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"Digital Detox" stories - fall 2016

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   Digital Detox Stories MS 195 fall 2016 "Mashup:  Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco" University of San Francisco Department of Media Studies Check out these excellent student projects for the #USFCA First Year Seminar, "Mashup: Media & Pop Culture in San Francisco," Fall 2016! First year university students went for 24 hours without electronic media (phones, internet, computers, video, etc. etc. etc.), keeping an extensive journal about their experiences. Their background research drew from articles, as well as these videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNi-KOcVrruiTPia2x0V6B0Et3ZPknV9d Here are some of the projects students created, describing their experiences and observations.  They also integrated a theory from their research articles and videos -- and also, if they chose, from media effects theories. Here are students' stories and observations about their experiences. Alida: https://medium.com/@alidajeannette/no-technology-no-prob