Category Archives: Social Media

Vindicated

Posted on February 27, 2023 by admin

Back in the Dark Ages, talking with a friend on the phone required me to use a landline, which meant being in the kitchen because the phone there had a 20-foot chord that allowed me to pace as I spoke. … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media | 12 Comments

What’s Real?

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

Imagine a classroom where a student gets so sucked into Mech Arena that he doesn’t hear the teacher ask him a question. What’s more real to the student: the classroom, where he’s surrounded by other members of his own species, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Science, Social Media | 13 Comments

Seeking Organizational Advice

Posted on September 16, 2022 by admin

Next week, I plan to order 15 new podcasting mics for students in the podcasting course to use. This will address the biggest criticism of the course from last year: that I had way too few mics to accommodate the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Media | 19 Comments

Balances of Power

Posted on February 28, 2022 by admin

Students have watched closely as Russia invaded a neighbor in a manner every bit as brazen as the start of the world’s last thirty-year war, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Some have worried whether or not other nations will be pulled … Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics, Social Media | 7 Comments

Doing vs. Having

Posted on November 5, 2021 by admin

American literature students who have read Thoreau generally remember two things about Walden: that Thoreau spent $28.125 building his cabin, and that he deemed the four necessaries of life to be food, fuel, shelter, and clothing. Cell phones did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Media | 18 Comments

You Have the Right to Stay Silent

Posted on September 1, 2021 by admin

Last month, a tenured professor of English I know posted the following comment on the social media page of an elected official who wanted public input on Covid-19 vaccination policies. “At this point, as vicious as it sounds,” she wrote, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Pop Culture, Science, Social Media | 22 Comments

Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on November 15, 2020 by admin

In this evening’s 60 Minutes interview, former president Barak Obama pushed back against the notion that politicians and social media are solely to blame for the bitterness displayed during the recent election cycle. I think he’s being too nice. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Social Media | 17 Comments

The Internet and Privacy

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Thomas_Easterling

Earlier this week, Congress sent to Pres. Trump a bill that would allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to sell data regarding users’ searches and browsing history to third-party advertisers. This made me wonder, once again, what expectations computer users should … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in National Politics, Pop Culture, Social Media | 38 Comments

Help me help us

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Thomas_Easterling

So. . .I’m curious. . .if you all could redesign the MSMS website, what would you want it to look like? How could you make sure that the site’s content remains strong? Are there school websites that you think are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Media | 30 Comments

One More Quick Thought about Yesterday

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Thomas_Easterling

Would all Americans have been better served if our media outlets focused more on reporting the news than on editorializing it? Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media, Uncategorized | 27 Comments