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Monthly Archives: December 2010
connections and directions
This course opened my eyes to the history of text and the emergence of multiliteracies. I watched the latest Robin Hood (with Russell Crow) a week or so ago. Set around 1200, I couldn’t help but notice how the written … Continue reading
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Tagged connections, language education, multiliteracy
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Finally Making those Connections
For this final task I decided to try another activity – Wordle. I thought this might be a good exercise because in a way in links those words and phrases that have been integral to the journey. This journey has … Continue reading
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Making Connections – Know Students Left Behind
Upon reflection, my journey through ETEC 540 placed me in a position of having to think about how Web 2.0 technologies and Web 2.0 spaces can work to support students with severe special needs (hereafter ‘students’). Too often, the public … Continue reading
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Making Connections: Change
My reflection on the last three months is similar to the conclusion that Melanie Wong reached in her “Making Connections: Final thoughts” post, specifically the theme of change. I am reminded of my initial post in this course and the … Continue reading
Final Thoughts
Hello ETEC 540 Community, Thank you all for a wonderful 13 weeks of learning together. The MET program is so rich in terms of not only the caliber of the courses, but the collective knowledge of the participants. It is … Continue reading
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Some thoughts
The journey is getting to its end! It was an amazing exploration from Orality culture to digital Literacy! I enjoyed most of the readings. We covered a lot in the course. There were so many interesting posts, but “The Natives are … Continue reading
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The Life of Salmon
Hello Everyone: Please view my short slideshow on ‘The Life of Salmon’ at http://gallery.me.com/mycourses. I used Camtasia for the slideshow. I decided to do a slideshow on the life of salmon because I witnessed the famous salmon run at Adams … Continue reading
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Making Connections to Web 2.0
A lot of what we covered in the course was familiar, but what Etec 540 provided me with was an increased awareness. This course opened my eyes to the issues and concerns regarding the digitization of text and gave me … Continue reading
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Rip.Mix.Feed.
A look back at Vancouver We Day 2010! I decided to pick a program I had never used before and wanted to work on something I was not very confident with. I started this project using movie maker and ended … Continue reading
Rip, Mix and Feed
Exploring different tools… I was amazed at how kid friendly Kerproof has made creating videos, images and stories. I can see how it mimics applications like IMovie and the way students can use this to create their own work and … Continue reading
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