1. CptS 401, Spring 2011 1/13/2011 Welcome to CptS 401: Computers and Society See Dilbert cartoon about “Powerpoint poisoning”: http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2000-08-16/ 1

2. CptS 401, Spring 2011 1/13/2011 Are you here? 2

3. CptS 401, Spring 2011 1/13/2011 Have you logged in to OSBLE? A: Yes B: No, but I meant to C: No, I don’t know how 3

4. CptS 401, Spring 2011 1/13/2011 A Word on Your Term Project… Let’s look at the term project description We’ll have a team building day next Thursday I’ve set up a Google Group (accessible through OSBLE) for pitching and discussing ideas. Start thinking about this and participate in the online discussions 4

5. CptS 401, Spring 2011 1/13/2011 Digital Nation Documentary produced as part of the PBS “Frontline” series Created by Rachel Dretzin and Douglas Rushkoff An in-depth exploration of the impact of computing technologies on human life Raises many important issues to be explored in this course Use it as inspiration for your term project! 5