TenFour

How to get involved in challenging the hegemony of Clear Channel. One of five "how-to" videos exploring new media technologies from an activist perspective.

How to challenge the cultural and ideological biases of the sorority sustem. One of five "how-to" videos exploring new media technologies from an activist perspective.

How can social online communities such as facebook.com be used to mobilize students for activist causes? One of five "how-to" videos exploring new media technologies from an activist perspective.

An interview with MIT Professor Henry Jenkins about the cultural and ideological climate surrounding video games.

An interview with St. Mary's College Professor Richard Edwards about the role of new media in higher education. Look for "Out of the Past" in the iTunes Podcast Directory to listen to Professor Edwards' podcasts.

An interview with Ari Schwartz about the recent Sony BMG rootkit issue and his work as the Associate Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology (www.cdt.org).

An interview with Jim Babka about online political activist networks and his work as Director and Co-Founder of one such organization, Downsize DC (www.downsizedc.org).

An interview with USC Professor Stacy Smith about gender representations in children's media and her work with Geena Davis' "See Jane" project (www.seejane.org).

Defamiliarizing community on the Internet. Begin tour here: http://iml104.iml.annenberg.edu/tenfour/podcasts/podcast_2_html/isomi_podcast_2.html

Let Andy be your guide in a tour of his del.icio.us bookmarks of Internet sites about Jack Thompson, the crusader against video game violence. Begin tour here: http://iml104.iml.annenberg.edu

Let Sam be your guide in a tour of Amazon.com, examining how the site records personal data about your shopping and browsing habits. Begin tour here: http://www.amazon.com

Follow Lindsay on an "Internet safari" in exploring tween Internet usage. Begin tour here: http://iml104.iml.annenberg.edu/tenfour/podcasts/podcast_2_html/lindsay_podcast_2.html

Follow Sonia's lead as we explore the internet as a research tool and we learn to use critical skills to find and distribute information about the American Bald Eagle. Begin tour here: http://www.wikipedia.org

This podcast discusses "Ontology is Overrated", Clay Shirky's article on cataloguing and folksonomy and the pros and cons of each system. It also discusses possibilities for the future of information organization and retrieval in the online realm. Link: http://www.shirky.com/writings/ontology_overrated.html

This podcast explores the development of the online community and its role in society, looking at arguments from Geert Lovink and Sherry Turkle. It is suggested that both activism and a communal spirit are possible in the virtual community, and references to Robert Putnam's Better Together help identify what makes a community effective. Links: Lovink video: http://www.iml.annenberg.edu/html/research/summits/summitsVideoPublic.htm, Turkle article: http://www.prospect.org/print/V7/24/turkle-s.html