Web 2.0 is YOU!

Journal Entry Question # 6 for Grade 12 Comm Tech

In mid-April we are going to see a play called "edentity", a stage performance that incorporates new media and web into a live performance. It examines how human interactions and identity are challenged and changed by emerging forms of web communication technology. The following video also explores these themes.



Write about how you think Web 2.0 is challenging us to "rethink ourselves".

Web as Art

image taken from http://www.alzado.net/eintro.html
Journal Entry Question #6 for Grade 11 Media Arts/Comm Tech

The web can be considered the largest art space with the most potential to create new forms of expression. Many new media artists are exploring the possibilities of this new environment to not only share their work, but use elements such as hypertext, time, sound, and interactivity in their art. Review the different Web art projects on the following site. www.ylem.org/artists/ayoungs/links.html#web
Choose one and discuss:
What is this piece about? Please describe it.
Why does the artist use the web?
What are the elements of this work that are unique to web art?
What do you like/dislike about the project?