Consequences of Using Technologies Smartphones and Social Media Essay Essay Topic In an essay of at least 1200 words, what are the intended and unintended

Consequences of Using Technologies Smartphones and Social Media Essay Essay Topic

In an essay of at least 1200 words, what are the intended and unintended consequences of using technologies such as smartphones and social media?

This is a personal discussion–personal observation and opinion–so don’t provide an academic discourse on what technology is or the history of technology. That is not what the topic is asking.

Make sure that your discussion focuses on the question being asked and not a related topic.

Instructions
Discuss this question in an essay of 1200 words. This word count does not include your name, etc. on the first page, nor the Works Cited page. It only includes the content of your essay.
Type your essay in MLA format. Review this in Module 1.
Provide 4 in-text citations of information from only the readings and videos provided in this module [no other sources allowed] in MLA format. This is explained in Module 5.
List your citations in MLA8 format on the last page of your essay in Works Cited.
The title Works Cited is centered and typed just like that. No quotation marks, no underlining, no bold.
Citing Pages and Videos in MLA format

Put the page numbers [or the location numbers if you are using the digital version of the textbook] where your examples are from in ( ) in MLA format. This is an in-text citation. So if you have an example from page 139, your example will be cited in your answer like this: (139), not (pg. 139), not (page 139), not (Pg. 139), not (p. 139). If there is no page numbering on a .pdf, then you need to put the title of the work, or the author’s name–one or the other. Do not put your own page numbers based on how many pages there are on the .pdf.

To cite the videos, just use the video title in short form:

(“Connected, But Alone”)

(“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”)

Citation Format for Works Cited

Here is the format for the citations for this articles that you will list in Works Cited:

Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains”. The Atlantic, July/August 2008. pdf.

Turkle, Sherry. “Connectivity and Its Discontents”. Alone Together, Basic Books, 2011. pdf. pp. 619-622

Here is the format for the citations for the videos of Sherry Turkle and Nicholas Carr that you will list in Works Cited if you choose to cite them in your discussion:

Carr, Nicholas. “What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains.” YouTube, 28 September 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF1JgIWbSlQ

Turkle, Sherry. “Connected, But Alone” TED, 3 April 2012, www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together?language=en (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

You may not use any additional sources. You may only use the posted articles by Sherry Turkle and Nicholas Carr and the embedded and posted videos of Turkle and Carr.

File Upload

Upload your essay in either .docx or .pdf format.

Do not upload Google Pages/Docs because they won’t open. If you submit your essay as Google Pages/Docs, you will initially receive 0 which may be changed, but you will have to contact me about it.

Rubric

Essay 4

Essay 4

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Content & Development–1200 word minimum

50.0 pts 1000-1200 words–Well developed with cited examples from readings/videos

35.0 pts 999-700 words–Marginally developed with vague examples from readings/videos

0.0 pts 699 words or fewer–Lacking in development–no examples from readings/videos

50.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Use of in-text citations

10.0 pts 4 In-text citations correctly formatted in MLA8

8.0 pts 3 In-text citations correctly formatted in MLA8

6.0 pts 2 In-text citation correctly formatted in MLA8

4.0 pts 1 In-text citation correctly formatted in MLA8

0.0 pts No In-text citations or completely incorrectly formatted [not MLA8] or only signal phrases no ( ) citations

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Proofreading/Editing for grammar, spelling, missing words, punctuation

10.0 pts Mostly error free

5.0 pts Occasional errors

0.0 pts Frequent errors –little evidence of proofreading

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome MLA Formatting, pagination header, MLA format date, Professor’s name correctly written and spelled

10.0 pts Pagination header, identifying information, professor’s name, course title, date, essay title–all same font

5.0 pts Mostly Correct

0.0 pts Not MLA format, inconsistent fonts, Works Cited not MLA format

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Use of approved cited sources

5.0 pts Uses approved sources

0.0 pts Uses unapproved sources

5.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Works Cited page

10.0 pts Correct title and citation formats

5.0 pts Title or citation formats mostly correct

0.0 pts Title and citations not MLA8 format

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Use of quoted text

5.0 pts Correct use of quotation marks

3.0 pts Mostly correct use of quotation marks

0.0 pts Use of non-standard marks for quotations [European << >> or British ‘ ‘ instead of standard American academic quotation marks]

5.0 pts

Total Points: 100.0