Monday, the 26th: Meet at 10:00 a.m. for Webconference
During the week: Read the article about Computers and Culture: "Invasion of the Web Amateurs" (page 16)
READING COMPREHENSION: (Due on Tuesday)
Choose the correct answer for each item and write the corresponding letter in the space provided.
____ 1. In his new book, what does Andrew Keen say the Internet is responsible for?
a. giving idiots too much authority
b. damaging social connections
c. bankrupting the publishing industry
d. eroding people's reading skills
____ 2. Which of the following would Keen say has been most damaged by the Internet?
a. filmmakers
b. hobbyists
c. school teachers
d. experts
Mark each statement with a "T" if it is true, or an "F" if it is false. Rewrite false statements to make them true.
____ 11. Newsweek's Steven Levy believes that high-quality Internet content will eventually win out over junk.
SHORT ANSWER
Write a brief response (no more than a sentence) to the following questions.
21. Newsweek's Steven Levy compares the Internet with what past technological invention?
WRITTEN RESPONSE: (Due on Wednesday)
What is the thesis of Andrew Keen's book? What story does "Invasion of the Web Amateurs" tell about Wikipedia? How does Keen respond to the latest Wikipedia incident? With which of Keen's points does Newsweek's Steven Levy agree? To what historical invention does Levy compare the Internet? What do optimists like Levy believe? What does Levy think might threaten high-quality journalism? What irony does Levy point out about Keen?
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8 comments:
1- c. bankrupting the publishing industry .
2- d. experts .
3- T.
4- An invention which is Wikipedia.
1) C Bankrupting the publishing industry
2) Experts
3) T
4) Wikipedia
- The entire internet movement involving collective. intelligence,citizen journalism and the wisdom of the crowds.
- Tenured professor of religion…who holds a Phd in theology and a degree in canon law.
- Levy agreed that the survival of professional journalists is essential.
- To the society and his mortgage payments.
- Wikipedia.
- Optimists believe that the cream will rise to the top.
- The audience at large thinks that the truly good stuff isn't worth paying for.
- Taking on the rabble won't hurt the Google ratings.
1- a
2- d
3- F
4- Wikipedia
* The thesis of Keen’s book states the idea that the internet movement, including Wikipedia, blog sites, YouTube and iTunes, is a cultural breakdown run by amateurs.
* It tells a story about a 24 year old college dropout who declared to be a tenured professor of religion, hold a Phd in theology and a degree in canon law.
* "The popular internet-based encyclopedia"
* Levy agrees "that the survival of professional journalists is essential,both to society and to his mortgage payments."
* Wikipedia.
* "Optimists believe that the cream will rise to the top."
* "The audience at large thinks that the truly good stuff isn't worth paying for."
* "Taking on the rabble won't hurt his Google rating."
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