Now it’s time to get really serious. We’ve just crossed the midway point of the semester. Next week I’ll be submitting your midterm grades to the main campus so you will know exactly where you stand in terms of grade. Though after your exams are returned today, you should have an exact point total. I will have Daily Creates scored by the end of the weekend – the scores will be posted on your Feedback Form Google document. Keep an eye out for it.

But let’s be serious for just a moment. The remaining six weeks will either make or break you in terms your final grade. There remain another one hundred points on offer in the second half of the course. They’re just waiting for you to take them. You need to ask yourself a question: are you up to the challenge? Based on what I’v seen so far, I know most of you are. I can’t wait to see what sort of greatness you guys put online in the remaining weeks.

I’ll be doing all I can just to keep up with you.

Anyhow, here’s what’s on tap for today:

Fear and Loathing Online schedule:

• Everywhere Malware:  3/2 (lecture)  |  3/7 (group discussion)
• Privacy and Surveillance: 3/5 (lecture)  |  3/9 (group discussion)
• Vice Online: 3/7 (lecture)  |  3/12 (group discussion)
• Copy Right and Wrong: 3/9 (lecture)  |  3/14 (group discussion)
• Repression Control and Propaganda: 3/12 (lecture)  |  3/16 (group discussion)

Note: Individual conferences will take place between 3/12-3/19

Everywhere Malware:

I will mail everyone the URL to today’s Prezi after the presentation. As mentioned last time, I would appreciated if you guys would turn off your monitors and try your best to direct your attention to the front of the class during this 20-25 minute presentation.

Return Midterm Exams:

We will go over the midterms for the remainder of the lesson. I would like to collect the midterms at the end of the class so that I can do some additional number crunching on the results. They will be returned for you to keep on Monday.