Ease of Access vs. Privacy and Security

There is no doubt that cloud computing and mobile devices are convenient to use, but they do raise serious questions about privacy and security. Do the benefits of such technology outweigh the downside? Which is more important to you: ease of access, or privacy and security? Write a blog post of at least 250 words giving your response to those questions, and read and respond to at least two classmates' blog entries.

Social Media

What is your experience of social media? What (if any) social media accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.) do you have? What do you use it for? In your experience, what are the positive and negative aspects of social media? Write a response of at least 250 words on your blog. Read and respond to at least two of your classmates' blog posts.  

Welcome to ELP 102 Sping I 2014

Each week I will post a "blog question of the week" here for you to answer on your blogs. Your first assignment is to create a Blogger account if you don't already have one, and then create a personal blog for this class. Once you have done that, email me the URL for your blog. Use your personal blog to post the answers to the "blog question of the week." For each question, you must also read at least two classmates' blogs and post a comment on their blog in response. Your first blog question is the one posed by James Burke at the beginning of Connections: “...take a look at the room you’re in, and above all the man-made objects in that room that surround you. The television set, the lights, the phone, and so on. And ask yourself: what do those objects do to your life just because they’re there?” Pick one such object and write a post of at least 200 words answering Burke's question.