NYU D&T Session #1: Intros + Syllabus 🤝

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Ice Breaker: Emoji Cloud
- Open the link above.
- Paste in up to 10 emojis that represent you right now.
- If you need to browse emojis, go to Emojipedia.org, select an emoji, and navigate to the part where you can copy the emoji:
Once you’ve done that, please read the Syllabus, which is the main topic of today’s session.

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Breakout: Intros + Syllabus Q&A
- Introduce yourself to your breakout partner.
- Into the Zoom chat, type a brief intro (2-3 sentences) about your breakout partner (NOT yourself).
- Discuss any questions you have about the Syllabus.
- Type your questions into the relevant section of this doc.
Intros + Syllabus Q&A
Communication Tech For Class: videoconferencing and blogs
- Thinking critically about remote work technology
- NYU IT
Intake Survey
Topics we will discuss next time:
- Salient Social Identities
- Codes of Conduct
- Keywords
If we have time: Book of the Day, Site of the Day, Soul of Reason

Due Tuesday 9/8:
- D&T Recommended Resources: Do you have a resource recommendation(s)? Please add it to this spreadsheet for discussion as a “Resource of the Day.”
- Determine your top 2 Salient Social Identities (SSIs) and be ready to discuss in breakout sessions.
- Take a look at some of NYU’s codes/policies and be ready to discuss in the context of D&T:
Due Thursday 9/10:
- Create a blog for this course (or a new category for this course, if you already have a blog). You can use any service you like, e.g. NYU WordPress, Tumblr, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, etc. Next Tuesday, we will go over setting up a blog in NYU WordPress.
- Phase 1, Blog Post #1: Once you set up your blog, write a brief post in which you introduce yourself. Please also discuss briefly:
  - Your SSI(s) and technology background
  - SSI(s) and technologies you want to learn more about