Tag Archives: education

Connections: From Papyrus to Blog Post

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Meggan Crawford

Throughout the course my focus has been upon the impact that the evolution of text has had upon my work, my world, and myself.  In looking at the development within the realm of text, however, I have not simply gathered … Continue reading →

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Making Connections

Posted on November 30, 2012 by tavenia

(Avenia, 2012) I, like many of my classmates, find the resources and advice that have been shared throughout ETEC 540 to be of immense value. The conversations through Vista, Wikis, and the Weblog have captivated my attention and taught me … Continue reading →

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Can You See what I Mean?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by ddubien

The Importance of Teaching Visual Literacy Skills Visual content is on the rise in print and in digital media (Bolter, 2001). This statement was true in 2001 and still is, what with the increasing use of technology around the world … Continue reading →

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Educating the Net Generation

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Meggan Crawford

In educating the net generation it is vital to show awareness of their unique educational needs, without which the benefit of their education is questionable.  Both educators and the tools and techniques they use must rise to the challenge of … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 – A dream in education

Posted on November 28, 2012 by deannas

In the article ‘Web 2.0 and Emergent Multiliteracies’ by Bryan Alexander (2008), many issues surrounding digital literacies in our current education system are presented. While he does recognize that there are teachers embracing the need to incorporate new technologies and … Continue reading →

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The Latest Meme: Multiliteracies Emerging, Mainly Everyday (and what to do about them)

Posted on November 24, 2012 by mcquaid

The recent form or state of the Internet is often referred to as “Web 2.0”, which signifies a large change in form and use since it was first used widely. In his 2008 article, Bryan Alexander defines Web 2.0 as … Continue reading →

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Springpad Digital Resources

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Sheila

I have had a lot of fun experimenting with some of these tools! I have also been frustrated at being unable to access some of them too – and so have been unable to enjoy some of the productions that … Continue reading →

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Glogster EDU

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Nicola Einarson

Glogster is a socially-networked “graphic blog” creator with a drag-and-drop interface for sharing media including text, videos, images, sound, and other data. The resulting interactive infographic hearkens to the posterboard presentation of yore, reloaded into a Web 2.0 interface. I … Continue reading →

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SpringPad

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Meggan Crawford

I’ve found Spring Pad is a very useful aggregator tool.  It easily replaces your bookmark bar and allows you to group your links into different notebooks.  You can personalize those notebooks (colours, titles, etc.) and share them or keep them … Continue reading →

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Evolution of the Picture

Posted on November 11, 2012 by deannas

In chapter four of Bolter’s (2001) Writing Space: Computers, Hypertext and the Remediation of Print, the evolution of pictures to support the written word is outlined. He suggests that ‘words no longer seem to carry conviction without the reappearance as … Continue reading →

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