Author Archives: cdirks

Making Connections…and Changes

Posted on December 1, 2013 by cdirks

In reflecting on this course from beginning to end, I find myself with a much better picture and time-line of the process from oral language to the forms of text we use today. Ong (1982) wrote about oral cultures and … Continue reading →

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Multi-Literacies in a Digital Age

Posted on November 23, 2013 by cdirks

Multi-literacies What motivated you to explore the appliction(s) you used? I wanted to present a brief description of Multi-Literacies in Technology and decided to try a few different Web 2.0 tools. I first tried SmileBox, but found that it had … Continue reading →

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The Finer Points of Writing: Word Separation and Punctuation

Posted on November 2, 2013 by cdirks

Introduction Having learned how to write before computers and spellcheck, I often tend to take my knowledge of spelling and grammar for granted. On my way through elementary school I learned to print neatly, capitalize letters, put a finger-space between … Continue reading →

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Friend or foe?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by cdirks

Technology. Is it friend or foe? Over twenty years ago, Neil Postman wrote his book Technolopoly in an effort to “describe when how and why technology became a particularly dangerous enemy” (Postman, 1992). Even at the time he wrote his … Continue reading →

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Introduction: Chenoa Dirks

Posted on September 6, 2013 by cdirks

Scrabble!! How many words can you make with 2 letters? I chose this picture because I love to play, even though I don’t have much time to these days. It represents letters, words, text, community, and of course a little … Continue reading →

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