Assmt+2+-+Presentations+of+NM+Issues

The **schedule for the Presentation of New Media Issues** is shown below.

The presentations will take place in weeks 12, 14 and 15. These are independent learning weeks where we meet online. During these independent learning weeks, After viewing and commenting on the presentations, all students are to provide a **brief reflection of the key learning points** of that week in the **discussion page of the class wikispace.** This is to be completed **before the next lesson** and will be taken as attendance for the week.
 * ** Presenters ** || ** Non-Presenters ** ||
 * ** Presenting Online **
 * Post the URLs (e.g. blog, YouTube URLs, etc.) to your new media presentations 2 days prior to the lesson date in the week.
 * Ensure that your presentation content is ready on the lesson date for the class to view and have an online discussion.
 * Submit your signed assignment cover page on the lesson date to the tutor’s letterbox (IIT, Block 1 Level 7).
 * Managing Online Discussion in **** a Discussion Forum on Wikispace **
 * Create a discussion forum in this wikispace (click on the Discussion tab on this page) for the discussion of your presentation. **It is named this way**: Your Name - Your Topic //(E.g. Sandra Wong - Use of New Media in Building a Civil Society)//
 * Facilitate the discussion on your presentation for a week in the designated discussion forum.
 * **This constitutes one quarter of the assessment mark.**
 * Reading and Commenting on Other Presentations **
 * Participate in online discussions of other presentations
 * Refer to the column on the right for instructions. || ** Read the presentations and interact with the whole class (not just the presenters) in online discussions of the presentations in Wikispace. **
 * Give your personal opinions on the points raised – you may agree or disagree, but do provide your reasons.
 * Read and respond to others’ comments too – avoid giving your comments without reading what others have said.
 * Ask the presenter or other classmates questions if applicable
 * Respond to the presenters’ and others’ responses to your comments/questions ||
 * Attendance for Weeks 12, 14 and 15: **

**Sample Presentations of New Media Issues**

Here are some presentations by students from previous semesters:


 * Blogs **:
 * Hacking and online fraud
 * Game addiction
 * Dangers of computer virus
 * Is Facebook safe?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Online conflicts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|New Media to the Rescue]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Cyberrelationships]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Collaboration of Old and New Media]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Citizen Journalism in Singapore]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Cyberbullying]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Cyber Addiction]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Facebook Addiction]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Online dating]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Advertising using new media]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Use of social media in Singapore elections]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Racist Bloggers]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Cyber Addiction]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Online gaming addiction]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Impact of new media on family relationships]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Web Sites: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Impact of social media on family relationships
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Purpose of StompSG
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Making real money in virtual worlds
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Making money through blogshops
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">New media's impact on Singapore politics
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Can new media take over old media
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Changes in children's games
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Online stalking
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Privacy and security issues online
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Online vigilantes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Online Dating]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Global terrorism and new media]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|New media in times of disasters]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|ICT learning in schools - For good or for bad?]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Cyber Attacks]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Does Google make us smart or stupid?]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Cyber Crimes]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Explore the Growing Trend in Today's Era: Social Media in Education]


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Videos: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Social networking in the workplace] (Web page & Video)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Use of Twitter: A Detailed Approach] (Video in a blog): Note specifically the way the presenter incorporates and cite research information in her presentation, responds to comments, and provides additional information in her responses.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Life without Internet] (Blog and Video): Check out how the student collects her own data and presents information in different media; she also manages the discussion well.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Real vs online relationships (Video) [|Veoh] or [|YouTube]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Web Credibility] (Video)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Online anonymity] (Blog & Video)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Pros and cons of Facebook] (Blog & Videos)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Smartphone Addiction (Video)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|Porn Addiction] (Video)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Podcast: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Are newspapers dying?

