Class Work
Reflection: After submitting an essay, it is useful to reflect on the paper. What did you like about your essay? What was challenging? If you had more time, what, if anything, would you change? (Use the notecard provided. Attach it to your peer editing sheet and submit.)

Something new!
Technology-
Table assignment - one paper, please:
Make a list of all of the technology that is available to YOU in your home, car, place of work, an school. (3 minutes)

Discussion considerations:1. What technological advances have you seen in your lifetime? What exists now that did not exist when you were born? Would you want to go back to the way it was?
2. What is your favorite techno gizmo or gadget? Why? Could you live 24 hours without it? Would you want to?
3. How much money do we spend on technology each month? (Individial/table/whole class)_


Discover: Who are you on-line? Google or Yahoo or Bing yourself and find out. What can others find out about you? (7 minutes) We will follow with a discussion.
Discuss:

• Did you know that the information was available?
• Did anything surprise you?
• Did anything concern you?
• Did anything make you happy?
• Should you  be worried?

Article: "The Whole World Is Watching" by Thomas Friedman (Save for Thursday.)
 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/27/opinion/27friedman.html?_r=0
Questions to answer:

• How does Friedman open the essay? How would you respond in that situation?
• What are the positives and negatives of our "whole world is watching" society?
• What "digital fingerprints" are you leaving? In what ways might that impact your future?
• Do you agree or disagree that blogs, forums, etc., enhance communication?

 Homework: Do you have any rights to privacy on-line? Read this article for homework. Respond to the following on CANVAS.

Illusion of Twitter Privacy

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/uncle-sam-and-the-illusion-of-privacy-online/385332/

A. What are three key points of the article? (15 points)

B. In a well developed paragraph or two, share your thoughts. Are people entitled to privacy on-line? Why or why not? (25 points)

 Homework challenge: Go 24 hours without your favorite techno item. Keep a journal of the experience - on paper, of course!  ( 25 points) You may use the weekend for this. The assignment is not due until next Tuesday.

6. One last homework assignment - we will do part of this in class today! "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury.
http://www.gs.cidsnet.de/englisch-online/originals/soft_rains.htm


Audio recording: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/there-will-come-soft-rains


Finish reading the story. List the "technology" that we have today that is like the technology in the story.
Bring a paper list to class on Tuesday.