a question about another student's introduction.
4. Add a picture to your Canvas profile. Go to My profile setting, select Edit profile, and add a picture. This will show up as the little picture next to your discussion posts.
   
   
5. To your Introduction, add 2-3 sentences about your outside interests. Are you interested in art, music, computer games, travel, cooking? Do you have any pets? This is an opportunity to meet classmates with similar interests. Why are you taking this course and what do you hope to learn in the class? Could you physically get to DeAnza campus in Cupertino? If not, why not? Post as a Reply or edit to add to your Introductions and expectations post.
   
   
6. How do you approach tasks? Review the article Are you a thinker, a planner or a doer? This will be useful in the discussions and online collaborations in the coming weeks. Indicate your type - Thinker, Planner or Doer and post a short note about your 'type" to your introduction in the discussion topic Introductions and expectations.
   
   
7. Look up your name in 2-3 search sites - Google, DuckDuckGo, LinkedIn. Are there any references to YOU? Did you know that you are mentioned on the internet? Are there other people with the same name listed? Is there a problem for you if people mistake the other person for you? How many links were found that contained references to people with the same name as you? Look at a few of these sites. Are there some interesting people who share your name? List 3-4 people in discussion Interesting People with My Name.
   There are more than 400,000 references to Valerie Taylor. There is a romance novelist, a professor of Electrical Engineering, a shark researcher, a woman who works to build hospitals in Bangladesh, and me, just to name a few.
   There are more than 600 people - mostly female, with my name in the U.S. I haven't met any, but another Valerie Taylor - similar but different date of birth, goes to the same dentist.
   
   
8. Visitors and Residents - Read the article or view the video or listen the podcast interview with David White. Residents are contributors, not just consumers of content. How important is it that "anyone" can write / publish to the web? What can be done to ensure that "everyone" can be found? Whose responsibility is this? Post a brief summary of your thoughts and questions to the Visitors and Residents discussion. Review 2 others.
   
   
9. Societies and Social Behavior - Collaborating, cooperating, sharing. Play the Aquation game. https://ssec.si.edu/aquation What does this show about social behavior?.
   Humans and animals groups depend on social behaviors. Look for definitions and examples of societies. Select two resources that highlight different qualities and examples of "society". Post a summary and links for your selections to the Societies and Social Behaviors discussion. Review and comment on 2 other posts.
   
   
10. Technology - What do we mean by technology provides an overview of "technology". Review the document and select 2 technologies that you think will have an impact on society. Post a brief explanation for your selection to Observations and Predictions discussion topic.
    Comment on the posts of 2 others. Is there anything that you can respectfully disagree with? What can you add to the discussion?
    
    
11. Read A Computer Geek's History of the Internet - Not the complete history but just the cool stuff. The Internet history from the perspective of a computer geek. Pick one event that was interesting to you and post a brief note about the event you selected in the Computer Geek's History discussion. Why was this particular event interesting to you?
    http://web.archive.org/web/20050401033400/http://www.wbglinks.net/pages/history/
    
    
12. Review the Keywords and Study questions at the top of this page. These will help you look for important ideas in the rest of assignments for this module.
    
    
13. Culture is organic, it’s a living thing. It must regenerate itself, or it dies. What is Modern Technology’s Impact on Culture in 2025 - Good questions. What do you think? Look for other resources that address the issues described. What about the cultures in other parts of the world? Post a link to your selected resource and a brief -3-4 sentence description of the important point in the Technology and Culture discussion. Review 2 others.
    
    
14. For all the research throughout the course, your selected resources can be videos. Select a YouTube or a TED Talk video that has some relevance to the course. Post a link to your selection and brief description to the Video Resource discussion.
    
    
15. Technology and Society provides a number of case studies that relate to this course topics we cover. Select one that interests you. https://technologyandsociety.org/category/social-implications-of-technology/case-study/ Identify the Winner and the Loser in your chosen case study. (e.g., If the tech helps corporations but hurts privacy, who loses most?). Briefly evaluate if the benefits outweigh the social costs. Post the link to the case study you select and and your evaluations to the discussion Technology and Society.
    Throughout the week, review three (3) or more other discussion post resources. We will be exploring these in more detail throughout the course
    
    
16. Some old web pages are ok and the information is still valid. Some are so outdated that they are funny, so long as you know the difference. There are millions of websites. Some are maintained, update and report the latest and greatest information. Others - not so much. See the first web page ever CERN information https://info.cern.ch/
    Use the Wayback Machine. https://archive.org/web/ Find one "Zombie Page" (information is dangerously wrong/outdated) and one "Time Capsule" (old design, but the facts/logic still hold up). Share the links to the So yesterday ... discussion. For the "Zombie Page," explain one specific real-world consequence that could happen if someone followed that outdated advice today. Review the post of 3 others. (Just review - no comments required. You can comment if you want to add to the discussion.)
    
    
17. Community Service Learning online - There are many opportunities to do community service online via the internet. Many organizations have remote online volunteer work that can be done by people from their computers. SciStarter projects ask volunteers to look for unusual formations in pictures taken by space telescopes, or report birds in your backyard or a park near your school or office. Volunteer Match is a great resource for finding interesting projects. Find an example of an online volunteer or community service. What do online volunteers do? Who benefits from the services provided? Post a link to the site and a brief description of the community service opportunity to the Online Community Service discussion.
    
    
18. Learning Literacies - Have you been taught to study? Learning to learn is rarely taught. Throughout the course we will introduce the six learning Literacies - more that just study skills. The first is Find it - Research and Information Fluency - browsers, search. The internet provides millions of resources. Being able to locate specific credible information is more than a simple Google search.
    "Fact-Check Challenge." Watch this short video on SIFT (Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace). https://youtu.be/qsrXJGpxwIE?si=YrK2Pa8h1rcdw-O0
    Find a "viral" tech news story from the last 48 hours. Apply one part of the SIFT method to verify it. Post the story and your "veracity score" (1–10) based on how credible the source actually is to the Learning Literacies - Find it discussion.
    
    
19. More Canvas exploration - Try different Canvas features and settings. Look at your Profile and make any changes that you would like. Check your Grades. Change the discussion display format - Unread, search by topic, or author. Turn the tracking on and off. Edit your posting. Also check the Canvas resource pages for information about the discussion features. Look for the Help links throughout Canvas. Learn to use the features NOW. Post one new thing you discovered OR one important Canvas feature that you have used in the past that will help other students in the Canvas exploration discussion.
    
    
20. Reflection - I wonder.. - Get into the habit of asking yourself related questions that interest YOU. This leads to "self-directed learning". For example: What questions do you have about technology and society? Why are you interested in the topic? Do this for yourself throughout the course as a technique.
    Try this technique now. For this assignment - What is ONE unanswered question? Submit your question to the I wonder... 1 assignment. Include 1-2 sentences of explanation or clarification for your question if necessary.

When reviewing others' posts, try to find someone who has a completely different perspective or resource than yours. The goal of this course is to see "Society" through many different lenses!

Advice from students in the previous class: Throughout the semester, keep track of the resources that are particularly important in your research and in the class discussions. Your final project is a curated collection of resources for each module - see Module 11 for details.

Media

Readings, videos, pictures, diagrams, podcasts, animations,...

There is no textbook for this course. There are selected Media - articles, videos, pictures, diagrams, podcasts,... listed as resources for each module. You don't need to study them all. Browse through SEVERAL and find 2-3 to review in detail. Or find your own..

If there is a temporary problem with the loading of the resources, all the resources for all modules are available here.

Link to list of resources for this module
https://byxbee.wordpress.com/2024/03/24/cis2-resources-24-4/

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