** Presentation of New Media Issues Schedule: **
Ng Yi Ting || Topic: **Cyber Fame** URL: [|http://cyberfame-siwm.blogspot.com] Discussion: Getting famous in the cyber space with new media sites || URL: http://www.shopandsmile-siwm.weebly.com Discussion: Is online shopping reliable? || URL: [] Discussion : Are you willing to be a professional gamer? || URL: http://shopdangerously.blogspot.sg/ Discussion: Should we trust online shopping? || URL: [] Discussion: Is Facebook advantageous or not? || URL : [] Discussion: Thoughts on the rising amount of people using new media to gain exposure || URL: [|http://cyberbullying-effect.weebly.com] Discussion: Effects of CyberBullying || URL: http://omgsiong.blogspot.sg/ Discussion:Cyber-bullying || URL: http://lazypeopleonline.blogspot.sg/ Discussion: Do you get lazy by using new media? || URL: http://kristeljoy.wix.com/social-media-issue Discussion: Are young people being too expressive in Social Media to the extent where they post inappropriate post online? And why is that so? || URL: [|http://gauravchakraverty.weebly.com] Discussion: Does relying too much on social media actually make people more anti-social? || URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6twCHm8X-qU
 * ** T03 ** ||  ||
 * ** Presentations in week 12 ** || **(Week beginning 6 Jan)** ||
 * Example:
 * 1. Ayuni Najima Hassan || Topic: Benefits and Advantages of Online Shopping
 * 2. Chen Yiming || Topic:Professional Gamer For A Living
 * 3. Huang Zeyu || Topic: Pros And Cons Of Online Shopping
 * 4. Lee Sze Hiang || Topic: Pros and cons of Facebook
 * 5. Sean Lee Jun Yan || Topic : New Media & Fame
 * 6. Tan Rong Yun || Topic : CyberBullying
 * 7. Xiong Wei || Topic:Cyber-bullying
 * ** Presentation in week 14 ** || **(Week beginning 20 Jan)** ||
 * 8. Bryce Tan Yuming || Topic: People are getting lazier when using new media
 * 9. Cudiamat Kristel Joy Domingo || Topic: Young people are being too expressive in Social Media
 * 10. Gaurav Chakraverty || Topic: Social Media- Does it make us Less Social?
 * 11. Jamie Tay Xue Ning || Topic: Influence of Online Media Role Models on children

Discussion: What are some procedures online media role models are highly encouraged to follow and do you think it is a must to follow it? || URL: @http://nurdene.wix.com/siwm2 Discussion: Do you agree or disagree that social media destroys friendships and family ties, why? || URL: www. newmedia-thenandnow.weebly.com/ Discussion: Is the use of new media changing the way we communicate? || URL: http://generationnewmedia.blogspot.sg/ Discusion: Has New Media changed the way you are? || URL: http://knowinginstagram.weebly.com/ Discussion: Why is Instagram so popular and the impacts on us? || URL: [] Discussion: What do you personally think of Online Dating? || URL: http://making-friends.weebly.com/ Discussion:Making online friends good or bad? || URL:[] Discussion: How do you think computer gaming can affect a person? || URL: http://newmedia-onlinedating.weebly.com/ Discussion: How the online chatting defers from the face-to-face one? In what kind of situation, you prefer use one of the chatting way ? || URL: [] Discussion: How can social media affect us? If you are given a choice to have 1 million dollars without social media for life, will you accept the deal? Why? || URL: [] Discussion: Do you think e-learning is beneficial for you? In the upcoming years, do you think classrooms will be a necessity for education? ||
 * 12. Nur Dene Firzanna Bte Mochtar || Topic: Does social media destroy family relationships?
 * 13. Samuel Cheah Tien Zhi || Topic: New Media Then and Now
 * 14. Wang Lianghao, Abraham || Topic: Effects of New Media on the Current Generation
 * ** Presentation in week 15 ** || **(Week beginning 27 Jan)** ||
 * 15. Foong Guo An Sean || Topic: Instagram
 * 16. Jayclyn Teo Qi Ling || Topic: Pros & Cons of Online Dating
 * 17. Lee Yan Guang || Topic: Making Online Friends
 * 18. Ng Ying Xian || Topic: Computer Gaming Addiction
 * 19. Sun Xiaolei || Topic:Online D ating
 * 20. Thike Tun Su || Topic: Social Media Addictions
 * 21. Vimalan S/O Suprapragasum || Topic: E-learning