EME5404 Media Ecologies Summer 25

There's no doubt in 2025 that the internet is now a utility that is used around the world for a number of purposes. Social and political revolutions have taken place thanks to internet communities created through Facebook and Twitter. Natural disasters have been reported faster and aid has been delivered quicker thanks to first-hand reports of destruction. International business has spread because of the marketing and influencing through social media apps. In India, specifically within the small business community, social media has had a great impact on the brand relations, sales, and marketing of various micro and small enterprises (MSE) (Madhumithaa et al., 2023). It has also allowed entrepreneurs greater access to financial services and resources that can help grow their businesses within their communities. "...social media (including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) has played a crucial role in empowering MSEs by providing them with a platform to voice their concerns and ...

As big a science fiction fan I am, I have to say I am not fully on the AI train. More specifically, I am not a fan of seeing AI as a replacement of anything, but more as a tool. I have seen the benefits of AI in many aspects of my life—helping create baseline lesson plans for intense units in my ELA classroom, helping me plan the first big family Thanksgiving dinner by creating grocery lists and finding recipes that met my qualifications, and even helping answer some questions I had on a few tax forms.  So if I approach AI in my classroom as a tool and not as a replacement for content or learning activities, I predict I may have success with it. Besides, denying AI's potential for assisting in the ELA classroom would be like denying the internet as a classroom tool when it emerged decades ago. Now, it's a requirement for any job or college. In Tucker's "Applications of AI in Primary and Secondary Education," she notes that AI in the classroom is not only an effici...

 ... I can't go from week 2 to week 4 so here is Keyboard Cat, a millennial mascot.