Monthly Archives: September 2011

World of Primary Orality

Hi everybody! This image shows a fresco Kiss of Judas in a small Croatian church build in the 13th century – St. Mary of the Rocks in Beram. I’ve chosen this image because it is related to a primary oral … Continue reading

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The Evolving Web of Literacy – Sian’s Post

I chose this picture because to me it epitomises just how much technology has made literacy available to us all.  The Gutenberg Bible was the first book made (more) widely available through the technology of the printing press.  The iPad … Continue reading

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Texting, All Three

Hi everyone! My name is Garth and I am a student in the Educational Psychology, Technology in Education department at the University of Alberta. I chose this image because I am fascinated with how mobile technology is changing the way … Continue reading

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Intersection

Photo: “Paper Bits Sketches” by Josh DiMauro. This photo is Creative Commons licensed: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Hello all! I am seeing a number of familiar names in this course so it will be very cool to reconnect … Continue reading

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Kim

My favorite part of the day in my classroom was when we would sit down and share a really good book. Early in my career I made a pedagogical decision to read aloud in my classroom each day regardless of … Continue reading

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Text evolving through Technology

  Hi All, My name is Jasmeet Virk and this is my 6th MET course. I am a grade 4 teacher in Kelowna, B.C and loving every minute of the MET program.   I choose this picture because I have wondered … Continue reading

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Our Digital Selves

Photo by Katie Lips Title: WRO 05 Hi everyone. My name is Ken Buis and this is my 9th MET course…almost there! I chose this photo because it reminds me that technology changes the way we view ourselves, and the … Continue reading

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Scott’s Intro

I choose this photo because it reflects my sense of humor. I think the sign does a marvelous job at getting the correct point across whilst adding humor to the message; I’m a believer of trying to instill humor into … Continue reading

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Worlds Away

Image Title: Reading in the Subway This image caught my eye since I have recently had subway reading experience. It is a unique environment to escape from one world and into another. The stark, dramatic image of an individual reading … Continue reading

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Text and Technology: Mixed Messages

I selected this image as it illustrates that mixed messages can occur when the meaning of “text” changes or when new technologies are introduced. I am interested in learning more about the tradeoffs that occur when a new technology is … Continue reading

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Steph(anie) Tobin

By: Jrew Bickel Posted on Flickr by: William Couch Hello, My name is Steph Tobin. I teach grade 2/3 French Immersion in Kelowna, B.C. I chose this image because in my classroom, I sometimes ask my students to draw their … Continue reading

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Dennis Pratt

I was hoping I could find this picture on Flickr creative commons because I have had it posted on my classroom wall numerous times over the years. Unfortunately, it has the large red “You Fail” text to go with it. … Continue reading

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New definition meets old

I chose this picture because I love the contrast shown for the meaning of TEXT: it is a word with many meanings being applied to something most of us do every day on our phones. Better yet, we are asked … Continue reading

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Change is Constant

I’m fascinated by the intersection of information, communications, and educational technologies. My undergrad degree is in computer information systems, my post grad is in communications and this term will mark the end of my educational technology masters degree. Before my … Continue reading

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Mark Barrett – Shakespeare and Papyrus

Hi all.  My name is Mark Barrett and this is my 9th MET course.  I’m also taking 590 and thus these are my final 3 months (providing I don’t fail!) of completing my masters.  I am a high school teacher … Continue reading

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Dave Symonds

This is a photo posted by a flickr user of an English website translated into Korean using Google translate. I chose this image because I think the instantaneous translation of texts and languages into other texts and languages constitutes a … Continue reading

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The Power of Text

Hello All, My name is Danielle Boyd and I am in the later stages of my UBC M.Ed degree. I currently reside and teach in the beautiful town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. For the most part, I teach math and … Continue reading

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Digital Storytelling

Hello Everyone! My name is Juliana and ETEC 540 is my 8th course. I have had a very varied career. I have worked as a research technician in the biotech field and I have also worked as a biosafety associate … Continue reading

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Hi from Andrew

This is an image of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s typewriter. I always found the story of the effect his new typewriter had on his writing style a good example of the power of the technology to transform our thinking. I … Continue reading

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Angela’s image

Hello Everyone, my name is Angela Novoa and I am writing you from Santiago, Chile. This is my 9th course at the MET program and I am also taking ETEC 522, wishing to finish all my courses on December and … Continue reading

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