Dear colleagues, I am slated to teach the course for the second time about new media technology and public policy, this time with a heavier emphasis on policy areas related to the social media. As I am revamping the course to reflect recent policy developments, as well as to make it more hands-on (I am being reminded time and time again that students would like to "do" things that are challenging but also fun), I would love to seek your expert opinions about this topic, along with ideas about class activities. No suggestions will be redundant. Please feel free to share sub-topics, assignments, and if it is not too much to ask, even syllabuses. I intend to have a built-in online element to this course, given that it is about the digital media. Students will create and share things here during the semester, some of which could culminate into a final product (textual as well as audio-video). My hope is to use some more popular platforms such as Wordpress and Youtube, so that students can carry their work from this class forward into the "real world". If you have experiences to share in this department, I will be grateful. Thank you all in advance! I would be happy to compile a list of things from the on-list and off-list responses and share with everyone if there is such a demand. Best, JCW -- Jingsi Christina Wu, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York