SELECT ONE TOPIC
Select one of the 12 research topics below and complete ALL THREE sections:
Topic 1: Digital Media as a Distraction (Week 1)
Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier - Chapter 1: Distracted by Everything PBS Online Video Documentary Series – Chapter 1 (00:00 - 08:28 minutes) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/digitalnation/
Topic 2: The Use of Digital and Social Media in Politics (Week 2)
(Smartphone political ads target non-political events to talk directly to voters, one by one (web page) https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/local_news/smartphone-political-ads-target-non-political-events-to-talk-directly/article_e5f0eeeb-f7ee-5c28-8b10-343996ab45a1.html.
Topic 3: Virtual Worlds and Their Impact on Society (Week 3)
Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier- Chapter 7 Virtual Worlds PBS Online Video Documentary Series – Start the video then Navigate to Chapter 7 (52:05 - 1:01:26) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/digitalnation/.
Topic 4: Fake News (Week 3)
Fake News Vs Real News (PBS Online video) https://www.pbs.org/video/fake-news-vs-real-news-ltadaw/.
Topic 5: The Digital Divide (Week 6)
Digital Divides 2016 | Pew Research Center http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/digital-divide/2017
Small towns join forces to bridge the digital divide (YouTube video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txMijyHgAyg.
Topic 6: E-commerce (Week 7)
How Amazon Controls E-commerce: Amazon.com the Hidden empire: (online slideshow - 84 slides) https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/how-amazon-controls-ecommerce-slides/.
SECTION 1: SELECT ONE TOPIC FROM THE 6 TOPICS LISTED ABOVE
Answer the questions below:
Item 1: Which topic did you select?
Item 2: Why does this topic appeal to you?
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