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• INTRODUCTION
• 10 Warning Signs
• http//www.warningsigns.info/computer_addiction.ht
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• Psychologist
• http//www.computeraddiction.com/
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• Prep Reading
• Jay Bolter The Electronic Hiding Place
• http//www.lcc.gatech.edu/bolter/

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• The computer is an ideal writing space for our
  networked society, because it permits every form
  of reading and writing from the most passive to
  the most active.
• Validity
• Usefulness

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• The computer can in fact provide a quiet place
  for readers and writers to pursue such interests,
  relatively secure from the noise of what remains
  of shared cultural elements.
• Freedom of thought
• Losing the pulse

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• Do you think people will become more disconnected
  from social skills with extended computer use?

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• Long time no type Are instant message buddy
  relationships worth the hours of time chatting?

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• What are your thoughts on the explosion of online
  sims?

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• The best virtual reality will reproduce life
  perfectly.
• So, what is the point?

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• Activity
• Split into 4 groups, and take one of 4 articles.
  Summarize and highlight points. We will discuss
  each.
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• Article 1
• Group 1
• http//news.com.com/2100-1040-881673.html

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• Article 2
• Group 2
• http//www.lcc.gatech.edu/gallery/rhetoric/issues/
  electronic.html

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• Article 3
• Group 3
• http//web.nwe.ufl.edu/cwonline2001/archives/cwonl
  ine/one/msg00102.html

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• Article 4
• Group 4
• http//www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/03/11/geo.slave
  ry.ap/index.html

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• Can long hours of computer/gaming hurt you
  physically?
• http//www.vnunet.com/News/1135824
• http//www.vnunet.com/News/1136154
• http//www.jsonline.com/news/State/mar02/31536.asp
  

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• With all the hours of computer use, are writers
  getting better or worse?
• Are we losing touch with ink and parchment?

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• Will increased computer usage improve or impair
  modern rhetoric? Why?

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• Final Activity
• Write up a quick response to one or more of the
  following questions
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• 1. Are you addicted to computer use?
• 2. Do you spend more time on a computer then you
  would like? (Personal or Profession)
• 3. Do you wish you could spend less time on a
  computer? Why or Why not?
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• Send to grevlin_at_yahoo.com

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• CONCLUSION

• Final-Final Activity
• Surf the Net to compile a list of sites that
  contain statistics about the increase of computer
  use over a range of professions, cultural
  background, and sex.