Reddit – Community Website on a Wide Variety of Topics

Written by Nathan Smith on January 29, 2015. Posted in Internet Resources.

The website reddit.com offers community discussion on a wide variety of topics. One of the forum topics is called /r/IAma or “Ask me Anything.” This is where a celebrity, musician, actor, scientist, doctor, or anything of interest will get online for an hour or so and answer any question. This is a great opportunity for anyone to ask questions of people of interest and receive honest answers.

Some notable threads done within the last week are:

Donny Osmond – http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2tbe5f/i_am_donny_osmond_ama/
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists – http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2tb09u/good_morningafternoonevening_reddit_im_colin/
Legally blind woman who uses technology to see – http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2t8qqj/iama_legally_blind_woman_that_uses_amazing_new/
A Psychology Professor – http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2t72b8/im_sian_beilock_psychology_professor_at_the/
14 y/o Liberian Ebola Survivor – http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2t6qvw/iama_14yr_old_ebola_survivor_in_remote_liberia/

Some of the threads for the future include:

Kyle Croxall and Crashed Ice Team (Extreme Winter Sports Athletes) Jan 25, 1 PM EST
Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos – Jan 26, 2PM EST
Peter Oundjian and Jeff Melason (Conductor and CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra) Jan 29, 11:45 AM EST

In order to comment and ask questions you need to have an account. If you wish to just observe and read the comments and answers no account is needed.

Post submitted by Kelson English, USU Student

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith is Director of Technology for the College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. In that role, he also directs The Adele & Dale Young Education Technology Center (The YETC) located in room 170 of the Education Building on Utah State University's Logan campus. The YETC is a combination student openaccess computer facility, a K12 curriculum materials library, a NASA Educator Resource Center for Utah, and a technology training center. Nathan served eight years (20042012) on the Board of Directors for the Utah Coalition for Education Technology (UCET) He was reelected in 2014 to serve another two year term on the board. A former elementary school teacher, Nathan has taught students every age from young children to senior citizens. He has had the opportunity beginning in 2011 to train international high school teachers from all over the world about technology in education, through the U.S. State