Social Media Blog #2: Language/Disruptive Behavior
Responses Due: Sunday, September 8, 2013; 9pm

Chapter 5

1. Using the Transactional Model of Communication as a framework (discussed in the first week), discuss how linguistic and paralinguistic cues have altered how communication occurs in this model. Refer to specific elements of the model and use specific cues discussed in Ch.5.
2. Discuss how the medium of the Internet impacts gendered communication. Give examples.

Chapter 12

1. Cyber-bullying is quickly becoming an epidemic among today's youth. Discuss how the medium supports this type of disruptive behavior and what needs to be done to stop this particular crime.
2. If you were to create a code of conduct for Internet use, what would it entail and why?

Social Media Blog #1: Characteristics/Online Genres
Responses Due: Sunday, September 1, 2013; 9pm

Chapter 2
1. Choose one of the following Internet characteristics (listed below) and give an example, from your life, as to how the characteristic has impacted your communication process:
              a. Time and Space
              b. Social Space
              c. Private vs. Public

2. How do you understand the concept of space when using a computer network (please refer to one of 3 types of space mentioned in the chapter)

Chapter 4
1. How does the Internet support both  informational and interpersonal activities? Give specific examples.
2. Find an example of an advocacy website and evaluate the site content based on the following 5 criteria: accuracy, authority, objectivity, coverage, and currency.

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