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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Introduction: Steve Holmberg
Hi Everyone, Why I like This Picture: I like this picture because it asks us to consider the very important question of “why” when we decide to use vehicles of text and technology (yes, the automobile was considered new and … Continue reading
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Introduction: Dan Tinaburri
“…if only writing would be used for the production of certain kinds of texts and not others…” (Postman, 1992, p. 6) When I discovered the image above, I was reminded of Neil Postman’s comment that Thamus was not concerned with … Continue reading
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Introduction: Nicholas Graves
I picked this picture because it speaks to both this course and to my context. The photo is from a park in Kaifeng, China; the city I currently live and work in. The sign to me represents the confusion of … Continue reading
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Intro
I chose the above picture because it shows the significance of text and the meaning of the text in our cultural history. In the picture, former U.S. President Bill Clinton is with a group of students looking at the declaration … Continue reading
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Hello Everyone!
Some people might first look at this image and think what does this have to do about text technologies? I chose this image because something I learned is that Totem poles were developed as a traditional way of telling the … Continue reading
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Introduction – Lisa Nevoral
Hello All, My name is Lisa and I am from Kelowna, BC. I am a middle school math/science teacher and this is my 9th MET course. The first image I was going to post wouldn’t let me grab the HTML … Continue reading
Adding Texture to Text Through Technology: Christina Luciak
I chose this image because it represents to me the before and after of text and technology. Text in the original sense of the word, is communication. Text, to me, does not always mean words. I suppose this comes from … Continue reading
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Colleen Ruddy
There are a few reasons I chose this picture. First of all, my dear friend Kyra (who was once a student teacher in my classroom) is pregnant with her first baby and due any day now. The other reason is … Continue reading
Introduction: Grant Sorensen
I chose this image because I found it an interesting reflection of the many aspects and skills involved in literacy and indicative of what being fully literate means in today’s technological world. Some of the terms, such as “documents”, “magazines”, … Continue reading
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Representing
Petroglyphs were introduced to me by my father during one of our summer family road trips. I was intrigued by the images, the pictures, the symbols and what they represented. What stories did they tell? What was their purpose? What … Continue reading